In case you’ve been living on a cave on Mars and haven’t heard about Apple’s announced iPhone, then I envy you.
I’m not a big gadget-junkie. I don’t own an iPod, or that much techy gear. My phone is an old Nokia (and my recent ramblings about its simple qualities seem more laughable than ever).
But I want this thing, and I want it bad, even though it is expensive (debatable for what it does), and even though I objectively have no real use for it. That’s how unbelievably great it is.
And what is so great about it? Well, the hardware is pretty sleek, but what sets this apart from just about anything you’ve ever seen, real or imagined, is the user interface. It is light years ahead of anything you’ve ever seen, even in the slickest of Sci-Fi movies.
And you have to see it in action. Still photos don’t do it justice:
- The little animated QuickTours on Apple’s iPhone pages will give you an idea.
- But I recommend you see it in the wild, like in this video in which Apple’s Phil Schiller demoes the iPhone on the Macworld show floor (for CBS news).
- And if you’re still hungry for more details, you can watch the 2 hour introduction by Steve Jobs at last Tuesday’s Macworld keynote.
Pam was making fun of my gearlust, until she actually sat through the keynote with me (what a geekette) and she now wants one as bad as I do.
You’ve been warned! It’s a good thing it won’t be available until the end of the year in Yurp. It’ll give us time to find an alternative to selling the kids’ toys or something.