My wife and I needed to upgrade our brick-like cell phones. So last week we dropped by the Sprint store to see what was available. I'll admit that I've been doing some research on the HTC Touch, and seeing it in person drove an immediate purchase. If you like the iPhone, but you don't like Apple or can't afford the near-$1000 startup fee, the HTC Touch is a great alternate device.

It feels much like an iPhone, but without the same fashiness. And, it runs the Windows Mobile O/S, which means it synchs with my Outlook relatively well. Even better, the new ActiveSync tool that comes with Vista doesn't spike my processor at 10% like the older versions did.

Matthew Miller over at ZDnet writes a similar review of the EMEA version of this phone. Note that many of the features he discusses in his review are already availabe in the US version.

http://blogs.zdnet.com/mobile-gadgeteer/?p=724&tag=nl.e539