But I am not your average joe.
You all probably want an iPhone. You, no doubt, lust for it’s oddly ceramic aesthetic and its uber-funky functionality. And so, I present to you the following links.
Don’t thank me; Church did all the legwork.
- Does your local Apple store have any iPhones in stock? See for yourself. Just don’t end up like poor Brent.
- Meet the guy that was almost the fifth cat in line… yeah… um… Wired? You… you’re not even trying anymore are you? Tough shit, ‘cause Gizmodo stole all the thunder; you can totally watch the line live! Wait… that sucks too.
- Um…Why not watch Stephen Colbert review an iPhone he didn’t get. That’s entertaining. (Note: Steve’s from South Carolina, a state with no Apple stores. I’m just sayin’.)
- For those of you who’ve already given up hope of finagling such a device, why not read the most recent Democratic Debate Report Card. Politics is still a relevant subject, right? Even in our post-iPhone world?
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Late submission: See the box it comes in!!! (spoiler, it's black.)
http://www.appletell.com/apple/comment/first-pics-iphone-unboxing/
(Hey, I'm a tag! Cool.)
Yeah, Church, I figured you'd earned our own tag! :)
Somebody, may be boingboing, had a story about the fact that Vermont isn't getting the phone at all. Apparently, AT&T doesn't operate in the state and since the device is tied to them, Vermont folks are out of luck.
Personally, I'm still holding out for the Mac Tablet. One day Jobs will see the light on this perfect product and that'll be the day that I'm in line.
Oddly enough, PCWorld.com posted a tutorial on how to dump your current cell phone service to upgrade to AT&T for your new iPhone.
There seems to be a small trend of iPhone haikus. Best of show (from breckinshire.blogspot.com):
Oh, IPhone! I want you
Not to have sex with, per se
But to have and hold
Matt, get in line.
Doc, the AT&T lock-in is actually the only thing keeping me away from one.
I think this may be the first time I’ve ever felt bad for Vermont, Matt. Poor bastards.
An informative read, Doc. Thanks for the link!
C’mon, Church; you were the guy I was counting on to tell me whether this thing is worth the hassle and you’re not even getting’ one?!
Yeah, I'm expecting an angry call from His Steveness any moment now. I may end up cracking, but AT&T is a big enough concern for now.
Speaking of the Jobs, I can't believe I forgot to include Fake Steve in the linkorama.
Oh, Church, you're like a spigot through which nerdy blog content flows! ;)
Apple sold out on the iPhone. You can't buy the phone by itself (it only work with... AT&T I think), and it's worthless until activated.
Harsh words, Soc. Particularly harsh because you kinda have a point. ;)
Yeah, I think the worm in the apple (sorry) is that Apple had to give a little to get AT&T to sign on. There had to be major changes on the backend to let the phone do some of the cool things they wanted (like non-sequential voicemail.) It appears that they agreed to perpetuate certain carrier scams, like no bluetooth data transfer and (it appears) the cash-for-ringtones scam.
I love Apple as much as the next guy (and the next guy is Guy Kawasaki) but still, this is a version 1.0 Apple product. Wait and see is the prudent approach. (I just wish I was rich enough to throw caution to the wind.)
Lev over at Time made an interesting comment in his review of the iPhone.
Compare the current gen of iPods to the first gen version. Compared to the new versions, the first gen iPods were small (space wise) with a really cumbersome interface. Even looking at pictures of them they look like crap compared to the latest versions.
Now, imagine what the future version of the iPhone and how it will need to look to make the current iPhone look that bad.
apparently, I didn't read the comments thoroughly enough, or I would have seen several individuals voicing the exact same concerns that I have :-P
Obviously politics is not relevant in the post iPhone world but, don't worry, some of us are paying attention :)
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