Palm Pixi In Real Life [Gadgets]

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I finally saw the Palm Pixi up close and personal today while doing some emergency electronics shopping. It is definitely the Prē’s kid sister.

That’s not necessarily a bad thing, though, depending on who you are and what you want out of your phone. There’s only a bit after the jump, so click on through to the other side.

While the keyboard seemed smaller to me, the keys felt more solid than those of the Prē. The smaller form factor was also appealing, although the screen looks a lot smaller up close than in video reviews. And, without wifi, it’s not the phone for powerusers.

It looked almost fake next to the Motorola Droid. The Droid will get a post of its own eventually, but for now I’ll say that while part of me was repulsed by the industrial lines and gold-brick feel, I was intrigued.

The Pixi is is interesting though because it aims for a fairly tight market. Phones like Prē, Droid, and, when used to its fullest potential, iPhone, aim for the nerdiest powerusers, deliberately or otherwise. Pixi aims for someone who knows a poweruser but doesn’t want the “nerdy stuff” for the first brave step on their journey from their RAZR-ridden past into their smartphone future.

But don’t take my word for it — go read Gizmodo’s excellent (although uber-critical) review or watch the Pixi commercial at CrunchGear.

[Via http://therottenword.com]

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