It takes two-megapixel photos (a first for a cellphone in the United States). It can scan in business cards, record 90-minute videos, play TV shows and even transcribe dictated speech.
Of course, what makes the Monty Python skit so funny is the infinite gulf between the simplicity of the "solutions" and the difficulty of executing them - and that's what makes the A800 a little silly, too. If you reread the previous paragraph but add "sort of" after every phrase, you'll get the idea.
....The phone, which goes on sale tomorrow for $500 (less if you're opening a new Sprint account), also includes an alarm clock, calendar with audible reminders, MP3 music player and voice notes. And it can record one minute of a phone call, which is fantastic when somebody's giving you directions while you're driving.
The trouble is, all of these features saddle the poor little device with a complexity that will boggle even the veteran cell fan. You have to wade your way through a staggering 583 menu commands, along with far too many pointless "Are you sure?" confirmations, to find them all. Just looking up your own phone number requires eight button presses, for goodness' sake.
