Comments on: Palm Pre quick review http://kenberger.com/blog/2009/06/palm-pre-quick-review Gadgets and music and warez-- oh my! Fri, 26 Mar 2010 00:51:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Robert Losch http://kenberger.com/blog/2009/06/palm-pre-quick-review/comment-page-1#comment-276 Robert Losch Wed, 10 Jun 2009 15:16:56 +0000 http://kenberger.com/blog/?p=92#comment-276 I see the Pre as more of a direct competitor to BlackBerry than the iPhone. Of course, iPhone has all the buzz right now so the comparison is easily seen. I'd love to see/do a detailed testing/review of business (mail, contacts, communication) aspects of the Pre and BlackBerry. Eye candy is a powerful magnet for many consumers, but I wonder how the tools fare that keep them around. I see the Pre as more of a direct competitor to BlackBerry than the iPhone. Of course, iPhone has all the buzz right now so the comparison is easily seen. I’d love to see/do a detailed testing/review of business (mail, contacts, communication) aspects of the Pre and BlackBerry. Eye candy is a powerful magnet for many consumers, but I wonder how the tools fare that keep them around.

]]> By: Ken Berger http://kenberger.com/blog/2009/06/palm-pre-quick-review/comment-page-1#comment-274 Ken Berger Mon, 08 Jun 2009 14:15:31 +0000 http://kenberger.com/blog/?p=92#comment-274 @andrew- browser is single most imp factor for me too, and it's THE reason I wouldn't carry a RIM these days. Pre's browser is very pleasing indeed. Similar to iPhone and faster in some ways. Angle-sensing switch to and from landscape works way better. Not quite as easy to type in the URL box, no built-in Google search box (I hope Vlingo gets released for Pre). Re PS: good call-- Disqus rocks for comments. Also considering moving this blog over from Wordpress to Tumblr for simplicity. @andrew- browser is single most imp factor for me too, and it’s THE reason I wouldn’t carry a RIM these days.

Pre’s browser is very pleasing indeed. Similar to iPhone and faster in some ways. Angle-sensing switch to and from landscape works way better. Not quite as easy to type in the URL box, no built-in Google search box (I hope Vlingo gets released for Pre).

Re PS: good call– Disqus rocks for comments. Also considering moving this blog over from WordPress to Tumblr for simplicity.

]]> By: Andrew Parker http://kenberger.com/blog/2009/06/palm-pre-quick-review/comment-page-1#comment-273 Andrew Parker Mon, 08 Jun 2009 13:57:18 +0000 http://kenberger.com/blog/?p=92#comment-273 The single most important quality of a phone for me right now is the web browser. How does it rank relative to iPhone and RIM? PS: time to put Disqus on this blog ;) The single most important quality of a phone for me right now is the web browser. How does it rank relative to iPhone and RIM?

PS: time to put Disqus on this blog ;)

]]> By: Ken Berger http://kenberger.com/blog/2009/06/palm-pre-quick-review/comment-page-1#comment-271 Ken Berger Sat, 06 Jun 2009 20:02:27 +0000 http://kenberger.com/blog/?p=92#comment-271 @Mark- we can *see* that you typed that response on an iPhone-- note how it wrote "pte" instead of Pre, and "tho" instead of "thoughts". The iphone auto-correct feature is 1 that's gotten me into plenty of trouble. @Mark- we can *see* that you typed that response on an iPhone– note how it wrote “pte” instead of Pre, and “tho” instead of “thoughts”. The iphone auto-correct feature is 1 that’s gotten me into plenty of trouble.

]]> By: Mark Brooks http://kenberger.com/blog/2009/06/palm-pre-quick-review/comment-page-1#comment-269 Mark Brooks Sat, 06 Jun 2009 18:42:21 +0000 http://kenberger.com/blog/?p=92#comment-269 And Irena, my other half, says it looked cheap and was kinda plasticy. Plus the slider parts were loose on the demo unit. And Irena, my other half, says it looked cheap and was kinda plasticy. Plus the slider parts were loose on the demo unit.

]]> By: Mark Brooks http://kenberger.com/blog/2009/06/palm-pre-quick-review/comment-page-1#comment-268 Mark Brooks Sat, 06 Jun 2009 18:38:25 +0000 http://kenberger.com/blog/?p=92#comment-268 I just took a look at a Palm Pre and am aptly typing tho up on an iPhone. I think the Pte is more female friendly due to it's size, and mirror, but the iPhone can still stand tall. The Pre keyboard falls considerably short of the blackberry keyboards. It's too small to be man friendly. Guys with big paddy fingers will not get on well with it ergonomically speaking. I Hated the iPhone keyboard but have grown to love the zen state of concentration and coordination needed to type on it at speed. The Pte screen was superb, gorgeous, but blackberry still rules the roost for hardcore business users and iPhone for the more entertainment oriented mobile phone users. I just took a look at a Palm Pre and am aptly typing tho up on an iPhone. I think the Pte is more female friendly due to it’s size, and mirror, but the iPhone can still stand tall. The Pre keyboard falls considerably short of the blackberry keyboards. It’s too small to be man friendly. Guys with big paddy fingers will not get on well with it ergonomically speaking. I Hated the iPhone keyboard but have grown to love the zen state of concentration and coordination needed to type on it at speed. The Pte screen was superb, gorgeous, but blackberry still rules the roost for hardcore business users and iPhone for the more entertainment oriented mobile phone users.

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