Anyway, I have more or less wanted an iPhone since the 3G was announced, it — the financial support that is — just never came up before. I got the white 16 GB model. It would be ridiculous to go for the 8 GB version, because my iPod touch is filled with almost 7 GiB of music already. As for the color, well, I just think white looks better. Don’t know why.

Speaking of that iPod touch, I haven’t got a clue as to its fate. It seems pretty superfluous now. It’s backside is way too scratched to sell it to anyone. So I think I’ll just keep it around, maybe jailbreak it and turn it into a glorified touch pad for my iMac.

I didn’t bother to post a picture this time. I can’t imagine anyone surfing the web and never having seen a picture of an iPhone before.

Last week Friday, I placed an order, and after some trouble with my package being lost, my new Nokia N82 finally arrived last Thursday. Man, is that thing sweet.

Some of its key features are UMTS/HSDPA, Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth, 5 megapixel camera with xenon flash and of course you can use it to make phone calls. This is what the beast looks like:

Nokia N82

After using it for two days, the thing I noticed the most is that it is lots faster than my old N73. That one always felt a little sluggish, but not the N82. It feels very responsive, most apps launch almost instantaneous.

The number keys that I read so much about in reviews are acually kinda nice. They are rather small, but their spacing makes it almost impossible to mistype. Granted, it takes some getting used to, but don’t criticize them if you haven’t tried them yourself.

Haven’t used the camera much. But as far as I can tell, it takes excellent pictures for a phone camera, even indoors thanks to its xenon flash.

I haven’t really made a trip using the GPS yet, but it usually finds a fix pretty damn quickly, even indoors. The maps applications seems to do a decent job. The phone came with a 90-day navigation trial, so we’ll see how it performs on the go.

So far, I’m very happy with this new gadget. It might even replace my Palm T|X as my navigation device, if the Nokia Maps application does a good job. Will have to find some other use for that thing then, like letting it run Linux just for fun.