Every now and then a product comes a long that gets me as excited as a nine year old boy with a new toy. For me, it’s the iPhone from Apple. Although Apple has talked about making something like this before, it wasn’t until recently that they hit us hard by unveiling the product.
They have a way with design that is at the top of its class, and the iPhone is no different. There is a lesson to be learned here: Having high technology is great, having great design can take you far as well (just look at the craze for the Nano over its superior original iPod), but having both implemented intuitively is the real deal. It comes with what I would expect as far as features, but its implementation and technology are leaps and bounds ahead of the competition. Multitouch screen technology combined with accelerometer and ambient light sensor allow for some slick things. Just check out the site to see for yourself.
Unfortunately, the only provider for this phone is Cingular, and the contract for that exclusivity lasts until 2009. Who knows if Apple will release something else for other providers before then? Either way, it will be interesting to see if Cingular service sales go up once the iPhone hits the market. Until then, I’ll just sit back and drool at it.
