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by Jason Robitaille Sun, 15 Feb 2009 5:27 pm EST


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Yet another new CES 2009 Palm Pre demo has surfaced, and this one is a massive 35minutes long! The presentation includes almost all the aspects of the Palm Pre, from the Touchstone to Synergy to connectivity and media.  Most of the it we've already seen demonstrated, but there are a few new and noteworthy details in this video:

  • 01:43 - If a Pre receives a call while on the Touchstone, removing the phone from the Touchstone will answer the call.
  • 02:10 - Putting the Pre onto the Touchstone during a call will switch it to speakerphone mode.
  • 08:30 - Emails with attached photos will have inline viewing of the images at the end of the message.
  • 10:30 - Applications will need to be certified by Palm as they can also be distributed outside of the Palm App Catalog (which confirms Palm had their 3rd party distribution determined long before the investor's conference).
  • 18:25 - If you want to search something up on Google/Wikipedia/Maps via Universal Search and you still have on-device search results, you simply need to tap the search bar to get the 3 online search option buttons.
  • 32:00 - iCal synchronization is on the roadmap but in the meantime Palm suggests Google Calendar as an intermediary.
  • 33:40 - Multiple Google accounts are supported.


Special thanks to Awake from SprintUsers, nlowhor from our forums, and
Informed who tipped us via email.

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Don't forget that he also drops the thing and it still works perfectly fine, so apparently its durable. :p

The more I see and read about the Pre the more I like it. For me to buy one, I need the following must have apps:

OliveTree BibleReader
Mobipocket
eWallet

Syncing will not be a problem because I've decided to get a hosted Exchange Server account. I'm looking at SherWeb.

I have one question about Exchange Server. Can I select what get pushed to my device? I do not read emails on my phone. I just want to sync my Contact, Appointments, Tasks and Notes. But I would like at the same time to push everyting to my multiple computers.

Sorry, I just meant nlowhor tipped us off via the forums. And I personally don't have permissions to view the emailed tip, only the editors. No offence was intended and I've updated the post :-)

Maybe Palm's target market is grannies that don't give a hoot (or suspect) what anyone does with their data? Seriously, if that's Palm's answer - then WTF have they done with this whole "cloud" hype to ensure end-to-end data encryption/protection? My PalmPilot Pro had that: serial cable directly to my desktop.