For staying as silent as they are about the product's details, Palm's doing an awfully good job of letting
Pre rumors and speculation fly with wild, rampant abandon -- and we've got a new one here that should at least take you through the night. Actually, this one's less of a rumor and more a visual feast of reality: a retail (or near-retail) box complete with pack-ins has been spotted in the wild, where we learn once again that the device will definitely include a pouch among the usual assortment of odds and ends you normally expect to find with a phone (sadly, the
Touchstone's still strictly a pricey add-on) -- and yes, the box looks pretty much like the one
shown off at CES. Not as interesting as an actual Pre, we admit... but close. Check out a couple more shots after the break.
[Via
Boy Genius Report and
PreCentral]
posted May 11th 2009 8:28PM
... just counting down the days. I hope its May 17th. I can't stand waiting anymore!
but why the spanish... not that I can't read it. Thanks UNT for advanced spanish....
It's so hard because I'm constantly wishing I had it already. It's always on my mind and these little tidbits hurt and help, I was officially Pre-free for a while and now this.
I need this phone already, come on Palm!
Yeah, I'm def. upgrading from my HTC Touch Diamond, which is crapping out on me...
First the box, then the instructions, then eventually the Palm Pre. I'll bet the box is the best part of owning a Pre. Have any Palm Pres been actually produced yet or is Palm still trying to get funding? They don't want to get too close to the date of the WWDC and the iPhone 3.0 introduction. If they wait too long they may not be able to sell many Pres at all except to a few loyal diehard ex-Palm losers. Oh, I meant ex-Palm users.
@AJV its in Spanish because Spanish is, as the Pre itself, Hermoso!
@webon
Nice.
you guys are going to be so disappointed when you get it. (just wait)
First.
And this is all nice, but any idea when this should be coming out? This is such a tease. I want Pre now! I want to know before I drop a few bills on an N95 that a friend is selling for waaaay too good of a price.
you sir fail and deserve to be last.
And if you would have read Engadget you would have know the Pre is going to be released on May 17 at Best Buy stores.
I know I have. I just had to check the read link to actually make sure I wasn't missing any information critical to what I was going to say. Alas, I was a few seconds too late.
I meant info regarding where these retail box pictures actually came from (not the source, which is maxpda.com, but like an actual place where they were taken).
Oh hellz yea
Oh man, Pre wasting more paper...
At this point they're just PREemptively releasing info so that us gadget freak types go crazy about this phone and further increase our want for it. People may RANT and rave all they want, but if there were no RUMORs, this wouldn't be a Sprint launch.
actually the boxing is the same as the Palm Pro, and its actually very little paper. The booklet you see there when folded together is about 2 1/2 in wide and 5 in tall...they actually did away with the instruction manual and just put a wizard on the phone (the Pro) so I assume this will be the same with the Pre. Don't be to hasty to knock the Pre, they are covering all parts of today's society... especially the GREEN part.
"Brandon L @ May 11th 2009 8:38PM
At this point they're just PREemptively releasing info so that us gadget freak types go crazy about this phone and further increase our want for it. People may RANT and rave all they want, but if there were no RUMORs, this wouldn't be a Sprint launch."
I see what you did there.
"Inspired by and Designed in California"
Really Palm, REALLY? What a blatant rip from Apple's packaging quote. Ugh, that's really upsetting only because it gives too much credence to Apple (as I type this on my MacBook Pro..hahaha).
Before I'm called an Apple fan-boy let me say that I am one of the most excited for the Pre. I'll definitely be getting one but that "Designed in California" line is just dumb. Can't we think of anything else Palm?
Anyway, it's good to see more and more info leak out about this bad ass new device/platform. As much as I love my Apple gadgets, I can't wait to see this thing dominate and introduce a new era in cell phones and software. The iPhone changed things but now Palm has upped the ante. Not to mention, doing so on the best network Sprint. To all the Sprint haters.....deal with the fastest data speeds anywhere!
"_Inspired by_ and designed in California" doesn't even make sense.. Was Pre _inspired by_ California? What does that mean?
And I'm certain Apple invented products designed in California.... see what Apple are really doing is to hide the fact that their products are made in China and Taiwan just like any other product.
That's just a ridiculous Apple ripoff. I wonder how that got past the marketing committee?
on top of that, the box is the iphone with a pre instead. If this things really takes off, and they build a gsm version, only then will i find it sarcastically funny.
im going to post here, to stop the consistency of moronic replies.
Does this mean it's going to be released in the US the same time as Europe? (yeah I know Spain isn't the only country that speaks spanish but it's feasible that it's Spain)
Actually, most of the documentation for any gadget, product, service or even public signs in the US are in Spanish also these days. So, the manual being in Spanish doesn't mean much regarding the countries it will launch in on day 1. (Which is sad, because I live in one of those countries)...
@Chris Ziegler
Where do we "learn once again that the device will definitely include a pouch" based on these photos?
There's more pictures at PreCentral, click the source link and you'll see that it's listed on the side of the box.
Nevermind. I just answered my own question.
No...No you did not. Joe H answered your question. John you are a liar, a two faced liar.
The thing I find most interesting is the picture of the Pre syncing to a laptop. I recall a lot of speculation of the ability to sync, due to the 'cloud'.
If its easy to do on a mac, i'm down.
"The thing I find most interesting is the picture of the Pre syncing to a laptop."
Its not 'syncing' as the arrow goes in only one direction only - FROM the laptop. This is a one-time means of getting your data from your PC to the Pre. After that point its strictly an affair between you and the cloud. Hopefully, some clever dev will make local sync possible again. I for one dont want my Splash Data or other info in the cloud.
On the TWiT last week everyone said that the device felt cheap and wasn't very good looking from demos.
Is this going to be a flop?
On TWiT they said they heard it felt cheap, but none of them had actually touched the device.
On TWiT they were passing on the Apple talking points and FUD.
Look for more of these convenient, and I'm sure purely innocent, observations in the coming days.
Some one at some blog, (sry cant remember which), said the plastic on the back of the phone felt like uhmm well plastic, which ain't good, but they also said that the mate touchstone battery cover made it feel and look much better, that's why I'm getting the cover even tho I ain't getting the charger
Whoa, under a week to go? Can we stand the madness?!?
Looks great. I am seriously considering dropping my iPhone for the Pre. The plans are a lot cheaper on Sprint and the Pre has the one major feature I want MULTI-TASKING. I think Apple's App Notification service is going to be a joke compared to what the Pre will do out of the box. Being able to run Pandora in the background while I web surf and check my email will be a God send.
So where is the pictures of the PALM PRE!!
What is that non-pre phone doing on top of that box!?!
It's to show an older generation Palm phone next to the new Palm Pre???
He got ripped off! The package included a Treo!
So (pre-noob here) - are we expecting a lot of apps to be created to support the Pre? Will it be as straight forward as the iphone app store?
yes, and there will be an "app store" that'll be as simple, but you can also install other applications via your computer or downloading on the device.
Dude, looks like he got a prototype Pre, back when it was called the Treo. I'd send it back.
I'd like one!
@Jonathan; I am so with you on this. This phone can't come out soon enough.
They aren't even going to reveal the price on launch day I bet. You'll have to hand them a credit card and then wait to see the charges appear on your bill to you find out how much it cost.
i asked a friend at a sprint store. he told me that the Pre is scheduled for may 17th.
Sorry I'm not up to date with all the PRE news...so is this thing out on may 17th or June 7th? I don't understand why it would be out at best buy before Sprint stores. Also, if I have a sprint everything plan already...can I get the upgrade at bestbuy still, how much would that be. I reserve my name on the PRE list at a sprint store near my house. They're suppose to call me, not much name are on the list so I think I have a good shot of getting one.
Theres already a waiting list?
I can't wait for the gsm version of the palm pre, I have nothing against sprint, it's just that I get bored with my phones after awhile, so I need a sim card. lol
why is everyone saying may 17th? iv asked my friend who has worked at sprint for a few years and told me the palm rep has told them june and no exact date or price. they are still doing training on it.
If that release date was confirmed we all would know right now. Alot fo you guys are just talking out ya ass. No confirmed link stating its comin out the 17th.
I'd say June 7th is pretty much confirmed. May 17, there's not a chance.
i supposed this will NOT work with verizon even though is CDMA?
Hahaha. I think there probably isn't a company in Silicon Valley that envies Apple more than this one. Imitation is a form of flattery? When you're tossing a hail mary pass, might as well borrow from the best playbook in town.
Apple stole just as much from Palm. They're both innovators, and they are both working hard on furthering smartphone technology.
Yeah “Good artists copy. Great artists steal.”
wait who said that?
oh yeah it was Steve Jops
that was meant as a reply to Cranston, and this time it wasn't engadget, I screwed up, sry
well there are certainly a lot of pre views for this phone
my 2 yr old bb pearl is dying and the waiting game is ..."HOW RUDE"