Unlocked GSM-flavored Palm Centros are now available directly from Palm for $299. It’s a nice phone, despite Palm’s outdated operating system. Unfortunately, the keyboard is too small for many hands — including mine.

In addition to a tiny (but full QWERTY) keyboard, the Centro features a touchscreen, Bluetooth, a microSD card slot, and a 1.3 MP camera.

Palm also announced that Google Maps and the My Location feature popularized by the iPhone will soon be available for all Centro users.