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    11/12/09

    In reply to Why Aren't More People Talking About the Palm Pixi?
    In what way is Gizmodo "all over" the Pixi? Just search the site itself:

    Palm Pixi = 7 posts
    Droid Eris = 7 posts
    Droid = 20+ posts

    Besides, the biggest audience of consumers (i.e., people who just want a cheap new phone) don't care what the Internet thinks anyway; they'll just buy whatever's on sale at Best Buy or Walmart. #data
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    Image of Jacubious Jacubious
    11/12/09

    In reply to Why Aren't More People Talking About the Palm Pixi?
    It isn't eye candy.

    If you take a look at the Droid, Hero, Pre, HD2, they are all very sexy phones. While the Eris is pretty bland, you have more screen to jazz the phone up. With the Pixi, it just looks like a Pre that hit a midlife crisis and started to get bigger in all the wrong places.

    I would definitely blame the Eris search popularity on the Droid bit though.
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    11/12/09

    In reply to Why Aren't More People Talking About the Palm Pixi?
    ZZZzzzzzz.... what? #data
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    11/12/09

    In reply to Why Aren't More People Talking About the Palm Pixi?
    Palm coulda been a contenda, but it didn't make quite an impact the first go, made your girly hands recoil in pain with its ginsu-knife edge, the iPhone continued to be more popular, Android started to matter more, and the on/off again crazy-stalker-boyfriend/girlfriend relationship with iTunes made it a little bit of a joke. It doesn't really do anything particularly special, it looks like Farnsworth's pressure pill, and its mama dresses it funny. The Pixi is like the last American Idol winner. What's his/her name again? Who gives a rat's gonads.
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    Edited by Kaiser-Machead at 11/12/09 6:43 PM Kaiser-Machead was starred Kaiser-Machead was unstarred
    Image of ceilingFANBOY ceilingFANBOY
    11/12/09

    In reply to Why Aren't More People Talking About the Palm Pixi?
    Wow, using the trend charts to determine which tech is more popular reminds me of the blu-ray vs. hd-dvd days. Only difference is that you actually acknowledge that some people can't spell (or spell correctly causing "blue-ray" to not show up on the charts) #data
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    Image of TheSonOfKrypton TheSonOfKrypton
    11/12/09

    In reply to Why Aren't More People Talking About the Palm Pixi?
    Because the internet is well aware of the truth: Palm, and every device they make from here on out, is doomed.

    They could make a phone with an embedded fleshlight wide enough around to take me without a problem and I still wouldn't give a flying fuck. #data
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    Image of Kris Aubuchon Kris Aubuchon
    11/12/09

    @TheSonOfKrypton: I don't know, I'd be pretty interested if Palm made the world's most narrow phone. #data
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    11/12/09

    @Kris Aubuchon: OHHHHHH SNAP #data
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    Image of TheSonOfKrypton TheSonOfKrypton
    11/12/09

    @Kris Aubuchon: HHAHAHAHAHAHAH. And you're supposed to be a guy? "Kris". Yea. A gay guy then. Got ya. Hey, I'm okay with that! No hate!

    You've obviously never had a black guy ram you up the pie hole Kris. Your day will come. Say goodbye to your bowel movement problems! #data
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    Image of Kris Aubuchon Kris Aubuchon
    11/12/09

    @TheSonOfKrypton: Hey, I'm secure enough to take a joke without resorting to passing off some people's sexuality as an insult. ;) #data
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    Image of TheSonOfKrypton TheSonOfKrypton
    11/12/09

    @Kris Aubuchon: Thats..........good? Golf clap? #data
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    Image of drocha184 drocha184
    11/12/09

    @TheSonOfKrypton: This thread got real weird, real fast. #data
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    11/13/09

    @TheSonOfKrypton: The Internet has been well aware of that "truth" since, oh, 2004. People have been proclaiming "Palm is dead" FOREVER.

    Lo and behold, Palm is still here. Funny that... you'd almost think the Internet was full of armchair CEOs pulling predictions outta their ass with no real clue...
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    Edited by freakout at 11/13/09 1:04 AM freakout was starred freakout was unstarred
    Image of Chimaera Chimaera
    11/12/09

    In reply to DIY Palm TouchStone Car Mount: Death to All Cables
    I can't imagine that the magnet in the Touchstone is strong enough to hold onto the Pre when going over bumps, potholes, etc. Pre owners, what say you? I'd hate to have my phone fall off and be underfoot or underpedal. #palmtouchstonecarmount
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    Image of jhong42 jhong42
    11/12/09

    @Chimaera: Actually, works fine for me. The only time it ever falls off is if my hand accidentally knocks it off. But it has taken the abuse of my crazy driving! To be honest, it's the ONLY reason I haven't bothered thinking about getting another phone. Voice turn by turn GPS with Pandora with a wireless charging setup is bliss, IMHO.
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    Chimaera promoted this comment jhong42 was starred jhong42 was unstarred
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    11/12/09

    @Chimaera: Exactly.

    Its a good idea, but bumps, potholes aint a good idea with this thing magnetically latch to that touchstone. #palmtouchstonecarmount
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    Chimaera promoted this comment Prolab was starred Prolab was unstarred
    Image of ospreyguy ospreyguy
    11/12/09

    @Chimaera: Touchstone is a lot stronger than you'd imagine. I know a couple of people on the precentral forums that use this set up. #palmtouchstonecarmount
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    11/12/09

    @Chimaera: You'd have to hit a seriously rough patch of road to shake the Pre off of the touchstone. Those magnets are not at all weak. #palmtouchstonecarmount
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    Image of beamin445 beamin445
    11/12/09

    @Chimaera: i can't vouch for this method, but i use it mounted horizontally. hasn't fallen yet. #palmtouchstonecarmount
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    Image of NyC88Rican NyC88Rican
    11/12/09

    @Chimaera: I have a pre and, although I cannot say I have the touchstone in my car. I have tried using it horizontally and vertically on my wall and it works wonders. It really does take some force that a bump or sharp turn can't really produce. Picking it up is easy because you are actually grabbing the phone but sliding off from a turn or bump would have to be reeeeeally rough in order for that to happen. #palmtouchstonecarmount
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    Image of Fractal the Meek Fractal the Meek
    11/12/09

    In reply to DIY Palm TouchStone Car Mount: Death to All Cables
    Soon to make my jump to webOS. Wonder if modders out there might comment on how well those magnets hold up to bumps in the road?

    This guy's mounted at a steeper angle than most. Can't imagine it holds well. #palmtouchstonecarmount
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    11/12/09

    @Fractal the Meek: He discusses it in the article, says it's fine. #palmtouchstonecarmount
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    Image of raebis raebis
    11/12/09

    @Fractal the Meek: i've taken the touchstone with the phone on it and shaken it around (above my bed, of course) and it does take quite the force to knock it off.

    i think he'll be fine for going around corners and whatnot, but as for bumps... well maybe the angle of the touchstone will take the force of any bumps rather than the phone sliding off. #palmtouchstonecarmount
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    Image of Fractal the Meek Fractal the Meek
    11/12/09

    @raebis: Then I'm thinking this coupled with bluetooth into the stereo = ultimate car kit. #palmtouchstonecarmount
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    11/12/09

    In reply to DIY Palm TouchStone Car Mount: Death to All Cables
    Thats badass. Why didn't Palm think of this before?! #palmtouchstonecarmount
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    11/06/09

    In reply to Palm Gives Pre Developers a Stupid-Simple Tool to Make Stupid-Simple Apps
    Palm may well be dead by the end of the year, or at least well on its way. It's a shame really -- I don't feel bad for Palm as a company or Palm's management, but I do feel bad for all the folks who put so much work in to something that turned out so well but just came at precisely the wrong time with horrible leadership. #aressdk
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    Image of Pookiewood Pookiewood
    11/06/09

    @weatherman: LOL Doubt that seriously. They are about to release the Pre in Europe if they haven't already. #aressdk
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    Image of alfredoraraujo alfredoraraujo
    11/06/09

    @weatherman: I can not agree more with you. Just when it all started to clear up for Palm, Droid comes in.
    However, just for the sake of discussion, what do you reckon might happen if Palm builds their WebOS on top of Android? Could it be possible?
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    11/06/09

    @Pookiewood: things are going to be even rougher for Palm in Europe, I think. They're up against Symbian and Nokia there in a way that they aren't in the US. #aressdk
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    11/06/09

    In reply to Palm Gives Pre Developers a Stupid-Simple Tool to Make Stupid-Simple Apps
    "Come develop for Palm! Where it's dead simple to make an app that a very small percentage of the population will ever use! Remember, fewer users means less bug reports for you to deal with!" #aressdk
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    Image of AmishJohn AmishJohn
    11/06/09

    @OCEntertainment: They're just reducing the time it'll take to surpass the App Store's total of flashlight apps and tip calculators. #aressdk
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    Image of chefgon chefgon
    11/06/09

    In reply to Palm Gives Pre Developers a Stupid-Simple Tool to Make Stupid-Simple Apps
    Palm is a bunch of idiots with this Web Developer strategy. Web Developers develop for the web. They should be catering to device developers, who develop for devices. I just don't understand where they expect this strategy to go.

    It's like building a racecar that can only be driven by old ladies with vision problems. It might be impressive in a way, but it's not the correct strategy to win races because none of the experienced drivers can operate it.

    Not that web developers are old ladies or anything, but they're just not the people who are going to make the next great handheld app. Their skills are tuned for a different kind of experience completely.
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    elementary promoted this comment Edited by chefgon at 11/06/09 9:41 AM chefgon was starred chefgon was unstarred
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    11/06/09

    @chefgon: I think the "Web" part is throwing you off a bit. It's not so much a half-hearted attempt to get people to develop for the Pre that otherwise wouldn't or couldn't, it's really the next logical step forward in programming. There are two ways to go about it. The traditional way is to have unique set of programming tools and guidelines for a narrow range of hardware. Apple is the prime example. Now Google is going at it from the other angle (I realize Google has nothing to do with the Pre, but they are the biggest ones pushing this model). The idea is, a framework is developed, and the programing is done for the framework, not the hardware. The framework itself has to be uniquely worked onto multiple hardware platforms, but any further software development can be done from within the framework. Anyone familiar with it can develop for any device that uses it. Obviously, given the myriad of hardware platforms, this is particularly appealing to cell phone programming, but in the new world of information, quality comes from quantity, and using a framework that allows a programer to develop for many more devices than he'd otherwise be able to will result in ideas and innovations that otherwise would not have happened. Just not on the Pre. Your TV will have apps. Your car will have apps. Your refrigerator will have apps. No one is going to learn a unique programming toolset to program for my refrigerator, and they won't have to. But my refrigerator will do amazing things. Don't stand in the way of progress, this is the way of future! #aressdk
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    11/06/09

    @elementary: Quoting directly from the Java Evangelism Guidebook, circa 1992. #aressdk
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    11/09/09

    @chefgon: "Web technologies" is just another framework to write applications for a device, just like Android's Java classes or Apple's Cocoa. Just like any other framework Palm has to be smart about exposing device features.

    Some application developers will love working in JavaScript, HTML, and CSS. Some web *SITE* developers will move their programming skills to writing applications. Web technologies are the most popular in the world, both in terms of users and developers, so both groups are potentially huge.

    Palm's strategy is fine, and makes the most sense for a small competitor. #aressdk
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    11/05/09

    In reply to Remainders - Stuff We Didn't Post (and Why)
    If you punch that kid in the stomach does the top bar decrease?

    Really though, I had no idea what those were supposed to be until you told me. #gizmodoremainders
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    11/04/09

    In reply to Remainders - Stuff We Didn't Post (and Why)
    Palm's stock dropped by 40 percent in just two weeks. #gizmodoremainders
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    Image of Jack_Burton Jack_Burton
    10/30/09

    In reply to How Palm Lost (Like Apple in the '80s)
    Palm hasn't lost, but it's still easy to say that, because people are so used to hearing it. *NIX with HTML, Javascript, CSS is the state-of-the-art in terms of features, flexibility, value and ease of development, and WebOS has this in common with Android and the iPhone.

    Sprint isn't going away anytime soon, either, even though they've lost some marketshare. Sprint owns a hell of a lot of fiber and towers, not leases, owns. They are a backbone carrier from which others lease bandwidth.

    People fetishize the shit out of their phones, or phones they wish they had, and don't pay attention to real-world specifications, behaviors, and costs.
    Why would I say this? I worked for a platform-agnostic wireless software developer back in 2000, and the tech press, the popular press, and armchair experts (consumers) have been getting it wrong for a long time, as far as these types of death-knell pronouncements go.

    /rant #palmpre
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