I have officially become an Apple junkie. My friends will tell you otherwise, that this addiction was evident long before this day arrived. From my first Apple IIe with the green type to my current MacBook Pro, its been an easy computer life (except when my parents got a Commodore 64 and some really crappy games). And now I introduce the latest member of the family, my 16G iPhone.
The hype behind this thing was CRAZY! I just don’t get waiting in line for hours for a device (addiction defense exhibit A). Seriously though, people were waking up and waiting in line at 4 AM the morning of the launch - Cry for help? I think so. Funny enough, fears were realized by most of my mac-head friends and Apple was selling out of certain models. That started the late rush to the stores and managed to keep the lines similar to that of an amusement park.
Just like any other toy, unwrap, unbox, skip the directions and go straight to touching. Challenge #1 - update contacts. Slightly pissed that I can’t port from my current mobile to this wonder gadget, but now I can manage everything from my computer - contacts and calendars. Update in one place and its copied in the other (iPhone or computer). As I am writing this, I’m realizing that I now have less excuses for forgetting certain important dates. Challenge #2 - find a case that is “me”. I’d put this think in a altimeter controlled case that senses atmospheric disturbances if they made it because nothing says HOLY SHIT like dropping a $500 piece of equipment (yes, its true, I had to pay full price). Some of these cases look very chunky and business professional. Ummm… that’s not me. I went with the Griffen Wave Case, but got the black top and the “smoke” bottom. Oh, I also tossed one of those Anit-Glare scratch proof sheets on the screen. Highly recommended. Challenge #3 - music. I unfortunately have much more tunage than this little devil will allow. 16 gigs is plenty for portability (remember bringing tapes or CDs for the journey) but some of these guys will not make the cut. And now that I have my music with me at all times, the iTunes addiction is creeping back in to my life (rehab helped but not cured). Challenge #4 - applications. Some of these are just plain cool and and some are sort of useless but entertaining. I’m already fully hooked on Urban Spoon (smooth NYC restaurant finder), Shazaam (music ID) and Maps (pick up some Chinese on the way home?).
Anyway, this thing rocks. Only wish it had a little better battery life, but out side of that, i’m supremely geeked out about it. Comes in handy for the most random stupid stuff (as most phones do today), but mines COOLER!
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