Hmmm…Palm Pre or the New iPhone 3Gs?

Turn The Table Tuesday, July 14^th, Netcast 872

Two weeks ago Leo reported on the Palm Pre, which he liked a lot. www.twit.tv/dgw862

But that phone was loner and it already went back to Palm. And since he needs to own the latest, Leo bought the new iPhone 3Gs. As Leo noted (and photos show) it looks pretty much the same as the “old” iPhone. But it has new bells and whistles, which Leo likes. I’m just going to mention a couple here, because reams have now been written about this new version. It now has video recording (which Leo really missed on the earlier model) and an improved 3-megapixel camera with auto focus. Leo showed how you tap on the part of the screen you want the camera to focus on. And that’s what the camera does! Leo wanted voice commands missing from the previous model, and he got his wish. The 3Gs obeys when spoken to. Battery life is better, but Leo said the big plus is the faster data network. Apple added the “S” to this phone because it’s “super fast”. As you can imagine, the idea of what “super fast” is varies from person to person, but Leo said it’s a big improvement. When I asked him which phone he preferred, the new iPhone 3GS or the Palm Pre, he leaned toward the iPhone 3GS. Probably because he already bought it (and most likely without a discount since I don’t think that’s possible on an Apple product!) Leo is a big multi-tasker and he did like the way he could multi-task so easily on the Palm Pre. But it looks like the iPhone 3GS is his phone of choice! Available at ATT only. (And you have to decide between buying the new or the last released version at a reduced price.)

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Hear this Netcast: www.twit.tv/dgw872