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As does the new version of the iPod Touch. The "no eyes" operation on the iPhone works better than the classic iPod as well. The phone rings while playing music, you squeeze the mic on the earbuds, the music fades and your caller comes on, and when the call is over, the music fades back in...

John Gruber's stuff on Daring Fireball is hilarious. I had the same view as you on a touch screen iPod, but having an (original) iPhone and a iPod Classic, I can tell you that it is no contest -- the full screen touch interface is, far, far superior. I have a Denon remote with no real...

Actually, Steve Jobs/Apple announced recently that they will offer a native (meaning Objective C, etc. OS X programs) SDK kit for the iPhone in February 2008 to third party developers. I speculate that the delay was due to an "all hands on deck" effort to get Leopard out the door by the new...

I have no inside info on this, but I bet third party apps will appear on the iPhone (sanctioned by Apple), possibly in conjunction with a Leopard based iPhone SDK. I will be shocked and amazed if Apple never allows 3rd party apps -- they may be pretty dense at times, but they do react pretty...

All the features I use most on the iPhone aren't on the Touch, namely the phone -- best I've ever used, with visual voicemail which is a once you've used it, there is no going back feature and you're "better phone features" (you are kidding, I hope) phones don't have; e-mail (which, visually...

Keep in mind that the future improvements come in two categories -- hardware and software. Hardware, which everyone expects to include 3G and possibly GPS will require a new iPhone when it comes out. But most everything else falls in the software category, and that Apple has promised to...

Well as an iPhone owner I'd say the hype is based on substance -- Apple doesn't have some magical ability to turn the press into a hype machine. If the product is say AppleTV, the hype doesn't exist. As Ron points out the iPhone has stuff in need of improvement. But what it does have...

Hasn't happened to me yet -- but I don't do all that much web browsing -- in WiFi areas I usually have a computer around. OTOH, Safari 3 Beta crashes on me regularly. (I keep using it though, because it has a couple of huge improvements over Safari 2). Presumably the iPhone browser is based...

Well, finally this morning, 36 hours and three long phone calls to AT&T CS later, I got service. Not a good experience, but hopefully I won't have to deal with AT&T CS again for a good long while. The iPhone itself is great. Three things in dire need of improvement: 1) Ability to sync...

Yeah, I feel isolated all right :frowning: Still no joy -- I'm on the phone with AT&T right now. At least th on hold music is better.

Man, AT&T is truly awful. I started the online activation process last night, got e-mail saying my address couldn't be verified. Called their customer service -- was told that they their computer system for NYC hadn't been working since Saturday(!) and after spending an hour+ mostly...

Just got mine from the Soho Apple Store -- there were some boxes stacked behind the registers. Too bad I was away during the madness, and missed opening day ;) Anyway -- I'll unpack it when I get home tonight.

Yeah, there was a hilarious WSJ article, quoting various IT/MIS people swearing they'll never allow the iPhone into their company and threatening any "rogue users" who dare buy it. I sure hope some of their CEOs get iPhones -- who's the rogue then? It reminds me of the IT/MIS people's frantic...

Even without GPS cell phones have a good idea where you are based on which tower you are connected to -- that might be good enough for Google Maps. That's how 911 operators know your location AFAIK. The battery (not) being removable is no big deal for me -- I just changed the "non-removable"...

I think everybody just hit "download" at once -- this thing is creeping along ever so slowly.

I am not talking about status symbols -- the simple reality is that most people who can't afford a $500 phone can't afford a European vacation and vice/versa. (Note I said *most* -- sure there are ways to travel very cheaply, but *most* travelers pay normal (due to the Dollar/Euro exchange rate...

One certainly can't argue with that -- however, sooner or later things in that regard have to change. In Europe, I've never heard of people choosing one carrier over another due to reception/coverage issues. Overall coverage is infinitely better than in the US (phones work fine on mountains in...

Yes, I mean Europe, Asia, anywhere besides North America -- sorry, should have been more specific.

Battery: I just changed the one in my 2nd Gen (20GB) iPod -- it was very easy, the new battery cost $29 (from OWC) and it has 20 hours of playback -- way better than the old one. So far as cell phones, I am yet to have one that lasts long enough for me to need to change the battery. Verizon...