The Pre is Coming!

Ok so for all you technology geeks out there (I know I'm not the only one) This is the moment you have been waiting for- The day when a legitimate i-phone killer is available on a reliable network. If the rumors are true (I wish I had some real inside info, but I don't), the Palm Pre is going to be released the first week of June. Now I know the term "i-phone killer" is tossed around a lot lately and maybe I shouldn't compare the two because they really are a lot different in that the Pre takes all of the i-phones shortcomings and turns them into strengths, but this phone is the biggest thing the cell phone world has seen since the release of the original i-phone nearly two years ago. It's a big deal.

Some of the major advantages the Pre has:

1. A physical keyboard!
2. Multitasking
3. A true web based OS
4. A removable battery
5. Cut Copy Paste (I know the new i-phone release has it but why two years later?)
and best of all
6. It's on a network that isn't going to drop your calls every two seconds! (Sprint Exclusive)

and it has all of the i-phone's good stuff too:

1. A quick fluid touch interface
2. An app store
3. Really good looks
4. Dual touch screen for "pinch" zooming

For those who are interested let me know- I've got a guy that can get you a really good deal :)

For those of you who are really techy, the full specs are below, and here is a link to catch some videos etc... http://www.palm.com/us/products/phones/pre/index.html

Operating system	Palm® webOS™
Network specs1	3G EVDO Rev A
Display	3.1-inch touch screen with a vibrant 24-bit color 320x480 resolution HVGA display
Keyboard	Physical QWERTY keyboard
Email2	Microsoft Outlook® email with Microsoft® Direct Push Technology POP3/IMAP (Yahoo, Gmail, AOL, etc).
Messaging	Integrated IM, SMS, and MMS
GPS1	Built-in GPS
Digital camera	3 megapixel camera with LED flash and extended depth of field
Sensors	Ambient light, accelerometer, and proximity
Media formats supported	Audio Formats: MP3, AAC, AAC+, AMR, QCELP, WAV Video Formats: MPEG-4, H.263, H.264 Image Formats: GIF, JPEG, PNG, BMP
Wireless connectivity4	Wi-Fi 802.11b/g with WPA, WPA2, 802.1X authentication Bluetooth® 2.1 + EDR with A2DP stereo Bluetooth support
Memory	8GB (~7GB user available)5 USB mass storage support
Connector	MicroUSB connector with USB 2.0 Hi-Speed
Headphone jack	3.5mm stereo
Palm® Touchstone™ charging dock6	Compatible
Dimensions	Width: 59.5mm (2.3 inches) Height: 100.5mm (3.9 inches) Thickness: 16.95mm (0.67 inches)
Weight	135 grams (4.76 ounces)