Two years ago was the last time I purchased a cell phone – a Motorola Razor. At the time, this cell phone had everything I could possibly want – a camera, web access, etc. But the old Razor had seen better times and I broke down this weekend and purchased a new cell phone. I’m a long time T-Mobile user so I went by my local T-Mobile store and got a new T-Mobile “Shadow.” The sales lady told me this was the latest phone on the market. I actually hesitate to call this a cell phone as the thing practically does everything under the sun.

• Cell phone
• High grade camera
• A video camera
• Movie playback
• Music playback
• Email device
• Contacts device
• SMS and MMS messaging
• Fast internet connection for browsing
• Calendar
• Instant messaging
• Microsoft powerpoint, excel, word

And a whole bunch of other stuff -- how do I know? Well I’ve only gotten about half way through the users manual so there has to be more stuff this phone can do!

So do I need all this stuff? Heck no, but I’m having fun playing around with all the features. Since I also purchased the mega, macho memory card (that stores something like the library of congress) I can have all sorts of stuff on this little pocket information device.

But soon after getting home, I began to realize the challenges of device proliferation which I’m now suffering from. Let me explain. First, I already have numerous places where my music is store – my computer, 2- iPod’s, my Bose Home System, CD’s, etc. and now my new cell phone. But what device do I have with me “all” the time – the cell phone. So I’m sure this will end up being my primary device for information, entertainment, etc. on a “time spent” perspective.

And although I’m sure I won’t be using all of the features my phone has to offer, I do plan on experimenting and utilizing those services which make sense to me. And with the world of mobile content exploding, new services being developed….the mobile device I carry in my pocket will no doubt become even more indispensable as time moves on.

Scott

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