- guardian.co.uk, Sunday July 24 2005 01.18 BST
Motorola V3
The V3 was awarded a coveted innovation award by Stuff magazine in September 2004, and it's not hard to see why. The ultra slim (just 14mm) phone weighs in at a meager 95g and is crammed with function such as Bluetooth, a camera and 5MB of memory. It also manages to be outrageously stylish, dully gleaming in its aircraft-grade aluminium jacket. This is a gadgeteer's dream come true.
For: the Tech Head
Blackberry 7100X
This phone is the king of messaging - and, after the iPod, the big technological success of the past few years. However, the keyboard layout is a little odd and can take some getting used to - there are two letters per key. While the BlackBerry still has no in-built camera (surely the next development), it is without doubt the best email-capable phone around, and a must-have for any business traveller.
For: the Workaholic Poseur
The Motorola A1000
Loaded with features, the A1000 is equipped with a 1 megapixel camera, a 65k colour screen and Bluetooth capability. It's so powerful it can practically run your life and your business, although that's not advisable.
For: the Hip Civil Servant
MDA Compact
Most palmtops are bulky beasts, too big for the average city gent's bespoke suit pockets. The MDA Compact is an eminently more pocketable creation. Powerful enough to run more or less anything your average Pocket PC can handle, the Windows-run MDA, with its 64MB Ram and 416Mhz processor, is the best solution for those who want computing power without the computer.
For: the Entrepreneur
Nokia N91
Meet the future of the mobile phone. The N91 not only allows you to store up to 3,000 songs in its 4GB memory and drag and drop them from your PC, but also lets you snap 2 megapixel-quality photos as well. Plus there is the added bonus of being able to do all the things traditionally associated with a phone, such as talk to your friends.
For: the Forward Thinker
· Compiled by Carl Wilkinson/Stuff magazine
