Some of you may know I am a geek. My family and BBQ aside, I love to play with technology. I have always been one to push the envelope a little further than others might by the way I integrate technology into my life to make things easier.
One way in particular is having my important information at my finger tips. I had a treo for nearly the last two years but was always upset by the way that it was just missing something. Whether that was integration with my desktop, wifi, or something else that could have been there. When the iTouch came out I had it within days of it’s release. I still had my treo but my iTouch slowly became my repository of information. After it had the update with the calendar and notes I used my treo even less.
When the iPhone was announced last year I was excited but before jumping on that bandwagon I knew there would be an update. That it would be better the second time around. When the 3G was announced I made plans to be there to get it. Yes there was the trouble the first couple of days that were an annoyance more than anything. But that’s to be expected.
Now Apple has a fully functioning mobile computer. Does it have all of the integration that windows mobile does? Not just yet. Does it have hundreds of applications in less than a month? Yes. Do they add to your productivity? Yes. Does it fully integrate your personal information so that you have it wherever you go? Yes. More than that it allows people to connect far beyond simple text messaging and IM. Social networking apps that are far beyond things like facebook and myspace. Apps that function on the web, on your desktop, or just between two people.
It is the phone/PDA/game piece to have. GPS, Wifi, 3G, rotating screen, full screen views, etc. I predict that in the next year or two it will not only kill the treo, but it will take a significant chunk out of the DS market.
For those that don’t get the iPhone yet, you will.
Tags: Technology