What do we really need from a mobile device?

[From David McDanal] Good morning Sammy, I am writing you from a little bit cloudy but still very nice Miami FL. I have been away from my computer for the last couple of days but was looking forward to getting back to check the updates on PalmAddict. You never know what people are going to write about here, I really look forward to it. Thanks for you all of your hard work. My topic today is about what do we really need in a mobile device? A lot of companies are really pushing forward with innovations that they think people want. Do I really need to watch a full length movie or TV show on my handheld (ATT is coming out with this very soon, and Sprint has a lot of this functionality), or do I need all of my music on my phone? The reason that I bring this up is that I think that Americans have different lifestyles than folks in Europe and in Asia, and the reason for that is that very few people (unfortunately) have access to good public transportation here to get around. If I lived overseas, I could watch a show or movie while on the train or subway, but I have had a Zen Vision M for 2 years and have probably watched a total of 3 hours of video on the thing. If I had live TV on my handheld, sure it would be cool to show off to someone, but will I really use it on a daily basis? The reason that I am bringing this up is that I saw the HTC diamond video the other day, and the device looks really cool, but I am not too sure if it would be very useful to me since it doesn't even have a physical keyboard. Thats one thing I don't think I can skimp on, and the main reason for that is that I can dial my Tmo Dash one handed while driving since I don't have to look at the phone to dial. That was one of the reasons why I didn't opt for the Tmo Wing when I bought the Dash, it would be annoying to have to open up the keyboard to type a quick txt message. I think that this is one of the reasons the Treo (which seems to be the most used on PalmAddicts) is the most popular handheld line here. I am really excited about the 800 coming out in a couple of months (I hope) since seems to be the best one for everyday use, even though it may not be the best eye candy. I think that handheld companies who focus on making the everyday experience easy and fast will really take over more market share here. I will give you an example, my friend is a die hard Mac person who purchased the Iphone when it first came out. Just a couple of months ago he got rid of it for a Blackberry curve. His reason why simple, "its much quicker and and easier to do the things I need on a daily basis, which is email and IM with friends. The Iphone is really cool, but a pain to use because of the keyboard." Blackberry and Treo have done a great job of keeping things simple and focusing on an easy user experience. I think that WMo's best chance of really taking off is Palm making the UI simple which is what they do best. I will stick to watching movies on my computer and TV.