I just wanted to add to the gazillion words written about the latest greatest phone from Apple. The iPhone is spectacular.

First impressions of the iPhone

It is a lot bigger than I thought it would be, so the guy who demoed it in the advert must have been a giant. All that pinch and stretch finger stuff works, just like on the TV; the navigation is obvious; those iTunes album photos really do swivel as you turn the phone on its side - and we even found the volume button within 2 seconds of saying, "Not as intuitive as they say it is!"

Internet criticisms of the iPhone

Experts like to criticise the internet part, saying it should be G4 or whatever it is that takes surfing over the edge from normal slow US speeds to the real world speeds of everywhere else. All I can say is, that when you type in a URL, it seems a bit slow to kick in? but thereafter the pages load niftily and you can whizz around, zooming and scrolling much quicker than you ever could on a computer. The Pisstakers website looks pretty neat, of course! All being well, the person after us is enjoying the same Pisstakers experience too.

Keyboard criticisms of the iPhone

People say the virtual keyboard is a weak point, but the dainty-fingered Mrs Ed was quite impressed, especially as the letters were highlighted as she typed. She is no tech head or typing phenomenon, so it is fair to say that the keyboard is probably good enough for what most of us want to do on a phone. They say Apple will probably bring out a bluetooth keyboard. so maybe bloggers will be attracted to that extra speed. We shall see.

Is the iPhone worth it?

If they were giving one away free, of course I would take it, but I don't know that it is worth $600 to me. (I make 3 calls a week and have no friends or desire to listen to music.)

The price tag is sort of out there compared to most people's idea of what a phone should cost, but if you are in the market for an iPod AND a phone, then it probably is good value.

The rates for an AT&T contract are standard, so apart from the desire to talk way past your normal minutes and the additional cost of bucket loads of kbs surfing online, it should be just like owning any other phone - except you have fun and don't spend the first month working out how to email a photo.

PS

I feel a bit of a twat, especially after yesterday, espousing the virtues of moblogging. I forgot to take a picture of the iPhone in action! If anyone has the opportunity to take a shot of the Pisstakers site on the iPhone, I would really appreciate a copy! Meanwhile, I have to go now and make a call on my flip-up brick.