The design brief for Palm was actually inspired by the movie
Her, a movie where a divorced man develops a romantic relationship with an operating system voiced by a sultry Scarlett Johansson. The phone responds to voice commands, making voice interaction so much more useful. Just like in
Her, users begin to use voice commands more: texting, asking Google Assistant for directions, or even calling an Uber all with your voice. Dennis Miloseski and Howard Nuk, the co-founders of Palm, are giving the Palm brand a new lease on life with a new Android device that is intended to lessen your screen time and increase your free time. Palm was intentionally scaled down to encourage users to spend less time on social media and email, and more time listening to music. “We wanted to create something literally the size of a credit card a tiny, lightweight thing that lets you stay connected while focusing on the moment,” co-founder Howard Nuk says.