The Palm Pre leaks are coming hard and fast these days. Following on leaked internal Sprint planning schedules that indicated May 16 as the target-date for finalizing all Palm Pre launch preparations, an alleged screenshot of Sprint’s price lists hints at an $70 price tag for the Palm Pre’s wireless Touchstone charger. In case you’ve been hiding under a rock for the past several months, the Palm Pre will launch with an optional wireless charging dock, known as the Touchstone charger. The magnetic-induction charger wireless juices the Palm Pre and will pave the way for more Touchstone-based products down the line.
Apple stirred up the iPhone-pot with their decision to stop bundling the iPhone dock with the iPhone 3G. And, despite criticism, Apple likely made off like bandits by charging iPhone 3G owners a couple dozen hard-earned dollars for the unassuming plastic dock – not even counting the hoards of Apple-certified iPhone 3G accessories that Apple peddles through its retail channels. Palm may be looking to cash in on the accessory market in much the same way. Palm Pre owners will likely want a piece of the Touchstone-action, and many will likely be willing to pay a premium for Touchstone. The only question is whether or not an $70 price point will be attractive enough to make money.
Here’s to hoping that Palm and Sprint offer some sort of new-activation discount on the Touchstone.
[Via: EngadgetMobile]