But anyway, the ROB - and the front page of the main section actually, today is all about Apple's new "Phone". Computer. TV. Blackberry. Whatever it is, I have to say it looks pretty good. Despite trying very hard to resist the pull of "cool" that Apple's been exerting with all its nifty i-products, i-have to admit that this little gizmo is pretty smart.
There is no need for a number pad, since everything is done using a touch screen, so its entire face can be used to display video. It can tell whether you're holding it in "portrait" or "landscape" orientation and adjust the picture automatically. If you're listening to music and someone calls, it tuns down the volume automatically. It comes with either a 4 G or 8 G hard drive, and is equipped with a web browser, and built-in wireless.
And it even knows when you're bringing it close to your head so that you don't accidentally use the touch-screen with your earlobe.
'Course, at the moment it's still $500 USD which is way too much for me to spend on something that basically gathers a bunch of servicesI already have into one place. And seriously, the last thing I need is to be able to check my email more often.
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Yes, ROB has always made me laugh ;-)
I wonder how long before we all have these iphones or similar devices - I'd say in 5-7 years they will be ubiquitous...(maybe quicker) now if only we could figure out how to better deal with electronic waste (recycling etc.) when we get rid of the two or three gadgets that we have now that do the same thing! I guess you can argure that iphone is good because of dematerialization!
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