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CES is precisely what the doctor ordered for companies from all over the world, and there is no doubt about it! The Consumer Electronics Show is the event that we have all been waiting for, as there were so many surprises prepared for us, not to mention the huge number of promises that we’ve been assailed with in the past couple of weeks.



Palm Inc. is one of the companies that decided to take advantage of the Las Vegas event, where it unveiled two ground-breaking products: the webOS mobile platform, which was developed by scratch, and the Palm Pre, a brand new device that is based, of course, on the new platform. The webOS is said to be the solution for those who want to have their loved ones and the information they need wherever they go, in the most wireless manner possible.

“Palm products have always been about simplifying lives and delivering great user experiences”, said Ed Colligan, the president and chief executive officer of Palm Inc. In addition, he said that “webOS and Pre bring game-changing simplicity to an increasingly mobile world by dissolving the barriers that surround information. It’s technology that seems like it’s thinking ahead to bring you what you care about most – your people, your time, and your information – in the easiest and most seamless way”.



Combining “several industry-standard technologies, including web technologies such as CSS, XHTML and JavaScript”, an important feature of the new platform, which is also said to be the key feature, is the Palm Synergy, that is designed to give you access to information from all the places. Among other things, the revolutionary webOS is compatible with applications that are connected to the web, allows you to run simultaneously multiple applications, features a multi-touch interface and allows you to receive notifications of important updates in a very diplomatic way.



And if the platform wasn’t enough, you’re given the chance to enjoy the ultimate web experience on Palm Pre, the first device running on the Palm webOS. This rounded ergonomic smartphone is a slide equipped with a full QWERTY keyboard. Among other features, the Palm Pre includes: a 3.1 inch TFT touchscreen HVGA display with a resolution of 320 x 480 pixels, a 3 megapixel camera with LED flash, sensors for proximity and light, an accelerometer, a gesture area which is places somewhere below the display that increase the navigation experience, Wi-Fi, integrated GPS, Bluetooth 2.1 connectivity with A2DP and EDR, EVDO Rev. A or UMTS/HSDPA connectivity, email (this feature includes Outlook EAS that facilitates the access to corporate Microsoft Exchange Servers), a media player and a 3.5 millimeters headset jack. As far as the internal memory is concerned, there are 8GB available.

The Palm Pre smartphone measures 59.57 x 100.53 x 16.95 millimeters and weighs approximately 135 grams. If you’re interested in purchasing this ground-breaking device, you should know that the webOS-based smartphone will be exclusively sold by Sprint, but there are no details about the pricing and availability. One thing’s for sure: the Pre will see the light of the day in the first half of this year.

(Source: unwiredview.com)