Let the hive mind of Engadget get that for you.
"I've found myself using my PC for a lot of conversations lately, and I'm also considering recording a podcast to share with anyone who will listen. There are tons of USB headset / microphones out there, and I'm hoping someone has some solid recommendations based on experience. I'll consider both headsets and standalone mics, by the way, but I'd like to keep the bill under $100 if possible. Help!"
Couldn't disagree more. I've used Blackberries since before they had phone functionality and I must say that while they were novel and offered great advantages over pagers and PDA-phone combos for a while, they are looking long in the tooth now. No one's saying that they shouldn't not be available with and without cameras, however RIM has used this excuse to hold back on all sorts of useful features under the guise of serving its enterprise market. To wit, 1.)Blackberry has no memory card support or document editors native to the device making it impossible to carry and edit MS Word, Excel, or Powerpoint documents---admittedly a useful feature for professionals 2.) RIM has chosen to remove all semblance of media capabilities which while not strictly a concern because that's usually used for entertainment but is still a knock since some firms now disseminate important messages via video e-mail or save important conference calls in a media format rather than specify call-in numbers 3) Bluetooth capability is always crippled to prevent things like the DUN profile or support for fold-out keyboards that road-warriors use. In short, RIM uses the enterprise angle as an excuse to justify their lack of substantive improvements to the hardware and software that makes their device uncompetitive, in a featues context and in a value-for-money context, in a world full of HP 6500's, Treos, Nokia S60 devices, Sony-Ericsson P and E series devices, Moto Qs, and of course the HTC devices. And of course, they are no longer the only game in town for secure e-mail.