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More Than 50,000 Palm Pres Sold, More than 150,000 Apps Downloaded

Dan Nosowitz — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 12:20:00 EDT

We don't have hard numbers yet, but according to some analysts, Palm probably sold between 50,000 and 60,000 Pres in this opening weekend, and Palm verifies over 150,000 app downloads in the first day alone.

Of course, the original iPhone sold about 146,000 units in its opening weekend, but it was the first major touchscreen smartphone and offered basic navigation like multitouch that hadn't been seen before. Plus, AT&T is just a far larger carrier than Sprint. Analysts have deemed the Pre launch successful, about as big as expected, and may have been even bigger had there not been shortages. We're really excited about that huge app downloads number: It means people are really excited about apps and should be a good encouragement for Palm to get more apps up as soon as possible. We'll update with more solid numbers when we get them. [ZDNet and The Official Palm Blog]

$300,000 Watch Doesn't Tell Time, But Shows if the Sun is Up

Jason Chen — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 20:15:00 EDT

Do you know when you see something so completely retarded, you have no response other than to rub your face with your hands and mumble to yourself, "What the fuck?" That's exactly what we did when we saw this $300,000 Day&Night watch that doesn't tell the time, but shows you whether the sun is up basied on Tourbillon movement. What's even more retarded is that these watches sold out within 48 hours of their launch. I've sat here staring at the monitor for 10 minutes trying to figure it out, but I'm dumbfounded. [Reuters via Born Rich via Coolest Gadgets]

Jetpack with a 10 Mile Range Available Soon for $226,000

Adam Frucci — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 17:00:50 EST

Jetpacks, the invention we've all been waiting to become a reality for as long as we can remember (along with flying cars and teleporters), are pretty much a reality at this point. While a few months ago the only two commercially available jetpacks had paltry flying times of about 30 seconds, Jet Pack International is releasing a new model early next year that'll let potential pilots take to the skies for a generous 19 minutes.

The purchase price of $226,000 comes with an included training course so you don't kill yourself with it within the first few minutes of opening the box, which is probably for the best. You'll be able to travel up to 10 miles between refuels, but you won't be able to just stop by the local gas station with this thing: it runs on jet fuel. But hey, if you paid $226,000 you can afford a few gallons of jet fuel as well. The company hopes to keep bringing that price down as the tech advances, so hopefully by the time I'm 50 these things will cost as much as a Ford Fiesta and I can use it to travel between Manhattan and Brooklyn. [Ubergizmo]