Chapter 31 – hiptop Redux

August 30, 2012 · by · in Part 4: Assimilation

When I plopped it on a table it was greeted with a round of derisive laughter from the other bloggers in attendance. Clearly the hiptop’s day had come and gone.

Mobilicity Mobiflip

Mobilicity Mobiflip

August 28, 2012 · by · in The Phones

When Mobilicity released the Sidekick LX 2009 — I mean, “Mobiflip” — I had to get one.

Chapter 30 – Android On The Cheap

August 24, 2012 · by · in Part 4: Assimilation

Here, for less than $200 CAD, was a handset that seemed to have it all: Android, a physical qwerty keypad, even the same vertical sliding design as my N86.

Motorola XT300 "Spice"

Motorola XT300 “Spice”

August 22, 2012 · by · in The Phones

For less than $200 CAD I had it all: Android, vertical slider, physical qwerty keypad…

Chapter 29 – My First Nexus

August 20, 2012 · by · in Part 4: Assimilation

As I held this slim block of mostly screen in my hands, I could only marvel at what I’d been missing.