Palm is one of the leading mobile products company. They have recently annoucned their latest Smartphone with full QWERTY keyboard named as Palm Pre. Palm Pre is based on a new groundbreaking mobile platform called webOS.

webOS recognizes that you want your people, calendars and information to move with you, wherever you are, wirelessly, as opposed to being bound to a personal computer. It automatically bring your information from the many places it resides on your phone, at your work or on the web.

Palm Pre comes with a 3.1 inch multi touch screen and a vibrant 24-bit color 320×480 resolution HVGA display. If offers bluetooth connectivity, microUSB with USB 2.0 Hi-Speed and desktop web browsers. It also features an Accelerometer which automatically orients web pages and photos to your perspective.

According to the company, “The new platform introduces Palm Synergy, a key feature of webOS that brings your information from all the places it resides into one logical view. You don’t have to worry about tracking multiple calendars, contacts and messaging applications – Synergy brings it to you for a more comprehensive and truly representative view of your life.”

“Palm products have always been about simplifying lives and delivering great user experiences,” said Ed Colligan, president and chief executive officer of Palm. “webOS and Pre bring game-changing simplicity to an increasingly mobile world by dissolving the barriers that surround your 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.”

According to the company, “The new platform introduces Palm Synergy, a key feature of webOS that brings your information from all the places it resides into one logical view. You don’t have to worry about tracking multiple calendars, contacts and messaging applications – Synergy brings it to you for a more comprehensive and truly representative view of your life.”

Key features of Palm Pre includes

High-speed connectivity (EVDO Rev. A or UMTS HSDPA) Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g(6) Integrated GPS(7) Large 3.1-inch touch screen with a vibrant 24-bit color 320×480 resolution HVGA display Gesture area, which enables simple, intuitive 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) Robust messaging support (IM, SMS and MMS capabilities)(4) High-performance, desktop-class web browser Great multimedia experience and performance (pictures, video playback, music), featuring a 3-megapixel camera with LED flash and extended depth of field, and a standard 3.5mm headset jack Bluetooth® 2.1 + EDR with A2DP stereo Bluetooth support 8GB of internal user storage (~7.4GB user available) USB mass storage mode MicroUSB connector with USB 2.0 Hi-Speed Proximity sensor, which automatically disables the touch screen and turns off the display whenever you put the phone up to your ear Light sensor, which dims the display if the ambient light is dark, such as at night or in a movie theater, to reduce power usage Accelerometer, which automatically orients web pages and photos to your perspective Ringer switch, which easily silences the device with one touch Removable, rechargeable battery Dimensions: 59.57mm (W) x 100.53mm (L, closed) x 16.95mm (D) [2.35 inches (W) x 3.96 inches (L, closed) x 0.67 inches (D)] Weight: ~135 grams [4.76 ounces]

No word on Pricing yet. Palm Pre is scheduled to be available exclusively from Sprint in the first half of 2009.

Press Release

Read Full Story ...