On Apr 16, 2009, at 7:37 AM, Scott Loveless wrote:
That's what I'm interested in. Is "more slowly" still usable, or is
it laughably worthless? Granted, I'm not gonna watch streaming videos
on the damn thing, so I'm probably worrying about nothing. We do have
a wireless network at home.
Far as I can see from those friends who have the iPhone and EDGE, it's
at least as fast as when I use the cellular network with the SLVR.
Obviously pathetic for some uses (like browsing huge, javascripted
pages/directories with loads of graphics and fancy php code), but very
usable for sensible things.
That's kinda where we're at. Christie is always seeing something
she's like to Google when we're traveling, and we'd both like a GPS
unit from time to time. Throw in the camera and internet access, and
it really does seem to be quite the useful all-in-one.
It does indeed. And for those of us who run Mac OS X all the time, the
degree of integration with the standard address book, itunes, iphoto
and calendar is just stunning. Lots of small applications have come
available that are excellent too ... purpose made ways to browse and
interact on flickr, facebook, twitter et al that are actually better
than when you go in with a full computer system. A Kindle book reader
so now I can carry several electronic books and read them when I have
time (and they're very readable indeed, with little eye fatigue). The
iPhone 3G's GPS and map interactions allowed my london friend to visit
and tour all over the western US in a car without a moment's
hesitation or preparation ... he had a week between meetings on the
west coast and DC to waste and decided to stick around and holiday
rather than fly home and fly back. Etc.
The camera is limited but can do remarkably well if you keep in mind
its limitations. This portrait of two buddies I made with the iPhone
that belongs to the guy on the right:
http://tinyurl.com/dygkob
I haven't played with an Android yet, but so far I haven't seen
anything that convinces me it usurps the iPhone's cred.
Godfrey
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