This entry is part 1 of 4 in the series A Week With The Palm Pre Smartphone

palmpre-fp

There aren’t too many mornings that I wake up excited about a particular gadget. The last time I remember such a morning was June 29th, 2007. That was the day the first iPhone went on sale. My alarm was set early this morning so that I could get to my local Sprint store by 8am to buy a Palm Pre. Anticipation for a new gadget and anticipation to see something new and exciting from Palm, both made it worth the effort to wake up at 6:30am on a Saturday morning. I’ve been waiting to get my hands on this phone for months. My plan is to bring you along for the ride as I use it for a week. Let’s see if Palm has a winner with the Pre or if it’s too little too late for the once king of the PDA. [click to continue…]

{ 41 comments }

This entry is part 2 of 4 in the series A Week With The Palm Pre Smartphone

palmpre-2-fpMy Palm Pre didn’t see a lot of action yesterday (Day 2). It was my last day of vacation and I spent a good portion of it outside. I did manage to become more comfortable with the user interface, check out the App Catalog and the do a little surfing with the web browser using WiFi. I had big plans for today (Day 3) to test the camera and call reception without roaming on Verizon towers. Unfortunately my plans fell apart… [click to continue…]

{ 29 comments }

This entry is part 3 of 4 in the series A Week With The Palm Pre Smartphone

palmpre-3-fp

It’s a phone, it’s a music player, it’s a camera, it’s a Palm Pre. Is it good at any of those tasks? I have been trying these feature for the past couple of days and here are the results…

[click to continue…]

{ 50 comments }

This entry is part 3 of 4 in the series A Week With The Palm Pre Smartphone

palmpre-4-fp

My time with the Palm Pre has come to an end. As each day has passed, I’ve grown more fond of this phone, but I still do not see myself switching carriers from AT&T to Sprint for it. It’s a nice first generation webOS device from Palm, but it’s not quite what I had dreamed it would be. With that said, let’s take a look at the following features:

  • App Catalog
  • PIM syncing
  • Built-in video applications
  • Classic emulator

[click to continue…]

{ 35 comments }