http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/palm-pixi-now-50-on-sprint/ Engadget Comments for 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/2010/02/27/palm-pixi-now-50-on-sprint/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/palm-pixi-now-50-on-sprint/Feb 27th 2010 7:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/palm-pixi-now-50-on-sprint/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/palm-pixi-now-50-on-sprint/Feb 27th 2010 7:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/palm-pixi-now-50-on-sprint/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/palm-pixi-now-50-on-sprint/
That HTC Supersonic will just have to be enough, haha.]]>Feb 27th 2010 8:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/palm-pixi-now-50-on-sprint/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/palm-pixi-now-50-on-sprint/
Also, and I may be an anomaly, but 1.4 has greatly increased my battery life. ]]>Feb 27th 2010 11:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/palm-pixi-now-50-on-sprint/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/palm-pixi-now-50-on-sprint/
I don't. Web OS is a couple of neat ideas surrounded by annoying bugs and agonizingly poor performance.

I'm an old school Palm Pilot user who followed them for years, and I don't relish criticizing them, but they wasted a decade developing a failed successor to Palm OS, then threw a hail mary in the form of Web OS. And it turned exactly as anyone who knows software engineering would have expected.

The reality is that it takes much, much longer to create a legitimate mobile operating system and platform. I think they'll be finished as an independent company in a matter of months.
]]>Feb 27th 2010 11:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/palm-pixi-now-50-on-sprint/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/palm-pixi-now-50-on-sprint/Feb 28th 2010 1:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/palm-pixi-now-50-on-sprint/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/palm-pixi-now-50-on-sprint/
WinPho 7 so far seems to run only one application at a time, which is surprising. webOS is so cool that it is "mine for keeps". I personally do not like the WinPho interface, I like the openness and elegance of webOS, it is pure genius! ]]>Feb 28th 2010 2:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/palm-pixi-now-50-on-sprint/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/palm-pixi-now-50-on-sprint/
I would not want you anywhere close to my development team! I have used computers for about 30 years now, and what Palm has accomplished with webOS is simply stunning! webOS is efficient, beautiful, and easy-and-fun to use. The fact that webOS can run (multitask) 50 applications at the same time - fast and efficiently, while having the most innovative user interface, makes it the best smartphone operating system currently available on the market today.

You sound like a salesman working for the competition!]]>Feb 28th 2010 3:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/palm-pixi-now-50-on-sprint/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/palm-pixi-now-50-on-sprint/
WebOS is wonderful, but I'm not too hot on the available hardware. Put WebOS on a device with WVGA, landscape mode, a side-sliding keyboard, and a resistive screen, and I'd be all over it.]]>Mar 1st 2010 3:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/palm-pixi-now-50-on-sprint/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/palm-pixi-now-50-on-sprint/Feb 27th 2010 7:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/palm-pixi-now-50-on-sprint/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/palm-pixi-now-50-on-sprint/Feb 27th 2010 7:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/palm-pixi-now-50-on-sprint/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/palm-pixi-now-50-on-sprint/I say the best phone/dollar would be the iPhone 3G- $99.]]>Feb 27th 2010 8:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/palm-pixi-now-50-on-sprint/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/palm-pixi-now-50-on-sprint/Feb 27th 2010 8:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/palm-pixi-now-50-on-sprint/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/palm-pixi-now-50-on-sprint/
meh phone? Can your phone do this?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-bGE7FCmDQ]]>Feb 27th 2010 8:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/palm-pixi-now-50-on-sprint/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/palm-pixi-now-50-on-sprint/
After thinking about the choices, the iPhone is not worth it. It can run only one developer application at a time. The Palm Pixi can run multiple applications at the same time. The iPhone cannot run Flash and will not run Flash in the future. The Palm Pre has Flash 10.0 built in and will support Flash 10.1 when it is released by June 2010, a major redesign of Flash by Adobe. With Flash you can run over 100,000 Flash games and thousands of Flash movie videos.

The iPhone's operating system is about 2 years behind Palm's webOS operating system. The choice is clear; Palm has the better smart phone experience. It is the best on the market! My wife and I have owned the Palm Pre smartphone for close to 9 months now, and we absolutely love it. It is easy and fun to use.]]>Feb 28th 2010 3:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/palm-pixi-now-50-on-sprint/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/palm-pixi-now-50-on-sprint/
$69.95 gets you unlimited everything on sprint, with the exception of land lines - for which you get 450 minutes, should be enough for when you call grandma or leave Engadget voicemail...]]>Feb 27th 2010 7:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/palm-pixi-now-50-on-sprint/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/palm-pixi-now-50-on-sprint/
It's not the monthly price that keeps me away its the MIR! who in their right mind thinks people are enticed by a low price after $100 MIR?

IMO charge $75 for the device without a MIR- you will cut down on customers calling in not getting a MIR and you wont have to deal with a 3rd party handling all the MIR logistics.]]>Feb 27th 2010 8:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/palm-pixi-now-50-on-sprint/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/palm-pixi-now-50-on-sprint/Feb 27th 2010 8:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/palm-pixi-now-50-on-sprint/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/palm-pixi-now-50-on-sprint/Feb 27th 2010 8:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/palm-pixi-now-50-on-sprint/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/palm-pixi-now-50-on-sprint/I beg to differ Palm pre is no where as good as the iphone and sales proves it, heck they are giving it away and people still are not buying them.]]>Feb 28th 2010 7:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/palm-pixi-now-50-on-sprint/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/palm-pixi-now-50-on-sprint/
Comming from palm OS, I wanted a pre but instead I got an iPhone because it was the only "no-dumb-phone" from my carrier then.
After using it, Geez, this phone is just a polished dumb phone.
And it seems like webOS is missing some good palmOS features. But I like the multitasking function.

I think I ll wait for webOS 2.0.
Ps. Don't get me wrong, the iPhone is a nice, well built device and serves its purpose, just too limited IMO.]]>Mar 1st 2010 1:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/palm-pixi-now-50-on-sprint/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/palm-pixi-now-50-on-sprint/Feb 27th 2010 7:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/palm-pixi-now-50-on-sprint/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/palm-pixi-now-50-on-sprint/Nope, the Pixi plus on Verizon does however.]]>Feb 27th 2010 8:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/palm-pixi-now-50-on-sprint/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/palm-pixi-now-50-on-sprint/Feb 27th 2010 7:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/palm-pixi-now-50-on-sprint/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/palm-pixi-now-50-on-sprint/Feb 27th 2010 7:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/palm-pixi-now-50-on-sprint/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/palm-pixi-now-50-on-sprint/Yeah, it is. Just search for the VP's code and email, they are online, and you can snag a nice $60 plan.]]>Feb 27th 2010 7:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/palm-pixi-now-50-on-sprint/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/palm-pixi-now-50-on-sprint/
Or know a close friend that works for Sprint :)

Yes I'm waiting for the next Pre.]]>Feb 27th 2010 10:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/palm-pixi-now-50-on-sprint/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/palm-pixi-now-50-on-sprint/Feb 27th 2010 7:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/palm-pixi-now-50-on-sprint/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/palm-pixi-now-50-on-sprint/
I half agree, this phone is a little laggy, but then again it's not really for a power user who may be trying to run multiple apps. For $50 bucks this phone is a steal. ]]>Feb 27th 2010 7:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/palm-pixi-now-50-on-sprint/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/palm-pixi-now-50-on-sprint/
The last few updates have made most of the lag issues disappear for your average user/Pixi demo. ]]>Feb 27th 2010 8:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/palm-pixi-now-50-on-sprint/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/palm-pixi-now-50-on-sprint/Feb 27th 2010 9:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/palm-pixi-now-50-on-sprint/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/palm-pixi-now-50-on-sprint/
Palm just released webOS 1.4 to give the Pixi the speed and performance it always needed. But if you want the top of the line, get the Palm Pre!]]>Feb 28th 2010 3:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/palm-pixi-now-50-on-sprint/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/palm-pixi-now-50-on-sprint/I sort of agree. Initially I was disappointed with the Pixi. II never expected Palm to release a nearly crippled device as their second phone. It felt like they never tested the OS on the hardware. I assumed it would work just like my wife's Pre in a smaller package.
But the 1.4 update is certainly snappier, and the preloading animations are a simple but smart addition.
For my non-power use it has become adequate. The physical phone is brilliant, I use it side by side with a BB Curve and prefer the Pixi keyboard and shape by far.]]>Feb 28th 2010 1:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/palm-pixi-now-50-on-sprint/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/palm-pixi-now-50-on-sprint/
Can haz gsm?]]>Feb 27th 2010 7:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/palm-pixi-now-50-on-sprint/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/palm-pixi-now-50-on-sprint/Feb 27th 2010 7:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/palm-pixi-now-50-on-sprint/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/palm-pixi-now-50-on-sprint/Sprint has the second largest coverage in the US, it is far superior to Tmobile and AT&T in terms of coverage. Actually its superior to them in pricing (especially AT&T) and is generally better at data speed too (though that really depends where you are).]]>Feb 27th 2010 7:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/palm-pixi-now-50-on-sprint/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/palm-pixi-now-50-on-sprint/
Not to mention free roaming on Verizon's network.]]>Feb 28th 2010 12:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/palm-pixi-now-50-on-sprint/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/palm-pixi-now-50-on-sprint/Feb 27th 2010 7:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/palm-pixi-now-50-on-sprint/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/palm-pixi-now-50-on-sprint/Feb 27th 2010 9:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/palm-pixi-now-50-on-sprint/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/palm-pixi-now-50-on-sprint/Feb 27th 2010 8:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/palm-pixi-now-50-on-sprint/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/palm-pixi-now-50-on-sprint/Feb 27th 2010 8:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/palm-pixi-now-50-on-sprint/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/palm-pixi-now-50-on-sprint/Feb 27th 2010 8:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/palm-pixi-now-50-on-sprint/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/palm-pixi-now-50-on-sprint/Feb 27th 2010 8:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/palm-pixi-now-50-on-sprint/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/palm-pixi-now-50-on-sprint/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-bGE7FCmDQ

webos is awesome!
]]>Feb 27th 2010 8:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/palm-pixi-now-50-on-sprint/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/palm-pixi-now-50-on-sprint/Feb 27th 2010 8:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/palm-pixi-now-50-on-sprint/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/palm-pixi-now-50-on-sprint/
The system of suckering consumers be in bondage for X years for purchasing an phone that goes obsolete in a year or less is ridiculous and destabilizes the economy. Buy the phone at the retail price with a credit card. People have to start rejecting being forced into contracts, even though the telecoms with their purchased government sanctioned monopolies force it.
]]>Feb 27th 2010 9:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/palm-pixi-now-50-on-sprint/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/palm-pixi-now-50-on-sprint/
You can get Sprint's Palm Pixi at RadioShack for $29.99 right now. No MIR. Even with the absence of wi-fi, I think $29.99 is a great price for the Pixi.

I rarely use wi-fi to access the net from my phone (I have had the HTC Hero since November and just picked up the Pixi last Friday). I have a laptop and desktop at home. I have full internet access at work. Public wi-fi is painfully slow (at least in my experience). So, it's rare that I activate the Hero's wi-fi.

So far I'm really impressed with Palm webOS. I think the marketing for the Pixi was/is just wrong (not to mention the name). Despite the fact that it seemed to be marketed towards women, I still wanted one as I preferred the design of the Pixi over that of the Pre. My friends have enjoyed heckling me about the Pixi. Best nickname for the Pixi yet: "Fist Fairy." But, after the heckling subsides, they all want to check out the phone.

Oh, and even though it's really small, I think the Pixi would be perfect as a full touch screen. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that it could happen. One can dream.

Ok, enough of my rambling.

Good day.]]>Feb 27th 2010 9:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/palm-pixi-now-50-on-sprint/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/palm-pixi-now-50-on-sprint/A wifi-less smartphone is crap to some folks like me who like to wifi tether when out and about and WITHIN the 5GB's of data i am ALREADY paying for without having to splurge on a silly $60 aircard.
It's obvious that the Pixi is not selling hence the price drop plus Verizon's Pixi plus has wifi which will make the difference to some, Sprint's price plans notwithstanding.
Which is why i'm still on a Sprint Treo Pro. Where's the Supersonic anyway???]]>Feb 28th 2010 9:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/palm-pixi-now-50-on-sprint/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/palm-pixi-now-50-on-sprint/
I have no idea what Palm was thinking when they made this stupid thing.]]>Feb 27th 2010 9:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/palm-pixi-now-50-on-sprint/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/palm-pixi-now-50-on-sprint/Feb 27th 2010 10:01PM