BJ loves his iPod Touch but I'm just not a huge fan of the touch screen. My current phone has a touch screen and honestly it annoys me to all hell. Unlocks in my pocket and dials people, hard to type and dial on the touch screen, etc.

My next phone is definitely going to be the Blackberry Curve.

And on the same day I read about the Touchstone, I find out about the availability of wireless charging for the iPhone and iPod Touch.

WildCharge

iPhone 3GS Tops T-Mobile G1 and Palm Pre in JavaScript Benchmark

Way cool! But will I need to get one for work and one for home? Hmmm...

As cool as the touchstone is, I can't see myself justifying the expense. I currently plug my phone in daily at work without difficulty, it hardly seems like an amount of effort worth $60 to avoid.

A not unreasonable argument. The counterpoint (not necessarily a good one) is that I found the normal wired plug in to be rather inconvenient to use since there is a cover that has to be removed -- which can only be done when the phone is open -- and that hinged cover is the only part of the phone that feels flimsy to me. You might want to play with that before buying. They didn't have Touchstones in stock when we got the phone so I used the cable for the first few days. First I actually had to look at the manual to figure out where the cover was and then the first time I opened it I was sure it was going to break.

Also note that at the moment it appears you need to buy a separate Touchstone for each phone that wants to use one. You have to replace the back cover of the phone and currently I do not believe you can buy those separately.

The cynical part of me suspects they were fine with that inconvenience since it could only push a person towards the Touchstone. For me, though, I'm horrible about remembering to actually plug in the phone and with this battery life (I got about 4 days on my previous phone) I haven't as much forgiveness.

Interesting points, I'll be sure to investigate thoroughly.

Meanwhile, just to complicate matters, rumor has it that by the time our contract is up and we're in the market for a new phone, Sprint will also have the new HTC Hero with Android available. That may be another tempting option.

Link to a music video shot entirely on the new iPhone 3GS:

http://vimeo.com/groups/iphone3gs/videos/5393865

I'll admit that I have developed an unnatural love for my Android.

Yeah, that's cool and all. But THIS video what shot entirely on an Android!