Gadget people, the first preDevCamp is today, worldwide. It’s an event to get the development community for Palm’s new operating system, WebOS on Palm Pre, excited and working together.
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I’m attending from home, and watching the USTEAM from the Dallas location.

You can take a look at the full program at www.preDevCamp.org and see all the streams at http://predevcamp.org/live/.

UPDATE: Sprint has announced the Palm Pre will be available at Best Buy, Wal-mart, Radio Shack, and other locations on June 6.

Some of my obsessions have been at the forefront lately, typically the likes of Rock Band, Xbox 360 deals, and BlackBerry’s. Though, the obsession that started this whole site 2 and a half years ago, seems to have gone by the wayside.

I guess we can thank my employer for forcing BlackBerry on me, which got me obsessing on the Storm and then the Bold. Though, some news I learned over the weekend, is bringing me back to my roots.

Palm.

I live blogged the announcement of the Palm Pre back in January, and haven’t mentioned in the blogs since. Although, I am due for a Palm Pre blog post, that’s not the main reason I’m writing.

Thanks to my friends at PreCentral.net, I learned over the weekend that another Palm device running the new webOS is in the works. It’s called the Palm Eos, and it’s looking to be the successor to the very popular Palm Centro (running the classic Palm OS). The Eos will run the new webOS, but will retain the Treo/Centro like front facing QWERTY candy-bar design.

It’s also been spotted as an AT&T device. Sprint will be getting the Pre.

So, here’s what’s a killer. The Pre, announced in January without any release date…still has not been released. It’s looking like it will come out within the next 14 days, but no date has been announced.
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The Pre is a big step from the Treo and Centro, as it’s a full touchscreen, with something very different from all smartphones. It has a vertical sliding keyboard. No one knows yet if it will be a successful design, though there’s little question that the OS will be anything less than dazzling.

But, is Palm shooting itself in the foot by taking such a long time to release the Pre, while allowing the Eos to get leaked? I think so. Now, the Treo and Centro lovers have a reason NOT to jump over to Sprint, since the Eos will likely be coming to AT&T. Also, Treo and Centro lovers now can wait a little while longer, and get that good ol’ front facing QWERTY they have grown to love.

For me, both are exciting, though I don’t see me getting one as my everyday device, due to work restrictions. I’m sure I will be trying both out, and writing up my feedback when I get my hands on either one.

What about you? Do we have any Palm enthusiasts left here, interested in either of these?

We got info today that we will be selling the Palm Pre in our store, thanks to our agreement with Best Buy. There is no confirmed date or price yet.

If you want to be notified when we will have them, leave a comment below. Once we get more details, we will send you an email with the info

Just announced less than a minute ago!!! (Keep refreshing your browser for updates). Thanks GDGT.com

* Gorgeous 3.1-inch, 320 x 480, multi-touch display. Extends down below into the “gesture area.” Variety of sensors.
* EV-DO Rev. A, 802.11b/g, 8GB storage, GPS, Bluetooth stereo (A2DP). Pre is the first smartphone with TI’s latest processor — “laptop-like performance.”
* slide-out keyboard.

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* All basic navigation is gestures — flick, tap, swipe, no buttons cluttering up the screen. Intended for one-handed usage. Somewhat familiar looking Palm launcher — three columns

* All your changes are saved automatically — focus on what you’re trying to do, not on running programs or saving files.
* Exchange OTA sync

* Conversations flow between IM and SMS.
* Real mobile web browser.
* Multiple tabs “cards”

* Landscape or portrait.

* Communcation apps integrated and always running
* Open apps resize when reminders, announcements open

* Media player

* Exclusive on Sprint. WTF!?

* Easy development environment. Everything done with JavaScript, HTML, and CSS. Comment: Hell, I could build apps for Palm.

Partners/Apps ready at release:
* facebook
* google
* dataviz
* pandora
* aol
* mobitv
* yahoo
* telenav
* chapura
* splashdata