Images: Sizing up Palm's Pixi handset

The Palm Pixi is the latest Palm WebOS handset to be unveiled for the US market. Pricing and exact availability date have not been announced for the UK, but the smartphone is expected to ship in time for Christmas in the US.

The Pixi offers a 2.63-inch multi-touch screen with a 320x400 resolution, built-in accelerometer and proximity sensor. Like the Pre, there is also a gesture area for navigation. Below it, you will find the full Qwerty keyboard, which looks to be the same style as the Pre.

The handset brings some new tricks to the table, including the integration of LinkedIn contacts and Yahoo contacts, calendar and IM into Synergy. The smartphone still offers Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and support for Sprint's EV-DO Rev. It also provides 8GB memory, but no expansion capabilities.