Remember Sprint's version of the HTC Touch which came out over a year ago? The much-heralded XV6900 is Verizon's version, but it doesn't improve or add any new variations to make it a "must-buy." Like the Sprint HTC Touch, the Verizon model is slim and light (4.0 by 2.4 by 0.6 inches; 4 ounces), with a soft-touch plastic case , a 2.8-inch 320-by-240 display, and a stylus fitted neatly in the corner. The only physical buttons are a cursor pad, phone pick-up and hang-up, a camera button, and a volume slider.

That brings us to the screen, which I found myself stabbing over and over again to get it to process a command. Sure, you can use your finger for some basic moves (ie. scrolling down a list of programs or across a Web page), but once you drill down into an actual program, you'll be pulling out the stylus.