Gadgets
Written by Michael Lankton Saturday, 30 January 2010 13:05
I've had a hard-on for a new phone ever since the Droid came out in November. The Droid wasn't the "it" phone for me, but it got me to start paying really close attention. I figured I would wait until some Android phone with a killer form factor and a fast CPU came along, and I would be in. I was kind of thinking that a Nexus One on Verizon would fit that bill.
So it just barely got my attention that the Palm phones were debuting on Verizon on Monday this week. I kind of noticed at the last minute, but I did the same thing I did with Android. I downloaded the SDK and started playing with it on my Mac. Holy crap! Not only was Palm not even on my radar, this operating system destroyed Android! Totally shook up my whole frame of mind on phones.
So I spent the whole weekend obsessively reading and watching everything I can find on the Palm Pre. That obsession continues into the week. Lucky for the world, because I quit smoking on Monday. The Palm Pre is not only a kick ass smartphone, it saves lives. Saves lives because I am pretty sure I would have killed somebody for a cigarette this week, but didn't because I went out and got a Palm Pre Plus instead.
