On November 15th Sprint will unleash the Palm Pixi on its customers for $100. The QWERTY Pixi runs on the Palm webOS platform and features such goodies as Palm Synergy, full web browsing and linked contacts for all you social network addicts. Here are a few more detail son the Palm Pixi
* Palm webOS platform
* Dual-band CDMA2000, 3G: EvDO Rev A
* 2.63-inch multi-touch screen, 320×400 resolution Sub-HVGA display
* Microsoft Exchange Direct Push Technology, POP3/IMAP (Yahoo! Mail, Gmail, AOL, Hotmail, etc.)
* Integrated IM, SMS, and MMS
* Built-in GPS
* 2 Mp camera
* Audio Formats: MP3, AAC, AAC+, AMR, QCELP, WAV
* Video Formats: MPEG-4, H.263, H.264
* Bluetooth 2.1 connectivity
* 8 GB memory
* microUSB connector (USB 2.0)
* 3.5 mm stereo headphone jack
* 55.0 x 111.0 x 10.85 mm
* 92.5 g
Definitely aimed at the social network fiend on the go, the Palm Pixi seems pretty good value at $100 from Sprint. It sports all the bells and whistles you would expect from a smartphone, but of course it’s all about usablility. Here’s a quick Pixi video preview from the guys at MobileBurn
If you are the proud owner of a Palm Pixi, let us know what you think of it.
Apparently you could get your grubby little mits on the Palm Treo 800w last Friday at certain Sprint stores over a week ahead of the scheduled launch date. Obviously Sprint are so excited by the Treo 800w unit they couldn’t restrain themselves! On the surface the Treo 800w looks like a good deal
* Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Software
* GPS using Sprint Navigation
* Outlook email with support for AOL, Gmail, Earthlink and Yahoo accounts
* Bluetooth connectivity
* 802.11 Wi-Fi b/g connectivity
* Excel, Word and Powerpoint
* 2.0 Mp camera with 2x zoom
* MicroSD expansion slot (up to 8 GB)
* 320 x 320 res display
* 256 MB user memory
* 4.4″ x 2.3″ x 0.7″
* 5.0 oz
* Battery 1150 mAh
* integrated QWERTY keyboard
And with the price tag rocking in at US$250 after the instant savings offer and mail-in rebate plus a two year plan, the Treo 800w seems to have everything covered for a non-touchscreen unit. So if you prefer QWERTY buttons then the Treo 800w may just be the unit for you.
We’ve been hearing all sorts of good things about the Palm Treo 755p, which is available on Verizon, Sprint and Alltel, so we thought we’d better check it out ourselves. Well this is what we found:
So PhoneArena aren’t overly impressed with the Treo and advise Sprint customers to check out the Centro. We must agree with PA on this, the Treo doesn’t look that great and there are better options out there offering the same features and functionality that will fit more comfortably in your, err, palm.
With online discount and mail-in rebate a mere US$300 will get you a Palm Treo 755p Smartphone and a two year contract with Verizon. The 755p is an updated 700p with internal antenna and ’soft-touch feel’, it also sports a QWERTY keyboard, 1.3 mp camera and support for MS Office docs and pdfs.
There’s a miniSD memory slot so this sucker can expand up to 4 GB, a 320 x 320 color display, bluetooth connectivity and the Pam OS (5.4.9). The 755p also offers VersaMail which has
built-in Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync(R) support for Microsoft Direct Push Technology that delivers e-mail and calendar updates from a home or office PC using Outlook(R). Businesses connected to a Microsoft Exchange Server get fast, automatic wireless updates of e-mail, calendar and contact information with added IT security and remote manageability.
If this interests you more, stroll on over to Verizon for more details.
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