iPhone, therefore I?
filed under: Gadgets
a) am.
b) just called you.
c) am an Apple fanboy.
Pick one. I'm kind of in the "b" camp. The recently announced Apple iPhone is a very slick but expensive phone for customers of Cingular Wireless that would also allow them to replace their Palm and iPod. I love the idea of having a real OS on the phone. (iPhone has OS X installed.) The end result of this sucker is a broader audience for true mobile computing, which I think means more, not less business for the Blackberries and Palm Treos of the world. (Oh, and Windows mobile probably too... posers.) I can't afford an iPhone. But, suddenly the new Palm Treo 680 at $199 looks like a real cheap mobile computing platform, instead of a really expensive phone. By adding the Apple stamp into this ongoing redefinition of the smartphone market, they've done the world a big service, even if the iPhone isn't a hot seller at first.
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My first reaction was that it was expensive. That lasted about two seconds before I decided I want one. I was already slipping towards a smartphone, but this one is going to pull me into the hole. I like that it will connect to wi-fi as well as use the internet through a cell phone. I like the big screen and the lack of a keyboard. It remains to be seen how well that will work, but given Apple's track record with user interface I'm optimistic. I also like that it's an ipod, so I'll be able to watch movies on it on an airplane, with a screen larger than the current video ipod. The cost is looking a lot more attractive when I consider that I won't need to buy a video ipod now.
I also like that it won't be out until June. Gives me time to prepare Michael....
Posted by: Susan | January 10, 2007 11:55 AM
I have nothing of revelvance to add to this but I found this funny
Posted by: Brian | January 12, 2007 10:37 PM