Palm Contest Offers a Chance to Celebrate in Las Vegas
Palm has just posted the detail of a new contest where they are offering up the chance to 'Celebrate with Palm in Las Vegas' with an free trip Vegas as Palm's guest. In continuing with the teaser campaign for the CES event, Palm's blog states: Want to get the scoop on our secret - live and in person - when we unveil some Palm New-ness in Las Vegas?
The contest details are located on Palm's Facebook page and are further detailed here. To enter participants must complete the last frame of dialogue from a specially Palm commissioned xkcd cartoon that says something clever about the state of mobile communications. The winner gets a free trip out to Vegas to be present at the Palm event where something they won't specifically say... will be unveiled. The event is an invitation only affair for analysts and media.
The contest is only open to US residents of 18 years of age and older. Entrants are required to be a member of Facebook and must submit their entry by December 17th.
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RE: Bizarre
Viral marketing at its...uh...best?
Strange that they're running TWO contests at the same time, though - left and right hand not talking a-GAIN?
RE: Bizarre
the cartoon is bizarre. implications of a love triangle with a mother? it's not even funny or clever - just contrived to look hip and ironic. i'm sure a liberal cooked this one up too. what's next, bestiality? they already gave us the transgender Santa Claus.
RE: Bizarre
Here's a personal favorite:
http://xkcd.com/123/
-Bosco
m105 -> NX70v -> NX80v -> iPhone -> iPhone 3G
RE: Bizarre
Indeed - never heard of it til now.
> ...It's a popular (nerdy) web comic...
Oh yeah?
Where is it popular?
RE: Bizarre
[I do not facebook]
RE: Bizarre
http://mikecane2008.wordpress.com/2008/08/20/xkcd-speaks-for-me/
RE: Bizarre
Well...we would have had to visit your website to see that cite, thus knowing what xkcd was.
Giggle.
RE: Bizarre
RE: Bizarre
RE: Bizarre
The idiots promoting Palm have been trying to con people into "please try our crappy steak" for so long, they have forgotten the sizzle that has been there all along.
If we must hear advertising, how about a campaign that actually shows the beauty of the OS? The abilities of the device? NASCAR, Santa and Facebook may be trendy, but being "trendy" is the problem with the phone biz: someone always has something thinner and prettier than you. Concentrate on the actul OS, keyboard and abilities and maybe some serious people will begin to understand the reason for a Treo.
Rubes who worship NASCAR, kids on Facebook - will these sales really keep Palm from continuing to choke on their own olive green Centros?
Paying my annual PDA update tax to Palm since 1997.
Am I the only one who doubts the something new?
I guess that could be considered NEW and exciting. Ho hum. Bah humbug!
http://palmdiscovery.com
RE: Am I the only one who doubts the something new?
You got to be kiddin!
RE: Am I the only one who doubts the something new?
Paying my annual PDA update tax to Palm since 1997.
RE: huh?
They will annonce Nova!
I'm told it's JavaFX based, and it will be amazing. (Not Ugly)
Don't give up hope!!!
*Clutches 700p*
RE: They will annonce Nova!
10. An Athena-to-microUSB adapter for Centro users looking to upgrade to an 800w or Treo Pro
9. Some funky fresh new Centro colors including a new two-tone limited edition "Centro LE"
8. A rickety one-off prototype Tungsten T4 that has no internal battery and only powers on when connected to AC that is running an early alpha build of Cobalt
7. The ultra-limited circa-2003 "Dungsten D" handheld in a dark brown anodized aluminum housing
6. One of a kind Treo 650 autographed by Hawkins and featuring a DVORAK keyboard
5. A chance to write your very own blog.palm.com post about anything you desire
4. Hawkins' original Pilot block of wood that he carried around with him (complete with shirt pocket fluff)
3. A private meet & greet with these guys:
http://blog.palm.com/.shared/image.html?/photos/uncategorized/2007/10/01/img_00181.jpg
2. An all-expense paid night out on the Vegas strip with Palm's very own Sarah:
http://www.palminfocenter.com/images/palm-ctia-2008-1.jpg
1. Yankowski's gold-threaded suit!!!
Pilot 1000->Pilot 5000->PalmPilot Pro->IIIe->Vx->m505->T|T->T|T2->T|C->T|T3->T|T5->Zodiac 2->TX->Verizon Treo 700P->Verizon Treo 755p
RE: They will annonce Nova!
Does that mean devs can come up with their own fugly and screwball app UIs (hello, Windows!)?
Does it mean we'll see a fast ramp up in apps from devs and college kidz?
Does it mean vulnerability to gross malware?
What about execution speed? Does it all run through an interpreter? Or can apps be compiled?
What's the least CPU horsepower it would need (I say least because I *still* think Palm would go cheap-ass on us, ala the PDA tarted up to be Foleo)?
What about battery life?
Is there any HWR possible with JavaFX?
Would corporations *want* something JavaFX-based?
OK, *now* we can have some real discussion here.
If Gekko STFUs!
RE: They will annonce Nova!
Sheesh.
Anywho, that guy over on jk-something-or-other could put a touchscreen on anything:
- http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/02/asus-eee-pc-900-gets-livened-up-with-touchscreen/
RE: They will annonce Nova!
And, geez, hello! What frikkin good is a touchscreen if you're dealing with the same old built-for-mouse-pointer OS underneath it? Go try that touchscreen hp desktop running (god help us all!) Vista. It makes FrankenGarnet seem *good*. This is one of the reasons UMPC failed - not just price - it was XP being underneath it. Even MS recognized what a doofus kludge that was and kept issuing "Origami" custom UIs for it. Hey, look at the new phones that slap a mask on WinMob. Once you leave that pretty face, it's a pig underneath!
PIC just gave me a timeout. So if this gets posted twice, blame Ryan!
It has got to be Nova!
RE: It has got to be Nova!
RE: It has got to be Nova!
I'll believe it when it's in my hand running and syncing Pocket Quicken and a few other apps seamlessly. Ain't believing the hype right now- too many BS claims in Palm's history.
Paying my annual PDA update tax to Palm since 1997.
Something 'big'
RE: Something 'big'
Pilot 1000->Pilot 5000->PalmPilot Pro->IIIe->Vx->m505->T|T->T|T2->T|C->T|T3->T|T5->Zodiac 2->TX->Verizon Treo 700P->Verizon Treo 755p
RE: Something 'big'
I'm beginning to put together puzzle pieces for blog posts.
I HATE you Palm! You TOO Colligan!
Listen to me, Palm, you bastards. I'll be publishing a CHECKLIST of what this thing must be able to do BEFORE you announce it.
It better do all of them, dammit.
Hey, Rubenstein, watch my blog! I know YOU won't let them put out crap.
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Bizarre
this makes the Claus campaign look sane.