So I Finally Got an iPhone…

Written by Writer Dad on November 4, 2009 - View Comments
Categories: Etcetera

“The iPhone is the most sophisticated, outlook-challenging piece of electronics to come along in years. It does so many things so well and all so pleasurably.”
~ David Pogue, US technology writer as Apple’s new iPhone hits US shelves June 2007.

I’ve hedged on this post for a while. You see, I really don’t want to be that guy. I’m rather private about such things, and don’t think anyone needs to know what type of phone I slip in my pocket. One of the first things I did the day I got the phone was go into the settings so I could remove the little thingy that says, “sent from my iPhone” and sent an email to Dave asking if it showed up.

Thing is, I’ve been wanting an iPhone since they were only a whisper. As you may know, I have a borderline fetish for shiny products made by Apple and back when the iPhone existed only as rumor, I kept tab on the blather daily. I watched Steve Jobs give the keynote announcing Cupertino’s newest wonder five minutes after it went live, then made Cindy watch it with me later that night.

Unfortunately for me, the iPhone over delivered. It was far more phone than I could ever justify at the time. I ran a preschool and needed to check my email once a day at the most. Besides, I was a half solar system away from being able to afford a $500 phone, the cost for awesome when first unveiled. The last two and a half years have been kind to my needs. Now the iPhone is only $200 and I check my email in between blinks.

Anyone who knows me well has seen me get overhyped on something only to get woefully deflated once I experience it. This happens often with movies, but holds true with many other things as well. After a year and a half waiting for an iPhone, was it even possible for it to live up to my expectations?

I don’t think there’s ever been anything without a beating heart that’s managed to impress me more. The iPhone isn’t just the most remarkable piece of technology I’ve ever personally seen, I believe it is in many ways the future.

There’s something inevitable about the iPhone. It just works, and I believe certain elements of the gadget will not only make their way into the design of nearly every future phone to follow, but in operating systems in general. When I use the iPhone, it is easy for me to imagine Apple’s followup to OS X as a touch screen operating system based on the roots of everything the company has learned in designing their pocket device from the ground up.

I LOVE that everything on my desktop is synced in my pocket. I love that I have full access to every document I own at any time. But more than that, I love that iPhone knows how to volley with my brain. The iPhone operates on instinct and that is a remarkable thing.

I do believe there is a danger in having such a powerful tool in society’s pocket, but I’ll talk about that another time, perhaps next week. For now my iPhone is still shiny and I want to wax poetic as long as I can. I could go on and on (and to be honest, on and on some more) but you’ve been patient enough for today.

Tomorrow I’ll tell a story about how I got to use it’s awesomeness to save my hide last week in real life.

Writer Dad

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  • Sal
    Sean,

    You know, afterwards I wished I hadn't. Hindsight, right... My thoughts at the time were to back it all up and then start over with a fresh slate; a clean plate to lop all of my morsels on to. Well, I backed up all the archives and then proceeded to purge. Note to self ** test your backup file to make sure it is retrievable before you delete everything.

    When I go back to open up the file and restore it, it doesn't have the same expectations that I do, alas they are gone. :(
    .-= Sal´s last blog ..The Wisdom In Sleep =-.
  • George: Ha, I feel you. My sister really wanted an iPhone as well (even though she in general can't stand Apple products, go figure) and ended up getting a Samsung knock off, which is only about a spoonful of cool beans compared to the iPhones piping hot pot. Just start counting down my man, two years isn't that long to wait really.

    Lori: It has helped me immeasurably. I love being able to think of something, take out the phone, make a note, and have it waiting for me when I get back upstairs.

    Trina: I feel so much better it's not even funny. Okay well a little funny, but mostly awesome.

    Laurie: I dreamed for two and a half years, now I can't stop touching it!

    Hayden: I would never write from the iPhone, at least not yet, but it's great for grabbing email and taking notes. The entire computer experience will one day (shortly) fit into our pockets, I've no doubt. If you want to see something that might make you swallow your tongue, check out the TED talk about "the Sixth Sense." Mind blowing, that.

    Stephanie: I think I may need to set some of those boundaries myself! I pet mine a bit too much. : > )

    Tara: What would be utter madness is pretending I have to go to the bathroom when I don't, just to steal an extra minute or two with my precious… not that I would ever do that or anything.

    Sal: A second brain for sure… On another note - dude, why would you erase your archives. I agree with Chase, it's cool to start anew, but you've got to celebrate the past as well.
  • Sal
    I just got an iPod 3G last week and minus the phone qualities, I am thoroughly impressed. I now call it my brain...
    .-= Sal´s last blog ..The Wisdom In Sleep =-.
  • Soon you'll be gently stroking the screen to remove invisible 'bits' and sleeping with it under your pillow, wearing it's little safety jacket so as to not tarnish the lovely shiny bits.
    That would be utter madness to do that though, no one in their right minds would do that surely . . . .
    .-= Tara@Sticky Fingers´s last blog ..3 reasons why being a mum has not made me a better person =-.
  • My dad gave me one as a birthday gift about a month ago, and I LOVE it. It really does work so well, and it's logical and dare I say it.... EASY! I would say the biggest problem with it is that it is difficult to pull yourself away from it, and as a result, my husband is a bit jealous of my iPhone. We've had to put boundaries on how often I use it since it really is easy to become a very rude zombie staring it the pretty screen.
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  • I suspect you're right about the iPhone. I wonder how people assimilate information (like blog articles or news) on the iPhone, how does it affect how you write? (Assuming you can from your phone.) How will it change how we interact with the internet??

    Many (younger) people are skipping computers and going straight to phones and I wonder how that will change how we use it.

    Actually, I've been thinking about this a lot but since I don't have an iPhone or iClone I have no idea. Do you?
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  • Laurie
    I too have coveted the wonderful phone of i but, alas, I do not yet own one. You are lucky indeed my friend. You enjoy your phone and I will continue to dream about them. Until then, I will continue to play with my ipod even though the ear bud jack has a short.
  • Trina
    ...and man and machine become one... haha.
    Glad you weren't disappointed, and after catching up on your last few posts - glad you are on the mend.
  • I can see where having "everything on my desktop ... synced in my pocket" must be uber-cool. For busy bloggers, I can see it would be a must just to keep ahead of the to-do list.
    .-= Lori Hoeck´s last blog ..Self defense is seeing danger patterns early =-.
  • I am envious. Totally. I wanted an iPhone for my birthday, but it was never going to happen as it's just too expensive to justify right now. So instead I was going to buy myself a cheap budget model to make do until I can afford one. Now I'm stuffed though because my wife bought me a nice iPhone-alike and it's lovely but it's no iPhone. And it's not like I can just toss it aside when I can afford the real deal either as it was given as a very thoughtful gift. Drat!
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