Palm Pre – handled by Gizmodo

So far, consensus among the blogosphere was that no tech journalist has been allowed to touch a working Pre – however, it looks like all of us have overlooked at least one such incident. According to my apprentice Simon Pfundstein (who is an absolute Pre freak), the lucky folks at Gizmodo’s had the opportunity to spend some quality time with the critter:

The Pre’s Web OS UI and and UX really looks great. After watching (and using) for 20 minutes, It rarely looked (or felt) unresponsive, choppy, or laggy and it’s clear a lot of thought was put into the design, especially with regard to how the phone would be used with fingers, as opposed to a stylus or d-pad

As the folks at Gizmodo’s are known to be unbribeable and generally reliable, it looks like the Pre is readier than some (read: most of us) think it is. This could be a very good sign – now all we need to figure out is why “/me and the rest of the proles” weren’t allowed to touch it at the MWC…

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