9/17/2005 10:06:00 PM|||dalegaspi|||

...I've had this device for a few days now and here are my initial impressions on the device.

Pros:

1. Nice, clear phone. Enough said.
2. Excellent voice recognition via Bluetooth headset. Almost perfect, even in a noisy environment...for the first time it never felt like a gimmick. I don't have to open the display to make a call!
3. It has everything but the kitchen sink. Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, Quad-band phone, 3G support. If it vacuums the floor like my Roomba, it's going to be hard to ask for anything else.

Cons:

1. Lotsa bugs. One example: I'm trying to transfer Contacts from my Tungsten T2 via Bluetooth and if i try to transfer more than one contact, the damn JASJAR sees all those contacts as ONE. So for now I had to transfer all my important contacts ONE BY ONE.
2. I believe that the design on that twisting screen a-la Tablet PC is going to be its Achilles' Heel.
3. It's THICK. It's akin to George Costanza's wallet. Barely fits on my jean's back pocket.
4. It's HEAVY.
5. It's over a thousand USD retail. Only the insane would buy this at retail.

I don't care much for the camera or it's music-playing capabilities. So if you're waiting for my opinion on those features...well, you can just get bent.

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