When I bought my latest cell phone last March (a cherry-red LG Chocolate, pictured above), I felt the same temptation many people feel on such an occasion: to break it in by downloading plenty of games and ringtones. Fortunately, I managed to avoid doing that with this phone, though that hasn't always been the case in the past. For my first cell phone years ago, I downloaded far too many games and ringtones (most of which were rarely used) thinking I was investing in my new toy. While that was true in a sense, my "investment" was not so rewarding once that first bill came!
My current phone also happens to be my first MP3 player. Since I don't own an iPod (never really jumped on that bandwagon...at least not yet), that feature comes in handy, especially on road trips and such. My memory card holds 2G worth of songs, though I may upgrade to 4G at some point (they always get you in the end, don't they?). At the moment, I only have two games on the phone: Tetris and SimCity, and not surprisingly, I hardly play them. As much as I like the Chocolate, a BlackBerry is certainly appealing; it's not hard to understand how Obama could love his as much as he does.
Speaking of which, I saw a story on CNN today about the ongoing drama regarding whether or not President Obama can keep his beloved BlackBerry that he used during his campaign. Unfortunately, his request was declined due to the security dangers it could pose, such as the risk of the device being hacked to access e-mails and trace the president's location via GPS, among other possible intrusions. On the bright side, he will instead be given a $3,350 spy-proof smartphone: the Sectera Edge, made by General Dynamics (see image below). Its nickname: the "BarackBerry".
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