First on show was the Veer, which is a mini smart phone in the same vein as the Sony Experia X10 Mini Pro. The diminutive device sports a cute-as-a-button 2.6-inch touchscreen, and a slide-out teenie-tiny QWERTY keyboard. Honestly, just imagine a Pre, but smaller. The Veer is running on WebOS (obviously).
The next device was the Pre 3, which like the Pre 2, looks very similar to the original Pre. The big changes from the previous models are a much higher resolution screen (800×480), 720p video recording, a front-facing camera for video chats, a snappy 1.4 GHz processor, and a slightly reworked keyboard incorporating a touchable area for gestures. Unfortunately – also like the original Pre – this one will keep you waiting. Release isn’t scheduled until the summer.
As Engadget rightly notes, one glaring omission from today’s presentation was Palm. All of the devices are HP-branded, and although all run WebOS, none of them feature the name Palm anywhere. Could it be the plucky stalwart of smart devices has finally been completely absorbed into HP’s monolithic whole?