There’s been a lot of criticism about the recessed earbud/headphone jack on the iPhone. I believe that it’s not a matter of aesthetics, as some assume, but engineering a solution to relieve strain on the port and the internals. While this does render my Shure E2Cs useless without an extender, I’d rather pick up an [...]
So, how does the iPhone stack up against a Windows Mobile phone?
The UI and intuitive nature of the iPhone puts it heads and shoulders above the Windows Mobile device.
The iPhone is also a much more aesthetically pleasing device.
Rating on pure power and functionality puts the Windows Mobile device on a totally different level. The number [...]
First thoughts so far:
CingularAT&T was hammered, and activation was not immediate. Not a big deal for me, as it was only 15 minutes. From Ars and other sites, I read that some folks are taking hours. I did call in to get some answers on my bill, so maybe that helped.
Setting up Mail and Safari [...]
iPhone (un)boxing - the Apple philosophy on aesthetics extends to even the packaging. It reminds me of the Japanese attention to detail.
Sorry about the low quality flash photos - it’s late, and I want to hook up my iPhone.
As noted in my Windows Mobile apps post, an RSS reader is a must-have on a smartphone.
If you visit http://reader.mac.com/ tonight, you’ll see the image below. Does this indicate an RSS reader for iPhone?
With all of the iPhone news lately, I thought it time to post my list of apps for my Cingular 8525. I’ve had two people ask me about my list of apps today, so it’s a good reason to blog.
Today screen plugin: SBSH iLauncher: task manager, launcher (with tabs), meters, speed dialer
Today screen “shell” plugin: [...]
Walt’s review is up.
Newsweek says “one of the most hyped consumer products ever comes pretty close to justifying the bombast”.
David Pogue of the NY Times has posted his review, saying “So yes, the iPhone is amazing. But no, it’s not perfect.”
Apple has released a guided video tour of the iPhone. I was surprised to see that the iPhone supports viewing of Word, Excel, and PDF documents. Pretty slick.
It appears that the phone demonstration was given using WiFi, based on my interpretation of the icons. That’s my concern over the iPhone - the lack of [...]
From Engadget comes news that the iPhone will have an Apple-written app to view YouTube movies. Evidently, YouTube Google is reformatting the movies in h.264 for better compression and quality.
Now, if only the phone had HSDPA in lieu of EDGE….
During today’s WWDC keynote, Steve Jobs announced the “developer kit” for the iPhone was Web 2.0. Using technologies like AJAX with the iPhone’s Safari browser will - according to Jobs - deliver rich content on a mobile device. Funny - I said the same thing in a prior life, but the focus was on customized [...]
