webOS' web technology-based app architecture seems to become less and less of an issue by the day; most of our fears were allayed the moment we saw
Classic break cover, and this is another strong sign that the Pre's going to be able to handle just about any multimedia-rich stuff we throw at it. A Sprint-sourced page out of a Pre slide deck entitled "The Pre Application Story" lists a series of "showcase apps" that the carrier thinks (or, at the very least, optimistically hopes) will be available around the time of the phone's launch, and the most interesting thing on here has to be a listing for Sling Media -- you know, those cats making
Slingboxes and
SlingPlayer builds. Beyond that, we don't have anything -- it could be 3G or WiFi-only (though the fact that this is on a Sprint slide gives us hope that they'll leave EV-DO enabled), it could launch next month or next year, and for all we know, it only works with boxes that aren't even out yet. It'll be kind of cool to see this app running as a card on the Pre's interface, won't it?
[Thanks, sdafdsfasdf]
posted May 22nd 2009 3:56PM
hmm intuit as in QB?
My guess is that it will be similar to the iphone app where it is only usable with their online service.
The important little app there is "Loopt", the one that McNamee didn't mention by name but referenced with:
>>> It knows where you are, where you're going, it'll send an
>>> email if you're going to be late to all your collegues" etc etc etc
Now we know HOW the Pre is going to be doing that.
The only thing that irritates me about Loopt is that they only support a few smartphone platforms. No Symbian, no WinMo; but all the crappy LG/Samsung/Moto non-smartphones have it. I dunno.. at that point, give me Google Latitude. It'll catch up to Loopt's features before the Loopt team adds platform support.
nice...bring it on!
yes ONE MORE reason to get a Pre!
I thought one of the advantages of the pre was its palm emulator with (supposed) compatibility for tens of thousands of palmOS apps, which would include slingplayer, epocrates yadda yadda.
I mean if you can kind-of get those difficult to run programs working on a Nokia tablet with the Garnet emulator I would assume that the pre would handle slingplayer without issue.
those are applications with old interfaces that might be a little hard to control. Rather than buying the emulator and the old version, it makes more sense (for a new user) to get the NEW version, with the UI enhancements and support for webOS's features.
And a big thanks for the information from me too, sdafdsfasdf. Whoever you are. :)
Overated!
idk my bff jill?
Craigslist as two words makes me chuckle.
Interesting to see Electronic Arts on the list. Hmmm, interesting, maybe the Pre can handle games after all.
If it can, im switching from my Touch Pro.
I'm going to let the dust settle (and Bell to actually get them) before I make the final decision.
gah I want to replace my Centro with one of these in the worst way....I'll probably be getting a gen 2 next year as I have 1 more year on my contract essentially. (9months)
I'm not out of contract until October but I will gladly pay the less-subsidized price for this phone. Been looking for something this capable for a while.
Please please stop talking about the Pre! I hate the Pre already.
Maybe they'll make a Pre-Free link like they did with the iPhone. Really, though, just don't read it.
Amen, Johnny.
Mark/Space, they developed The Missing Sync which allows devices to sync with a MAC. http://www.markspace.com/
Also, of course the Pre can play games, read up on the CPU.
It was never a question of whether the hardware could support gaming, rather the question is whether the SDK allows access to all of the hardware. It sounded as if the SDK basically was just for making glorified web apps.
yes this is what I've been waiting for, can't wait for the pre
Only a few of those apps get me excited, which is a shame. But I know more will come so it's ok.
What is Electronic Arts doing there...
Electronic Arts is there because they are Partners with Palm, as some have suspected a fews months ago, EA will be developing games for the Pre.
nice
i dont get it how these people scrutinize every single document out there....
when is the GSM versionnnnnnnnnn?
I've been saying it from the start - people seriously underestimate the capabilities of javascript today. It's no longer just a way to make mouseover effects, it's a flexible and robust language. Sure, it's not C, but for 99% of the apps it doesn't have to be.
What I would really love to see is a Netflix app so I can stream movies right onto my phone.
Might sound silly but I've got my xbox 360 connected to my slingbox so I can watch the netflix movies through that on my blackberry.
Mark/Space! i smell Mac syncing somewhere!
epocrates and webMD are definitely pluses for doctors!!
Anyone else notice DataViz on there? Does this really mean that the beloved Documents to Go on my Centro will be on there? Awesome if it is...
It would be interesting if Sprint and the Pre support Sling on 3G... Since AT&T and Apple have disabled Sling on AT&T's network.
If they do support sing 'over the air' this could be a big decider for some people. Wifi just isn't enough freedom. In the UK our 3G network is perfectly capible of supporting video streaming, I hate the way that just because ATT can't get it right, they punish (literally) the rest of the world with limited capabilities...
I still totally disagree with Palm's assertion that using web technologies makes apps on Pre easier to write. I'm a professional developer and trying to write a worthwhile app in HTML and Javascript is a hundred times harder than with C++ or Java.
This is BS. The Blackberry Storm has been out since November and Sling still isn't supported.
Forget Sling.
Orb is free and works with pretty much any phone. All you need is a cable card in your PC.
http://www.orb.com/
That's the understatement of the year. "All you need is a cable card in your PC." Really? Those are not available, Orb is a hack, Sling works with any video equipment - from cameras to STB's, to TiVo's with cable cards.
I've tried Orb with ATSC boards, clear QAM HD Homerun, etc. It's no more than a file transcoder that hogs CPU cycles on a "tower PC" that you've gotten rid of 5 years ago when you got your notebook. You're not going to get encrypted cable content via Orb.
This is good news to see Sling on a new platform, but we've all moved onto Boxee now haven't we.
Interesting to see portions of docs I've seen posted here on Engadget. A bit surreal, actually.