Round Robin: TiPb vs. iPhone 3G Video Preview
[This is an official Smartphone Experts Round Robin post! Every day you reply here, you're automatically entered for a chance to win an iPhone 3G, Case-Mate Naked Case, and Motorola H9 Bluetooth Headset! Full contest rules here!]
We’ve come full circle. After previewing the Android G1, Treo Pro, HTC FUZE, and BlackBerry Bold, I’m finally — finally — back to the iPhone 3G.
Will I still know how to use it? Will it be enough to mellow my month-long harsh? Will my own childlike sense of wonder be restored?
Check out the video, and then head on over to my triumphant return thread in the TiPb iPhone forums, and help me find out!
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December 25th, 2008 at 12:29 am
Awesome!!!! I also can’t wait to here that round robin live I missed last week that I’m sure will be a podcast ep
December 25th, 2008 at 1:10 am
The round robin has been pretty awesome and I gotta(of course other than the iPhone) say the bold was pretty cool
December 25th, 2008 at 1:13 am
what game is that at the end with the blocks
December 25th, 2008 at 1:24 am
Gosh, it was almost embarrassing to watch your iPhone reunion… the way you so lovingly touched it… wait!… is that Santa I hear on the roof with a new iPhone for me?… or just the snow sliding off?
December 25th, 2008 at 3:25 am
The iPhone reins burrito supreme, happy holidays!
December 25th, 2008 at 4:21 am
Great video! Hey, did you get any of the 2.2 software bugs I’ve heard like losing WiFi? That’s what happened to me when I had the 2.2 software so I downgraded to 2.1. However I am going overseas over the holidays and the google street view can help me NOT get lost. Anyways merry Christmas and a happy new year!
December 25th, 2008 at 5:45 am
No 2.2 issues here. And welcome back to the iPhone world. I’m sure it won’t take long for you to get reacquainted with the easy UI
December 25th, 2008 at 6:39 am
Excellent video on the iphone. No doubt its the best smart phone out there.
December 25th, 2008 at 6:46 am
I would have to say the iPhone is the best.
December 25th, 2008 at 6:57 am
This vids really lighten things up for me. If you’re like me you read up and read up that the only sound you hear are the taps of the keyboard, or the click of the mouse. Round Robin is insightful and entertaining…well at least for me
Thanks and keep up the great work!
December 25th, 2008 at 7:29 am
Welcome back to the iPhone and Merry Christmas.
December 25th, 2008 at 9:10 am
@John
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December 25th, 2008 at 9:11 am
Thanks for the welcomes backs and the holiday wishes, and here’s wishing all y’all well and happy too!
December 25th, 2008 at 9:39 am
Getting back to the iPhone is just like riding a bike, you might be out of practice, but you certainly didn’t forget.
December 25th, 2008 at 10:05 am
So is it a relief to be back to the iPhone? Anything you miss from the others? Oh yea, and Merry Christmas to all!
December 25th, 2008 at 11:13 am
I really like the ending. lol. I never realized how much faster the 3G phone worked over the 2G – hardware-wise.
December 25th, 2008 at 2:29 pm
thanx for the review!
December 25th, 2008 at 2:52 pm
Multitasking on a True OS is application independent. The argument is that you want the average user to have a certain “experience” and therefore on Apple’s apps are only allowed to multitask. I’ve seen Safari crash time after time, truly a bad user experience. The argument doesn’t hold water.
December 25th, 2008 at 2:57 pm
Is that an argument for or against multitasking?
I.e. Apple’s apps crash so often, imagine how bad 3rd party apps would do multitasking?
Or, if Apple’s going to let Safari crash like that, they shouldn’t care what 3rd parties do?
BTW – does Safari still crash for you under 2.2?
December 25th, 2008 at 3:00 pm
Great video. Thanks for all the hard work on the round Robin. Merry Christmas!!!
December 25th, 2008 at 4:58 pm
Great review.Glad you have your Iphone 3G back and Merry Christmas.
December 25th, 2008 at 4:58 pm
Merry Christmas TiPb!
December 25th, 2008 at 4:58 pm
Welcome back!!
December 25th, 2008 at 5:58 pm
Welcome back and merry christmas
this posts the entry i suppose! (keep the videos coming)
December 25th, 2008 at 9:32 pm
Another sweet iPhone 3g review.
The Round Robin was very enjoyable.
December 25th, 2008 at 10:27 pm
I bet your glad to get your iphone back! Twas a good run. I wish I would have know of the smartphone experts sites last year so I could have seen that round robin.
December 25th, 2008 at 11:00 pm
2007 Smartphone Experts Round Robin: all da links!
http://roundrobin.smartphoneexperts.com/round-robin-2007.html
December 26th, 2008 at 3:57 am
Great ending to the video..hah.
December 26th, 2008 at 8:01 am
the bold IS pretty good
also, maybe I will win in this competition!
December 26th, 2008 at 10:34 am
I must say i’m sad the round robin is over. I love reading and watching the videos from all of you. great job and looking forward to the next round
December 26th, 2008 at 10:36 am
I want to see the Smartphone Experts Round Robin links for 2009! The iPhone 4G with copy-and-paste?
December 26th, 2008 at 1:08 pm
I just got my iPhone and now we are talking Iphone nano… wonder how much better that will be. I like a full screen though.
December 26th, 2008 at 1:49 pm
Good contrast with the other phones. But the iPhone has problems with more resource intensive apps as well as the memory management could be better. But I agree its alot more intuitive to use then the other round robin phones.
December 26th, 2008 at 11:09 pm
Nice video.
December 28th, 2008 at 12:17 am
Great Job, I’m sure your phone missed you.
December 28th, 2008 at 4:35 pm
hehe im sure the phone was happy to get some action ..
December 30th, 2008 at 1:52 am
Very nice Video. That interface is phenomenal. But still just a fantastic show of gadgetry. I don’t want to take anything away from the iPhone, but that’s all it has. Some minds just want more.
December 31st, 2008 at 10:04 am
Wooo! Let’s go! I wanna win me some prize-age!
December 31st, 2008 at 5:59 pm
Not a bad phone saw my friend Matt’s iPhone. Looks sharp.
January 1st, 2009 at 3:41 pm
I HOPE I WIN
January 1st, 2009 at 11:09 pm
Love the iPhone!! Glad to have you back!!
January 2nd, 2009 at 1:40 pm
Nice Vid.
January 3rd, 2009 at 10:05 am
Welcome home.
January 8th, 2009 at 3:24 pm
Well, nothing from macworld except itunes love..
January 9th, 2009 at 3:57 am
Thanks for the Round Robin. Very funny. Good to see I’m not the only one who likes to play around with Google Streetview, lol.