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Comments on: Palm shows Pre at D

Former Apple hardware guru Jon Rubinstein touts Palm's Pre and its rival to the App store, an iTunes sync feature, and the ability to search Twitter.

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by somebodytldme May 28, 2009 1:22 PM PDT: i cannot wait....wait i have to, my plan doesnt end until next christmas; Like this Reply to this comment

by Atomische May 28, 2009 1:23 PM PDT

Note to model in top photo: HAND CREAM!

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by jomuza May 28, 2009 1:46 PM PDT: That is hilarious!; Like this


by MrZook May 28, 2009 2:24 PM PDT: good lord... the Palm PR Troll makes the convention rounds.; Like this


by bonesbautista May 28, 2009 3:30 PM PDT: Somebody needs to call Joey Tribbiani in for this one!; Like this


by sam99999999 May 28, 2009 3:33 PM PDT: I think the battery leaked on his hand.; Like this


by mrcockrell May 31, 2009 2:34 PM PDT: seriously those are some ugly ass hands, i clicked this story to read about the palm pre but all i could focus on was those freakin mitts, ***... i still havent read it yet; Like this


by montex66 May 31, 2009 2:40 PM PDT: Did Palm just pull some homeless guy off the street to be their hand model? Who ever took that pic is trying to sabotage Palm's Pre by photographing it in a person's hands that look like they just fixed a tractor out on a farm in Kansas.; Like this

by dbloyd May 28, 2009 1:31 PM PDT

That photo of the hand with really bad eczema is very noticeable. They need to put the phone down and put some of this on it. www.freederm.com or see a dermatologist.

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by vara411 May 28, 2009 1:38 PM PDT: Eczema doesn't typically affect the palmar surface of the hands like this. If I had to guess, he likely is suffering from either psoriasis or a fungal infection (Tinea manum, specifically).; Like this


by Mr. Dee May 28, 2009 1:53 PM PDT: I was suffering from this a few months back, its hard to get rid of. I think you catch from typing on dirty keyboards and using dirty mice. I use Daktacort miconazoi-hidrocortisona, controls it really well.

Back to the Palm Pre, when I read the head line for this article, I was going to predict doom and gloom for the device, but the more I see the UI, I have agree this is going to be real competition when its released.; Like this

by vara411 May 28, 2009 1:35 PM PDT

I was going to say... I hate to be so superficial about it, but they need a new hand model!

The Pre just looks amazing. I can't wait for it to launch!

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by basraw June 3, 2009 2:03 PM PDT: sign up george kastanza! booy yah; Like this


by ikramerica--2008 May 28, 2009 1:46 PM PDT: Maybe it's a metaphor for the product?; Like this Reply to this comment

by seven7dust May 28, 2009 1:52 PM PDT

all the competition had to do was copy the iPhone
remove the restrictions ,add the missing features
and it took them over 2 yrs to do so !
plus they needed help from a ex Apple guy as well

why is that only Apple understands technology ?

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by DrtyDogg May 28, 2009 2:38 PM PDT: Hate to break it to you but all of that was done except the copying part prior to the iPhones release.; Like this


by Vegaman_Dan May 28, 2009 2:40 PM PDT: Good point!

So... where is that Seven7dust cell phone? It's easy according to you, so you should have your own product out now for sale, right?

Where is it again? I'd like to see about buying one today. I'll check BestBuy while i'm out and see if they carry the Seven7dust phone in stock.; Like this


by Dr_Garcia May 28, 2009 2:06 PM PDT: Any shots of it in landscape mode or the landscape keyboard?; Like this Reply to this comment


by ballmerisanape May 28, 2009 3:57 PM PDT: What makes the iPhone "special"?... the rich applications. If the Pre can't hosts rich applications and games.. it's in the same boat as the others.; Like this Reply to this comment


by xxdesmusxx May 28, 2009 4:31 PM PDT: that is one seriously gross looking hand in the top-most photo. Can't wait to play with this phone in person...it looks incredible. Can't wait for it to get to Verizon also!; Like this Reply to this comment

by AppleSuxLeo May 28, 2009 4:40 PM PDT

The more we learn about it , the more amazing the Pre is. Palm wasn`t showing all yheir cards on purpose. The demand will be overwhelming.
My sweep account thanks Palm ! God bless Jon "Ruby" Rubinstein. I`m stoked !

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by ballmerisanape May 28, 2009 5:29 PM PDT: Maybe im confused... but synching with itunes (music only) isnt new.. or that bit of a deal. The thing runs local web "apps" for god's sake.. how is this better than anything else out there. There are plenty of text machines available, this is not too different from the rest of them.. so far.. I would love for this to be the next best thing.. but.. at least from what we know about it now.. it really has no real edge over any of the current competition. Being positive is one thing.. being giddy is well... not really warranted at this point.; Like this


by bsnar May 28, 2009 4:43 PM PDT: ...whats wrong w/ yr fingers...; Like this Reply to this comment


by musocat May 28, 2009 6:14 PM PDT: I'm not sure that pricing it at $100 more than an iphone, and then making you mail in a rebate to make it the same price as an iphone, was such a good idea. I have a feeling that more than a few people will look at the Pre and think, "jeez, I can get an iphone for that!"

We'll see.; Like this Reply to this comment


by swyve May 28, 2009 6:30 PM PDT: You sound like an iFanboy worried about the "little engine that could" stealing some of that over inflated thunder from your beloved, almighty "i". Settle down. A little competition is good for everyone. Pre's arrival is the reason that the iPhone 3.0 upgrade will add many of the features your phone should have launched with in the first place. Right?; Like this Reply to this comment


by ballmerisanape May 28, 2009 6:44 PM PDT: Dear God.. Get rid of that first photo..!!!! That hand really is disgusting!!!!!; Like this Reply to this comment

by monkeyfun14 May 28, 2009 7:53 PM PDT

The hand really distracts from the beauty of the phone your in awe and grossed out at the same time.

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by ikramerica--2008 May 28, 2009 8:49 PM PDT: totally. someone needs to do some masking with photoshop, or at least clone out the sores!

hate to think about the next person having to touch that phone after all the fungus is transfered to it.; Like this


by jawshoeaw May 28, 2009 11:28 PM PDT: Tinea Manum? Dude, what is that, Latin for hand fungus? reality check, everyone's hands are covered in fungus - i guess "tinea manum" is an overgrowth but there are spores everywhere - be happy you have an immune system.

The picture is probably showing calluses. Apparently you keyboard jockies have never seen these hideous "sores" caused by using your hands. Flash photography will accentuate calluses as the intense light penetrates deeper into the skin.

But even if it was some terrible tinea, so what? We have to launch a hate rant?

Regarding the Palm - it looks like a middle aged iPhone that gained a little weight around the middle. Nice design guys, it looks like a Ford Taurus from the 80s. Only the Soviet designed Zune is uglier.

IMHO of course.; Like this Reply to this comment


by AppleSuxLeo May 29, 2009 9:10 AM PDT: Sprint Nextel's exclusive window to sell Palm's Pre will last for six months after its June 6 debut: Verizon Wireless said Thursday that it would carry the smartphone along with a crop of other high-end handsets. These include Research in Motion's sequel to the Blackberry Storm, a new RIM device called the Tour, an Android-based phone, a handset from Motorola and an updated LG enV with a touch screen. PC World (05/28) Reuters (05/28) InformationWeek (05/28) TWICE (05/28); Like this Reply to this comment


by ITsover May 29, 2009 11:26 AM PDT: Actually I would say not fungus just dry callouses and dry open cuts which can be painful.

Oh yeah, nice phone. Unfortunately I just bought an iPhone 3G a few months ago. My Sprint contract was up 8 months ago but because Sprint was so top secret about a launch date I had to make the purchase. I got the BB Curve first but after a week I felt, aside from email management, it was lacking and traded up to the iPhone for the apps, wifi and the good looks. No regrets getting the iPhone but the Pre really looks like a hot phone. The only thing I havent seen with the Pre is Multimedia handling. That would be a big factor for me. Does anyone know if it will have an FM tuner?; Like this Reply to this comment


by ITsover May 29, 2009 11:40 AM PDT: Oh yeah and the 3G was a big factor. When downloading apps on edge to the BB I quickly realized that it was too slow. My small Sprint Samsung M-500 was far quicker than edge in downloading data. The only BB with 3G at the time was the Bold but at 300 and a small screen it made the iPhone look that much better. Plus the wifi is brilliant with Pandora. I also switched to ATT for the family plan which makes my monthly for the iPhone $40 (10 for the line and 30 for the data). Great deal.; Like this Reply to this comment


by CJmodiano May 30, 2009 11:24 AM PDT: The main picture for this article keeps on freaking me out. It looks like a dead guy hand holding that Pre..; Like this Reply to this comment

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