Palm invites Developers to another Feb 9th event 53
An email has just gone out to registered webOS developers inviting them to another event that follows HP and Palm's announcement at 10am on Feb 9th.
Please join Jon Rubinstein and the HP webOS Engineering and Developer Relations teams for a special presentation and developer community reception.
This event is open to all webOS developer community members and space is limited.
This second event happens in the evening as as you can see above, it's open to pretty much anybody who has developed a webOS app. If you're in that group and reading these words, check your email and go on and register, because, kids, space is limited.
Kudos to Palm for rewarding their developers who've stuck with the platform through some trying times and small numbers - let's hope the story for developing on this "think beyond" platform is as exciting as the hardware we fully expect to be announced.
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I am not sure if I can give my invitation to the event or even if the event is totally public, but I am willing to part with my invitation to the first person who emails me a request. Email is my user id at precentral at gmail dot com
You can't give them out.. you must be a registered developer.
Not to be snide, but you need no qualifications. I signed up for kicks and got an invite.
Yes, but you are a registered developer.
Notice that's what I said.. I didn't say there were requirements, just that you had to be registered as a developer.
Another requirement is to afford the flight over :)
I'm looking forward to what they announce and I'm desperately hoping to be able to go... but I doubt I can.
Ditto!
Same here. Not even sure what the flights will cost plus having to stay in a hotel. If we got something like the NYC one did i'd go just cause it would be worth it. I know it's superficial but I don't have all the money in the world during these times
webOS Developers Map can be used to organize car-pools and caravans to the Feb 9th webOS Events. http://www.zeemaps.com/webOS_Developers
wow. i'm surprised that there are only 2 developers in the bay area, all south-bay no less. is that map complete?
anyway if i find decent airfare to fly home, my parents are in marin so if anyone's staying that way and need a ride PM me in the forums.
Added my name to the map. I'm in Phoenix
I'm getting so excited I'm about to pee my pants! :)
Off topic, but is there a forum or other spot where I can post an idea for a developer to build an app on? I have a couple I'd love to see created, but I'm not a developer. Thanks in advance!
Post it in the WebOS Development forum here on PreCentral - I've seen other ideas posted there and devs read it, so it would be your best chance.
http://forums.precentral.net/webos-apps-software/
Thanks, I'll give it a shot.
i'm inclined to think that there will be new hardware running new software at this event, considering that the actual presentation is only 30 min out of the 2.5 hour official event, and the doors open a full hour before the even actually starts, for a total of 3.5 hours.
Maybe it is big webos developer orgy, to celebrate the big news from earlier in the day.
Eww
LMFAO!
I didn't receive an invite, probably because I haven't submitted an app yet. I live in San Francisco and would love to meet up after with anyone attending for a drink. Reply if interested and let's see how many we get.
Got my invite registered and confirmed. Looks like I will be there!
Palm needs to have an event in seattle...just for me :)
This is awfully tempting. But it's just so far away! But then again they could let us play with new hardware which would be incredible. I'm torn!!!
Call me crazy - but I wouldn't doubt it if HP/Palm gives out some new webOS toys that night.
All of the sudden I want to be a developer.
if this was June of last year I would've jumped in my car and drove the 8+ hours up to the bay area. Unfortunately I've lost most of my hope and expectations. And I do mean MOST. If I didn't have a small place in my heart left for Palm I wouldn't still be on these forums. Sadly everyone else I know with a Palm Pre has jumped ship already, but here I am, one of the lonely few holding my.... Pre. I look forward to hearing what comes out, but I'm not holding my breath. If you're going, have a couple drinks for me. ;)
Strangely, I'm now more excited of what can Palm present than when Palm was independent.
Now that Palm is swimming in money, how 'bout they do a road tour of their Developer Days show? Not everyone can pick up and leave their jobs, their families, pay for airfare and hotels, and go to a developer conference. I'd love to see them come to Pittsburgh, hint, hint...
I think HP/Palm should welcome ANYBODY and EVERYBODY even Slightly interested in developing apps for HP webOS. There are ONLY 5,000 plus apps in the "App Catalog"™. We need ALL the developers we can get!! And "space limited" is also a joke. Make Room!! We Need new Hardware, webOS 2.0, and an additional 5,000 apps, NOW!! When you ONLY have 1% of the smartphone market, you gotta "Think Beyond" today and tomorrow. "Life Moves Fast. Don't Keep Your Customer Waiting."
Who's to say they haven't invited other people to the presentation? If I were HP/Palm, I would have sent out invitations to high profile developers.
Agreed. I'm thinking that this will be for current developers to see what HP had all their new developers port/create for webOS. I'm sincerely hoping that part of this whole event is HP presenting a load of new apps either ported from Android and iOS, created from scratch for webOS, or some kind of combination.
im sure they have. i bet most devs are waiting to see what they bring to the table. im sure what hpalm is droping on the feb 9th is def going to raise some eyebrows and get people talking. by this summer i bet the app catalog will have exploded with apps.
okay I registered but how do I get an invite to go to the main event?
You don't.. that's a press event.
Woohoo I just signed up for the event!! Sucks its on a Wednesday but I'm going to ask for the day off cause it's worth it!!
...I think it is a little strange that everyone now set their events AFTER HP sent out their Feb 9th event just before CES 2011. Trying to steal webOS hype? For sure! Why? Because everyone is still gah gah over Andoid and iPhones. I hope webOS gets the much needed medi attention it deserves...and I believe because the power of HP they'll finally have it! LETS DO THIS >=)
What is sad about palm is that the only developers left are homebrew developers. I don't see how palm can compete with such a lack luster application line up.
I would take this to mean that the PalmPad will not launch on Feb. 9th (not surprising), they'll announce the PalmPad (and hopefully phones) and release the SDK for writing PalmPad targeted apps. It is quite possible that select developers already have the SDK (similar to EA having the PDK before CES 2010).
I'd put cash on them announcing the PalmPad as well as a couple phones early in the day, and handing one of each out to developers attending the meeting later in the day.
I don't expect the PalmPad to launch until March though, for so many reasons.
I too am of a mind that they will announce the PalmPad as well on the 9th. I believe this event will be to get developers to start creating Apps specifically for the PalmPad just as there are Apps for the iPad. Perhaps a couple of lucky dev will get a unit to bring home and test drive.
Yep got my email, don't know if I can make it though.
If I didn't have school (and didn't live 10 hours away), I'd go. Got my invite... Oh well. I'm still psyched to see what's going to be announced :)
For Flights I would Check Southwest It's only 170 from Phoenix to San Fran and back
Everybody here has So Much Optimisum!! HP/Palmhas disappointted me for So Much for So Long, I'm really not expecting much! Then I won't be disappointed even more!! I hope they are For Real and and ready to Compete, instead of Just Catch Up!! They need to have smartphones and PalmPads ready for 2012, not 2009!! "Think Beyond 2011"!
Got my invite too but doubt I can justify 2000+ bucks and my junk grabbed to physically bear witness to the next gen devices. Hopefully this show goes on the youtube page or has a live stream for registered devs.
Seems odd who got invites and who didn't. I got one, and I signed up just so I could play with Ares, but I've never actually made something that worked. I live in Minnesota so, as much as I'm a fan and would love to go just to see everything, no chance.
I do think there will be some sweet swag at a minimum, though. Probably a Pre 2, I'm guessing.
I also received an invite and already registered for the event. But I just remember that I have to pick up my wife from work at 7pm that evening...... Oh, man, I really want to go...
I don't have an invite yet. I just came up with my app idea and signed up for the dev program yesterday.
I didn't sign up just because of the event though. Although I do really want to go. I finally thought up a cool app that I want and others would like also.
I live in Downtown San Francisco so I can walk to the event. I hope I get an invite soon.
I'm not expecting them to give away any hardware. This isn't a big event like NYC Dev Day. If they do though, that would be awesome.
I cant wait for this event...i cant wait to to get the newer devices...yeah i know i went to the other side. but i am ready to come back home :) because of my experiences, i know there is nothing better than a palm pre...even if it was a minus. BRING ON THE GOODIES!!!
oh yeah i did get an invite and i plan to take off for that day. but i wont be there to enjoy the comeback this phone will make, but i will be there in spirit tweeting away :)
Got my invite and signed up immediately. We'll see if I'm in the Bay Area on that day (before you get in a tizzie, there's a better than 75% I will be there and if I'm not, they said specifically that they would fill to capacity with standbys at 6:45pm). 8^D
The unlocked Palm Pre2 is out in Europe, I've had it for 6 weeks, it is FANTASTIC !!
There are two things HP MUST fix when, as it does what insiders say, and brings out a new Superphone model every TWO months in 2011, starting on Feb 9th:
1. make more apps available for WebOS, especially for non-US (!!) countries, for currently there is less than nothing interesting - it is a great phone without any mustard to spice up the already immense enjoyment;
2. announce BIG deals with Telecom companies, not just Verizon and Sprint, but certainly the bigger European ones... I bet HP's old friends at Vodafone are in already ?
Other than that, the one thing that will set apart the PalmPad from the iPad is having a physical, slide-out (Pre) keyboard. What a crappy way of typing is the current iOS virtual keyboard - hate it !!
I am going ALL-IN and bet those will be the announcements mr. Bradley will do on the 9th.... Any other way, for the phone and pad markets at least, will not work.
Got my invite yesterday, and signed up. I dropped a 1 unit class so I could attend, but it'll be worth it.
it's going to be Wednesday night? Crap! I won't know anything until Thursday morning!
People! Lift up your hearts.
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