That the POTUS is a geek pleases me to no end...

There is a bookish hook here somewhere. Our President will get to keep his crackberry, after a fashion. It appears he will be switching hardware, most likely to General Dynamic's Sectera Edge, a hybrid PDA that has been approved by the NSA for "Top Secret" voice communication and "Secret" email and web sites. 

It is a little bit clunky looking, but is pretty much the geekiest crypto-toy on the market. Security does not come cheaply, as this phone runs just shy of $3500...and apparently the car-jack adds at least another $100 [Note to self: stop whining about cost of iPhone toys.]. 

I, for one, am pleased the POTUS gets to keep his connectivity...while complying with the Presidential Records Act and keeping the folks at NSA, etc. happy. I can not imagine being unplugged and isolated...and am pleased to have a President who was apparently similarly twitchy about it... I wonder if it will take e-books...