Are you ready for the Cliq?

Posted by Suzy Vitello Soulé on September 11th, 2009 at 08:02 AM | | Tweet

The premise of Motorola's stab at seizing the smart phone dollar, is built around the "social skills" angle.

There’s a new phone in town.  Frankly, I’m a little skeptical.  You see, I am a pocket-carrying member of the iPhone Lovers Society.  Have been for several months.  I heart my iPhone so much, I can’t remember how I functioned without it.  True, I make my living by being hooked up to the e-mail like an IV drip, but that’s not the only reason my rubber-sleeved machine is my best friend.  This phone allows me to best live the life I’ve chosen to live—time management-wise.  Not to say that my life is the best life out there, but in charting a course towards maximizing economy of time, functionality and information, the iPhone frees me up—as long as I heed some caveats and rules:
1. No texting or email answering while driving
2. Try not to over-tweet when with the family
3. Experience comes first, communicating the experience, second

Although thoroughly convinced that the iPhone cannot be replaced, I’m intrigued by the new Android-based social networking tool: the Cliq.  The premise of Motorola’s stab at seizing the smart phone dollar is built around the “social skills” angle.  It’s email, Facebook, Twitter, phone, text and calendars all integrated, with both the touch screen AND a QWERTY keyboard. Despite the intriguing possibilities of this new kid in town, I’m still convinced that you’ll have to pry my iPhone out of my cold, dead hands!