This indecisive smartphone can run Android, Windows, or Firefox OS

Not sure what mobile operating system to settle down and start a life with? The new Alcatel Pixi 3 doesn't know either, so it can run everything: Windows Phone, Firefox OS, or Android.

The Pixi doesn't run all these operating systems at once or anything; which one you want is a choice you'll have to make when you buy one. But adding to the variety, the new Pixi comes in 3.5-inch, 4-inch, 4.5-inch, and 5-inches alongside the choices of OS.

The catch is that the tiny 3.5-inch version won't have Long-Term Evolution. That's a ton of variety. Other details about the phone — like its specs — aren't coming out until CES proper, and chances are they won't be anything mindblowing, and you're probably going to be better off just buying a phone that's made up its mind about what operating system it wants to run.

It's still fun to see a phone so willing to play the field. The only question is since Alcatel is now the owner for the good old "Palm" brand, are we going to see one of these running WebOS. No, we're not. But maybe an Android one.