HTC Touch Pro - I want one!

One of the guys at work I know has one and it looks very nice.

He had the HTC TYTN II, but then he lost it.

It was good timing in a sense, as the HTC Touch Pro had just been released in the UK. So he ordered it online and got it shipped over. Did I say it looked nice?

Awesome phone, better than his old one. It looks to be slightly smaller, but perhaps a bit thicker/chunkier. The black finish is nice, although I am not sure if I am a fan of the keyboard, as I currently use the O2 Atom Exec, and I'm used to not having a physical keyboard (after all, if I need one, it can display one on the screen for me :)

Apparently it was supposed to be released on Friday, but the store I went to said there was a delay/problem, so probably not until next week. I wonder how cheap they can make it - what kind of deal can they do for me. I don't think I need one, but I would definitely like to buy one. The question is how much, and can I justify it to the minister of finance...

Last camera purchase - Canon Powershot G9

So it transpired that my relatively new Canon Powershot G7 (which I purchased on an overseas trip in 2007) decided to give me grief and die...

Well, at least it was under Japanese domestic warranty, so I had to ask a good friend of mine (who happened to be visiting Australia) to take it back to Japan with him for a warranty repair.

But what would I do for a camera in the mean-time???

So I decided to give Canon another go. So this time I bought the Canon Powershot G9 (since the G7 has been superceded). Is it much better than the last one? I guess so, I can't really tell that there is much difference - I still like the sharp images that my 5 year old Sony DSC-V1 puts out.

I am happy that I got the G7 back from my friend, and I am happy that it works without dramas.

Let's see how long this keeps up.