Verizon, Palm Partner on $299 Android-Based Companion Device for Smartphones
Verizon is the exclusive carrier for the Palm smartphone companion device, described as a credit-card size device designed to eliminate “mindless scrolling and excessive screen time." The Palm's form factor is said to allow users to connect to “only what…
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matters.” The Palm is voice-enabled with Google Assistant, has 12-megapixel rear-facing and 8-megapixel front-facing cameras and has a 3.3-inch 720p display. Its “life mode” includes shortcuts to get users to apps with “a couple of taps,” said Verizon. Apps for the Android-based Palm are available at Google Play. The $299 device syncs with a user’s Gmail account using Verizon NumberShare and can be purchased over 24 months at $14.58 a month with a two-year agreement.