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1-10-2007 9:30 pm
David: Damn, They Did Make a Phone...
Edit: The Morning After. My opinion is starting to change.

Okay, so I'm already making plans to buy this damn thing.

Two models 4GB - $500 and 8GB - $600

It's not out until June, so that will give me some time to get over the awe factor and decide if I really really want it. (I will). I mean, Jesus! Look at the damn thing!

I'm glad I've held off on buying both an iPod and a new phone for the past 2 years.

No update on the Mac whatsoever? Hmmm. I had really hoped for more information on Leopard.





Nathan Tyree - (Overwhelmed by existential angst)
see, this doesn't excite me.
maybe I'm weird.
David - ()
Okay, I get it. You don't get excited by new tech.

I do, so please pardon me while I drool and mind you don't slip in the puddle.
Nathan Tyree - (Overwhelmed by existential angst)
not true. Lots of new tech stuff excites me. But this is a phone. Phones are a curse; a chain around our ankles. I hate the fucking phone, and a new 'sexy' phone is just another excuse to steal our privacy and solitude. Phones are insidious.
Nathan Tyree - (Overwhelmed by existential angst)
I was hoping for the I-TV thing. That sounded cool.
David - ()
Actually it's a video iPod, web browser, email client, PDA, and phone. All with very few movable parts.

And they did release the iTV, although it's now the "Apple TV". I think it's gimped, however.
Nathan Tyree - (Overwhelmed by existential angst)
this is the part that bothers me: email client, PDA, and phone

just sounds like another way to be in constant contact with people who want things from you, want more of your life and want to rob you of solitude.
David - ()
I guess. Some of us just have friends and family who we like to keep up with, but can't always see in person. WTF are you doing right now?

Personally, I wonder if it will give me free calls if I use my Cap'n Crunch whistle...
Nathan Tyree - (Overwhelmed by existential angst)
"WTF are you doing right now? " Yeah, yeah. I'm a slave to communication too. I just don't get excited about being one.
Archimago - ()
I'm just happy that I own stock
snazzykat - (digs scrawny pale guys.)
I think I'm in Love.
Brandon - (<-- The Electric Sunshine Man, yo!) - Administrator
See, the thing is that there is no keypad. So it's usefulness as a phone you carry in your pocket to make phone calls is diminished. I can dial without looking, with this thing you won't be able to do that.

Of course, I wouldn't be surprised to see some sort of voice recognition dialing in the unit.

I'm really interested in the tech specs, what processor, how much memory, etc, etc.

And this crow does taste good.
David - ()
That last bit doesn't bother me, as I've never been a "no look" dialer, or even a headset user. I don't even know where our iPod headphones are at, as I only listen to it in the car.

Maybe someone will make clothing with integrated keypads, a-la the iPod jackets.
Archimago - ()
no keypad diminishes usefulness? I have a cellphone that is clunky. It is an older phone with separate buttons. I still have to look to dial. What are you doing that you can't look at your phone? If you are doing something that needs your attention that much, I suggest you reach a stopping point before dialing. Even Scotty looked at the intercom when he was talking to Kirk, and he had an entire engineering deck to look after.
Brandon - (<-- The Electric Sunshine Man, yo!) - Administrator
Ok, granted, I can't think of many times where I have tried to dial without looking at the keypad, but what about text messages? You can generally hit keys rather fast. Now with full querty input it might be just as fast, but not nearly as fast as a Crackberry keypad.

I will not pass judgment til I see the thing in action though. Although I could just buy a mac mini for that price ;)
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