User exchangeable mobile phone keypad

A handset comprising:

• a housing having a cordless telephone display and a telephone keypad;
• and
• telephone circuitry within the housing, the telephone circuitry adapted to interface with the telephone keypad and the cordless telephone display;
• a first keypad removeably coupled to the housing;
• and
• a second keypad, the second keypad exchangeable with the first keypad;
• wherein the second keypad is adapted to be removeably coupled to the housing when the first keypad is removed from the housing.

A method of exchanging a keypad of a cordless handset comprising the steps of:

• providing a housing having a display and first keypad, the first keypad being removable from the housing;
• providing a second keypad, the second keypad being exchangeable with the first keypad;
• removing the first keypad from the housing;
• and
• replacing the first keypad with the second keypad on the housing.

A handheld electronic device comprising:

• a housing;
• circuitry disposed in the housing, the circuitry including a controller programmed to operate the circuitry in accordance with a predetermined characteristic of the electronic device;
• and
• a user interface mounted to the housing for interfacing with the circuitry, the user interface being selected from a number of different user interfaces having different predetermined interface characteristics.

A handheld electronic device comprising:

• a housing:
• circuitry disposed in the housing, the circuitry including a controller programmed to operate the circuitry and provide the device with multiple applications;
• and
• an interchangeable user interface removably mounted to the housing for interfacing with the circuitry, the user interface being interchangeable with a number of different interchangeable user interfaces with different predetermined characteristics.