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.
February 16th, 2007 at 5:09 pm
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
June 30th, 2008 at 6:34 am
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