The Palm Pixi smartphone featuring the Palm webOS is now available for Sprint customers at a price of $99.99 after a new two-year contract, and instant-savings of $200 dollars, and a mail-in rebate of $100 dollars.

Features of the Pixi include:

• Dual-band CDMA2000 with support for EvDO Rev A
• 2.63 inch multitouch screen with 18 bit color and a 320 x 400 resoluton
• Universal search for searching across contacts, applications, Google services, etc
• Built-in full HTML web browser
• 2.0 megapixel camera with LED flash
• Combined IM, MMS, and SMS messaging
• All-in-one calendar
• Integrated contacts from multiple sources
• Linked contacts and layered calendar
• Ambient light, accelerometer, and proximity sensors
• Audio Formats: MP3, AAC, AAC+, AMR, QCELP, WAV
• Video Formats: MPEG-4, H.263, H.264
• GPS navigation enabled
• Email support including Microsoft Exchange, POP3/IMAP
• Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR with A2DP stereo
• 8GB memory with 7GB user available
• 3.5 mm stereo jack
• Compatible with Palm Touchstone charging dock
• Measures 2.17 x 4.37 x 0.43 inches and weighs 3.26 oz

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Sprint announces the new Palm Pixi handset will be available starting on November 15th for a price of $99.99 (after a new two year agreement and a $50 dollar instant rebate and $100 dollar mail-in rebate). The Pixi runs Palm’s webOS mobile platform (also found on the Palm Pre handset) which includes features such as:

• Allows users to keep multiple activities open and move easily between them – flipping through them like a deck of cards using natural gestures
• Palm Synergy which links information from a variety of sources including Google, Facebook, Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync, LinkedIn, and Yahoo!
• Synergy offers Linked Contacts, Layered Calendars, and Combined Messaging
• New Facebook application

On the spec side of the equation, the Pixi includes:

• Palm webOS platform
• Dual-band CDMA2000
• EVDO Rev A
• 2.63 inch multi-touch display with 18 bit color and 320 x 400 resolution display
• Email support includes Microsoft Exchange, POP3/IMAP
• Integrated IM, SMS, and MMS
• Built-in GPS
• 2 megapixel camera with LED flash
• Ambient Light, Accelerometer, and Proximity Sensors
• Audio Formats: MP3, AAC, AAC+, AMR, QCELP, WAV
  Video Formats: MPEG-4, H.263, H.264
• Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR with A2DP stereo
• 8GB memory (~ 7GB is user available)
• microUSB connector
• 3.5 mm stereo headphone jack
• Palm Synergy support for Facebook, Google, Microsoft Office Outlook, LinkedIn, Yahoo! Mail, Google Talk, AOL IM, and Yahoo! Messenger
• Universal Search
• Measures 2.17 x 4.37 x 0.43 inches and weighs 3.26 oz

You’ll need to activate the handset on a pricing plan which includes unlimited data. The Palm Pixi will be available at Sprint stores, online at www.sprint.com, via telesales, at Best Buy, RadioShack, and select Wal-Mart stores.

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