FOR two weeks, I was in touch with my inner Windows Mobile child, thanks to the HTC Touch Cruise that I was reviewing. I enjoyed the brief fling, and will now think more fondly again of Windows Mobile devices, considering that I haven’t used a Windows-based gadget as my personal phone since my old O2 XDA II.

Here’s a photo of Mikaela, my MacBook Pro (well, the MacBook Pro the office assigned to me, anyway; yeah, I still use Windows on my Mac for some of my tasks via Boot Camp), saying goodbye to the HTC Touch Cruise. It was nice syncing and Bluetoothing with you while it lasted.

The first thing you’ll notice about the HTC Touch Cruise is its sleek design and that big 2.8 inch LCD screen, which is a boon if you’re after multimedia. As the name makes clear, however, this isn’t meant to be ogled, but to be touched. I’ve always gotten a kick out of touchscreen devices (but no, I don’t have an iPhone or an iPod Touch yet, heh), and thanks to my Nintendo DS, which now belongs to my six-year-old daughter Sam, I’m pretty comfy using a stylus as an input device.

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I’M writing this blog entry via wifi using the Opera browser on the HTC Touch Cruise Windows Mobile handheld that I’m reviewing.

This isn’t the full review yet, just a quick update to show the device in action. I’ve always believed that if it’s possible to write the review using the product you’re testing, you should do it

Here’s a photo I took of my six-year-old daughter Sam with the Touch Cruise’s 3-megapixel camera. It’s Saturday morning here in the Philippines, and almost the moment she woke up, Sam started reading her copy of the latest issue of K-Zone.

Sent this pic to Photobucket via e-mail — I set up my Gmail account on this device.

Will keep you updated.