I'm taking a look at the Blackberry Curve

I’m taking a look at the Blackberry Curve out of curiosity. Why? Well, before the iPhone changed my life I was committed to my Motorola Razr V3. I was an early adopter of the original Razr V3 just like I was with the iPhone. Basically, when a co-worker placed the Razr in my hand, I screamed! I was hooked in an instant. I’m that girl that knows what she wants right away. A week and $500 later I owned a Razr. I was loyal to my Razr for the simple reason that it was the first phone I had that fit anywhere I put it. It was sleek and slim. So, when Blackberry became popular and I saw people checking their emails on the train, the airport, and generally anywhere while they were out and about, I wanted to do the same. Fortunately, I discovered I could on my Razr. Unfortunately, it was a slow and frustrating experience. So, I went to AT&T (my service provider since 1997) to check out the Blackberry. Even though it had a keyboard that wouldn’t require me to hunt for “c” behind “a”, and “b”, even though I could check my email on all my accounts, and it even had a screen that would allow me to read more than 3 words at a time (the Razr's screen was big when it first came on the market), I still couldn’t adapt to the Blackberry. Size was everything to me. In this context smaller is better ;). For two years I would go check out Blackberry smart phones at the store, and they were always too bulky and unattractive. I refused to compromise. At on point, in a moment of weakness I even got a cheap used one from a friend that was upgrading and never took it out of the box. So, had Blackberry Curve beaten Apple in the slim PDA race by at least a mile I would have bought a Blackberry first for certain. It would have to have been a mile at least. This metaphor translates to at least a year before the iPhone because when the iPhone was announced six months before it’s release it was all I wanted -- no other device turned my head. So, now that Blackberry has finally come out with their version of a slim smart phone, I thought I should at least take a look at what they came up with.
I have read two reviews, and gone through the official website, yet before I give you all of my two cents I have to go see it. I can’t stop wondering about it’s real size ;) So, I’m off to the store…
Remember, technology should adapt to you, not you to it.

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Black Friday Bargains!!

Happy Thanksgiving! I'm sitting amongst all the newspaper ads. I only have Internet access via my iPhone at my mom's home. So this will be a short post. My mom has webtv dial-up which is really only good for her email. The best web-only and in-store deals are going to be found by checking out retail websites like http://bestbuy.com and http://wal-mart.com.

The Apple Store starts its special deals at 12AM PST at http://store.apple.com and all retail stores have special hours tomorrow. Among the newspaper ads Best Buy is the only retailer offering all instant savings deals. Other retailers' best deals are based on mail-in rebates. I have only had "sometimes I get it" success with rebates. So, I skipped those deals. Finally, there are websites that track the best deals like http://bfads.net, http://blackfriday.com, and http://blackfriday.gottadeal.com. Below are a few of the best deals I found. Happy Thanks-taking!

• Best Buy Panasonic 42" Plasma $899.99 (small print 15 per store)
• Best Buy Sony laptop 1GB/120GB/DVD+RW $399.99 (small print 15 per store)
• Radio Shack Magellan Maestro 3100 $129.99

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Finally!

It feels good to be back :) I have been on a long hiatus doing personal development, yet my Gadget Gurl persona was always in effect. I absolutely love my iPhone. I have read reviews that call it "elegant". I agree. I spoke to an iPhone user yesterday and she said it soothed her. Scrolling through her contacts list slowed her down during the day. I agree again. When I'm frantic and I attempt to scroll, my iPhone doesn't respond elegantly to my taps. It jumps from K to Z and back to A, that visual cue of my energy snaps me out of my mind frick and I focus on the task of looking up a number or appt. I slow down, lightly tap the screen, and my iPhone responds to me like a gentle breeze. My new iPhone user friend and I shared experiences for a half hour. This spontaneous conversation confirmed it was time to slow down and hang out with Go Go Gadget Gurl again. So, this isn't a random, one off post. I plan to follow-up with a review of the Blackberry Curve, the lastest in the new thin trend (actually it's hardly a trend since we want our technology smaller and smaller...implants are already on the fringe), take reader polls on your favorite mobile phone, favorite and worst mobile phone feature, and of course support my iPhone friends with the latest Apple news, hacks, and rumors on what's next...speaking of what's next I'll report on Thanksgiving the best gadget bargains I find in the newspaper inserts for all you Black Friday shopaholics ;)