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Sprint Palm Pixi Available from November 15

Kim Poh Liaw — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 03:13:44 +0000

Officially announced last month, Sprint today has confirmed that it will start offering Palm Pixi from November 15. The Palm Pixi comes in a candybar design with hardware QWERTY keyboard. It will cost $99.99 with a two-year service agreement, after a $50 instant rebate and $100 mail-in rebate.

A new Facebook application will be available with Palm Pixi, so users can see and comment on all the latest news from friends and easily update their status. Palm Pixi features an exposed full QWERTY keyboard, multi-touch screen and a durable, removable rubberized back cover. You can now sign up for email notification at www.palm.com/pixi for information related to Palm Pixi

Palm Pixi Features

High-speed connectivity (EVDO Rev. A)
2.63-inch multi-touch screen with a vibrant 18-bit color 320×400 resolution TFT display
Gesture area
QWERTY keyboard
Integrated GPS
2-megapixel fixed-focus camera with LED flash
3.5mm headset jack
Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR with A2DP stereo Bluetooth support
8GB of internal user storage
USB mass storage mode
MicroUSB connector with USB 2.0 Hi-Speed
Qualcomm MSM7627 chipset
Proximity sensor, which automatically disables the touch screen and turns off the display whenever you put the phone up to your ear
Light sensor, which dims the display if the ambient light is dark, such as at night or in a movie theater, to reduce power usage
Accelerometer, which automatically orients web pages and photos to your perspective
Ringer switch
Removable, rechargeable 1150 mAh battery
Dimensions: 55mm (W) x 111mm (L) x 10.85mm (D) [2.17 in. (W) x 4.37 in. (L) x 0.43 in. (D)]
Weight: 99.5 grams (3.51 ounces)

[via slashgear]

Palm Pixi GSM Made its First Appearance

Kim Poh Liaw — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 15:26:54 +0000

Not official announced for GSM yet, the Palm Pixi GSM is leaked on tinhte forum, but is 2GB less memory than the Sprint’s CDMA version. The Palm Pixi is the second webOS smartphone from Palm , check out a hands on video here on the CDMA version for more detail on its hardware.

[via engadget]

Palm Pixi Live Hands On Video

Kim Poh Liaw — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 05:47:13 +0000

Just announced today, SlashGear has got the first hands on report on the new Palm Pixi, including a 12 minutes hands on video. Check out the video here, or read the hands on report here.

Palm Announced 2nd WebOS Smartphone, the Palm Pixi

Kim Poh Liaw — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 05:34:22 +0000

Palm today introduced the Palm Pixi phone, featuring the new Palm webOS platform with its thin body design and a full QWERTY keyboard. Announced for CDMA network, it’s scheduled to be available exclusively from Sprint in this quarter. Also known as Palm EOS/Pixie previously in a rumor, there is no news for a GSM Palm Pixi at the moment.

In addition to linking your information from Google, Facebook and Exchange ActiveSync, Palm Pixi adds Yahoo! and LinkedIn integration to Palm Synergy and assembles it all in a single view. You can get your Yahoo! contacts, calendar and IM, and access to your LinkedIn contacts, including job titles.

For those who want to express themselves with some extra style, Palm is introducing the Palm Pixi Artist Series. Designed by some of today’s most unique and compelling artists, these numbered, limited-edition back covers let you change designs to suit your mood. You can see the first collection in the series, as well as information about the artists, at www.palm.com/artistseries.

Palm Pixi Features

High-speed connectivity (EVDO Rev. A)
2.63-inch multi-touch screen with a vibrant 18-bit color 320×400 resolution TFT display
Gesture area
QWERTY keyboard
Integrated GPS
2-megapixel fixed-focus camera with LED flash
3.5mm headset jack
Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR with A2DP stereo Bluetooth support
8GB of internal user storage
USB mass storage mode
MicroUSB connector with USB 2.0 Hi-Speed
Qualcomm MSM7627 chipset
Proximity sensor, which automatically disables the touch screen and turns off the display whenever you put the phone up to your ear
Light sensor, which dims the display if the ambient light is dark, such as at night or in a movie theater, to reduce power usage
Accelerometer, which automatically orients web pages and photos to your perspective
Ringer switch
Removable, rechargeable 1150 mAh battery
Dimensions: 55mm (W) x 111mm (L) x 10.85mm (D) [2.17 in. (W) x 4.37 in. (L) x 0.43 in. (D)]
Weight: 99.5 grams (3.51 ounces)

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Palm EOS Codename Found in Pre’s WebOS Rom

Kim Poh Liaw — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 08:31:58 +0000

For those users who wanted a GSM Palm Pre, the first GSM WebOS smartphone might be the Palm EOS / Palm Pixie leaked previously. These codenames are found in the CDMA Pre’s ROM with codename Pixie and Castle (for AT&T). The Pixie should be available in second half of this year.

Rumor: Palm Eos for AT&T Confirmed?

Kim Poh Liaw — Mon, 25 May 2009 01:33:03 +0000

Less than one month after we heard about the Palm Eos for the first time, a new powerpoint slide has again stated a 2009 launch for the second new Palm smartphone. Codename Palm Castle, the Palm Eos is not confirmed to be running WebOS and does not have a slider like the Palm Pre. It is in candy bar design, comes with QWERTY keyboard, 2.63-inch touch screen, 2 megapixel fixed focus camera, 4GB internal storage, Bluetooth and A-GPS. It is expected to be offered by AT&T in second half of this year.

Rumor: Next Palm WebOS Device Called Palm EOS

Kim Poh Liaw — Fri, 01 May 2009 03:34:55 +0000

While Palm Pre CDMA is available soon by May or June, a new Palm WebOS is leaked, which will be released for AT&T network in US. Unlike the Palm Pre, the GSM Palm EOS is like the traditional Treo design. It has a QWERTY keyboard below the touch screen but is much slimmer than the Treo smartphone series. According to the source from Engadget, the Palm EOS has a codename Castlen and is actually the successor of the Palm Centro.

The rumor did not mention the availability date. At just 10.6 mm thickness, it will be one of the thinnest smartphone. Check out the prelimary leaked specifications of the Palm EOS below:

4GB storage
2 megapixel fixed focus camera with flash
Bluetooth 2.1
micro USB
1150 mAh battery
SMS, MMS (picture and video only), integrated IM client
A-GPS

[via mypre]