of kids want an iPad
The Nielsen Company presented a cadre of individuals with a list of nice, shiny gadgets and let them cross off anything and everything they'd like to buy in the next six months, and 31 percent of kids 6-12 picked the iPad as one of them.
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Come on people the pre isn't a worthy iphone replacement, it doesn't bring anything new to the table, it can't record videos, the camera isn't autofocus, u can't use the keyboard in landscape mode and that limits the browsing experience, there is no touch keyboard that means you have to rotate the phone, then slide out before you get access to the small buttoned keyboard, it isn't a multimedia phone, it has a smaller screen and a lower resolution, i doubt if video playback is possible, its memory is mediocre, i mean 8gb with no expansion slot, the webOS isn't cut out for the type of apps we are used to e.g 3d gaming, full multimedia apps ... except of course you want games like, crappy board games or card games and no release date or price, who knows may be its gonna be released next year. Those are just a few features the pre lacks.
So at the end its a cool phone, but it aint replacing my iphone, a worthy replacement for me is the Nokia N97, its got all the features and more, i mean more, its got OVI, Ngage, Nokia gave us a release date to be precise June and it isn't on crappy sprint plus am itching to try out the new services Nokia keeps anouncing every now and then. Just keep your options open and don't read engadget for gadget reviews. Cheerz
http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/01/pandora-amazon-other-third-party-apps-demoed-on-palm-pre/
Look Sprint TV works just fine on it.
As for 8 gig... It is decent unless you plan on using it to store vids, or loads of music.
Smaller screen, and lower resolution is only an issue of the image quality is crappy.
You have no idea what kind of apps that WEB OS can handle. It is NOT OUT YET.
As for this device not bringing anything new to the table... How about MULTI TASKING! Play music and switch about to any other app. (Streaming music included)
There will also be a 3rd party app that will allow you to use all the existing PalmOS apps out there.
AND Palm is working to have FLASH SUPPORT!
So before you try to say that this phone will suck, when it is NOT EVEN OUT YET...
Well all that tells me is that you are GOD OF THE APPLE FAN BOYS!
@Me4u2..... two words for you background apps! and i GLAD it doesn't have a crappy virtual landscape keyboard..wake up!
You know why people like the Pre over the iPhone, cause all the iPhone was was hype and gave something for the Apple fanboys to brag about. Yeah, at the time the iPhone was innovative and different from every other phone out there. Yeah, it revolutionized the way that most companies made their phones and paved the way for a lot more touch screen phones. But after all the popularity, Apple got greedy. They didnt give the customers what they wanted in their updates, they lacked a solid SDK with API's that the devs wanted, they sold out to an exclusivity deal, when originally it was supposed to be marketed to all carriers, to a carrier that was and still is struggling to keep subscribers. The Pre will pave the way for people who are looking for the best of both worlds.
@Me4u2: please, don't troll so much. It's ok to like something over the other, but there's no need to start blindly stating lies.
* Video playback is possible and was already shown on a many videos.
* The screen has exact the same resolution as the iPhone's.
* It plays many different media file types (more than the iPhone, BTW), so yeah it is a multimedia phone.
* The physical keyboard doesn't get in the way of your content, so it actually improves your browsing experience (but that is a personal preference, so I don't claim it, and neither should you, as an advantage or problem with either devices).
* It really cannot record video as of this moment, but neither can the iPhone.
* The 8Gb it offers is the same most people get for the iPhone, which is also not upgradable.
* And finally, it brings plenty new to the table, such as true multi-tasking for all apps with a clean and easy interface metaphor, Synergy, and one of the most beautiful and easy-to-use interfaces out there (which is probably the favorite killer-app claim for iPhone fanboys, so why it's not valid for the competition?)