We might be called My Pre, but that doesn’t mean we’ll stint on any other webOS smartphone Palm throw our way: that’s why we’re so interested to see what looks to be the company’s second handset to use the new platform. The Palm Eos was most definitely leak of the week, a candybar QWERTY handset measuring a scant 10.6mm thick and with a capacitive touchscreen.
Slimmer and more basic in its specifications than the Pre, the Eos looks to be the natural successor to the Palm Centro, complete with an estimated $99 subsidized price-tag. Palm always promised more than one handset using webOS, but we must admit we never expected to see it as soon as 2009. Check out the key differences between the Eos and the Pre here.
Meanwhile, the Palm Pre edged closer to release with another sighting in the wild, while the company also kicked off a tester scheme offering participants the chance of a free handset and service for six months. Elsewhere, analysts shared their opinion on the Pre - good and bad - with iSuppli counting up the numbers and declaring the smartphone a mere $138 to build. Sadly not everyone is so positive, with a Collins Stewart analyst claiming there’s a high chance the Pre will be DOA. Bad judgment, sour grapes or attention seeking? We’re calling all three.