I am typing this post on a Droid 2 Global Android phone. Using only my thumbs and dancing around the auto-correct feature, it's not bad at all. In fact, despite the sometimes shaky nature of some apps, this is more like the dream device I have always wanted than I would have expected.
Android represents the biggest productivity gain for me since my first Palm device many years ago. It's a more powerful computer than my first two desktops, and it's completely mobile. It's a strange thing to see a device I imagined so long ago. Freaky, even.
I am sure the iPhone is just as nice or nicer, but the ethos behind Android (and, if I am to believe rumors, many if the engineers) comes from the original Palm.
Next week, I'll be hooking up a computer the size of a videocassette to my television to stream HD shows and act as a DVR. I will be able to log in to that computer remotely and watch my saved shows on this phone.
Freaky, indeed.
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