Reflecting on the mobile devices of 2008, what was your favorite?
I reviewed at least 26 mobile devices in 2008 as you can see in the list below.
- Wibrain B1 UMPC
- T-Mobile HotSpot @Home Talk Forever service
- Sprint HTC Shift
- Celio REDFLY C8 Mobile Companion
- HTC Advantage X7510
- Nokia N82
- Nokia N78
- HTC Touch Diamond
- Samsung Blackjack II
- HP iPAQ 910
- Nokia E71
- MWg Zinc II
- Palm Treo Pro
- Samsung OMNIA
- MSI Wind netbook
- TeleNav Shotgun GPS device
- Celio REDFLY C8N Smartphone Terminal
- Nokia N96
- T-Mobile G1 Google Android device
- RIM BlackBerry Pearl Flip
- RIM BlackBerry Bold
- Sprint Touch Pro and AT&T HTC Fuze
- HTC Rose/S740
- T-Mobile Samsung Behold and MOTOZINE ZN5
Here are some of my favorite software titles I checked out in 2008:
- Spb Mobile Shell 2.0
- Opera Mobile 9.5
- Qik streaming video service
- Opera Mini 4.2
- Handy Tools Pack for S60 devices
- Spb Traveler 2.0
- Evernote 3.0
- Pandora for the iPhone
- Skyfire browser
I have a couple of titles I would like to award to the devices, accessories, and software I checked out in 2008.
Best QWERTY keyboard: RIM BlackBerry Bold Best looking display: RIM BlackBerry Bold and HTC Fuze Most "caressable" device: Nokia E71 Device that surprised me: Palm Treo Pro (It isn't super amazing, but I bought my own and love it.) Device(s) revived with a firmware update: Apple iPhone and iPhone 3G
Best S60 device of the year: Nokia N85 (Just purchased, but it is FANTASTIC!) Best Windows Mobile touch screen device of the year: HTC Touch Pro/HTC Fuze Best Windows Mobile non-touch screen device: Blackjack II (We need more non-touch screen models like this and the Dash.) Best Palm OS device of the year: None, Palm Centro was for 2007 Best BlackBerry device of the year: RIM BlackBerry Bold Best Google Android device of the year: T-Mobile G1 (and the only one too)
Worst mobile device of the year: HTC Shift (weak specs and too expensive) Best overall mobile device of the year: Nokia E71
Best mobile phone accessory: SanDisk 16GB microSD card Best mobile software: Evernote
As we move into 2009 there are some devices we know are coming and some that are rumored. Here is what I look forward to trying to evaluate in 2009:
- Nokia N97
- Agora Pro Android device
- Windows Mobile 6.5 device(s)
- New Google Android device(s)
- New Apple iPhone device?
- Other Nokia devices (we know several will be launched in 2009)
- New Palm operating system device. Will be a miracle if we see something in 2009, IMHO
What was your favorite mobile device of the year? I listed the top choices below, but if you have something different feel free to leave a Talkback. Also, what are you looking forward to in 2009?
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