I’m on site at the Sprint store and I’m first in line. Since I’m a mobile gadget fanatic, that is a good thing.
Sent from my BlackBerry Curve
http://na.blackberry.com/eng/devices/blackberrycurve8300
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Pre Journal: Moble Blogging
I’ve just configured SPF for mobile blogging!Sent from my BlackBerry Curve
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Pre Journal: Weather Check
I just checked the weather (on my iPod touch) to make sure that all the rain that was falling all day and night yesterday has moved out of the area. It has, and that is great news because I was not looking forward to being cold and wet this morning. It’s 57-degrees under partly cloudy skies, but I can see some nice blue streaks in the sky as dawn is breaking in Connecticut. -
Pre Journal: Some People Can’t Wait for Pre
MSMBC.com is running a store about a customer turning a Sprint store front into a drive through.“An elderly woman apparently couldn’t wait to get her Palm Pre from a Calumet Park cell phone store. She only suffered a few scratches, but the store didn’t fare so well.”
The short article does not say if the woman intended to drive into the store front or not. My guess is not, but hey, with all the love Nintendo is giving elderly folks with the Wii gaming system, you never know.
Check out the MSNBC.com story for the full article and video.
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Pre Journal: MotionApps Classic for webOS
I just checked the MotionApps website and Classic, the Palm OS 5 emulator for Palm webOS, is now available for sale.As I understand it, a demo version of Classic, which is good for 7 days, comes bundled on the device. To activate it, to plug-in your Classic serial number at the MotionApps website when you order the software to unlock the full version.
I suspect that Classic will be my first purchased third-party Palm webOS application.
Learn all about Classic over at the MotionApps website.
UPDATE:
Here is a simple diagram of what is going on inside your Pre when you are running a Palm OS application in emulation mode in Classic.
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Pre Journal: This is Nuts!
It’s just after 4am here on the East Coast and I’m up getting ready to get my Palm Pre. Things on my checklist include:
- Charge up my Treo 755p so I can transfer apps
- Sync my BlackBerry Curve to Outlook
- Backup the Curve before deactivation
- Shutdown corporate email access (no client for the Pre…yet)
- Sync Outlook to Google account for Synergy sync
I can’t believe that I’m up this early on a Saturday morning for a phone! This is nuts! I guess that’s why I’m a Smartphone Fanatic!
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Are You PREpared for the Pre
With the Pre going live in just over 24-hours, have you PREpared your plan to get your new Palm smartphone? I spoke with Jimmie over at GadgetsOnTheGo and he’s got his plan mapped out. I’ve already picked out a spot on the sidewalk at my local Sprint/Nextel retail location. I’ll be camping out at 6am to make sure I’m first in line to score one of the short supply Pre phones.
What are your Pre plans for tomorrow? Drop us a line in the comments section below.
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My Palm Pre OCD Has Started
I must have been fooling myself thinking that I may not get a new Palm Pre smartphone right away. Palm has a new gadget about ready to come out and I’ve got that itch that can only be scratched with a new device, so let the Palm Pre OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder) begin!What changed my mind? A few things. I was at a local Sprint store and talked to someone there who had used the Pre and they said that it was “amazing.” This same personal also said “that the browser is just as good as the one on my iPod touch.”
I also received word from an anonymous source that Palm has pushed out an OTA ROM update that brings webOS to version 1.02. The specifics of the updates where not identified.
This all leads up to my decision to sit out in front of my local Sprint store starting at 6am on Saturday morning. The good news is that there is a Dunkin’ Donuts next door (coffee for the Sprint emloyees, a Diet Coke for me).
UPDATE: My wife just tryed to explain to me that there is no clinical “pre OCD.” To which I replied that the object of my current gadget OCD is called, the “Pre.” It’s a good thing that she’s cute. I have changed the title of this post to My Palm Pre OCD.
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David Pogue Reviews the Palm Pre
David Pouge of the New York Times, has review of the Palm Pre smartphone. Mr. Pogue writes:“You’ve seen that movie, right? The one where a pair of lovable, sad-sack losers team up to defeat the smug, athletic golden boy? If not, you’re about to. It’s called ‘‘Palm Pre vs. iPhone.’’ The star of this summer blockbuster is Palm. Over the years, this once-great company lost its talent for everything but making business blunders. Pundits were predicting Palm’s passing—but then the new Palm Pre appeared.
The Pre’s all-new operating system, called Web OS, is gorgeous, fluid and exciting. It shares some iPhone ideas — pinch or spread two fingers on the screen to zoom in or out, for example, or flick a list item sideways to delete it — but has its own personality and ideas.”
I’m a fan of both Palm and Apple, and I’d rather not see them beating each other to a pulp. The smartphone space is massive and there is plenty of room right now for both the Apple iPhone and the Palm Pre to be successful. For me, I really like the idea of having a nice physical keyboard. I’m not sold on the slider, but hey, that’s probably why Palm is already getting ready to roll out the next Palm webOS smarpthone, the Eos.
Read the full review on the New York Times website…
[Via GadgetsOnTheGo.net…]
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Astraware Introduces Phaze for iPhone/iPod touch
Earlier today Handmark announced the release of Phaze, an exciting new futuristic racing game, on the Apple App Store. Phaze is unique to iPhone and iPod touch and offers players an exhilarating race experience as they select their ship and race around 16 rollercoaster-like tracks with stomach-flipping twists and turns, and velocity-increasing boost pads, while collecting powerups and avoiding their competitors’ weapons!“Following the success of GTS World Racing and Hellfire for iPhone and iPod touch we are excited to bring fans of arcade-style racing games another high-quality, addictive game,” said Cassidy Lackey, vice president of Handmark Studios. “Our partnership with world-class developers like Pazzazz, brings exclusive games to the App Store that will surely keep users on the edge of their seat!”
Phaze features 2 play modes – Single Race and Championship across 16 futuristic locations and with 4 levels of difficulty. Players begin with a choice of 3 ships, and a further 7 can be unlocked through Championship mode.
Phaze is available for $4.99 from Apple’s App Store and works with the iPhone and iPod touch.
For more information and to view a demo video, visit the Astraware website.
This game looks really cool, but I know that I can’t play racing games to save my life! You should know that I can drive a real car much better than I can pilot a vehicle in these racing games.
