I'm a gadget nut but I cannot decide between a blackberry or pocket pc.  I've always had pocket pc based phones - love getting my emails, the familiar windows interface, instant messaging, texting, taking pictures and video on my phone and sending them to friends.  Is there any reason I should switch to a blackberry?  Has anyone found any really stylish phones out there that do all these things?  I saw a beautifully etched gold-toned phone once in a poshcravings newsletter mama pick, but it was just a basic mobile phone. 

 If anyone has ideas or comments for me, do tell! 

Please let me know what you decide....
While it may make me seem a dinosaur, I've been dodging/procrastinating the Blackberry purchase as too many of my gal pals bemoan their "addiction." But at this stage in the game, toting a laptop (regardless of how stylish my laptop bag happens to be) is getting ridiculous. Although I suppose it does provide a modicum of unstructured exercise.

I tend to lean toward keeping my real-voice (phone) and e-voice (internet/e-mails) discrete, but if you do find a knock-em-dead combination unit, please do share. Might be a nice addition to my growing "gift ideas for Mama" list!

I've got a BlackBerry (the Curve 8300) and love it! I've had no problems with it aside from the fact I can't get away from my emails or people chasing me! Works great for what I need it to do. I love that is has the "push" emails so they come through on the handset straight away and I can sync them with my mailbox. The Curve doesn't take the best pics, nor is the interface as "attractive" as your Windows interface. But there are apps you can download (at a cost) to make the emails look better and easier to read. In saying this, I do love my BlackBerry but I can't wait for the Apple IPhone to be released here in Australia. I've seen the Ipod Touch and was REALLY impressed with it, so am thinking I will upgrade to the IPhone when it's released here.

I'm so with you there.  I am craving the iPhone and hoping Santa will be good to me this year.  I am trying to convince my husband that my current Pocket PC is really awesome (it is) and he should use it while I get an iPhone.  If Santa is good to me, I'll let you know how it works.  Thanks for the input on the Blackberry!  Happy Holidays!