When’s the last time you saw anyone make the slightest bit of innovation on the input scheme for Windows Mobile? Never? We thought so. But that’s just what HTC’s done with their TouchFLO app on the new Touch smartphone. TouchFLO actually lets you use the pads of your fingers—not just the tip like a stylus—to control things on the phone.

First, let’s get the question everyone’s asking out of the way. No, this is not an iPhone killer. It’s not even close to being an iPhone killer. The TouchFLO app—which is the majority of where your touching is going to take place—is just a fancy launcher app on top of the Today street. Once you get past there and into the meat of Windows Mobile 6, there’s not much touching to be had. And if you hate Windows Mobile, you’ll still hate Windows Mobile.

That’s not to say this isn’t a step in the right direction.

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