Palm Pre and webOS CES 2009 Launch

By Aaron Besson at 10 January, 2009, 12:32 am

The launch of the Palm Pre at CES 2009 by Jon Rubenstein at the official Palm press event.
One of the major stories coming out of CES 2009 is the Palm Pre, the first smartphone from Palm to be based on their new webOS platform. The Pre has a 3.1-inch, 320×480 touch screen, 8 GB of memory, a slide-out QWERTY keyboard, a 3-megapixel camera with flash, built-in GPS, an accelerometer, and Wi-Fi, 3G, and Bluetooth connectivity.

Live demo of the Palm Pre at CES 2009 during the official Palm press event.

The Pre includes several features we iPhone owners have been begging for such as copy-and-paste, MMS messaging, and the ability to allow applications to run in the background. The Pre also offers the option of Palm’s Touchstone wireless charging station. The Touchstone technology, which requires an additional back cover for the Pre itself, charges the Pre’s internal battery via magnetic induction when the device is laid on the charging station.


* 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 (Doesn’t quite work in Landscape)

* 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)]



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