“First off, I am very impressed with the execution of the concept. I initially didn’t think there would be much value in a hardware extension of my smartphone, but after using it I really get the value proposition at the new $399 price (no data stored on board and no syncing, devices can be pooled and loaned out as needed, if lost no data issues, small form factor, etc).”

“The one-touch instant on and near-instant blue-tooth connection makes it really usable. Our offices are split between floors and its nice to bring the REDFLY along when spending several hours on a floor that\’s not the same as your office. Also great for the train when traveling to our remote offices.”

I got a Redfly as soon as it was available, used it daily, lost it, and bought another one. Although I felt foolish for losing the first one, I didnt miss a beat, as the data was all stored on my Treo 700w/x.

This thing has been an absolute godsend. The battery life is outstanding. No security concerns, no boot-up time, none of the headaches Ive had with the office laptops. It allows me to use my phone for all of my computing needs on the road and I no longer have to call our IT folks every ten minutes with one problem or another.

I LOVE MY REDFLY!

I purchased a REDFLY to use with my HP910 and love it! The combination has proved most effective. The REDFLY was breeze to setup and use. Support is fantastic! I am a retired healthcare administrator doing consulting and travel quite a bit in my 2007 40\’ motorhome and all of my telecommunications are via wireless services. My clients think the REDFLY is sooo cool… It has the fit and finish of a Porsche.

The REDFLY allows me to have a secondary storage port (it has two USB ports and a VGA output port) to which I can attach an 8GB flash drive. Here in the motorhome I have attached a ZIP drive for additional storage. An added feature is the large internal battery in the REDFLY that can charge my phone in out-of-the-way locations.

With my HP910 I can run medical software, spreadsheets, Word, Excel, dBase, contacts lists, inventory, etc.

My “other” HP, a Presario laptop, sits in its case getting more buried each day under more magazines! I don’t need to carry around something with such a weight factor or large footprint.

I specialize in providing very small companies with advanced technology including mobile access. Ive had the opportunity to test popular laptop formats including the new netbooks. The hassle of maintaining a laptop operating system, syncing data, the weight/heat, waiting for bootups and high cost kept me from ever buying one for myself.

I concluded a few years ago that a screen and keyboard for the phone would be the way to go. I had no idea it could be done as nicely as Celio has done with the Redfly. Open it, press the bluetooth button on the Redfly keyboard and a second later Im checking email and calendar, entering billing items, remoting to customer servers and looking up things on the net. It was a surprise that the performance over bluetooth would be so snappy.

Ive been carrying it with me every day, Ive used it to recharge my phone already once. Im surprised how long the phone runs when connected via bluetooth due to the phones screen being off. Its great not having to look for an outlet upon reaching my next destination.

You dont realize how powerful windows mobile phones are until you access the OS with a keyboard and large screen. I use PocketInformant, FlexMail, Resco File Explorer and Opera 8.6.5 which help to make WM6 more like windows running on a laptop.

Ive been using remote desktop so often that I dedicated an old PC in my office to be the \”host\”. Once remoted in I have Internet Explorer tweaked for the 800×480 screen. I get multiple tabs, roboform password management and it runs a bit faster than IE6 on the phone itself.

Its been awhile since a new technology product fulfilled my expectations as the Redfly has. Highly recommended!