Accessories evolve with technology

Nowadays you don't just complement or judge someone on their hair or their earrings; pieces of technology like phones and laptops have joined that list. We didn't rush to Apple stores for the iPhone and iPod just because it served a function that we found necessary, no! it's because we thought they were sexy, sleek and, oh yes, fashionable.

There's a reason Samantha had an iPhone in the Sex and the City Movie. There's a reason the cast of Gossip Girl has a new phone every episode - remember when Nate had that tiny Samsung Juke? In the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants Tibby had a T-Mobile Sidekick. Those phones are or were stylish at the time the movie/show premiered. With these examples it's no wonder my Sanyo Katana seems old and outdated.


Now the world of fashionable devices is about to get a major jolt because Sprint will release the Palm Pre on June 6. The iPhone and Blackberry need to worry just a bit, especially when the website quotes an Ars technician saying this: "I experienced something strange and quite unexpected while watching Palm demo the new OS: my iPhone suddenly felt old and played out." Sprint's newest toy features the best of both the iPhone and the Blackberry, it will have a touch screen and a Qwerty keyboard. I know my two year agreement ends this fall and I can't wait to pick one of these up; I've watched in envy for too long as my friends fiddle with their phones that always seem so much better than mine. Now it's my turn.