My Dreamy new phone

I recently got a sexy new white HTC Dream phone. That's the same phone as the T-Mobile G1 for those who don't know, but sold by Rogers in Canada as the Dream. I get a new phone periodically with work, and my old Nokia which had been dying a slow and painful death was finally up for replacement.

I wanted this phone for a few reasons. For one, it has a lot of apps available (like those "there's an app for that" commercials for the iPhone) in the Android Market, but unlike competitors, it actually allows installing of 3rd party applications from outside the store as well. There are in fact several online non-Google markets to find applications from, especially those that aren't approved by your carrier.

Secondly, it lets me do a lot of the things I've wanted a new PDA for, like tracking my calendar, contacts, E-mail and to-do lists. It has a functional keyboard that lets me type, and software to let me support remote systems (which happens to be a large part of my job) by SSH and VNC.

Importantly to me, it also supports Wifi in conjunction with 3G wireless, meaning I'm not paying my cell phone provider for usage if I'm near an access point (such as at home, work, a hotel or restaurant).

From a purely technological perspective, it has quite a bit of memory expandable with a MicroSD memory card, a GPS, motion sensors and real magnetic compass, a very bright back light, the ability to take 3 megapixel photos and decent quality video, and a number of other cool features you can find on their website. I'll throw a few more opinions up as I use it more.