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Palm Solo has posted some brief thoughts around Gadget Lust! And this got me to thinking . . . I have had Gadget lust in the past! Most of the time, it has had to do with a PDA phone of some sort . . . . . But for the most part, once I buy something, I tend to stick with it! For example, the Palm OS. I have owned many Palm devices and resisted to upgrade to the latest and greatest as soon as a new one appeared! I have been comfortable with the OS and both its pluses and its limitations! These devices have been beneficial in many ways! They have saved me time and effort by being more than a phone! Google Maps, Email, messaging, calendar, Weather, the web, movies, radio and music, all in the Palm of my hand! But lately, I have been exeriencing this "Gadget Lust" in a big way! A co-worker recently picked up an HTC Touch and looking at the beautiful screen, the killer WM06 graphics and the very cool touch flow interface has made me very aware of how archaic my Palm is! I have been shopping, and have been pondering hard taking the plunge in a big way to grab the HTC TyTN II. In fact, I have been spending a little bit of time on Ebay, just trying to get a feel for what is out there and what I might expect. This is a very large decision. Because this type of lust is going to lead to other accessories that moving to another Palm device wouldn't bring! For example, all the applications I am currently using for my Palm Treo, will no longer work on a WM device. All the chargers and cases, will be next to worthless to me. I will need these things for this device so that is an added cost. And because its an HTC device that isn't sold at the local AT&T store, this means I buy unlocked, and though I get to skip the two year, its a lot of $$$$$ up front! So here is how I am shaking out! I am trying to justify this plunge by looking at what this device will give me that I currently don't have in my current device. | Feature | TyTN II
| Treo 680
| | WiFi | X | | | HSDPA | X | | | GPS | X | | Java support
| X | | | Camera | X | | Today Screen
| X | | Larger Screen
| X | | | QWERTY | X | | | Touch Flow | X | |
So you would think that this might mean "what are you waiting for?" Well, there is this other side of me. The side that says, be frugal, be sensible! And even though my eyes have really been wondering these last few months, and that TyTN is certainly a device I lust for, the Treo is paid for, is comfortable, I know what to expect . . . Did I mention, its paid for? I mean, right now, it gets me up in the morning, its how I manage my email, its my entertainment device when I am killing time with movies and music, and its how I get weather, podcasts and newsfeeds. So what I am trying to say here is that I am about ready to leave the Palm Platform totally! When that will be is not yet determined, but I am very close. And if I were leaving today, it would certainly be for the HTC TyTN. So I haven't taken the plunge yet, but I am certainly about to!
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