Five Initial iPhone Observations By Rob Griffiths mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
iPhone Hits the streets I picked up my iPhone Friday at an Apple Store outside Portland, Oregon. After a weekend of using this new device, here are my first five impressions of the iPhone and its features. 1. I said it before, but I'll say it again: The screen is simply stunning. It's worth a store visit just to see it in person. 3. Typing on the small keyboard definitely takes some getting used to. It is getting better, though, so I think it's just a learning curve. 4. Wireless (WiFi) reception in my home is worse than it is on my Macs. On the iPhone, I lose the base station in a couple of spots in the house, none of which are more than 50' from the base station. On the Macs, that never happens. I hope this can be addressed through a software update. 5. For some reason, a number of my contacts imported as near-duplicate records. Deleting the copies is a bit tedious -- you have to select the contact from the list, then go to edit mode, then scroll all the way to the bottom of the entry to find the Delete button. It would be nicer to have a Delete Contact button right on the contact viewing screen. Perhaps there's some shortcut I haven't found. Want more iPhone observations. Visit http://iphone.macworld.com?lsrc=mwweek -- Macworld's newest iPhone-focused blog.
