I admit it.  I don’t have an iPhone.

While I love the sparkle and glitter of the interface and am often tempted to convert by the number of nifty apps that exist for the iPhone, I’ve haven’t been able to convince myself to make the leap.

Ultimately, the choice not to get an iPhone came down to three considerations.

First, I refuse to carry more than one phone.  I know many people have gone the two phone route.  In the old days they carried their personal phones (usually a razor) and office BlackBerrys; in modern times the razor has been traded in for Apple’s finest.  Maybe these folks have bigger pockets than I do, but either way I hate having that amount of clutter on my person and I’m also generally averse to wearing a makeshift version of batman’s utility belt.

Second, I need a really long battery life.  I’m currently using a BlackBerry Curve which was recommended to me by many people for its long battery life.  Despite how strong the Curve’s battery is, I manage to drain 75% or more of its battery every day (and sometimes kill it).  The iPhone probably wounld't make it through the morning.

Third, typing.  Plain and simple – I do too much emailing each day on my phone to make the leap to a digital keyboard.  However, now that I’m doing my blogging on my laptop (I have a wireless broadband card), I think I could probably make the switch to an iPhone if the battery life was long enough to allow the phone to serve as my sole personal and business phone.

So, I’m holding out for the third generation iPhone or a knockout product from another manufacturer.  Give me a great battery, the ability to cut and paste and a typing interface that allows me to burn through my emails quickly and I’ll join the legions of the tech forward.