Palm® Touchstone™ Technology provides a simpler way for your phone to interact with other Palm accessories, offering new levels of functionality and convenience. For example, the Palm Touchstone Charging Dock allows connectionless charging of your Palm webOS™ phone.
Palm Touchstone is based on inductive technology. Inductive coils inside the Touchstone Charging Dock generate a small, oscillating electromagnetic field and transmit it through the Touchstone Back Cover on your device. This allows you to charge your Palm webOS phone without connecting a wire directly to it.
As you place your device on the Palm Touchstone Charging Dock, it magnetically aligns in portrait or landscape mode, and charging begins. It's easier, more convenient, and it charges your phone in about the same amount of time as a standard power charger.
Palm Touchstone capabilities
Touchstone Technology intelligently communicates with your Palm webOS phone and enables Palm accessories to provide a new level of functionality:
Place your phone on the Palm Touchstone Charging Dock when you're on a call and its speakerphone automatically turns on.1
Pick your phone up from the Palm Touchstone Charging Dock while you're on speakerphone and the conversation is automatically routed back to the earpiece.1
For incoming phone calls, simply pick up the phone from the Palm Touchstone Charging Dock and it answers automatically, without having to tap the screen.
When your phone is not in use, Nightstand mode displays the time and incoming notifications while on the Palm Touchstone Charging Dock.
What do I need to use Palm Touchstone Technology?
Palm International Power Charger
Palm Touchstone Charging Dock (sold separately)
Palm Touchstone Back Cover or Palm Pixi™ Artist Series Back Cover (each sold separately)
How are Touchstone accessories sold?
The Touchstone Charging Dock and Touchstone Back Cover can be purchased as a bundle or purchased individually. The Charging Dock requires the Back Cover to work, therefore purchasing the bundle is recommended.
Additional Charging Docks may be purchased to be placed in multiple locations in your home or office. Each additional Charging Dock requires its own Power Charger (sold separately).
Palm Pre
Manufacturer
Palm, Inc.
Carrier
Sprint Nextel (USA)Bell Mobility (Canada)O2 (UK, Germany, & Ireland)Movistar (Spain)
Available
June 6, 2009 (Sprint Nextel)August 27, 2009 (Bell Mobility)Late 2009 (O2)Late 2009 (Movistar)Q1 2010 (Verizon Wireless)
Screen
3.1 in (79 mm) HVGA (320×480) 24-bit color capacitive touchscreen
Camera
3.2 megapixel camera with LED flash, "extended depth of field", and geotagging
Operating system
Palm webOS
CPU
600 MHz (underclocked to 500 MHz) Texas Instruments OMAP 3430 (ARM Cortex A8 + PowerVR SGX)
Memory
256 MB RAM
Storage
8 GB
Networks
CDMA
Connectivity
EV-DO Rev. ABluetooth 2.1+EDR with A2DPMicroUSBWi-Fi 802.11b/g with WPA, WPA2, 802.1X authenticationA-GPS
Battery
1150 mAh Lithium-ion
Physical size
Closed: 100.53 mm (3.958 in) (h)59.57 mm (2.345 in) (w)16.95 mm (0.667 in) (d)
Weight
135 g (4.8 oz)
Form factor
Slider
The Palm Pre (styled palm prē, pronounced as the English prefix pre, /ˈpriː/, known internally as the Castle) is a multimedia smartphone designed and marketed by Palm with a multi-touch screen and a sliding keyboard. The phone was launched on June 6, 2009, and is the first to use Palm's new Linux-based[1] operating system, webOS. The Pre functions as a camera phone, a portable media player, a GPS navigator, and an Internet client (with text messaging, email, web browsing, and local Wi-Fi connectivity).[2]
The Pre has received positive reviews from technology critics, winning CNET's Best in Show, Best in Category: Cell Phones & Smartphones,[3] and People's Voice for CES 2009.[4]
Contents
1 History and availability
2 Hardware
2.1 Screen and input
2.2 Connectivity
2.3 Storage capacity
2.4 Charging
3 Software
3.1 Interface
3.2 Synergy
3.3 Web browser
3.4 Syncing
3.4.1 iTunes syncing
3.5 Third-party applications
4 Information gathering by Palm
5 See also
6 References
7 External links
History and availability
The Palm Pre and the Palm Pixi both run webOS.
Palm debuted the Pre at the 2009 Consumer Electronics Show, as the first mobile phone to use the Texas Instruments OMAP 3430 processor, as well as its initial exclusive carrier agreement with Sprint, which operates a CDMA network in the United States.
The Pre's incorporation of features similar to Apple's iPhone, specifically elements of the user interface, has led to speculation of possible patent infringement litigation, with Apple COO Tim Cook stating that "we will not stand for people ripping off our IP" and Palm responding that they "have the tools necessary to defend [themselves]", hinting at Palm's large portfolio of patents.[5][6]
On May 19, Sprint and Palm announced the Pre would be available beginning June 6, 2009[7] in the United States. The Pre will retail at Sprint Stores and select Radio Shack, Wal-Mart, and Best Buy stores in the United States.
On May 25, The Guardian reported to have sources inside O2 who claimed that the carrier would have exclusivity of the Palm Pre handset in the UK.[8]
On May 28, Verizon Wireless announced that it would also carry the Palm Pre in "about six months."[9] A later comment from a Sprint spokesperson indicated that the launch carrier would have exclusivity rights to the Pre "through 2009."[10] Sprint's CEO, Dan Hesse, commented that his company and Palm had agreed not to discuss the length of the exclusivity deal, but remarked that "it's not six months."[11]
On July 7, Telefónica announced that they would exclusively carry the Palm Pre in the UK, Spain, Ireland and Germany on their O2 and Movistar networks, with availability "before the winter holidays".[12]
On July 27, during the company's second quarter conference call, Verizon chief operating officer Denny Strigl announced that Verizon Wireless will begin selling the Palm Pre in early 2010.[13]
News coverage of the launch noted that the sales quantity was a record for any Sprint phone launch, and estimated sales of approximately 50,000 units for the day, and up to 100,000 for the week.[14]. However, reports stated that sales of the Pre on July and beginning of August were much lower than expected
[edit] Hardware
The Palm Pre's CPU is a 600 MHz Texas Instruments OMAP 3430 (ARM Cortex A8 + PowerVR SGX) underclocked to 500 MHz.
[edit] Screen and input
The Pre features a 3.1-inch capacitive touchscreen over a 24-bit color 320×480 resolution HVGA liquid-crystal display. The touchscreen allows for manipulation of the UI with fingers instead of a stylus, commonly used with older Palm phones and PDAs. Below the display is the "Gesture Area", a touch-sensitive area with LED underlighting that permits additional touch commands.
Like other recent Palm phones, the Pre features a full QWERTY keyboard. On the Pre, the keyboard slides out, and is curved to follow the contour of the human face. In addition to the keyboard, the device features a single button in the center of the Gesture Area, a volume rocker switch on the side, and a ringer switch on the top.
The Pre features three input sensors that allow it to respond to its surroundings. An accelerometer automatically changes the orientation of the display between landscape and portrait when the device is rotated in the user's hands. An ambient light sensor allows the Pre to automatically adjust the brightness of its display. A proximity sensor allows the Pre to disregard touch inputs when the phone is held close to a user's face during a call.
The Pre also has an integrated 3.2 megapixel digital camera with LED flash.[18]
[edit] Connectivity
The Pre will be available with high-speed connectivity on either EVDO Rev. A or UMTS HSDPA, depending on location. The Pre also includes 802.11b/g WiFi and Bluetooth 2.1+EDR with support for A2DP stereo headsets. A-GPS with support for turn-by-turn navigation is also included. For charging and data-transfer, the Pre uses a microUSB connector with USB 2.0 support, and audio output is supported by a standard 3.5 mm headphone jack.[18] While the phone reports support for the Bluetooth DUN protocol, Sprint is not permitting use of the Pre in tethered (or "Phone as Modem") mode, and has made no announcements that this mode will be offered in the future.
[edit] Storage capacity
The Pre has 8.0 GB of internal flash storage (approximately 7.4 GB of which is user accessible). The Pre does not have a flash memory card slot.[18]
[edit] Charging
The Pre is one of the first smartphones to feature wireless charging, using electromagnetic induction through an optional wireless charging dock (dubbed the "Touchstone Charger") and a special back cover, which also is sold separately.[19] Users can still charge the phone using the supplied MicroUSB cable.
[edit] Software
Main article: webOS
The Pre is the first Palm device to use webOS, the Linux-based platform that replaces Palm's previous Palm OS. Developed from scratch for use in mobile phones - whereas Palm OS was originally designed for PDAs - webOS is capable of supporting built-in first party applications, as well as third party applications.
[edit] Interface
The webOS interface is based on a system of "cards" used to manage multitasking. Applications can be launched from either the "Launcher", which displays a default of three pages of applications icons in a scrollable grid, or the Quick Launch bar, which displays five icons inline horizontally. The user switches between running applications by clicking the front-face button to bring up the "cards" and then flicking left and right on the screen. Applications are closed by flicking a "card" up - and "off" - the screen.
webOS also supports multi-touch gestures, enabling most navigational input to be made using the touchscreen. Unlike other touchscreen smartphones, the Pre does not include a virtual keyboard as it includes the slide-out keyboard.
[edit] Synergy
webOS includes a feature called Synergy that integrates information from many sources. webOS allows a user to sign in to accounts on Gmail, Facebook, and Microsoft Outlook (via Exchange ActiveSync). Contacts from all sources are then integrated into a single list. Calendars from multiple sources can be viewed together or one at a time. For messaging, Synergy combines all conversations with each contact into a single chat-style window. For example, instant messages and SMS text messages are viewed together.[18]
[edit] Web browser
The webOS web browser is WebKit-based and, thus, pages render similarly to other WebKit-based browsers such as Safari, the iPhone browser, Google Chrome, and Nokia Web Browser for S60. The browser can be viewed in either landscape or portrait orientation, switched by rotating the device. Specific features of the web browser include the ability to play .pls file types without the need for an additional application. In addition, on February 16, 2009, Adobe announced that it will be developing a version of Adobe Flash Player for webOS.[20]
[edit] Syncing
The device makes use of the cloud based services model, but uses no desktop sync client (in the style of Palm's HotSync synchronization method).[21]
Palm has referenced a number of solutions for users who need to sync with their desktop software like Palm Desktop, Microsoft Outlook, or IBM Lotus Notes. Additionally, Mark/Space, Inc. has announced Macintosh desktop sync software, and Chapura such software for Windows.[22] Palm has offered an online guide to help customers.
[edit] iTunes syncing
Palm has announced that the Pre will be capable of "seamlessly" synchronizing with Apple's iTunes via its Media Sync feature.[23][24] The Pre is believed to achieve this by switching its USB Product and Vendor IDs to those of an Apple iPod, thereby mimicking or "spoofing" the Apple device.[25][26] The update to iTunes 8.2.1 reportedly disables syncing with the Pre.[27] WebOS update 1.1.0, released by Palm on July 23, 2009, restores iTunes syncing natively, but third-party applications can still be used to sync iTunes with the device with previous versions of WebOS.[28]Apple responded yet again on September 9th, 2009 with its release of iTunes 9 during their 'It's only Rock and Roll' event. The new version of iTunes effectively re-blocked the Pre from syncing with iTunes. [29]
[edit] Third-party applications
Third parties are able to develop web apps that run within webOS. In addition, Palm has announced that they have partnered with certain trusted third-parties that have been given greater access to Pre functionality. At launch, 18 applications were available in the Palm App Catalog. One of the apps, available at launch, is "Classic", a Palm OS emulator (for $29.99) that can run a large number of the roughly 50,000 apps for the Palm OS.
Palm Touchstone is based on inductive technology. Inductive coils inside the Touchstone Charging Dock generate a small, oscillating electromagnetic field and transmit it through the Touchstone Back Cover on your device. This allows you to charge your Palm webOS phone without connecting a wire directly to it.
As you place your device on the Palm Touchstone Charging Dock, it magnetically aligns in portrait or landscape mode, and charging begins. It's easier, more convenient, and it charges your phone in about the same amount of time as a standard power charger.
Palm Touchstone capabilities
Touchstone Technology intelligently communicates with your Palm webOS phone and enables Palm accessories to provide a new level of functionality:
Place your phone on the Palm Touchstone Charging Dock when you're on a call and its speakerphone automatically turns on.1
Pick your phone up from the Palm Touchstone Charging Dock while you're on speakerphone and the conversation is automatically routed back to the earpiece.1
For incoming phone calls, simply pick up the phone from the Palm Touchstone Charging Dock and it answers automatically, without having to tap the screen.
When your phone is not in use, Nightstand mode displays the time and incoming notifications while on the Palm Touchstone Charging Dock.
What do I need to use Palm Touchstone Technology?
Palm International Power Charger
Palm Touchstone Charging Dock (sold separately)
Palm Touchstone Back Cover or Palm Pixi™ Artist Series Back Cover (each sold separately)
How are Touchstone accessories sold?
The Touchstone Charging Dock and Touchstone Back Cover can be purchased as a bundle or purchased individually. The Charging Dock requires the Back Cover to work, therefore purchasing the bundle is recommended.
Additional Charging Docks may be purchased to be placed in multiple locations in your home or office. Each additional Charging Dock requires its own Power Charger (sold separately).
Palm Pre
Manufacturer
Palm, Inc.
Carrier
Sprint Nextel (USA)Bell Mobility (Canada)O2 (UK, Germany, & Ireland)Movistar (Spain)
Available
June 6, 2009 (Sprint Nextel)August 27, 2009 (Bell Mobility)Late 2009 (O2)Late 2009 (Movistar)Q1 2010 (Verizon Wireless)
Screen
3.1 in (79 mm) HVGA (320×480) 24-bit color capacitive touchscreen
Camera
3.2 megapixel camera with LED flash, "extended depth of field", and geotagging
Operating system
Palm webOS
CPU
600 MHz (underclocked to 500 MHz) Texas Instruments OMAP 3430 (ARM Cortex A8 + PowerVR SGX)
Memory
256 MB RAM
Storage
8 GB
Networks
CDMA
Connectivity
EV-DO Rev. ABluetooth 2.1+EDR with A2DPMicroUSBWi-Fi 802.11b/g with WPA, WPA2, 802.1X authenticationA-GPS
Battery
1150 mAh Lithium-ion
Physical size
Closed: 100.53 mm (3.958 in) (h)59.57 mm (2.345 in) (w)16.95 mm (0.667 in) (d)
Weight
135 g (4.8 oz)
Form factor
Slider
The Palm Pre (styled palm prē, pronounced as the English prefix pre, /ˈpriː/, known internally as the Castle) is a multimedia smartphone designed and marketed by Palm with a multi-touch screen and a sliding keyboard. The phone was launched on June 6, 2009, and is the first to use Palm's new Linux-based[1] operating system, webOS. The Pre functions as a camera phone, a portable media player, a GPS navigator, and an Internet client (with text messaging, email, web browsing, and local Wi-Fi connectivity).[2]
The Pre has received positive reviews from technology critics, winning CNET's Best in Show, Best in Category: Cell Phones & Smartphones,[3] and People's Voice for CES 2009.[4]
Contents
1 History and availability
2 Hardware
2.1 Screen and input
2.2 Connectivity
2.3 Storage capacity
2.4 Charging
3 Software
3.1 Interface
3.2 Synergy
3.3 Web browser
3.4 Syncing
3.4.1 iTunes syncing
3.5 Third-party applications
4 Information gathering by Palm
5 See also
6 References
7 External links
History and availability
The Palm Pre and the Palm Pixi both run webOS.
Palm debuted the Pre at the 2009 Consumer Electronics Show, as the first mobile phone to use the Texas Instruments OMAP 3430 processor, as well as its initial exclusive carrier agreement with Sprint, which operates a CDMA network in the United States.
The Pre's incorporation of features similar to Apple's iPhone, specifically elements of the user interface, has led to speculation of possible patent infringement litigation, with Apple COO Tim Cook stating that "we will not stand for people ripping off our IP" and Palm responding that they "have the tools necessary to defend [themselves]", hinting at Palm's large portfolio of patents.[5][6]
On May 19, Sprint and Palm announced the Pre would be available beginning June 6, 2009[7] in the United States. The Pre will retail at Sprint Stores and select Radio Shack, Wal-Mart, and Best Buy stores in the United States.
On May 25, The Guardian reported to have sources inside O2 who claimed that the carrier would have exclusivity of the Palm Pre handset in the UK.[8]
On May 28, Verizon Wireless announced that it would also carry the Palm Pre in "about six months."[9] A later comment from a Sprint spokesperson indicated that the launch carrier would have exclusivity rights to the Pre "through 2009."[10] Sprint's CEO, Dan Hesse, commented that his company and Palm had agreed not to discuss the length of the exclusivity deal, but remarked that "it's not six months."[11]
On July 7, Telefónica announced that they would exclusively carry the Palm Pre in the UK, Spain, Ireland and Germany on their O2 and Movistar networks, with availability "before the winter holidays".[12]
On July 27, during the company's second quarter conference call, Verizon chief operating officer Denny Strigl announced that Verizon Wireless will begin selling the Palm Pre in early 2010.[13]
News coverage of the launch noted that the sales quantity was a record for any Sprint phone launch, and estimated sales of approximately 50,000 units for the day, and up to 100,000 for the week.[14]. However, reports stated that sales of the Pre on July and beginning of August were much lower than expected
[edit] Hardware
The Palm Pre's CPU is a 600 MHz Texas Instruments OMAP 3430 (ARM Cortex A8 + PowerVR SGX) underclocked to 500 MHz.
[edit] Screen and input
The Pre features a 3.1-inch capacitive touchscreen over a 24-bit color 320×480 resolution HVGA liquid-crystal display. The touchscreen allows for manipulation of the UI with fingers instead of a stylus, commonly used with older Palm phones and PDAs. Below the display is the "Gesture Area", a touch-sensitive area with LED underlighting that permits additional touch commands.
Like other recent Palm phones, the Pre features a full QWERTY keyboard. On the Pre, the keyboard slides out, and is curved to follow the contour of the human face. In addition to the keyboard, the device features a single button in the center of the Gesture Area, a volume rocker switch on the side, and a ringer switch on the top.
The Pre features three input sensors that allow it to respond to its surroundings. An accelerometer automatically changes the orientation of the display between landscape and portrait when the device is rotated in the user's hands. An ambient light sensor allows the Pre to automatically adjust the brightness of its display. A proximity sensor allows the Pre to disregard touch inputs when the phone is held close to a user's face during a call.
The Pre also has an integrated 3.2 megapixel digital camera with LED flash.[18]
[edit] Connectivity
The Pre will be available with high-speed connectivity on either EVDO Rev. A or UMTS HSDPA, depending on location. The Pre also includes 802.11b/g WiFi and Bluetooth 2.1+EDR with support for A2DP stereo headsets. A-GPS with support for turn-by-turn navigation is also included. For charging and data-transfer, the Pre uses a microUSB connector with USB 2.0 support, and audio output is supported by a standard 3.5 mm headphone jack.[18] While the phone reports support for the Bluetooth DUN protocol, Sprint is not permitting use of the Pre in tethered (or "Phone as Modem") mode, and has made no announcements that this mode will be offered in the future.
[edit] Storage capacity
The Pre has 8.0 GB of internal flash storage (approximately 7.4 GB of which is user accessible). The Pre does not have a flash memory card slot.[18]
[edit] Charging
The Pre is one of the first smartphones to feature wireless charging, using electromagnetic induction through an optional wireless charging dock (dubbed the "Touchstone Charger") and a special back cover, which also is sold separately.[19] Users can still charge the phone using the supplied MicroUSB cable.
[edit] Software
Main article: webOS
The Pre is the first Palm device to use webOS, the Linux-based platform that replaces Palm's previous Palm OS. Developed from scratch for use in mobile phones - whereas Palm OS was originally designed for PDAs - webOS is capable of supporting built-in first party applications, as well as third party applications.
[edit] Interface
The webOS interface is based on a system of "cards" used to manage multitasking. Applications can be launched from either the "Launcher", which displays a default of three pages of applications icons in a scrollable grid, or the Quick Launch bar, which displays five icons inline horizontally. The user switches between running applications by clicking the front-face button to bring up the "cards" and then flicking left and right on the screen. Applications are closed by flicking a "card" up - and "off" - the screen.
webOS also supports multi-touch gestures, enabling most navigational input to be made using the touchscreen. Unlike other touchscreen smartphones, the Pre does not include a virtual keyboard as it includes the slide-out keyboard.
[edit] Synergy
webOS includes a feature called Synergy that integrates information from many sources. webOS allows a user to sign in to accounts on Gmail, Facebook, and Microsoft Outlook (via Exchange ActiveSync). Contacts from all sources are then integrated into a single list. Calendars from multiple sources can be viewed together or one at a time. For messaging, Synergy combines all conversations with each contact into a single chat-style window. For example, instant messages and SMS text messages are viewed together.[18]
[edit] Web browser
The webOS web browser is WebKit-based and, thus, pages render similarly to other WebKit-based browsers such as Safari, the iPhone browser, Google Chrome, and Nokia Web Browser for S60. The browser can be viewed in either landscape or portrait orientation, switched by rotating the device. Specific features of the web browser include the ability to play .pls file types without the need for an additional application. In addition, on February 16, 2009, Adobe announced that it will be developing a version of Adobe Flash Player for webOS.[20]
[edit] Syncing
The device makes use of the cloud based services model, but uses no desktop sync client (in the style of Palm's HotSync synchronization method).[21]
Palm has referenced a number of solutions for users who need to sync with their desktop software like Palm Desktop, Microsoft Outlook, or IBM Lotus Notes. Additionally, Mark/Space, Inc. has announced Macintosh desktop sync software, and Chapura such software for Windows.[22] Palm has offered an online guide to help customers.
[edit] iTunes syncing
Palm has announced that the Pre will be capable of "seamlessly" synchronizing with Apple's iTunes via its Media Sync feature.[23][24] The Pre is believed to achieve this by switching its USB Product and Vendor IDs to those of an Apple iPod, thereby mimicking or "spoofing" the Apple device.[25][26] The update to iTunes 8.2.1 reportedly disables syncing with the Pre.[27] WebOS update 1.1.0, released by Palm on July 23, 2009, restores iTunes syncing natively, but third-party applications can still be used to sync iTunes with the device with previous versions of WebOS.[28]Apple responded yet again on September 9th, 2009 with its release of iTunes 9 during their 'It's only Rock and Roll' event. The new version of iTunes effectively re-blocked the Pre from syncing with iTunes. [29]
[edit] Third-party applications
Third parties are able to develop web apps that run within webOS. In addition, Palm has announced that they have partnered with certain trusted third-parties that have been given greater access to Pre functionality. At launch, 18 applications were available in the Palm App Catalog. One of the apps, available at launch, is "Classic", a Palm OS emulator (for $29.99) that can run a large number of the roughly 50,000 apps for the Palm OS.
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