Wednesday, January 10, 2007

iPhone



The rumors were right and yet they were wrong. A video iPod, iPhone, and ultraportable laptop were all anticipated from Apple. But I don't think a single person expected that they would all be built into one slick device. In summary the iPhone is:


true web browser & true e-mail


iPod w/ music, photos, movies, TV


phone & text messaging


Aside from the true web browsing, all of the above are already available for other smart phones (e.g. Windows Mobile), so it isn't such a big deal right?
Well maybe, maybe not. The rationale behind the iPhone's design is solid, but let's see how well it really works. If it functions as advertised, the interface would add value to all of the above functions. If this is the case, it will be a home run.