Gowalla now available on Palm Pre and Pixi devices

The annual South by Southwest Festival is kicking off this weekend, and Gowalla has taken that as an opportunity to debut its service on multiple smartphone operating systems. The location check-in service released an Android application last week and followed suit today with a new webOS app for Palm Pre and Pixi users.

Gowalla is a location-based social network/game. Members visit locations like parks, restaurants, and entertainment venues, then “check-in” to announce their location or activity. It’s a way to share activities with friends and discover new locations to visit through the game. Gowalla members using a Palm Pre or Pixi were previously unable to use the Gowalla web app because webOS phones don’t support its location-awareness feature in the browser. The new app addresses that problem, allowing Gowalla members to finally check-in from their phone.

The design of the Gowalla app is beautiful, but will that be enough to attract users away from popular rival Foursquare? Only time will tell, but SXSW will be a good testing ground for this Check-in Competition.

Read [Gowalla Palm App Catalog Entry] Via [Download Squad]