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...something that they need, or something that they want very badly. A Blackberry is a status symbol of sorts. It is certainly a device which has utility. The iPhone shares those elements and is also a much more powerful symbol of the owner's prestige. Gucci with a touchpad...
...Chocolate has gotten early buzz for being "iPod-like" - by that, the buzzers mean that it has a circular touchpad with an "OK" button in the middle. In truth, that's where the phone's resemblance to an iPod ends. Four more touch buttons around the touchpad come and go as needed during a call or when a menu has pop-up options. It takes a while to get used to the fact that parts of the phone's face can suddenly become buttons, but it's so cool that I could deal with...
...phone's right side is a stroke of convenience. Unlike other quick-access buttons I've seen, this one allows you to toggle. You quickly access and then hide tunes, allowing them to play in the background as you go about your business. Taking its cue from the circular touchpad, the animated main menu lets you swirl through options. It is a major aesthetic improvement over Verizon's current standard menu system, and key features, such as the phone's Bluetooth networking capability, are easier to locate...
...HDTV-quality display easier. A thumbwheel on the right helps you scroll up and down the page. A unique Middleman button pulls up a short list of commonly used functions for each application so you don't have to wade through menus. And there's a small touchpad for quickly moving your cursor around the screen...
...notice about the Touchstream keyboard ($339 at finger works. com) is that the keys aren't really keys at all but a flat surface that responds to the slightest touch. Because there are no real keys, it takes less effort to type. The surface doubles as a mouse touchpad--but one that makes the current technology look oh so '90s. To double-click, for example, you simply place your three middle fingertips anywhere on the keypad and tap lightly once. To open a file, you place your first four fingertips on the keypad (leaving your pinkie in the air), then...