Method of making a customized wireless communication device

A method of making a customized wireless communication device comprising:

• inputting customer requirements including desired hardware and software features, the software features including:
• choosing a display background,
• identifying a widget to be loaded, and
• preloading the device with a user specified application;
• generating a checklist of customer requirements;
• making a customized wireless communication device based on the received checklist of customer requirements, by:
• providing an extruded housing with an opening defining a pocket configured to receive electrical components;
• removing material of the extruded housing to form a desired sculpted industrial design and to form at least one receptacle in the extruded housing to receive an antenna module and display module, wherein the removal step is viewable by a customer via a network connection or at a store;
• and
• covering at least a portion of the housing with a display comprising E-ink after the removal step.