John Pac has posted a roundup of iPhone reviews up at allthingsd.com. They more or less say the same thing: most of what anyone thought was hype, was really just truth.
June 2007: Monthly Archive
Glenn Fleischmann of the NY Post advises you to wait for the 2nd version.
You can select “Apple iPhone” in the drop-down list to find an AT&T store that will be getting shipments of the iPhone.
Engadget has a few bullet points up that summarize the positive and negative aspects of the iPhone; it’s worth a read. A lot of the points could be addressed with future software updates; I’m curious what happened to A2DP (stereo bluetooth); that’s one of the functions I am really excited about.
It’s pretty much more of the same, if you’ve read Stephen Levy’s and David Pogue’s reviews — his major complaint is again the AT&T network; his 2nd major complaint is web apps. They think it’s a fun smartphone. Keyboard: “virtual keyboard on the screen, turned out in our tests to be a nonissue, despite our deep initial skepticism”
It looks like David Pogue (of the NY Times) and Steven Levy (of Newsweek) have finished their respective reviews. The gist of it is this: all the hype? They say it’s more or less well-deserved.
Uncle Walt Mossberg sitting on his throne at the Wall Street Journal has published his review of the much coveted iPhone. Watch and listen to what he has to say, then read his official review at WSJ.
New York Times columnist David Pogue’s video review can be viewed above, with his published review here.
According to a blurb posted on Apple’s Retail site, Apple stores will close at 2 PM local time and reopen at 6 PM local time. Here’s the relevant blurb:
Apple retail stores will be closed on June 29 from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. to get ready for the premiere of iPhone. We’ll open the doors again at 6:00 p.m., when you can be one of the first to see, try, and buy the iPhone. Be sure to arrive early — iPhone is available on a first-come, first-served basis.
It’s all pure conjecture of course; the article says nothing concrete, but it’s the best news I’ve heard of a European iPhone launch recently. Still no word on Rogers and the Canadian iPhone front besides a petition for Rogers to lower their data rates; I have yet to hear anything about the iPhone in Mexico either.
It fascinates me that Apple’s marketing and commercial videos for the iPhone so far has also been all training. They show the iPhone being used for the main tasks that people will use, and that’s it. The interface is good enough that it sells itself and doubles as a training video, which is brilliant.
They really want you to be able to use the device without you ever getting the Glazed Eye or the Thousand Yard Stare.
