AT&T 8525 Better than iPhone

So straight to the comparison:

vs.
Price: (w/2-yr plan) iPhone is $500-$600 while 8525 is $300;
Display: 3.5 inches vs 2.8;
Menu: i comes with “essential features” at main display; 8525 allows selection of such for “Today” display;
Interface/entry: i has touchscreen control for everything (what if it has a problem), and vertical qwerty on screen (one and only keying option) which can’t go horizontal and must go elsewhere for symbols or numbers (very inconvenient for texting/emailing) while 8525 has qwerty touchscreen (w/numbers) stylus included, slideout physical qwerty, blackberry roll/punch trackwheel, and directional button similar/common to many cell keypads;
Connectivity: each has Bluetooth 2.0 and wi-fi, together with same data network via AT&T fka Cingular;
Camera: each has 2.0 megapixel but 8525 adds video and more snapshot/shutter options;
Messaging & email: similar at first look, but iPhone has no cut/paste features;
pdf/word/excel: iPhone only views, while 8525 creates and edits (just not on pdf’s);
video/music: i via itunes (but must sync to manage); 8525 via media player or web interfaces (cellular video, mobitv, mobile xmradio, and others), and relevant to this feature is 4GB on iphone w/o expandability, then 51MB on 8525 expansion card adds 2.0GB (more, I suppose as micro SD cards grow);
Browser: iPhone has an edge here, using the Safari which renders true web vs. mobile web you get (as available) on 8525 (haven’t tried non-windows browser on 8525 yet)

Summary: for the cell/text/email/doc editing user (yes, like me), 8525 will make you happier and actually do more; if you are an ituner/ipodd-er and you want one device which also provides cellular service, (limited) text/email features, and browsing go put $500 (or 6) down and $60/month (x24) to join the craze, and test-drive the newest thing (just remember, now many of you will have two ipods, no?). Let’s face it, if you phone/text/email, you’re going to tire quickly of trying to put two thumbs (or one of any digit from each hand) on iphone’s limited touchscreen qwerty.  (Update: see Home Office Lawyer’s differing view on typing and other functions.

ASUS Introduces All-New Eee PC

Eee PC — small, simple, inexpensive, versatile. Ever wonder when we’ll reach that point in time when virtually everyone will finally have a laptop. We may be one day closer to that day. ASUSTeK, today, announced it all-new Eee PC:

Easy to Learn, Easy to Work, Easy to Play

Taipei, Taiwan, June 5, 2007 – Majority of activities conducted on the laptops today are Internet related. Whether it´s checking emails, reading news, communicating with others or simply utilizing online share spaces, Internet usage has become a big part of the daily computing operations - for both work and fun. To accommodate the increasing total Internet computing demands as well as growing number of users, both young and old, ASUS launches the revolutionary Eee PC to provide users with a new mobile Internet experience like never before.

This is a new line of PCs that focuses on providing users with the most comprehensive Internet application based on three Es: Easy to learn, work, play; Excellent Internet experience and Excellent mobile computing experience, and hence the product name of Eee PC.

Easy to Learn, Work and Play
Learn the latest technology without a technical manual! For easy hands-on, the Eee PC offers two modes of intuitive user interface design: the easy mode and the full desktop mode in order to accommodate both experienced and inexperienced PC users. The Eee PC is also Windows XP compatible.

Excellent Internet Experience
Built-in WLAN connectivity allows users to stay connected for dynamic Internet usage on the go. With the Eee PC empowers users to share photos without waiting till one gets home; connect face to face with just a few clicks; enjoy online entertainment live; stay on top of emails for high work efficiency and more!

Excellent Mobile Computing Experience
The 7” Eee PC 701 weighs at a featherlight 0.89 kg, with large flash-based storage capacity and built-in webcam for compact mobility with wireless freedom. The special solid-state disc design based on built-in flash-memory gives the Eee PC a great shock-proof advantage over traditional notebook PCs allowing extra flexibility and a worry free mobile computing experience.

EeePC 701 Specification
Display：7″
CPU & Chipset: Intel mobile CPU & chipset
OS: Linux/ Microsoft Windows XP compatible
Communication: 10/100 Mbps Ethernet; 56K modem
WLAN: WiFi 802.11b/g
Graphic: Intel UMA
Memory: 512MB, DDR2-400
Storage: 4/ 8/ 16GB Flash
Webcam: 300K pixel video camera
Audio: Hi-Definition Audio CODEC; Built-in stereo speaker; Built-in microphone
Battery Life: 3hrs (4 cells: 5200mAh, 2S2P)
Dimension & Weight: 22.5 x 16.5 x 2.1~3.5cm, 0.89kg

Watch their event video here.

Web Worker Daily Answers

So, you’ve seen my inquiry “How Available Should Attorneys Be“. I’ve now stumbled upon an answer (perhaps the answer) at Web Worker Daily, which provides:

…there can come a point where you have too many points of contact.When you have…

…a cell phone, land line, Skype number, and backup VOIP line for people to talk to you

…and a number of email addresses where people can leave you more detailed messages

…and several IM clients

…plus Twitter

…augmented by online project and team management sites

…and various videoconferencing platforms…

suddenly you’ve transitioned from accessible coworker to frustrating obstacle course.

If your customers and colleagues are spending several hours downloading clients, setting up accounts on various systems, and otherwise initiating specialized ways of reaching you, your technology has become more of a problem than a solution.

So far as I can tell, this is fairly universal advice (perhaps aimed at folks like me; confession — in addition to my “Contact Dan” page, my Skype availability is on my private family blog); so “Thanks” to the folks at Web Worker Daily.