Updated from my last list, now that the “work of nearly indescribable beauty” has been released:
Fits in a normal-sized pocketA distinct absence of Windows(tm)A navigation system based in user-experience realityAble to run, quickly, an appropriately standards-compliant web browserLikewise an email clientLikewise some form or news/rss readerHas a decent camera (~2mp for mobile pics)Might as well play real musicAnd video, since it’s MY listSync all applicable content (contacts, feeds, bookmarks, music, video)with my Macs (Yes, more than one) (half points)Bluetooth 2.0, compatible with Bluetooth keyboards &/or mice (half points)Capable of being managed with one hand for non-data-entry tasksHave a usable keyboard/thumbboard for data-entry/web/email/IMIs a Quad-band phone, since you never know where you’r going to beMulti-tasking capable (my rss reader, IM, and email better be able to work simultaneously)A decent speaker so that my alerts (incoming call or otherwise) are crisp even when not loudIs itself a work of nearly indescribable beauty
Still missing:
- Able to use a wifi connection for data and voice traffic when available
- Likewise a multi-protocol IM client
- A bright, 720 x 480 (or better) resolution screen
- Some form of presence management (busy/away/available/driving)
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