In addition to its gecko-like grip, the latest Palm Pre touchstone super power is the ability to squeeze $5 worth of components into a $70 price tag.
https://gizmodo.com/pre-touchstone-chargers-got-special-powers-too-5280936
We kid the Pre, honestly, because as other sites have already noted today, many electronics companies have been taking bargain bin components, adding a slick coat of paint, and charging a premium for some time now.
Still, $5 worth of commodity plastic and transistors marked up to $70? Surely there is some other latent super power slumbering within the plastic confines of this phone charger that will awaken with a flash someday? Right?
FYI: The same tear down at iFixit revealed about $170 worth of parts go into the Pre. [iFixit via Engadget]
https://gizmodo.com/palm-pre-disassembled-cost-estimated-at-170-5281437
