Some bits and pieces from the first day:

- Had a chat with the head of Rocket Mobile, a company that mainly does BREW development of both applications that get embedded in OEM devices, but also a number of consumer apps. The company’s a good example of how a platform-centric viewpoint can be beneficial: its embedded applications become a platform on which it creates consumer applications. Instead of just having its applications be the end of the story, they’re a jumping off point for even more.

- Sprint’s got a couple of new business devices, a Windows Mobile phone for Nextel and the EV-DO Pocket PC PPC-6700 (pictured here). If you’re into Pocket PC, it’s a nifty little device, although a little on the thick side.

- Schwagwatch: nothing of note, although USB memory sticks are still undeniably the giveaway of choice.

- Overheard: “I wonder if it bugs the bags of all the people around you,” after noticing the attendee bags were sponsored by the infamous sms.ac.