TamsPalm – the Palm OS / web OS Blog

Our friends at Aceeca’s have just provided us with some extra info regarding the MEZ1500 and their upcoming GarnetOS device.

Their statement reads as follows:

The MEZ1500 should enter the production run stage in April.

Have I also told you we are working on a semi-rugged Garnet device which will be low cost with a list price starting at USD199.00

I was furthermore provided with some images of the Garnet OS device (and also handled tbe MEZ1500 in the past) – rest assured that both of the devices do exist.

Rumors of an upcoming webOS release on AT&T have floated all over the industry in the past – and they have just been confirmed by the carrier itself.

Unlike the European carriers, AT&T will get the “Plus” versions of the devices. They will look like the ones in the image below:

When it comes to availability, the statements are less clear – they read as follows:

Palm Pre Plus and Palm Pixi Plus will be available in AT&T stores and online at www.wireless.att.com in the coming months for $149.99 and $49.99, respectively, with a two-year service agreement and after a $100 mail-in rebate. More information is available at www.att.com/webOS.

Finally, hit the link below to see AT&T’s webOS page:
http://www.wireless.att.com/cell-phone-service/ …

The folks at Palm’s seem to have a nice bit of trouble recently – after having bad results this quarter, it looks like AT&T is acting up.

AllThingsD sums it up as following:

“Beyond generally lacklustre handset sales in the current quarter, which are already reflected in our previous estimates, we have recently learned that AT&T has delayed the planned launch of the Pre and Pixi on its network from April to June/July,” Misek writes.

“Moreover, we believe that this is more than just an ordinary delay,” the analyst adds, “as AT&T has cited a long list of technical issues with the Pre and Pixi. Furthermore, the carrier has decreased its initial order size and has decided to sharply reduce its marketing budget for the launch.”

Given Palm’s past track record of issues, this unfortunately sounds more than believable…

Verizon recently promised to “make up” for the botched launch of the Palm Pre Plus on their network. This has happened in the form of no mail-in rebates, a changed advertising line and – last, but not least, rebates like the ones below:

Amazon
First of all, Amazon has lowered the Pre Plus to 39$:

Wal-mart
Wal-Mart has gone really insane here. They offer the Pre Plus for less than what Sprint’s normal Pre costs:

As of now, not much further information is available…