Poor E.T. He made a crude phone out of child’s toys and yet still he will only be remembered as the little brown dude that healed dead plants and ate M&M’s Reeses Pieces. Turns out E.T. wasn’t so “extra” at all.
Steve Jobs and the engineers at Apple have totally rocked the cellphone world and will be remembered throughout time as such. I’m here to tell you that the iPhone does live up to the hype.
I stopped by the AT&T store on 125/Lexington; no lines or crazy screaming fans. I was greeted by two security officers who looked like they were quite upset about missing bingo at the local geriatric holding facility. Amused, I made my way around the store. I felt like Steve Irwin on the hunt for the rarest, most exotic of prey. Then I spotted her, in the hands of a reluctant, Napolean complex manager. After a brief exchange he agreed to gift me with her for a short while. I melted…
Let me tell you right now friends, the iPhone is - how can I say this delicately - fucking awesome.
Every review you have read is right about everything - even the gripes. I won’t go into detail, but Lev Grossman from Time so eloquently conveys my feelings about the iPhone. Sure, you may not think it’s worth getting, but think of it this way, it is the first run of one of the greatest gadgets to hit the market; period. Yes, better and cheaper versions will come but this one will be forever remembered as the one that blew the doors open. You need this phone.
Heck, I need this phone! Must…find…freelance…gig!
