eWEEK seem to have gotten a bit confused by what constitutes a Smartphone, because one of these phones does not belong.

Gear Diary One of These Things is Not Like the Other... photo

Apple’s recently announced iPhone has been widely criticized for being a closed platform, not open to 3rd party developers, which rules it out as being a Smartphone in the true sense. While not a very comprehensive list, up till the last phone the gallery shows quite well the development of the Smartphone from an add-on card for a PDA to today with integrated 3G, push email and more.

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Mitchell Oke is a 23 year old Bachelor of Creative Technology (Digital Video Production) from Sydney, Australia. He's previously worked for News Ltd as a Multimedia Producer, and currently works as a freelance editor and videographer. He has a great love for gadgets and cars, always wanting to have the latest and greatest phones, notebooks and other electronic toys. He is a huge fan of Star Trek, Top Gear and Seinfeld, citing them as his favourite TV shows. In December 2006 he became a Mac convert, having used Windows since he was 5.


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