Wednesday 14 September 2005

Pic of the day: Yes, it looks crazy, using a PDA as a telephone. Then again, I feel crazy. Oh, the dangers of repressed libido... or perhaps not exactly.

Gadget lust

Bought a HP iPAQ hw6515 Mobile Messenger, the latest craze in Executive Toy. So yeah, it cost around $1000, but that's including the 25% sales tax around these parts. It is a combined PDA and mobile phone. My mobile phone has been partially damaged for a while (my own fault, I'm sorry to say) so this is the new one. It also has a camera, not nearly as good as the one I have but unlike that one, always at hand. (Carrying a PDA, a mobile phone and a camera in your belt might cause villains to mistake you for Batman.)

I will now be able to complete my comparison of the newest handheld technologies as well, but it was not really worth it. That is, it is a great device but it is overkill for me. Sorry about that. But that wasn't easy to know. Well, unless I listened to the Lord's voice in my heart, or the local angel, both of which told me to wait. Or I could have read the specs, I guess. But once you look at one of those things with desire in your heart, the course is pretty much run, you know.

I intend to post a comprehensive review, but it may take some time since I'm writing it on the 6515's Barbie-size keyboard...

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The phone number is 92800445, the country code for Norway is 47, it is horribly expensive to call and I may not like it at all. Probably not. Unless it's a matter of life or death. MY life or death. Or at least a loved one.

I know some of my relatives read this journal from time to time. You may want to make a note that an SMS to this number is probably the fastest way to reach me until further notice, which may not be forthcoming. There is no reason why I shouldn't keep this number for the rest of my natural life or until phone numbers cease to be relevant, whichever comes first.