The Second One About Smartphones
The hunt may be over.
You won't find much official word yet, but the monstrous new Nokia N900 may be the way to go. How can I call it a monster when I was all over the N97 just a little while ago? Check the technique -- this phone is serious, even when you break it down. It could have 48 GB of memory at the end of the day. It runs a Linux operating system, which is beyond gangsta.(1) It upgrades the N97's questionable touch screen. It's talking about having a built in Twitter app. "Browser: Firefox 3 with support for Flash 9.4." The screen's iPhone comparable. Wi-fi, 3G, word processing, removable media, 5MP Carl Zeiss camera with dual-LED flash, all at 180 grams.
Ready for the kicker? The real, "holy crap, did they make this phone for Hannibal specifically?" Hang on:
It's being released exclusively for T-Mobile in the US.
So my measly $94 a month plan could fuel this handheld computer? Sure, it's currently slated at a $640 price point, but maybe I can sign up for a contract and they can cut me a deal. I'm atingle with anticipation. I must get my hands on one.
I was actually inches away from settling on the E71x -- @SupaSista and I even went to an AT&T store to look at it, but none of their E71x models would power on and the line to speak to somebody was too long for her bladder to endure. Now that seems like serendipity.(2)
In the time since my last blog I've identified and eliminated many other potential phones. Like what? AT&T's flammable Quickfire, for example. LG's enV Touch and Xenon phones, Samsung's Impression and Comeback and even Nokia's E63. All failed in some dealbreaking way.
But today, with the word of this from my associate Jamie Fishback has me excited and happy! This seems like the device that can do everything I need ... now all I have to do is trick T-Mobile into giving me a hefty discount on one ...
Playing (Music): "Closer" by Ne-Yo
You won't find much official word yet, but the monstrous new Nokia N900 may be the way to go. How can I call it a monster when I was all over the N97 just a little while ago? Check the technique -- this phone is serious, even when you break it down. It could have 48 GB of memory at the end of the day. It runs a Linux operating system, which is beyond gangsta.(1) It upgrades the N97's questionable touch screen. It's talking about having a built in Twitter app. "Browser: Firefox 3 with support for Flash 9.4." The screen's iPhone comparable. Wi-fi, 3G, word processing, removable media, 5MP Carl Zeiss camera with dual-LED flash, all at 180 grams.
Ready for the kicker? The real, "holy crap, did they make this phone for Hannibal specifically?" Hang on:
It's being released exclusively for T-Mobile in the US.
So my measly $94 a month plan could fuel this handheld computer? Sure, it's currently slated at a $640 price point, but maybe I can sign up for a contract and they can cut me a deal. I'm atingle with anticipation. I must get my hands on one.
I was actually inches away from settling on the E71x -- @SupaSista and I even went to an AT&T store to look at it, but none of their E71x models would power on and the line to speak to somebody was too long for her bladder to endure. Now that seems like serendipity.(2)
In the time since my last blog I've identified and eliminated many other potential phones. Like what? AT&T's flammable Quickfire, for example. LG's enV Touch and Xenon phones, Samsung's Impression and Comeback and even Nokia's E63. All failed in some dealbreaking way.
But today, with the word of this from my associate Jamie Fishback has me excited and happy! This seems like the device that can do everything I need ... now all I have to do is trick T-Mobile into giving me a hefty discount on one ...
Playing (Music): "Closer" by Ne-Yo
FOOTNOTES:
(1) = Real computers run Linux. Servers run Linux. It's the OS of the computer world's equivalent of burly jocks.
(2) = Not the limp rom-com, but the actual concept. Sorry, John Cusack!
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