Hasta La Gadget!

And in the most glaring reminder that HP has dropped the “Palm” brand entirely from its new line of hardware, here’s the HP Pre 3. Honestly, it feels a bit like switching lead actors for the third part of a film series, but HP bought the company, so it’s not really our call.

The forthcoming smartphone features a 1.4GHz Qualcomm processor, slide out QWERTY keyboard, a 3.6 inch display, a 5MP camera, front facing camera, HSPA+, and EVDO Rev A.  There’s 215MB of RAM inside. The new Pre comes in 8- and 16GB capacities. It’s also got a fairly symbiotic relationship with the new TouchPad, which can actually take the Pre’s calls.

The handset will hit the market in the summer.