“One of the single largest consumer electronic launches in history and the most-hyped device in recent memory was released Friday – the Apple iPhone,” Nick Basham reports or The Philadelphia Inquirer.
Basham reports, “Opening Apple hardware is a big part of the fun, so I took my time to savor each moment. My initial reaction was that the iPhone is smaller and thinner than I imagined. It is also fairly hefty.”
“The screen is gorgeous, every detail seems like it was created after thoughtful consideration, and the touch interface is quick and responsive. It is unlike any phone, music player, or other portable device I have ever used – think of it as a mini laptop with a clean and simple touchscreen interface instead of a keyboard and mouse,” Basham reports. “Plus, I have the entire season of The Office in my pocket. Pretty satisfying.”
Full article here.
I love how “activation” is one reference: “Once I had the phone activated…”
I’d bet that this is by far the more common experience, rather than the minority who [sadly] had problems.
Apple, bring on the new Macs please!
I wonder why TED is so silent, suddenly.
(TED, i.e. Thurrott-Enderle-Dvorak)
People will not be able to go back to “ordinary” cell phones after this.
Gilles, cute. (my name is Ted, I take offense to that)
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The only major drrawback to a electrically-based touchscreen is that it won’t work in the rain (will it?). Say you’re standing in the rain, soaking wet, and you need to call a cab. Nothing to dry off the phone, will it work?
@Gilles,
Thurrott likes the iPhone. Of course, he wouldn’t be who he is without ragging on it’s shortcomings and throwing the occasional dig at Apple, but his criticisms are pretty much the same as every other reviewer of the iPhone. He recognizes that Apple has raised the bar for future cell phone design.
Why would you use your phone while standing in the rain to call a cab. You normally ‘hail’ a cab while standing in the rain (or shine) and make the call from inside the hotel.
Dvorak asked us to “shut up about the iPhone”.
It seems the iPhone has shut him up, instead.
One guy yesterday told me wanted a cheap phone because he
was afraid he might drop a $600 device.
That is like saying I will only drive an old clunker car because I am afraid I might have a wreck.
2% had activation problems. And how many of that 2% had their problems resolved quickly? Half? Most?
Doesn’t matter now. Activation problems are over. AT&T has gotten their act together.
Hi guys, just wanting just some info on the future of the ipod.. Is there any word on a future ipod? The iphone looks great but not all of us what a music and video player in the phone.
Thanks
Paul
@ Georgy Porgy…I think Ifixit has already done the drop test and the “phone in burlap bag with a bunch of change hitting a baseball” test as well as a thorough disassembly with attempt to reverse Engineer. The physical endurance tests were passed with flying colors your friend need not worry.
I read this article this morning expecting something substantial (it’s plugged on the front page as “My weekend with the iPhone.”) It’s nice to see the gushing praise, but, geez, does my hometown newspaper employ 15-year-old fanboys as tech journalists? Still, that’s better than Enderle…
Any chance we can get Steve Balmers take on the iphone now that its selling?
@ Cool Factor
Sorry, I should have put periods in my acronym – T.E.D.
zune tang where r u???
What no sarcastic comments on how crap the iPhone is compared to ‘windblozzzzzz mobile’?
Maybe you bought one on iDay and are secretly wacking-off in your bedroom caressing its gorgous display and ease-of-use?
Either that or gay web porn…
@ G Zero
Thurrott likes the iPhone, nevertheless, we didn’t hear about him since Friday. He must be doing some tests : forgetting it in the rain, driving over it, dropping it from the balcony on his 10th floor appartment, etc. Scratching the screen with a knife as been done already, to no avail ; no scratches.
Can you watch Gay web porn on an iPhone??
uuhhh, I am just asking , for a friend , of a friend , who wanted to know
“Once I had the phone activated, I had to start testing. Of course, my fiancée had to be the first person I called. (For a geek, the inaugural call on an iPhone is a precious thing. I figured if the engagement ring didn’t clue her in, calling her first on the new phone definitely should.)”
genius
One little quibble I have with the iPhone is at the main application window. I would like to have a picture of my girlfriend there as a desktop picture and have the applications pop in and out (like how expose moves windows out of the desktop). Just have a picture there and when I want to get to an app, press the screen, and the apps appear. Press a dead spot on the screen and the apps go away.
Who said that all men are equal…. now there are men that have and iPhone and …. well you know…
@ Giles
To be fair, I haven’t heard any iPhone negative spin from Thurrott. Smart move on his part. The FUDsters are having a tough time coming up with their next angle on why iPhone won’t be successful.
ken1w – Paul Thurrott’s negative review is here:
http://www.internet-nexus.com/2007/06/but.htm
All that stuff about Leopard and spots.
Peace.
Thurrott thinks the iPhone is “deeply flawed.” Think Before You Click to http://www.winsupersite.com
Thurrott writes that review as if there is another option out there that is not as “deeply flawed” as the iPhone. I mean, what *is* the better option, Paul? Shall we compare? And the iPhone is at version 1 or generation 1. Of course there are shortcomings, but again, please point out the phone for us all that those so-called “discriminating phone users” are going to prefer. Really, I want to know, you f**kin’ turd.