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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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Palm Pre Gets Big Thumbs Up

Demo of new smartphone has revi

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(Newser) – Palm's new Pre smartphone is the hottest product at the 2009 Consumer Electronics Show by a long stretch, a smitten Lance Ulanoff writes at PC Magazine. Ulanoff heard a lot about the Pre before yesterday's rollout, but was still blown away by the smartphone's impressive specs, fresh interface, and groundbreaking innovations like the below-screen gesture area.

The Pre could be "the Palm, maybe the device, I've been dreaming about," Ulanoff gushes, thanks to the full-sized touch screen and QWERTY keyboard his iPhone and Blackberry Bold lack. Ulanoff hasn't had the chance to fondle a Pre himself yet, but he believes yesterday's demo could be a "phoenix moment" that signals Palm's just-in-time rebirth.

Palm Inc. Senior Director of Human Interface and [User] Experience Matias Duarte demonstrates the Palm Web OS platform on the new Palm Pre handset at the CES, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2009 in Las Vegas.
Palm Inc. Senior Director of Human Interface and [User] Experience Matias Duarte demonstrates the Palm Web OS platform on the new Palm Pre handset at the CES, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2009 in Las Vegas.   (AP Photo/Ronda Churchill)
Palm Inc. Senior Director of Human Interface and [User] Experience Matias Duarte demonstrates the Palm Web OS platform on the new Palm Pre handset at the CES, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2009 in Las Vegas.
Palm Inc. Senior Director of Human Interface and [User] Experience Matias Duarte demonstrates the Palm Web OS platform on the new Palm Pre handset at the CES, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2009 in Las Vegas.   (AP Photo/Ronda Churchill)
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