O2 follows iPhone success with deal for next must-have gadget by Richard Wray in The Guardian
“Stocks of the device are limited, however, which is why gadget fans outside the US will have to wait several months before it becomes available.”
True, stocks of the device are likely to be limited, but since the Palm Pre is a CDMA device, it’ll need to be converted to GSM and go through all the different approval processes for different countries. See also: the iPhone, which took 5 months to come to the UK after its US launch.
“It also has an eye-catching way of recharging: rather than being plugged in, it has to be placed on what Palm calls its Touchstone and charges through magnetic induction.”
Touchstone is an optional and expensive extra. It doesn’t have to be charged on the pad. The base model comes with a USB charging cable.
“The new version [of the Blackberry Storm] does away with one of the original device’s most annoying features – SurePress, which required the user to press down the screen in order to type or select icons – and opts instead for a traditional touchscreen feel.”
This is a bit touch and go, but isn’t the addition of tactility to a touchscreen a good thing? I wouldn’t be surprised if the Storm’s implementation sucked though (I’ve never used one).
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