Palm Pre In The Wild
The Palm Pre has finally seen the light of day in the US, it arrived into the world yesterday on June 6th. Admittedly it didn’t have the furore that the iPhone received when it launched, the lines weren’t as long but people did queue.
Media response to the phone has generally been positive and yes as predicted it’s been compared to the iPhone both current and upcoming but there is excitement about the possibilities. It’s quite interesting to see the split opinions on the hardware and software. The general consensus is that the case feels a little plasticky, the keyboard takes some getting used to, the volume buttons can be a little difficult to reach when the slider is open and that the lip below of the keyboard is a little sharp. So sharp infact that it can cut cheese as you can see here. However the OS works really well and is seen as the Pre’s strongest feature with plenty of promise.
I’m hoping now the phone has got it’s release in the states we will finally get a carrier and release date over here in the UK. There are some rumours that the phone will appear on O2 and will be available at Christmas. I personally think they will have missed the boat in Europe especially considering the new iPhone likely to be announced on Monday.