I have traditionally been one of those people who cringes when people use their finger on screen to navigate on a mobile device. All those fingerprints and smears... EEEEWWWW! I have had a couple of people recently show me their iPhones, only to have to squint to refocus my eyes, thanks to all of the smears and smudges. I never thought *I* would become one of "those people", but...
Thanks to some research and a willingness to expand my horizons, I have started letting "my fingers do the walking" with my Windows Mobile Professional phones. It started with my reviews of several VITO Technologies products over at BostonPocketPC. While I wasn't totally convinced that the benefits of finger-friendly navigation outweighed the dirty screen, I was a bit impressed. Recently, a few more applications are making me like the "touch the touch screen" approach even more.
Spb Softwarehouse's SpbMobile Shell is a great program in and of itself. It was only recently, however, that I have really started using the large buttons and gestures to navigate without pulling out my stylus. I also have taken a look at VITO Technology's EyePhoto, which is really great for browsing the constantly growing collection of photos taken on my devices. Finally, I was contacted recently about the possibility of reviewing a new product from Electric Pocket called FlipSide, which is an MP3/WMA player for Windows Mobile that uses the iPhone analogy for browsing your music content. Again, I am very impressed with the ease of use (stay tuned for a review at BostonPocketPC; I was convinced).
All of these products are resulting in my using the stylus less and less. Now, if I could only find a windshield wiper small enough to fit on my screen ;-)