So I'm kind of obsessed about my phone and anything Android right now. I'm thinking smart phones are crazy awesome with easy internet access and tons of free apps to make your life easier.  The iPhone may have more apps than the Android market but with over ten thousands apps in the Android market place you'll probably find anything you need.  I'd say that I use my phone more for surfing the web and using apps than I do for making actual phone calls.

I do realize I get a bit obsessed about gadgets when I get one. Just look at how I embraced the zune. I really like that device and service but its kind of a failure.  The zune was advertised nowhere this holiday season. When I was in Best Buy holiday shopping I could barely find a points card and didn't even see a zune hd on display. Feels like either Microsoft is going to re-brand the zune or drop the device.

Microsoft just opened up the app marketplace for their Zune HD device with a whole whopping 16 apps.  There are 12 games and 4 "other" apps.  Seems Microsoft has seriously dropped the ball on the app department.  Microsoft has decided to compete with the iPod touch with a mostly disconnected device that can play music and games.  I think Microsoft is too concerned with matching what the competition has to offer instead of looking at the market space and deciding where the competition is heading.

One has to look at Google's vision for the Android to see the future is devices connected to data networks.  It was over 20 years ago we first stated seeing tablet computers.  Back then they didn't make much general consumer sense but now with the raise of the internet, social networking and online gaming, the idea of having a compact computer you can carry in your pocket makes does.  These new smart phones are very close to the original vision of the tablet PCs.

I'm using my phone more as a hand held computer than an actual phone.  I have access to email, docs, internet, social networks, news and games on my phone.  The evolution of the cellphone is going to be a device  connected to a data network that allows you to do Voice over IP.  There will not be a need for an actual voice contract counting minutes because it will be transmitted as pure data.  This makes me feel that the Zune HD is dated and will not have make much of an impact in the market place.  Maybe Best Buy feels the same way since they aren't giving it decent shelf space.