There are a lot of new touch-screen mobile phones coming out, but so far I haven't really seen anything that rivals the iPhone as a mobile phone multitouch device.The more I look at the Palm Pre, however, the more excited I get about the possibilities. First, its really a nice looking phone and its UI is awesome - at least on par with the iPhone in my opinion.
Second, it's not locked down to a vendor's application store and there is an SDK that will be made available at the same time its released or shortly there after.
Third, it simply has some features that are better than the iPhone which is not a big feat since the iPhone is a pretty limited smart-phone. When you combine the additional features of the Pre with its beautiful multitouch UI you get a true challenger. I'm looking forward to getting one myself and learning how to develop applications for it - just as soon as my iPhone contract runs out and I've exhausted myself programming with Objective-C and Cocoa.
You can see some nice videos and find out a lot more at Engadget - if you are a Jimmy Fallan fan you might also enjoy this apperance by Engadget's own Joshua Topolsky showing off the Palm Pre.
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