On Monday, Apple announced the long awaited iPhone, arguably the sexiest piece of equipment ever. It’s a phone, it’s an iPod, it’s everything rolled into one. Apparently. But, from Monday’s launch, one thing that appealed to my hormones. I want it, I would lie to my own mother to get one.
I mean, just look at it! It’s all curvy, sleek and sexy.
However, it’s also an Apple.
At the risk of Han dumping me, Apple have made a history of fundamental design flaws. The fact the mouse only has one button drives, me, insane.
So, with that in mind, I’m starting “The iPhone Sweepstakes”. In the comment box, leave what you believe will be the fundamental design flaw with the iPhone. I know Guy said something last night that “texting could be dodgy”, so - unless he wants to change it - that’ll be his. If you need inspiration, have a gander at Tech Digest’s “10 Tricks to Play on your iPhone”. I may even include a prize for the winner. If I can be arsed.
Myself? Well, I’ll be impressed if you can actually make a phone call with it.
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Rhys Wynne, the author of this blog, is a 20 something web designer from Colwyn Bay.
The iPhone Sweepstakes…
Apple have a history with their products having major design flaws, predict what will be wrong with the iPhone….
It’ll be massively overpriced like everything else they sell
maybe the touchscreen goes wrong!!?!
It wont fellate you.
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The screen’ll get mega smudged/scratched.
hm yes, smudgy screen though easily cleanable. The touch screen wont go wrong because the mousepad on my laptop offers all the same features, So I recon it’ll be internet browsing/emailing and attachments. Also battery life.
I’ll stick with texting - i just dont see it working, although i like Tom’s point…a phone that could fellate you would sell very well
Lack of tactile feedback when actually using it as a phone - you can’t easily slide your finger from button to button without looking because all of the buttons are at the same level. Still, it is pretty cool
Texting with gloves on.
I hate Apple. It could blow me and I probably wouldn’t get it…
Battery failure = bad tech support when battery fails = the “get a new phone or deal with it” option comes back (re: iPod)
As with the iPod, I have no noubt that the screen will scratch easily and fingerprints will be disgustingly visible.
Also, I am a firm believer that the more a product has, the more there is to go wrong. I know a lot of people who get annoyed with their iPods messing up and having to take them to the Apple Store frequently. I am sure a business man would get annoyed with his phone always having to be repaired due to hardware failure or software problems.
As people have said, the battery life will no doubt be a problem.
Also, iPods are known to be a hassle when using them with Windows computers. With Windows being the top OS in business, if the iPhone is time-consuming, then it will not work in the business world.
Okay, I have an Ipod video currently. I have had many problems, might add that i have had 4 ipods (not including my new one) and they all had problems. The first one I got had something wrong with the battery life, it would only have battery for 10 mintutes. The second one worked for about 2 months, it crashed and never turned on again. the 3rd and 4th had major sound problems and now this one hasn’t had any problems. My guess for the iphone is that it will deffinently have battery and sound problems. It is way over priced and many people will buy them because…look at it, it looks amazing. I would love to have one, but I know there will be problems and a recall possibly.
With ipods, I guess I have bad luck, but my friends have had similar problems.
Thanks,
Mike
Not waterproof…try talking in the rain or dropping this phone in the toilet!…LOL
Haha, speaking from experience?