WOW!! New Palm OS is amazing.

[tboy2000]

Oh my giddy aunt! Have you seen the new Palm OS? :eek: WOW!!! :eek:

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=yeKXksLEYo8

Look at videos 3, 4 and 5 too.

Seems amazing, slick, smooth and more innovative than iPhone OS. I love the GUI and usability of it.

What I love more is the instant app/contact/favourite search just by typing the keys. No more navigating or searching for icons. I used to have this feature on my Nokia N73. It was called Skyequikey and was BRILLIANT!

I am so tempted to get the new palm phone even with the lower specs. I used to have palm pdas and treos and loved them (even though different os now).

All this interest in getting Android to run on our HD. Imagine if Palm Web OS was on our HD. Surely that would make it the best phone ever!

Dreams...

[winwiz]

that looks very impressive! Who is the handset made by I wonder? HTC?

[SiliconS]

I think Android is an ugly OS, personally, but that Palm interface does look pretty and much more functionally advanced than what I've seen of the iPhone.

I wonder how pretty WM7 is going to be. Much of the background functionality from the Palm already exists within WM6 but it's not presented in such an accessible way. Surely it wouldn't take much for MS to provide a new GUI since the notifications, multitasking, communications, data management etc. already exist. But I'm guessing.

You could imagine why many WM6 apps wouldn't work in an environment with that sort of GUI though. I wonder how many old Palm apps work in this brave new world? (I must admit, I didn't realise Palm was still selling devices.)

[evilskanker]

This looks incredible. I plan to upgrade around December 2009, so hopefully this may well be out and living up to expectations.

One thing, on almost every page it mentions that most of its features require internet access to keep up-to-date, which obviously makes sense, but any idea how much data will be required to do such a thing? Could be quite a large amount. If it happened to be on Orange I am almost certain new data tariffs would be needed!

[Nara-e-Mastana]

amaizing.....extra ordinary :) innovation :)

[Everdog]

... I wonder how many old Palm apps work in this brave new world? (I must admit, I didn't realise Palm was still selling devices.)

They sad no old Palm apps are supported and that they might make an emulator.

It will be interesting to see how the phone works in real life. As of now there is no price for it and all we have to go by is a few demos (everything is looks awesome in a controlled demo).

[KaidM]

Hi Guys

Yes this is an exciting development. I started with my first PDA being the old Palm IIIc and it was great.

I "reluctantly" moved to WM in 2007 due to the lack of progress in OS development and saw how the others were evolving.

I really hope that Palm is able to make a comeback with this product and provide a true alternative to iPhone & WM but I think it really is up to the software developers to start coming up with the applications for us.

KaidM

[Meza1]

Looks fabulous doesn't it? It's Plam's way of getting us back for Touch HD not being available in the US! Good job this new Palm is US only, else I'd be gutted I just shelled out on my HD.

Also we have that lush 800px screen, the Palm is much lower res.

[xdaman85]

the UI is just amazing, im really getting tired of windows mobile now, i just cant seem to let it go,

microsoft needs to stop playing catch up and actually start leading, we have to wait untill what? windows mobile 7, to get a better UI and even then it may not be so good.

I know where all expecting something really good from windows mobile 7, i just hope it is as good as we expect it to be.

[tboy2000]

I agree. windows mobile 7 HAS to be on par with the new Web OS otherwise it will be just the old standard os with a new skin. Palm is back and what a fantastic comeback.

[Insaneboy]

I love how everyone is in love with the Pre.
iPhones are being dissed left and right, because of it :D

[evilskanker]

This phone is coming to the UK, just later than in the US. Gives us time to see if the OS really is as good as it looks.

I just hope companies will make sites and programs for it. Everything seems to be going one way at the moment - iPhone.

As great as XDA is, it would be nice if my HD, or the Pre (which I hope to get looking at it so far) were supported half as well.

[CEPi]

Glad to see Palm come back in such a way. Had a Treo 650 for 2 years, it never let me down. Good luck

[muzhik]

how come all there manufacturers are "trying" to copy iphone? i just dont get it... why cant they stick to their own unique UI / OS...

[DaveShaw]

Off topic'd :)

Dave

[N1c0_ds]

Palm... innovation...

I'm sceptical.

[Joezhang]

how come all there manufacturers are "trying" to copy iphone? i just dont get it... why cant they stick to their own unique UI / OS...


WHAT unique OS? Palm OS is five years old and was a PDA interface and is now owned by another company!

[_fm]

Very coool,.....

Right, the UI looks great,.

maybe someday could be ported to HTC? lol