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I'd been thinking about replacing my crap phone with a less crap phone for a bit. This weekend I accidentally slammed it in a car door, wrecking the display so now I have little choice but to do so.

So.. I'd not mind some recommendations for a new phone as I've made every attempt to know nothing about the wretched things. Still, I like the idea of a combined PDA so here's a set of features and limitations I'd would like/have. If you know of anything that fits, I'd appreciate the input.

Limitations:
  • Network we're using is Sprint.


Desires:
  • I like the general UI design of the iPhone; touchscreen, no buttons.
  • Data space for music would be nice.
  • Being able to write on it as though it were a notepad like an Apple Newton would be nice.
  • Ability to use as modem for Macbook (nice but not necessary)
  • GPS (nice but not necessary)
  • Access to mindless flash games (probably a negative but I kind of want it)
  • Web access (nice but I probably won't use because I'm a skinflint at heart)
  • Play video (nice but not necessary)
  • Photos and an easy/cheap way to get them off the phone.
  • gCal or iCal access (preferred) or some other method of setting multiple alarms and a datebook
  • Personal wiki, note system, or a toolkit for building apps for the phone.
  • Developer's kit (nice but not necessary)
  • IM and/or IRC access (nice but not necessary
  • Some kind of drawing app (wishful thinking)
  • Voice recorder (local to phone, not stored remotely)
  • Reasonably friendly file management system (more wishful thinking)
  • Access to phone's data from Mac. (Yet more wishful thinking)
  • Bluetooth pairing with a chorded keyboard and/or ability to plug in external keyboard and display(now I'm just being silly)


Oh, and if it could cost less than a zillion dollars, that'd be nice too. :P

Also, if there are any other features I haven't thought of that are nice to haves, suggest them. It's probably past time for me to stop shunning a technology that I haven't worked with much since they were a large black box called a Car-Fone which had a regular telephone handset attached to it. ^_^

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Date: 2010-01-28 11:04 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] kyhwana.livejournal.com
Nokia N900?
It's Linux + X11 (GTK/qt).. but, in your pocket.

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