Pre 2 promo video brings the sizzle [video] 86
It’s not an official commercial by any means, but it is a official promo video for the Palm Pre 2, and we like it. With some more people to it to make it more personable and relatable, this could make a decent commercial. Just by virtue of its fast cutting and up-tempo music Palm has made it clear that this sucker is fast. There’s no need for specs here, “fastest” is much easier for customers to understand (when was the last time you heard an iPhone ad touting the clock speed of the A4 processor?).
In just 34 seconds the video manages to round up everything there is to love about HP webOS 2.0: Just Type “to begin just about anything,” multitasking with stacks, Synergy calendars and contacts, notifications, apps (featuring Angry Birds, naturally), and video recording and uploading. Like we said, it’s comprehensive but very clearly gets to the point of reintroducing the public to everything that webOS can do, now "Faster, smarter, and tons of fun." Video after the break.
Source: YouTube; Via: jsgraphicart in the comments
86 Comments
IT NEEDS GILBERT GOTTFRIED.
If this is any indication of what the future advertising campaign is going to be like, then it's already a thousand times better than the borg woman and the crap verizon ads.
Just show what it can do, and how well it can do it.
First thing I thought of was that disastrously strange ad with the odd bleached white woman.
She does have a name, ya know...
0_o
Blanche?
M.
Not too bad i have to say, although from this i supposed the old advertising people were unemployed, oh wait i meant fired.
ditto. palm certainly didn't do the research then did they. advertising is just about everything. good product poor ads = pres gathering dust on the shelf.
I like it!
Style, entertainment, productivity, ease of use, quality ~ HP brand ...this video conveys all of that value in a captivating, up-beat, easily-digested promo.
Pretty good for 34 seconds.
nice real nice way to go hp/palm
nice
Needs more ski-mask.
+1
"PAAAAAALLLMMM!!!!"
+2
Now this should have been out during the first generation of the Palm Pre.....ooops I forgot, it didn't have the 1 GHz processor yet. But a great promo. There is hope yet!
+1 this is so much better, you get to see webos..
Definitely a huge improvement from the Pre launch ads
Put that on TV and it will sell like hot bread
Pretty good. Except. The music. Generic and unfitting.
Yeah I'll say. Music is bloody awful. HP, you have the money, pay the royalties to use an ACTUAL song that will stick in peoples' memories.
Then, at the end, zoom out from the pre and change the sound a bit to reveal it's actually been playing on the pre, ALL THIS TIME, while ALL THOSE APPS were running on top of it!
You're welcome.
They did use a real song for the Pixi ads, Sleepyhead by Passion Pit. That was a great song that became really popular after that ad, even got me to go out and buy the album. In fact, I briefly considered getting a Pixi over the Pre because of that ad, but I realized I wanted wifi. Commercials these days double as music-finding experiences, and I would think HP knows that. If they air a proper TV spot, you can bet it'll be catchy as hell. Maybe throw Dr. Dre in there from the HP Beats Audio commercials.
+1
Gilbert Godfried would be a strong choice.
It's the sort of choice that would either work really well or signal the end of tiems.
I like how everyone refers to the previos ad campaign as the bong woman or spaced out woman. That was a truly weird choice, especially given the client base for Palm smartphones (or any smartphones) wasn't typically female. While I applaud the effort to capture the feminine market share...that chick in the ads was so other-worldly it wasn't clear what she was doing.
This has a snappier feel. High energy fun is something anyone can enjoy.
Simple but very effective.
Though, as far as 'fastest' palm phone ever goes, those of us running SR71 Blackbird might beg to differ.
I get problems when I run blackbird so I stay with thunderchief. Happened with two phones now. It refuses to acknowledge atleast 10% or so of my taps.
I strongly doubt that.
I seem to remember there being pentium 4s overclocked to 3ghz. Are they faster than a 2.5ghz core i5?
Use your brain.
Hey, I made the news. :)
in the video it definitely looked like there was somethin covering the usb port.
There's definitely a little cover over the USB at 0:12 in the video. Good advert!
i think that's been covered in one of the pre 2 forum threads.
sounds like there is a piece of plastic or rubber covering it.
but it operates completely different than the original, like it folds back when you put the charger head in.
or maybe i am not remembering correctly.
Interesting. That sounds cool but the impression I got was that it was just a removable plug. Where did you get that it was different? Maybe I misunderstood but I thought that Kessler said that it was just a removable plastic plug in the last podcast. Either way if its completely gone or if in the production model it folds back, I will be happy that they changed it from how it is now.
this was posted by one of the dudes who went to the engadget meet up and used the phone.
"Anyway, the keyboard felt the same as the Pre Plus' and of course it was nice of them to get rid of the microUSB door. It will come with a rubber piece to cover the port which I didn't know before."
Sweet! We are starting to see some good stuff!
I like the speed of the transitions. Makes you think the UI will be speedy.
Cool commercial and thumbs up for retaining the Palm brand. I hope they continue to co-brand the phones.
C'mon Sprint!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11 We want the Palm Pre 2!!!!!!!!! by the way.. PRECENTRAL.. what does the n\back look like, when slid up? mirrored or not?
Yes it does have the mirrored back.
typo fail by me.. im sure you understand though. :)
The back is mirrored! www.palmpre-france.com towards the end of the first video, shows the back :)
I like it!
i think its not very good...hold on, let me watch it again. yeah, its not very good.
the one video that i thought was pretty good was on at&t for the pre plus.
Great spot. I like the music. Waiting to hear from Sprint ...
I like it. I hope the sale on the pre2 does a lot better than the palm pre.
Not bad...
Just reposted on my Facebook! Great Work.
I Like
excellent
meh
still doesn't clearly articulate basic functions and benefits to someone that has never seen webOS.
meh
still doesn't clearly articulate basic functions and benefits to someone that has never seen webOS.
I thinks it's good but for like web site ad not for TV.
+1, agreed. Defintely better though.
http://www.palm.com/us/products/software/webos2/index.html
Just found some videos of webOS 2.0 running on an original pre plus!
just press the little video button by the info.
Great. I wish they would also include the ads from March Madness.
I hope they put out a campaign to build awareness. Palm sorely needs it right now.
This is good, good news for Palm fans. And I like how they say "Thousands of apps"
They need to hire Snoop Dogg as a new spokesperson:
"Palm Pre 2 brings the sizzle, fo' shizzle!"
I dunno, the borg queen was pretty awesome... If you don't have a pulse, that is.
I like it..very cool and the music is awesome!
Suddenly I feel much better in the advertisement dept.
I like it except for the white type on gray background and there's a typo at :13 where the word tasks is cut off.--Oops, I realized that is only true in the full-screen mode.
great ad. let's see more and better in the coming weeks. Sprint get on the ball. 4G is great and all but i can hardly get good 3g in my home. so send some pre 2 goodness our way.
Good to see that a lot of people are providing positive feedback about the video. I was beginning to tire with this community because of all the complaining and whining about why the device is not this or that...As far as I'm concern, the Palm Pre 2 is a great improvement from its predecessor. An opportunity to introduce once again to the world what webOS can offer.
As for those who are always offering a gleam picture that Palm is dead or that their device is better...well all i can say is "You and you device can get married at Vegas and have a life!"
like it!
I've been fighting with the first pre on sprint for too long. After all this, I had to go EVO. I don't think Palm is dead but I'm not leaving Sprint and I was feeling neglected. That old Pre was literally falling apart. You can all suck it... even though Android is so convoluted and weird, at least its there for me. Hell, I cant wait to come back to webOS! I can't lie.
Why no mention of Flash?? Is that not a key selling point? Hello..HPalm..
Good bye weir white girl...
Different music would have been great, something along the lines of "cryin like a bitch" by Godsmack! All in all nice add.
this has me all hyped up :)
Just throwing out a few ideas for their next commercial as I type this while driving to work.
Mother is in the van with the 3 kids all buckled up.
One of the kids throws up and the mother while driving looks back in the rear view mirror and says 'It's okay, Honey, I'm going to call the doctor".
The mother picks up the Pre 2 and has to dial manually. While looking down, she runs into something and all die in flames. Another car or few run into them and also die.
The new Pre 2. Pre - dict how it might change your life.
The in that quick talk and lower in volume "It takes just a few seconds of distraction. HP Pre 2 is not endorsed by the highway safety council, parents who love their chilren, and any responsible party. Yes, in almost 2011, HP just wants to make a quick buck. Fanboys, however, love this phone."
Palm Pre, leading cause of death among vomit-covered siblings engaged in motorized transport. I like it. Finish up with the line, "It's still ticking". Emphasizes improved ruggedness and reliability. Good option since it's already too late to video my wife dropping her Pre twice with no ill-effects.
Pretty good, but just needs a little something to differentiate and get people's attention. I'd like Mr. Ski-mask to flash up at the very end. PAAAAALLLLMMMMM!!!!
@ dave:
HAHAHAHA
Way better ad than the zombie woman.
When they are showing apps, they should also show Epocrates, the me medicine reference program. Showing a professional program shows other people what we know already - that this is a great tool, not just a Tweet/games tech toy.
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Nothing in the world needs a birth defect like Gilbert Gottfried!
It is damn side better than the rubbish that has come before, very dare I say it Apple in tone up beat music and clearly showing the features. However unless HP/Palm start some heavy advertising any new device they release is going to be swamped by Apple and Microsoft, who are rumoured to be pumping $1b dollars in to advertising their new phone OS. That means that however good or bad a phone/OS it is people will think it is the only other thing out there (after the iPhone). HP/Palm need to be really proactive in their marketing, HP do at least have reasonably deep pockets in comparison to Apple and Microsoft.
If only we had this commercial in June 6, 2009, things would have been so different!
Can i get some credit for the video i posted?
PLEASE?
I want one before my Centra dies. Hurry up Sprint and get this! Soon! Many will want like me!
Nice Ad
hoping that this new version of palm pre
would have the following
4G network
wifi 802.11 b/g/n
has front camera for video calling like they it in CSI NY
expandable memory or a 32GB version
voice recognition software like winmo
a bundle version of docs to go that allow us to create our word and excel
a bundle software that can allow to view powerpoint and pdf in any version
should be able to sync task data in google
a more durable hardware
better battery life
and should be available in other parts of the world
ALSO PALM don't disappoint us this time
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Second, while this is by far the best advert for webOS just about all of the various BlackBerry Torch commercials are well done and could *easily* work with the Pre substituted. This is what upsets me the most. The Torch commercials act as if they have some new and innovative and Palm's had this for nearly two years now.
I wonder if the screen shot of Angry Birds was a 'We gotz it, bitchez' to Microsoft (who used the angry birds icon in their Windows 7 phone ads without Rovio having done a port or even talking to them about it)?
I don
Seems like a nice commercial ... at least its a huge improvement over that creepy woman.