i like open source. if you know me, you know that. this fact, in tandem with price, is the main reason i don’t own any apple stuff. m4p? not for me.

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i recently purchased a new Droid Eris to fill my phoning needs for the next two years.

in a word: bestgadgeteverconceived.

the Android OS, for those not in the know, is an operating system developed by Google Inc. to be an open source alternative for mobile phones that can be built specifically to run on any phone you wish. with the HTC Droid Eris, they’ve built an iPhone lite. not as powerful of hardware as the iPhone, (and i doubt anyone will ever do that), but things are a bit easier to navigate and personalize.

in addition to this, i’m a Google whore, so their Gmail, Calendar, Docs, Voice, etc. can be synced to the phone quite nicely. and given the fact that i use Google Calendar as an interim for my Thunderbird Calendar, being able to edit it from anywhere is really, REALLY helpful.

also, i just rigged the phone to remotely access and control all the media (movies, music, etc.) on my computer.

rock. solid.

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happy holidays!