Going potty over the HTC Touch

So I unpacked it last night and did nothing with it. I just charged it.

It’s the most difficult thing in the world to do — sitting staring at a brand spanking new funky device like the HTC Touch — and not touching it.

I left it to charge properly and had a browse through the manual. I’m not normally a ‘manual’ chap, I usually jump straight in, but I wanted to give the device due attention.

It is, at first glance, gorgeous.

At second glance, even better.

Instead of faffing around with my Apple Mac and trying to sync the two (I’m sure it’ll work fine, I’ll try it another time), I used one of my Windows computers.

Stuck in the new ActiveSync. It’s been a while since I looked at ActiveSync, I can tell you.

In fact, ActiveSync is probably the single best feature of Windows Mobile. It’s why I bothered with the Windows devices in the first place. I just *loved* having my contacts properly, properly synched. (This is back in the days when synching your Nokia or Sony Ericsson required several computer science degrees, minimum).

It is still delightfully simple. More so, nowadays. Helpful menus, things just work. I plugged in the Touch via USB and… well, it’s synching. A minimum of fuss.

I’ve had two calls and three text messages on it already. It is configured with some uber-cool and funky ringtones and alert sounds. They certainly have gone to town on it.

A clunky HP Jornada, or iPAQ, this is not.