americans cannot make cell phones. i'm so sorry... they cannot make cell phones worth a shit. the europeans have got us beat when it comes to design and usability.

recently my mom added another cell phone to my cingular plan so she could use it for "emergencies." she got some stupid motorola flip phone for $50 or something. so of course, she brings it to me to figure it out.

and for the life of me, this thing has the WORST organization ever. WORST. for some gay reason, "cell phone ringers" are found in the last menu "More" unless I use the shortcut from the main screen. and the menu buttton is hidden.

argh. americans need to learn how to design crap. right now they just cram a ton of useless features so they can charge an extra premium on phones to inflate the bottom line. and with this cramming of features comes a hastily put together menu that sucks ass in organization. it's not intuitive at all.

things should be grouped by task and should be intuitive. not forced learning. graaaaa (says the kid who made tabulas the most unusable website ever haha).

but really, why do they try to make cell phones do everything? the next time i need my cell phone to (pick one: serve as my mp3 player, take digital pictures, play games online, manage my e-mail, fax documents, serve as my PDA, do my laundry, pay my bills) I'LL BUY A GODDAMN PDA MACHINE.

cell phones should serve a few purposes:
1.) make phone calls / text messages
2.) interact with wireless networks to tap for quick browsing (info)

that is it. it should not be my goddamn calculator, it should not be my goddamn gameboy, it should not be my DIGITAL CAMERA. IF I WANT TO TAKE A GODDAMN PICTURE I WILL DO IT WITH A REAL DIGITAL CAMERA.

sigh.

kids ... remember ... less is more! especially with technological gadgets.