windows mobile smart phones & the treo 700w

i'm disappointed that my post from this afternoon in regards to the windows mobile smartphones didnt get published, i supposed that's the problem when i'm working with the blackberry's web browser to post messages. anyway, i spent some time in the microsoft booth this afternoon to check up on the new treo 700w, which is quite impressive.

the treo design is very familiar as there isn't that much of a difference between the physical design of this device and previous 600 devices. the glaring difference is the fact that this phone is a windows mobile device, which, i'm afraid to say, is much more rock solid than the palm os. applications on the device launch in a speedy fashion and the natural integration between a windows mobile os and the exchange messaging platform is going to provide a simple messaging solution.

while the treo drew in a lot of traffic to microsoft's booth, other devices were on display that also garnered their fair share of attention. also inside the booth was the motorola "q" (aka "razrberry"). the q was quite impressive. its a slim device with a media card slot that mimics blackberry functionality while running the windows mobile os. it will sync up with an exchange server to provide full ota updates of email, calendar, and contacts. also in the booth were all of the current imate/qtek smart phones that features the windows mobile os. these phones seem to be under the radar from carriers like cingular, but they are very slick phones that are light weight and feature rich.