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!