Palm Pre on webOS Features and Specification

9 January 2009 No Comment

This year’s Consumer Electronics Show’s (CES) hottest product was unveiled by the Palm Inc, the Palm Pre running on brand-new operating system called Palm webOS. The Palm Pre features a 3.1-inch, 480×320 touchscreen, a dedicated gesture area below the display, a vertical slide-out QWERTY keyboard, and more, the device is aimed at the same market as the iPhone.

Features:

The Palm Pre pulls your different online calendars into one view, bringing you the information you want without having to search for it. Pre links your contacts from different sources, giving you one place to find what you need. And Pre delivers incoming messages1 and notifications in an intuitively subtle way, letting you react or respond however you want. People, events, information that matters. With Palm Pre, it’ll come to you.

Connected calendars and contacts
Pre uses the Palm® Synergy™ feature to bring your Outlook®,2 Google, and Facebook® calendars together for one logical view of your day. And if you have the same contacts in different places, Pre can link them together, making it easy to find the information you need.

Notifications bar
Things like text messages and calendar appointments appear as notifications at the bottom of the screen. You’ll know what’s going on without being completely interrupted or losing your train of thought.

Multiple activities
Keep multiple applications open and move easily between them—email, maps, photos, websites, whatever. Pre thinks of your applications as “activity cards”, and lets you flip through them, move them around, or throw them off screen.

Universal search
Simply start typing to begin searching your contacts, applications, Google, or even Wikipedia. Universal search narrows down the possible results as you type, so it’s easier to find what you need.

Email, Wi-Fi, and GPS
Check email from Outlook® or personal accounts like Gmail, AOL, and Yahoo!. Take advantage of Wi-Fi hotspots. And look up directions or nearby points of interest using GPS. It’s everything you need, everywhere you go.

Web-connected applications
An incredibly fast browser brings you full websites the way they were meant to be seen. Plus, the applications on the phone are connected to the web and constantly updated, so you get the latest information without having to work for it.

Combined messaging
Thanks to Synergy, all your conversations with the same person are grouped together in one chat-style view. (Even if it started in IM, for example, and you want to reply with text.) You can also see who’s online right from contacts, and start a new conversation with just one touch.

Breakthrough design
Slide out the keyboard for faster and easier texting. Close it up and rotate Pre for music, websites, photos, and videos in full widescreen glory. You get the best of both worlds in one beautifully designed phone. Check out the Palm Pre Gallery that showcases its breakthrough design.

Specification

High-speed connectivity (EVDO Rev. A or UMTS HSDPA)
Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
Integrated GPS
3.1-inch touch screen with 24-bit color 320×480 resolution HVGA display
Gesture area beneath the screen, which enables simple gestures for navigation
Slide-out QWERTY keyboard
Email, including Outlook EAS (for access to corporate Microsoft Exchange servers), as well as personal email support (POP3, IMAP)
Messaging support (IM, SMS, MMS)
Desktop-class web browser
3-megapixel camera with LED flash and extended depth of field
Standard 3.5mm headset jack
Support for pictures, video playback, music
Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR with A2DP stereo Bluetooth support
8GB of internal user storage
USB mass storage mode
MicroUSB connector with USB 2.0 Hi-Speed
Proximity sensor, disables touch screen and display when near ear
Light sensor, dims the display according to ambient light
Accelerometer, orients web pages and photos to your perspective
Ringer switch, silences device with one touch
Removable, rechargeable battery
Weight: 4.76 ounces (135 grams)
Dimensions: 2.35 inches (w) x 3.96 inches (l, closed) x 0.67 inches (d) [59.57mm (w) x 100.53mm (l, closed) x 16.95mm (d)]