By now, you’ve probably heard about Apple’s iPhone. It appears to be a fantastic piece of technology. I’ll admit I was surprised they combined the video and phone capabilities into a single iPod. There had long been rumours of these devices.
Although Blaine seems excited by it, I’m starting to have my doubts. For instance:
- What’s the standby battery life of the phone? This specification is missing from the Apple website.
- Is it durable? It looks great, but people are pretty rough with their phones. Will this hold up?
- If it’s a video player, why only 4 or 8 GB? This isn’t large enough for my music, podcasts, and audiobooks.
CNET’s Crave blog raises a few more questions.
Way too late, way too expensive, and way too much hype. In addition, RF tech and PC tech are quite different animals. Traditionally, Apple has been very loathe to co-operate with other companies which have expertise in what they don’t. Why would things change now? Jeff