7:33 Aug 4th, 2009 | Notes

I think Palm have forgotten how advertising is supposed to work.

In the perfect ad you show as much of your product as possible, from the best angles, showing the best features, and making sure the ad itself gets to the point. I viewed this beautifully metaphorcal and poetic ad for the Palm Pre and was instantly filled with a soothing euphoria. I was so lost in the graceful anecdotal story line that I missed the one second of footage that actually depicted the Pre.

At this point I can’t help quoting Devin Coldewey from TechCrunch:

The ads may have been effective if they were promoting something else, I can’t think of what — lotion, maybe, or a really nice oven.

So Palm, if you wish to sell phones, don’t show me a woman in a nightie charming me with her calming metaphorical story of a juggler in a park. Instead, show me the Pre in action. Simple.

4:28 Jun 4th, 2009 | Notes

That’s a bit self indulgent isn’t it Palm? Seriously, you’re not inventing the wheel, tone down the melodrama. I like the music though.

12:03 May 31st, 2009 | Notes [Flash 9 is required to listen to audio.]

The new Palm Pre ringtone.

What the hell? As if you’re going to hear that in your pocket! You’ll be like “I hear church bells!” only to realize several minutes later that it was in fact your phone.

Not to mention that it’s incessantly annoying. It’s like they’re throwing glass spheres at your head to get at the candy inside. And the candy is rock candy, not fruit chews.

PrePod? You Wish

5:06 May 30th, 2009 | 0 notes

The Palm Pre will be able to sync with iTunes? Nice work Palm! Just keep continuing to aggravate the company which threatened to sue you at the drop of a hat. Good can only come of that right?

As if Apple is going to let this slide. If Palm are tricking iTunes into thinking the Pre is an iPod, Apple will quickly find a solution to stop them.

I also love how Palm say “iTunes syncing is compatible with iTunes 8.1.1”.

What they mean to say is “Don’t expect this to work with 8.1.2”.