will the iphone blend?

a note to iphone buyers

do NOT purchase an "iphone line waiter". you will be able to order your iphone through the apple website june 29th (friday) at 6 p.m. EST. i did a craigslist search for iphone and found money whores offering to wait in line for you from anywhere to $100 - $300 dollars.

Nerd Gives His Hands-On Review of iPhone

suprise suprise! it's a neat, fun phone but browsing the internet sucks. when i heard at&t had exclusive rights to sell the iphone, i immediately became uninterested. thanks to j. ello for confirming my doubt. i don't feel so bad anymore that everyone around me, in a matter of weeks, will have an iphone and i won't.

this j.ello guy sounds like he knows what a wireless cell phone user wants. he's just like me! needs the touch screen, physical qwerty keyboard, and somewhat tolerable internet speed. i like his summary at the end:

My conclusions are thus:

• The iPhone is one of the coolest pieces of geek tech to arrive on this planet this decade.
• It’s targeted toward wealthy iPod users who are both sick of both their phone and their current iPod, and have been saving up to replace both.
• It’s priced for professionals, but lacks the two most important things professionals need… speedy connectivity and a physical keyboard. Frankly, I’d be half tempted to keep my Treo and buy an iPhone purely for use as a UMPC, iPod, Photo Frame or Male Enhancement.