Blackberry 9000: iPhone Ripoff Only in Color Scheme

Crackberry.com gives a video tour of the new Blackberry 9000. I have to admit, it's a good looking phone, but that's because they stole all their style from Apple (I still think the Blackberry Pearl looks better ).

Blackberry Pearl

Just from the video, I can tell I could never go back to the limited screen real estate of these types of phones. The best example of this in the video is when the reviewer is browsing through YouTube videos. All that is shown is a single line of hyperlinked text for each video. How am I to be enticed by a screenshot of cleavage? Video follows:

HTC Touch vs iPhone Video

Clocking in at 25 minutes, this video from WMExperts is a very thorough comparison of the HTC Touch vs the iPhone. It's obvious to me the iPhone is a better overall device, but it's very interesting to see how some of the more detailed software design choices of the HTC Touch appear to a little more useful than the iPhone's, especially when it comes to the flexibility of the home screen.

The video is worth a watch for the perspective it gives on design and the choices that go into it. The amount of tweaking and improvement that lays ahead for the iPhone and other touchscreen devices keeps the future of this class of device very exciting.

The Dream

One thing is for sure, people hate vague intellectual concepts. That is why so many are still searching for a Google phone instead of salivating over the Android OS concept. Well, Engadget always delivers in terms of photoshopped mock-ups or glossy marketing photos. This time, they're showing pictures of the HTC Omni as the possible Google Dream phone. If this is it, the iPhone has nothing to worry about. Where exactly is the touchscreen anyways? And, where is the phone part? Looks like the same clunky interface that Steve Jobs wants to replace, except with more glossy black glass.

My favorite Google phone photo is still the one below. It looks simple, cheap, and all about function over gloss, kind of like Google's search engine.

CNET Reviews the HTC Touch

While the price of the HTC Touch is right ($249 after $100 rebate and 2-year contract), everything else seems wrong. Check out the video review and full article at CNET.com.