http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/palms-vp-of-design-shows-off-pre-features-scoffs-at-n95/ Engadget Comments for Palm's VP of design shows off Pre features, scoffs at N95 http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/palms-vp-of-design-shows-off-pre-features-scoffs-at-n95/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/palms-vp-of-design-shows-off-pre-features-scoffs-at-n95/Jan 29th 2009 11:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/palms-vp-of-design-shows-off-pre-features-scoffs-at-n95/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/palms-vp-of-design-shows-off-pre-features-scoffs-at-n95/
I must say though that having seen the UI in action, I'm getting quite jealous of it. It actually looks more Mac-like than the iPhone I think lol.]]>Jan 29th 2009 11:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/palms-vp-of-design-shows-off-pre-features-scoffs-at-n95/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/palms-vp-of-design-shows-off-pre-features-scoffs-at-n95/Jan 29th 2009 11:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/palms-vp-of-design-shows-off-pre-features-scoffs-at-n95/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/palms-vp-of-design-shows-off-pre-features-scoffs-at-n95/You're not talking about Paul Mercer are you? It was my understanding that he's been away from Apple for several years now. i know he founded Pixo, which created tools for the iPod's UI, but i don't think he was heavily involved in iPhone development.]]>Jan 31st 2009 11:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/palms-vp-of-design-shows-off-pre-features-scoffs-at-n95/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/palms-vp-of-design-shows-off-pre-features-scoffs-at-n95/Jan 29th 2009 11:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/palms-vp-of-design-shows-off-pre-features-scoffs-at-n95/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/palms-vp-of-design-shows-off-pre-features-scoffs-at-n95/Jan 30th 2009 12:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/palms-vp-of-design-shows-off-pre-features-scoffs-at-n95/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/palms-vp-of-design-shows-off-pre-features-scoffs-at-n95/Jan 30th 2009 12:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/palms-vp-of-design-shows-off-pre-features-scoffs-at-n95/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/palms-vp-of-design-shows-off-pre-features-scoffs-at-n95/Jan 30th 2009 12:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/palms-vp-of-design-shows-off-pre-features-scoffs-at-n95/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/palms-vp-of-design-shows-off-pre-features-scoffs-at-n95/
Pre looks nice. Too bad that the usability will be lousy because Sprint's network is the worst in the US.. not to mention lack of international roaming.]]>Jan 30th 2009 1:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/palms-vp-of-design-shows-off-pre-features-scoffs-at-n95/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/palms-vp-of-design-shows-off-pre-features-scoffs-at-n95/
Funny how he keeps saying 1 handed UI, but it looks like you need 2 hands. I have used nokia 5800 and that is really 1 handed, much better than you might think.]]>Jan 30th 2009 1:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/palms-vp-of-design-shows-off-pre-features-scoffs-at-n95/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/palms-vp-of-design-shows-off-pre-features-scoffs-at-n95/
The inductive charger is very nice, hopefully other manufacturers will follow suit.

And it will be interesting to see what happens with the patent that Apple just got on multi-touch, and what they do with it.

I am a little surprised and disappointed about the lack of a microSD slot.

And I'm really excited to see what they're next devices on this platform and the evolution of this platform brings! The third-party software possibilities are endless too.

Good to see another really great device pushing some competition again. Android hasn't quite taken off as much as I thought it would, at least not yet.]]>Jan 30th 2009 2:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/palms-vp-of-design-shows-off-pre-features-scoffs-at-n95/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/palms-vp-of-design-shows-off-pre-features-scoffs-at-n95/Jan 30th 2009 6:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/palms-vp-of-design-shows-off-pre-features-scoffs-at-n95/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/palms-vp-of-design-shows-off-pre-features-scoffs-at-n95/Jan 30th 2009 5:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/palms-vp-of-design-shows-off-pre-features-scoffs-at-n95/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/palms-vp-of-design-shows-off-pre-features-scoffs-at-n95/
Learn how to talk you boob.]]>Jan 30th 2009 7:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/palms-vp-of-design-shows-off-pre-features-scoffs-at-n95/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/palms-vp-of-design-shows-off-pre-features-scoffs-at-n95/What about DB stuff? What about a fat client? And whats this I hear about 8 GB and no micro sd? Why is Pal shooting itself in the foot before the race even starts?]]>Jan 30th 2009 8:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/palms-vp-of-design-shows-off-pre-features-scoffs-at-n95/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/palms-vp-of-design-shows-off-pre-features-scoffs-at-n95/
For more details, check out: http://www.pikesoft.com/blog/index.php?itemid=204]]>Jan 30th 2009 9:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/palms-vp-of-design-shows-off-pre-features-scoffs-at-n95/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/palms-vp-of-design-shows-off-pre-features-scoffs-at-n95/
i wonder why he is in DESIGN !! ;) ;) ;)

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As for the Amazon MP3 downloader, I didn't see anything that much more attractive (or even different) than on my G1. It does appear that the media player is a lot better, but that's not hard.

I guess I'm lost on what's so special about this phone. I like the look of the keys, but I don't know how well I would be able to type on it (I loved my Dash, wasn't crazy about the Touch Pro, and I dig my G1) and I haven't seen much in the way of people using the keyboard. I would also like to see how content searching is carried out, as the G1 will stay within context (hit the key, it stays in YouTube when the app is up front and not default to the browser) and you can go all over the place with it. As phones get more storage (oops, my bad Pre, I guess searching isn't that important to you, yet) being able to find what you need and use it is also more important.

I am not a Palm hater (well, outside of how they tried to shutter the company for years with lousy products) but I don't see how this is so much better than everything out there, according to this blog. Hell, it's still being compared to a phone that can run only one app at a time...]]>Jan 30th 2009 10:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/palms-vp-of-design-shows-off-pre-features-scoffs-at-n95/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/palms-vp-of-design-shows-off-pre-features-scoffs-at-n95/Jan 30th 2009 10:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/palms-vp-of-design-shows-off-pre-features-scoffs-at-n95/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/palms-vp-of-design-shows-off-pre-features-scoffs-at-n95/Jan 30th 2009 11:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/palms-vp-of-design-shows-off-pre-features-scoffs-at-n95/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/palms-vp-of-design-shows-off-pre-features-scoffs-at-n95/
Talking up GECKO-feet and dialpad-within-the-QWERTY? Seriously, Palm?

This Pre requires the same TWO-handed controls to navigate that WinMo requires (for those actually paying attention to the video).

Seriously, Palm?]]>Jan 30th 2009 10:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/palms-vp-of-design-shows-off-pre-features-scoffs-at-n95/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/palms-vp-of-design-shows-off-pre-features-scoffs-at-n95/Jan 30th 2009 11:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/palms-vp-of-design-shows-off-pre-features-scoffs-at-n95/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/palms-vp-of-design-shows-off-pre-features-scoffs-at-n95/Jan 30th 2009 1:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/palms-vp-of-design-shows-off-pre-features-scoffs-at-n95/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/palms-vp-of-design-shows-off-pre-features-scoffs-at-n95/Jan 31st 2009 10:27AM