Katrina 2

It’s a phone, it’s a PDA, it’s a camera, it’s a…mobile email checker and web surfer. This little device is a whole bunch of things, and it really helps keep me in-touch and well organized. Includes a usable front-facing slide-out keyboard, 3G wireless access (in areas where it’s available), GPS navigation, and more. It runs the excellent WebOS operating system, which is as cool as the iPhone without all the idiotic limitations.

• Model: Palm Pre Plus.
• Processor: Texas Instruments OMAP 3430 500mhz.
• Memory: 512mb (RAM), 16gb (on-board storage).
• Operating System: Palm WebOS 1.4.
• Display: Built-in 3.1″ capacitive touch LCD at 320×480 resolution.
• Carrier: Verizon CDMA.

ScottPod 2

This iPod Classic (a.k.a. 6th-generation iPod) stores my entire music collection in my pocket and still has room left over for my monthly system backup, occasional movies, and more. It replaced my venerable 3rd-generation 20gb iPod from 2004 that served me well, but wasn’t fully compatible with my newer car kit and was finally overrun by my growing music collection.

• Model: Apple iPod Classic (aka, 6G iPod).
• Processor: Samsung ARM.
• Memory: 80gb (hard disk).
• Operating System: iPod Classic software 1.1.
• Display: Built-in 2.5″ LCD (LED-backlit) at 320×240 resolution.

Phone Predecessors

• Katrina (RIM BlackBerry ‘Bold’ 9000, BlackBerry OS 4.6, AT&T GSM)
• Katy 3 (AT&T 8525 [HTC TyTN HERM100], Windows Mobile 6, AT&T GSM).
• Katy 2 (Palm Treo 650, Palm OS 5.4 ‘Garnet’, Cingular GSM).
• ScottPhone 2004 (Motorola C343, Verizon CDMA).
• ScottPhone 2002 (Motorola V120c, Verizon CDMA).
• ScottPhone (Audiovox CDM135, Verizon CDMA).
• LG LGC-330W (Bell Atlantic CDMA).
• Nokia 6162 (SunCom TDMA).

Handheld Predecessors

• ScottPod (Apple iPod 3G, iPod Software 2.3).
• Katy (Handspring Visor Pro, Palm OS 3.5).
• Compaq Aero 1550 (Pocket PC 2000).