Palm, at last week’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, didn’t give me one of its new Pre smartphones to take home with me. But I did get to play with one under the watchful eye of a Palm employee, who made sure I didn’t walk away with it. Pity. Based on my first impressions, it’s the phone I want to carry around. I might change my mind after I give it a thorough test but, so far, I’m impressed. One can’t help but compare the new Palm phone with Apple’s iPhone. Both have a touchscreen with that great “multi-touch” interface that lets you use a finger to flick from one screen to another.
