It's a bit of a slow news day in the world of BlackBerry (other than @BlackBerry announcing Desktop Manager for Mac was available today, which was a mistake and in fact is not... d'oh!) and it has been a while since we've ran a post in our Berry-Free Talk blog post category, so I thought we'd bring you a look at the newest smartphone to be making a splash on the interwebs - the Palm Pixi Phone.
The Palm Pixi follows up the release of the Palm Pre, with the Pixi slotting in as the Centro of the new Palm and their line of next-gen devices that run the Palm Web OS. It's small, features a full front facing keyboard and is slated to come to Sprint (likely in time for the holidays). Dieter was on location to cover the event yesterday, and has a ton of info up at PreCentral.net if you're interested in learning more. The video above goes through the hardware, and you can follow the links below to see, read and learn more.
In terms of where this stacks up to BlackBerry smartphones, I'd think of this as the head to head phone with the BlackBerry Curve 8530, when that rolls out to CDMA carriers. A little more entry level that makes some comprises, but a nice tight package overall. So what do you think? Does Palm have something here with the Pixi that appeals to you, or is it a thanks but no thanks type offering?
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Throw that phone in the blender and you will have some Pixi dust.
sooo evil... hahaha. love it!
Oh it has bloo tooot
wow... it looks hideous.. especially the keyboard..
but the screen looks pretty slick.
Am i the only one who things devices shouldn't get any thinner? i like the thickness of my bb.
You are not the only one. My 8830 is thin enough. Though, as long as the thinness of a device does not make it hard to handle, I don't really mind.
Blackberry Magnum?
Did that gesture area just light up? Nice touch!
It's slick looking and I like the gesture area, BUT there is no way I could type on that tini tiny keyboard. Is it just me, or does it seem like this phone is geared toward the small handed female user??
Man, that is one fugly device. *hugs Tour*
Cool Phone, but it has to have the Wifi at least. if not 3g network......... but shoot, i wish a blackberry phone comes out with a touch screen full keyboard phone just like that, of course with all the goodies like wifi and 3g !!!
anybody else find the reflections in the vid extremely annoying?!? lol and the keyboard is way too small...No thanks
1: ugly as hell
2: Palm when you will get a clue?
Keyboard suck!
3: I hope you manage yo put a bigger battery...
wow that phone is ugly.. I would like to meet the designer.
*****EDIT
Palm is almost 2010... 2 mega pix cam? ROFL
Palm I wish you good luck... no doubt you will need it.
Umm,
Maybe you could use that phone if you were a fairy or a woman, I mean look at the size of these keys, so tiny.
RIM needs to do this ASAP. I was hopeful that one of these new devices would have that...but so far RIM is holding touch screens to just the Storm. I think this is a mistake. With the next generation of sure press coming out - it could make one heck of a BB - full keyboard with larger useable keys plus the touch screen. I like this set up better than a slide out keyboard...as that makes the devices too thick in my opinion.
I like the touch screen and full physical keyboard...don't worry ppl, RIM has a similar device coming with the 99xx series.
Looks like a good toy for my pet dog to chew on.
Awesome! I left T-Mobile for Sprint's Pre and returned it after not liking the slider. Now that I'm back on T-Mo, I sure hope a GSM Pixi comes out soon! Neeeeeed! WebOS was completely awesome, and by the time a GSM Pixi comes out there should be lots of good apps. Yay!
The phone's asthetics are decent. But Palm, seriously...nobody has ever been able to type on your keyboards. A little recognition for the members or the Fat Finger Club is in need.
The post above mine is exacly what I wanted to say... Palm keyboards blow... If this phone had the bold's keyboard, id get it asap.
how gay would you feel tellin your friends you got the new "Pixi" I mean come on, are those keys foreal or what?
I went from a Curve to the Pre with absolutely no problems typing on the keyboard. If given a choice between this and the 8520/8530, the Pixie is definitely competitive and a much better value.
Apple should steal this design and make this the iPhone Nano or something. The design, other than the keyboard, looks like an iPhone
Wow.. if its more than 20% thinner than any Blackberrys that must be a thiiiing device..
I guess I am also a member of the fat finger club (average guy actually) but there is no way possible for me to type on that keyboard.
With all the good new Berries coming out and those that are already here, I think this should just be left on Pre/Central.net. No need for it on CrackBerry.
can make one phone and take over half the smart phone market and every one else thinks they need multiple phones to achieve success?
Maybe dumping all the goodies into one phone is a better idea than fragmenting the makers market share?
phone is just a phone but it has the worst. name. ever. Seriously. No one I know could say he was carrying a Pixi without grimacing.
I agree the name is pretty lame, but I don't think it's the worst. Another Palm model carries that title...PRE!
Keyboard is too small for me, but otherwise I think it looks pretty decent. Definitely better than the Pre in the looks department and it looks like the screen isn't any smaller (?).
As a Palm Centro owner, this phone is actually somewhat exciting.
The one thing that I really get frustrated with, when I try to use my wife's Curve is the lack of touch screen.
It is VERY handy to type with the keyboard, then reach a thumb up to tap a link or select something on the screen w/o having to roll the trackball.
If only they would pack it with the power of the Pre, rival the speed of, say, the Tour, and add Wi-Fi, I'd be all over this phone. Short of that, I'll keep my love affair with the Storm II.
im diggin the physical keyboard along with the "gesture area"..the keyboard is so freaking small though!! i would actually be interested in if it would be LIFE SIZE!!
i wish RIM would jump on the physical keyboard and touchscreen combination..the option for both...on a blackberry...now thats cool.
Way to go Palm. You're making the right decision by transitioning from the solid business devices you once made to new, slicker models aimed at the adolescent girl demographic. *No offense to anyone*
Didn't you here the rep? "It's tin percint tinner than the iphone 3Gs." Sorry, I couldn't get past that guys heavy accent.
Hi, I have a 'pixi'-
dude, I'm gay but not THAT gay
*also hugs tour*
RIM you need one of this phone , but with new style
cool as hell id buy it palm has stepped there phone game up RIMM needs to revamp there os and phone designs
I would like to see a BB like the Tour or Bold with a touchscreen and a small "Gesture" bar on the bottom and sides of the screen. That could be pretty sweet.
It looked okay. I think I would need a magnifying glass for that screen though.
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