Palm Pre

The History of Palm

The Palm Computing, Inc. was founded by Jeff Hawkins in Sunnyvale, California in 1992. Their first product was personal digital assistant (PDA) called the Zoomer. Later on, various models emerged. This allowed the company to acquire larger manufacturers. In the years that followed, Palm garnered quite a reputation. They have produced the coolest and smartest gadgets to serve the people’s mobile needs. Now, they successfully debut their newest brainchild, the Palm Pre. It was there to give the competition a run for their money.
Here are some specs for the Palm Pre:
- A slider form factor
- The 3.1 inch touch screen with a full QWERTY keypad
- The weight: a mere 4.6 ounces
- The thickness: a little more than half an inch thick.
- The connectivity options: Bluetooth, USB, WiFi, and CDMA.
- The Palmweb OS is the operating system
- The Linux based applications.
- The 3 mega pixel digital camera with LED flash
- The large 8 GB hard drive
With the help of Palm Synergy, organizing schedules is simple and convenient. You are able to merge your Google, Facebook, and PDA calendars in one screen for easy access with just a glance. If you take to multitasking, you can now open up several apps or windows on the Palm Pre. You can navigate through them with ease and not have to close every program to move on to the next. With its universal search option, you can easily look for what you need from the web, your phone book, or your hard drive. The GPS helps you maneuver your way through the streets and multimedia player is able to support several formats for audio and video.