Convergence. That's the dream. I only want to carry one computer device, so it has to do everything. The perfect product does not yet exist, but we are quickly closing in on it.
I've had the T-Mobile Sidekick (which is the rebranded Danger Hiptop) since it's introduction on October 1, 2002. I have been wildly happy with this device. It is a mobile phone, with a qwerty thumb board for entering text. It does email, AOL instant messenger, and basic web surfing. For me email is king, and I use it constantly. It also comes with a plug in camera attachment, but the photos are so small as to be basically unusable.
A new color (screen) version has just come out. And with a much better camera, although it sill lags seriously behind other camera phones on the market.
I might upgrade to the new version, but I think I will probably end up with the soon to be released Handspring Treo 600 instead. I liked the original Treo (pictured for comparison on that page,) but it was just a little too big. The 600 solves that problem. It has the thumb board which I like (over stylus entry like a palm pilot, or like the Sony Ericsson P800 uber phone.) I guess this is personal, but I've got to have the keyboard. And it has a built in camera which will hopefully have decent resolution.
But this is still just an approximation at best. But getting closer. Hopefully it will be out by October first.
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I've had the T-Mobile Sidekick (which is the rebranded Danger Hiptop) since it's introduction on October 1, 2002. I have been wildly happy with this device. It is a mobile phone, with a qwerty thumb board for entering text. It does email, AOL instant messenger, and basic web surfing. For me email is king, and I use it constantly. It also comes with a plug in camera attachment, but the photos are so small as to be basically unusable.
A new color (screen) version has just come out. And with a much better camera, although it sill lags seriously behind other camera phones on the market.
I might upgrade to the new version, but I think I will probably end up with the soon to be released Handspring Treo 600 instead. I liked the original Treo (pictured for comparison on that page,) but it was just a little too big. The 600 solves that problem. It has the thumb board which I like (over stylus entry like a palm pilot, or like the Sony Ericsson P800 uber phone.) I guess this is personal, but I've got to have the keyboard. And it has a built in camera which will hopefully have decent resolution.
But this is still just an approximation at best. But getting closer. Hopefully it will be out by October first.
- jim 7-14-2003 8:34 pm