One year with Apple’s iPhone changed my life

Apple Online Store “Like thousands of New Yorkers, I spent about 5 hours waiting in line a year ago to buy Apple’s then-new iPhone 3G. Since then, the iPhone has changed the way I work and play more than any other gadget I’ve ever purchased — mostly for the better,” Dan Frommer reports for Silicon Alley Insider.

“The biggest difference between the iPhone and previous mobile devices I’ve owned — Palm Treo, Dell Axim, Palm V, various Sony Ericsson and Nokia cellphones — is the sheer amount of time I spend using it: At least a few hours a day, Monday through Sunday,” Frommer reports.

“The iPhone has also changed my social interaction — not necessarily for the better,” Frommer reports. “Because there’s always a distraction a tap away, I find myself, er, distracted more often. That’s led to more than a few stern talking-tos from friends, companions, and parents, wondering why I can’t go an hour without doing something on the iPhone.”

Frommer reports, “At some point, ‘product testing!’ will no longer be a good excuse. But I’m trying…”

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