Why You May Not Want An iPhone

http://www.forbes.com/home/wireless/2007/06/08/iphone-problems-apple-tech-wireless-cx_df_0611iphonemain.html


The iPhone's battery is one example of a feature that could flop. By all indications--Apple is still being mum about almost all details regarding the device--the iPhone's rechargeable battery is sealed inside its case. That's what Apple does already with its iPod devices, presumably to save space. The company says the battery will last up to five hours of talking, watching video and browsing the Internet.

But it's not clear how those claims will measure up in the real world. What happens if you use the phone's wi-fi connection heavily? Or a Bluetooth earpiece? Without a midday charging pit stop, iPhone owners may have to consistently choose between using its Web and multimedia features or saving battery power for phone calls.

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The iPhone's stripped-down data features could also provide incentive to wait for a better offer. Apple's boilerplate is that the iPhone is a "revolutionary" device for browsing the Internet on the go. To an extent, it has a point: Apple's Safari is arguably the most powerful mobile Web browser. And the iPhone's large display will surely make surfing the Web more enjoyable and functional than on a tiny Motorola (nyse: MOT - news - people ) Razr screen.

But for whatever reason, Apple decided not to allow the iPhone to work on AT&T's fastest, "third-generation" (or 3G) wireless network, opting instead for its slower "EDGE" network. The difference is apparent even on a small-screen device browsing scaled-down, mobile-edition Web sites. When you're surfing full-size Web pages, as Apple touts on the iPhone, the slow speeds could be a deal breaker.

...I'm waiting for the Apple iJavaPhone....the one that wakes me up with a fresh hot cup of my favourite morning beverage...


Remember when phones were just for talking?

I do like the idea of having one device to do phone, scheduling, basic email, camera and tunes, but one can get that now for less.

...I would get an iPhone.

Multi Touch

Whereas Gates vision of speech recognition hasn't come to fruition because people are uncomfortable speaking to machines (and it doesn't work as well as we'd like), we're ok with touching machines, we do it all the time.

Multi-touch display screens will change the way we interact with information. And yes, that sounds like a marketing slogan. Because it is, and should be. And I believe it's true.

won`t work on us celluar network...

http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/08/will-the-iphone-be-undone-by-its-keyboard/

Not gonna post the text: It's really short and there's three hyperlinks within it to other Engadget blog entries.

makes it look like fun