First Images of the Palm Pre Smart Phone for the 2009 CES

by Scott Ferguson

The Palm Pre smart phone debuted at the 2009 International CES show and is seen as the companys answer to both the Apple iPhone and the RIM BlackBerry.

When the Palm Pre goes on sale later this year, Sprint will be the first wireless carrier to offer the smart phone with its 3G EVDO network.

For the Pre, Palm developed its own operating system called Web OS, which leverages several industry-standard technologies including web technologies such as CSS, XHTML and JavaScript.

The Palm Pre features a slide out keypad and a 3.1-inch screen that offers 320 by 480 resolution.

A side view of the Palm Pre.

The Palm Pre offers a 3 megapixel camera.

The Palm Pre also offers up to 8GB of storage.

The Palm Pre offers touch-screen capabilities that are similar to those found with the Apple iPhone.

The Palm Pre has a full Web browser and Palm has developed the smart phone to access applications such as Facebook.

The Palm Pre is slated to go on sale later this year. No official price has been announced.