The iPhone reviewed
Personally, I am tired of all the hype about the Apple iPhone, but since many are curious about it, I will give links to two reviews that are just out. One is a review by Walter Mossberg, who is a top expert on consumer electronics and says:
We have been testing the iPhone for two weeks, in multiple usage scenarios, in cities across the country. Our verdict is that, despite some flaws and feature omissions, the iPhone is, on balance, a beautiful and breakthrough handheld computer. Its software, especially, sets a new bar for the smart-phone industry, and its clever finger-touch interface, which dispenses with a stylus and most buttons, works well, though it sometimes adds steps to common functions.
Another review is from David Pogue, who writes in the New York Times:
Talk about hype. In the last six months, Apple’s iPhone has been the subject of 11,000 print articles, and it turns up about 69 million hits on Google. Cultists are camping out in front of Apple stores; bloggers call it the “Jesus phone.†All of this before a single consumer has even touched the thing.
So how is it?
As it turns out, much of the hype and some of the criticisms are justified. The iPhone is revolutionary; it’s flawed. It’s substance; it’s style. It does things no phone has ever done before; it lacks features found even on the most basic phones.
All I can say is that the gadget better be good; it costs $500 to $600.
Update: ZDNet gives a summary of some reviews