I haven't been writing here for a long time, I guess I haven't gotten into the habit of posting here. Not much has happened that caught my attention, except for one thing: the Apple iPhone. I wasn't very interested in it before it was announced, I just don't care much about either cellphones or PDA/smartphones. I was more interested in a widescreen iPod Video. When the iPhone was announced I looked at the Apple website and I was kind of interested, since it included the widescreen video functionality. However, once I managed to watch Jobs' entire keynote I was blown away.
Yes, it was partly Jobs' ability as a presenter, but the product itself was impressive. It really felt like a gadget from the future. A true touchscreen phone/video/audio/internet device. I have already decided that I will buy an iPhone sooner or later in my life.
It is only scheduled to come out next year here in Asia, and once it really comes out in US in June it might get bad reviews. But once they have a stable product in Asia I will get one. I haven't been buying mobile phones for 4 years, so by the time the iPhone is available I will have saved 5 years of phone purchase.
I don't care how much it costs, I don't care that I don't really need it, actually I don't need it at all. I want it. I am obssessed by it, so much that I actually dreamed about it. And sometimes I catch myself thinking of ways it would useful to me.
For example, if I am away from home for a long time, I could use the iPhone to surf and check my e-mails instead of using the crappy hotel computer, or having to bring a laptop (which I don't have). Or while travelling I could watch a movie or TV show in a decent sized widescreen device.
I just obsess about it very often. Can I wait for next year? I think once it is out in US I will go insane!!
