The title of this post is not entirely true. I was pretty keyed up when I bought my Qualcomm QCP phone with a five-line display and a rudimentary WAP/WML browser. At that time I was my then-employer’s “wireless expert”, and was really milking that status. Generally, though, my list is short: is phone, has data cable accessory for phone book export.
However Motorola has finally dropped a phone I want at CES, and its the ROKR E2, the iTunes phone redux. It has exactly all the features I’ve had in my secret dreamphone bullet list:
- plays MP3s
- 1.3MP camera with flash
- takes SD (I’m really trying to move to SD cards for all my devices so they can share memory)
- Bluetooth and USB2 connectivity
I have a Pocket PC running NetFront and PIE with the SPB extensions, and open wireless access points are plentiful in Toronto, so the inclusion of Opera isn’t a really big deal for me. However the PIM, Opera and Linux in the back end mean this phone might even make it as a PDA. I’m really hoping for the day I can get my Gameboy Micro, cell phone, iPod, passable digicam and Axim all in one device for about CDN$400. (On an unrelated note, its time for me to update my What’s In My Bag photo for Flickr.)