New webOS screenshots pop courtesy of SDK's emulator

Odds are you're going to have the phone to your ear nine times out of ten when this screen's showing, but it's still somehow interesting -- nay, mesmerizing -- so we're happy to see that a recent build of Palm's webOS emulator for developers has a polished version of the call screen included. Other goodies in PreThinking's new gallery include options for adding Google, Facebook, and Exchange calendars, the pop-up battery / WiFi / Bluetooth status display, Google Maps shots, and a bunch of miscellany that only true Pre aficionados could appreciate (you know who you are). Follow the break for another shot -- and let's hope the next time you're cycling through screens, it's on a Pre of your very own.

[tweak Posted Apr 29th 2009 4:06AM]

These bits and pieces of pre news is totally rigged. Palm knows how much of a cock tease this is.

[Freakin Ijit Posted Apr 29th 2009 7:27AM]

It is a cock tease for early-adopters, already-convinced early-adopters, only.

No one else even knows about this device other than as a rejection by Howard Stern and a "It scratches easily" by the fake Jolie.

[jpfree Posted Apr 29th 2009 4:12AM]

Interesting it's running in Sun xVM VirtualBox, an x86 virtualiser. So WebOS must be compiled for x86 in the SDK.

WebOS Netbook time!

[OSXleopard Posted Apr 29th 2009 4:19AM]

Hmmm, I wonder how long I'll have to wait until I can get a webOS UI skin for my iPhone?

Nothing against the iPhone's UI, but Palm has got something good going here...

[RobertDot Posted Apr 29th 2009 10:28AM]

It's funny to hear of Apple being beat in the design department, but, from day one, the cheese grater dock on the iPhone has been a major eye sore for me. I liked the glass dock on the first iPod Touch and hoped Apple would move to that style on the iPhone. No luck, though. The only reason I jailbroke my 3G was to get rid of the cheese grater.

[jhoff80 Posted Apr 29th 2009 4:51AM]

Someone put this on ThePirateBay or something already, damnit.

[ian9outof10 Posted Apr 29th 2009 5:08AM]

I agree with everyone. PLEASE, can we have the phone now. I'm nearly out of my contract and I need something awesome in my life.

[Hanfwurst Posted Apr 29th 2009 5:17AM]

I think Palm slowly but surely gambles away its chances of the Pre being a big success with waiting so long with the release. I for one am not that excited about it anymore and probably gonna buy another phone.

Or is this just me?

[cardfan Posted Apr 29th 2009 7:26AM]

It's just you.

[Freakin Ijit Posted Apr 29th 2009 7:29AM]

> ...Or is this just me?

After the "leak" of that Sprint Customer Service talking about tethering, copy-n-paste, etc etc etc = or the lack thereof = you are not the only one.

[JONNNathannn Posted Apr 29th 2009 9:32AM]

I'm not as excited as I was and this information blackout is ****ing uncalled for. If Sprint had an Android phone, I would get it and hop off the Pre train, but Sprint's Android comes months after the Pre so I guess I'll wait for it. It wins by default, versus a month ago when I needed to own it due to it's awesomeness...that is fading.

[(Unverified) Posted May 3rd 2009 8:02AM]

I agree. When you've got the Palm Eos in the works all of the sudden, plus have tons of info about that phone already being dished out, it almost makes me wanna take the 'wait and see' approach now. I was gonna jump in line at first, but now the idea of a 'Centro like' Pre phone with a larger, 'touch capacitive' screen than the Centro...... that sounds pretty interesting. I'm all for the smaller form factor. I'm a business man who's on the go and needs a smaller device to resist drop and scratch damage.

[Elite Cataphract Posted Apr 29th 2009 9:04AM]

Now that they have the Web OS on a phone, how about a version of the web OS on a netbook? And Palm should make their own netbook! The Web OS is intuitive and easy to use, and doesn't need that many resources to run smoothly. It would be a great idea!

[Hanfwurst Posted Apr 29th 2009 9:17AM]

Yeah, but maybe it should be released officially first... And where do you happen to know from that it is easy to use, since it's not even released yet?

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 29th 2009 10:35AM]

Pip Boy 1000?

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 29th 2009 11:15AM]

where can i download this emulator for my laptop? i want a pre on my laptop!!!

[roomiller Posted Apr 29th 2009 12:50PM]

I wish sprint didnt have a 90 exclusivity deal. I want this to land on verizon so i can get rid of my blackberry

[FFairlane Posted Apr 29th 2009 1:47PM]

I have a Storm, and I am thinking the same thing. If this thing rocks out like it's cocks out, then i'm gonna jump ship on Blackberry.

[Chico12 Posted Apr 29th 2009 2:59PM]

Unfortunetly sprint has not advertised this phone enough. I've seen two commercials with this phone on tv and it has not been really for the pre. Its the random commericals sprint has launched where it gives you random info and than at the end the pre appears thats it! Sprint needs to advertise this phone more if they want it to sell. The Instinct was advertised so well and is no where near the phone the pre is. Instinct sold a lot for sprint, it seems i see that phone almost as much as i see the iphone. (i work in retail i see many people with there phones on a day to day basis not a tech or anything just from what I see.) if sprint wants this phone to be a sucess they need to start advertising this phone a lot more and advertise the capabilities of this phone on tv. Not everyone is tech fan that looks at engadget or any other tech page. the only reason we know of this phone is pretty much because of engadget and we are more aware of new electronics than the average joes.

[ckent Posted Apr 29th 2009 6:44PM]

They aren't advertising it because it isnt close enough to the release date (whatever it is). Be prepared to see massive advertising, more than verizon with the storm. I think I read somewhere they are going to spend $150 mil on advertising.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 30th 2009 12:44AM]

How hard is it to come up with your own icons for mute, add call, and keypad? I bet I could come up with 10 separate, unique icons right now, and Im not creating a phone that will possibly be looked at by apple's lawyers!

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 30th 2009 12:45AM]

sry, just mute and keypad

[(Unverified) Posted May 14th 2009 5:56PM]

"Uh oh James, you just mobilized the Engadget Microsoft Defense Force..." That was the funniest thing I've read all week.