What prompts me to say this right now? I dropped it. Again. Getting out of my pickup it fell onto a concrete parking lot. And just like last time it sustained a few scratches but kept on ticking. As an object of visual beauty it is now up there with the dented Leica of a famed photographer, the well-worn axe of a working guitarist. I now use my Treo 650 as twelve tools in one:
1. Alarm clock (playing one of the many great polyphonic tunes this thing can produce).
2. Flashlight (the screen is bright enough to find your way around a hotel room in the dark).
3. Camera (for all sorts of shots, notably evidence and possible shopping decisions--like a shot of a PC on sale at Circuit City, including model number and price--no typing required).
4. My diary/mustdo reminder, handily coordinated with my notebook computer...recently found to be very handy for birthday reminders as I am trying to be better about getting people cards, etc.
5. Casual reading (mainly news from the BBC while standing in line or sitting in a waiting room).
6. Emailing (I like the thumb keyboard and often catch up on email while flying, sending the messages out as soon as we land).
7. Texting (not a medium I love, but Treo handles it just fine when needed, including MMS).
8. Dictation (Palm Dictate works great--can dictate memos while driving and the sound is very acceptable).
9. MP3 playing (I have a collection of SD cards containing different mixes I can switch in and out--great for plane trips--and the same cards will work nicely in my truck once I get a radio with a USB socket).
10. GPS--just got a Bluetooth GPS puck and am learning to use it. Screen display does a great job of rendering maps.
11. Blogging--just getting this set up but should allow me to blog while travelling, etc..
12. As a phone--yes, it is also a phone and has great talk time and standby time. Truly excellent battery life in fact. The ease of adding contacts means it is now my central repository for people, companies, etc.
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