Fresh Fish Served Daily

This weekend I finally retired the trusty Samsung T609 I've had for over three years and jumped headfirst into smart phone territory with the Motorola CLIQ. I was originally looking at the G1 (and I still like the keyboard a bit better) but went with the CLIQ mostly because the system memory is larger and, well, it's newer so I'm hoping it'll be a while before it's obsolete.

I have to say, I am extremely impressed with the CLIQ so far. The big draw is their custom Android build/service/skin thingie, Blur. Essentially it just syncs up all of your social networking crap with your phone book. So when I'm looking at a contact I can see their phone number, birthday, and email address, along with their latest Twitter or Facebook updates. There's also a "universal inbox" that aggregates all of your email, texts, and PMs from the aforementioned social networking sites, and a "happenings" widget that aggregates all of your friends' stuff. As Dane has said it can make you feel a bit TOO connected at times, but as long as you don't obsess it's a neat feature.

Other cool bits: it has five virtual desktops so you don't have to clutter your home screen; a handy "silence" switch; a 5MP camera; a button for quick access to wifi, GPS, Bluetooth, and power settings; and a plain ol' micro USB port and headphone jack (hooray for no proprietary connectors!). The keyboard is smaller than the G1 so it's not quite as easy to type with, but I have been getting better pretty quickly. I have been poking around and getting used to the Android OS as well and I am really liking it.