Palm 的新 OS 手機，終於在 CES 亮相了，叫做 Palm Pre (胖皮?!)，以下是 Palm Info Center 的規格整理：

  • High-speed connectivity (EVDO Rev. A or UMTS HSDPA)
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
  • Integrated GPS
  • Large 3.1-inch touch screen with a vibrant 24-bit color 320x480 resolution HVGA display
  • Gesture area, which enables simple, intuitive gestures for navigation
  • Slide-out QWERTY keyboard
  • Email, including Outlook EAS (for access to corporate Microsoft Exchange servers), as well as personal email support (POP3, IMAP)
  • Robust messaging support (IM, SMS and MMS capabilities)
  • High-performance, desktop-class web browser
  • Great multimedia experience and performance (pictures, video playback, music), featuring a 3-megapixel camera with LED flash and extended depth of field, and a standard 3.5mm headset jack
  • Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR with A2DP stereo Bluetooth support
  • 8GB of internal user storage (~7.4GB user available)
  • USB mass storage mode
  • MicroUSB connector with USB 2.0 Hi-Speed
  • Proximity sensor, which automatically disables the touch screen and turns off the display whenever you put the phone up to your ear
  • Light sensor, which dims the display if the ambient light is dark, such as at night or in a movie theater, to reduce power usage
  • Accelerometer, which automatically orients web pages and photos to your perspective
  • Ringer switch, which easily silences the device with one touch
  • Removable, rechargeable battery
  • Dimensions: 59.57mm (W) x 100.53mm (L, closed) x 16.95mm (D) [2.35 inches (W) x 3.96 inches (L, closed) x 0.67 inches (D)]
  • Weight: ~135 grams [4.76 ounces]

有人說這台的工業設計太過老舊，不過我覺得倒是跟 Treo Pro 的神韻差不多。若是市場上每台機子長得都跟 iPhone 很像，那就沒有意思了。我比較想要知道的是以下幾點，依據重要性排列：

  1. 能否直接原生執行原來的 Palm 軟體？
  2. 是否支援 Unicode (UTF-8)？
  3. 是否支援 WCDMA？

如果以上皆是，那老胖友可能都要回籠了。

2009-01-09 16:05 更新：哇塞！Palm Pre一發表，Palm股價馬上漲35%。