PalmSpot Contest – Just What Palm Needs

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Everyone I know who has used a Palm WebOS device thinks it's by far the best smart phone they've used. The biggest problem seems to be Palm's ability to market WebOS. It's hard to show Synergy in 30 seconds... and that's just one of the features. How do you begin to show off multitasking in 30 seconds? Palm decided to side step the problem completely and show some freaky alien woman. It didn't work and I think Palm is feeling the effects of it.

All is not lost. Palm's loyal fan base have created their own commercials. WebOS Roundup has commissioned a contest to see what commercials people can make. While one may expect amateur quality... you might be surprised. Check out this video:

We think Palm would do well to pick one feature of the phone and show it off. For instance you could show off Universal Search in 30 seconds by having three people compete game-show style to answer a question about Ted Williams. Where Apple needs to shorten the sequences of it's commercials because of it's lack of multitasking, the Palm Pre could smoothly take you through several applications solving a real-world problem.

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