Pimp My Pre

Apparently the folks following palm_inc on Twitter must all work in the Abuse Department (made infamous in that old Monty Python sketch). All we asked for were a few creative ideas for real-world tests to subject the Palm Pre to make sure it was ready for all the folks anxiously awaiting its arrival. Yes, we expected the blender and the toilet, but we didn’t expect the Spanish Inquisition-worthy suggestions about how to stress test the Pre. Such as: @sil: put it in a small cloth bag with a bunch of keys and some coins, and then shake the bag for eight hours. That's my pocket. @bcj_tweets: How about strapping it to your sweatiest arm and take it for a jog. http://tinyurl.com/cmalua @VSmirk: greasy fingers (friend chicken, anyone?), with earlobes and shirt collars rubbing on display ... @thynctank: a little running of the rhinoceri on the weekends, a little suborbital rocketry every Wednesday. Mostly just daydreaming, though. @intolerable: 15+mile wilderness/bushwhack hikes in cold/snow/rain... i use my treo all the time on such trips and hope to use pre soon! @dweiums: Hmmm. . . crash it while biking. That has worked 2 times for me. I now have insurance ;D @AtomicAgeZombie: How about the "Drunken Fumble" test? @ProfJonathan: Dropping from, say, belt height. Repeatedly. On all kinds of hard, unforgiving surfaces. In the rain. (See why I use a hard case?) @jhoff80: I think the best torture test would be shipping one to me, and seeing if it can withstand the tortures of UPS or Fedex en route. (If you’ve had experience accidentally stress-testing your phone, share the tale via a comment below or a tweet to palm_inc on Twitter.) Jon Zilber