Palm’s Touchstone is an optional wireless charger that will be optionally available for use with the Palm Pre.

The Touchstone dock is not entirely wireless per se, since you still have to plug it in somewhere and you have to actually put the Pre on top of it (or near it, but it would not charge at the same rate), where it will stay in place via electromagnetic induction.

The dock is simply considered wireless since it doesn’t have to be connected via any sort of cable to the Palm Pre. Just stick the Palm Pre on top of the dock and charge away! Certainly a nice idea, isn’t it? But something along the lines of a charger working like Bluetooth technology would be something to marvel at, but this? Definitely not groundbreaking! Have I mentioned that this charger will possibly cost you $70?! Talk about bringing a whole new definition to the words “rip off.”

[via Dance With Shadows and SoftSailor]