Microsoft Music Phone, and what I really want for Christmas

It looks like Microsoft will be trying to keep up with Apple’s iPod phone by announcing a phone with Orange that allow you to play WMA files.  My Siemens SX66 from Cingular already does with via an SD card, but I am sure that 3-4 GB of storage is what they are shooting for.  I have no inside information if the rumor on the link above is true, but we are getting closer to what I really want.

 

Ya, I am a geek, and the majority of the public out there couldn’t give a frack (Battlestar Galactica reference) about phones that play music or check email or get appointments.  Actually, my wife loves having her appointments and contact seamlessly sync from my Exchange server at home, so I can’t say that people don’t care.

 

But, back to my point, I have been looking at new cars and one of my requirements is BlueTooth.  I want to be able to sit down and have my phone and music from the device on my hip, not a separate system from the car.  I don’t want to mess with wires or buy expensive stereo in the car that can show me what I am playing from my iPod.  Sit down, start up, drive, and listen (to phone or music).  We are probably a couple years away from having music streaming from our devices (iPod or PPC) but I would like to formally make the request now.

 

BTW, other than the Solstice I haven’t found ANY American cars that have Bluetooth.  Many of the Euro and Japanese manufacturers have added it to their 2006 models which should be applauded.  Who would want OnStar with a different phone number and a separate charge?