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Now the dust has settled a bit, I decided to digg a bit around and see how that flashy iPhone compares to my brand new HTC P3300 smartphone. I admit that I do want one of those iPhone's, but as with all Apple product it pays of to wait for version 2.0. It will have everything that this version 1.0 does not have. But for now I can only have wet dreams about it (yeah, I admit: even though I like my new smartphone a lot I would sell my kidney to own an iPhone).

Time to compare some features!

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Beware: the digital "Wigger":

Regular readers of my blog know I am a sucker for gadgets. Basically most of my gadgets are cool, yet rather useless toys. This is not the case however, when it comes to my smartphones: I own a Qtec S100 and I still have an old Sony/Ericsson P800, which was the first real smartphone I ever owned. I love them because before I had them I had to walk around with both my organizer and a phone. And If I needed music, I needed to carry around my MP3 player as well. But that Qtec is already 2 years old and I was ready for something new anyway. So, when I got a call last Thursday from T-Mobile, notifying me that I was up for contract renewal, I knew I was going to get me a new toy! So here it is:
my first "unwrapping party" featuring my new smartphone: the HTC P3300 from T-Mobile (aka the MDA Compact III).

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Just to let you know: I have another gadget in my hands. It's a brand new T-Mobile MDA Compact, also known as HTC "Magician". It's a Windows Mobile 2003 powered smartphone that really is well build and that has all the features (and software) that I like.
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All right folks, I have a confession to make: I'm a slave of modern technology. If something cool and new comes out, I just have to have it. Ok, I do not own a state of the art plasma TV or stuff like that (I am not a millionaire), but I do own 2 Pc's, 3 PDA's, 3 phones, my car is equipped with GPS, I have internet via cable (and my own network), I work with Windows, Linux and OS X, etc. etc..

So when I finally saw the brand new Sony Ericsson P800 mobile phone this weekend, I had to have it. In the US you can't get it yet, but you can pre-order the P800 here. This is the ultimate gadget: it's a phone and PDA in one and it is not half as bulky as, lets say, the XDA from O2 or has the problem its doesn't work in Europe (like the Tungsten from Palm).

Among the cool things:

- pops-up a photo of the person calling
- give every caller its own ringtone
- can play midi, wav and MP3 (as ringtones)
- polyphonic
- has full PDA capabilities
- built-in camera (max 640x480)
- Handsfree from the handset (flip it open and it turns on the mic)

And so on.

So now I start taking little pictures of all the people in my phonebook: that's one of the coolest things so far. For instance: when my office calls me, I see a picture of the building and I hear Beavis scream: "I am Cornholio, I need teepee for my bunghole".

I think the expression is: a fool with a tool is still a fool...