Technolust
People may think I'm one of those gadget freaks who can't live without possessing the latest tech "toys". Ok, guilty as charged. But I'm really not the type of person with extreme case of technolust who feels that the pursuit of happiness means ditching yesterday's hot gizmo for today's latest tech craze. Ok, I may have some symptoms of that "condition", but I'm not the one who'd replace his phone every 6 months. Ok, I replaced my Treo for a BlackBerry after 3 weeks, but I was within the "trial" period, so I was "trying" it out first, and then realized that I didn't like the Treo that much, so I switched to my current 8830.
Speaking of phones, I've thought about a touch smart phone like the ridiculously cool iPhone. The technoluster in me says that it's a must-have, because everyone has it but it's unique at the same time (by comparison to most smart phones). However, a huge down side of the iPhone is its lack of a physical QWERTY. The UI is amazing and intuitive, but my thumbs are used to feeling the keys. I've never tried typing for a long time on the iPhone, so my apologies for jumping into conclusions. However, I can't say I'd be able to type all of this using the iPhone touch keyboard. (I'm currently using my Berry to type all this, believe it or not. It's quite comfortable to use, actually.). I've grown accustomed to using my thumbs to type on my Berry keyboard, and I've developed a typing speed of at least 80 words per minute, which is a VERY rough estimate.
There are new contenders in town, though. The BlackBerry Storm and the BlackBerry Bold. They won't be available on Alltel anyway soon, so we'll just have to wait until Verizon buys Alltel. I'm eyeing the Bold. I still have to have the physical keyboard, which eliminates the Storm. But I haven't tried any of the two yet, so my opinion is still subject to change.
