I sure am ready for my iphone. just one week to go
Look forward to a report on it after you get it!!
+1 I love to hear about the keyboard experience... do you text msg a bunch? I'm trying to figure out if the teenagers will buy in big numbers...
LET US KNOW what you think...
Still, we managed to smuggle out some freshly leaked details from a very trusted inside source who's been fooling around with a unit. Here's what they had to say:
* The keyboard was simply described as "disappointing". Keyboarding with two thumbs often registers multiple key presses (two or three at a time) resulting in a lot of mistakes. The best way to type is with a single finger (as shown in most of Apple's demos), but two thumbs is supposedly very difficult. After trying it for a number of days our source gave up using their thumbs.
* The text auto-correction only works well for simple words, but doesn't work for proper names. We can only assume this bit will get better with time as Apple fills out its predictive text dictionary.
* "It won't replace a BlackBerry. It's not good for text input. It's just not a business product."
* The touchscreen was said to, in general, require somewhat hard presses to register input, and needs some getting used to.
* In addition to its dock, the iPhone comes packaged with a polishing cloth (the thing's supposedly a fingerprint magnet, no surprise) and the usual smallish power adapter.
* The Bluetooth headset will debut in the $120 range, and will come with its own dock for charging both the phone and the headset. The headset will feature a miniature magnetic charging interface á la MagSafe.
From Engadget:
Don't kill the messenger! Please!
I have an ATT 8525 which is a pretty high tech smartphone. It has a touchscreen and a stylus, with a full qwerty flip out keyboard. For dialing, I use the touch screen and it is SLOW to do this. For these types of screens, you cant just dial by touch (one handed) like you would with a normal phone. When I use my speed dial or phone book it isnt as bad, but still it is slower compared to a standard phone.
My device has UMTS (3.5G) and wifi and every other feature you can think of (even powerpoint!). I can even talk on it and be on the high speed internet at the same time. Despite all of these things it performs better as a mini PC than a phone. I am thinking the iphone will be similar. It will be a cool mini computer but not as good of a phone as your standard flip phone --- or as good of a business machine as a blackberry or dash.
Awaiting reviews from you early adopters.
My phone here.
I really like all the new cell phones that are available these days. However, I despise all the cell phone companies equally. I haven't found one yet that didn't make me fell like I was getting hosed on the contract. Apparently, there's not enough competition in the cell phone service business.
I'd consider an iphone later this year but a reasonable cell phone contract will be what I shop for first...phone second.
2X that! Gonna be a GREAT PHONE I think and will likely change the way we interface and use our phones in general. Of course the basic phone will always be there, but the high end is just getting better everyday!
I hate all the cell phone compaines equally too!
I'm going to go buy Apple stock because when James likes something a lot he buys seven of them!
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