Next to the wheel the iPhone 3g may be the best invention ever created by man. I’m not lying.
Within 2 minutes of having the phone out of the box and activated I was already synced up with my HP mailbox via ActiveSync, had multiple “tabs” in Safari open and was already downloading apps at the iTunes App Store.
I am absolutely delighted with this device.
Minutes after I have ActiveSync setup, I already have 90+ messages in my Inbox:
Tabbed browsing in Safari, you simply slide through the pages you have and tap them to select them and bring them to the focus. Gmail, Google, etc.
Here is the YouTube viewer, the quality can vary greatly depending on connection speed. This screenshot was taken while connected to my WiFi at home, thus the quality is quite high.
Nearly all webpages I visited worked just as I would expect them to on a standard browser, the pinch and spread finger gestures work great for zooming and focusing in on text. Viewing webpages in landscape mode is even better.
I’m already getting more adept and typing with two thumbs on the virtual keypad, and thus far the predictive text has been spot on.
The Assisted GPS was lots of fun, watching the pulsing blue dot haul ass south on I-25 was worth a laugh, although I’m not sure how well it will work for those that live in a concrete jungle.
The iPod functionality is great, if you love the iTunes gimmicks you will dig the album flip book.
One great gem is Meebo actually is formatted to fit the iPhone, so you have access to all of your instant messaging services in one stop (Â http://www.meebo.com/)
The landscape keyboard is even more roomy and much easier to type on.
The Email.app that comes bundled with the iPhone is capable of loads of different email services out of the box, making it effortless to setup and use.
I haven’t synced it with the handsfree system in the FX yet, but I can only assume that will be a smooth as everything else has been thus far. I really can’t stress enough how great this thing is. If you are in the market for a new phone, and you are in a 3g coverage area, this should be the phone for you.
BAH, you guys SUK.
For what it’s worth, I got a brand new 1st gen iphone about a week ago. I dropped it a few too many times and we had loose parts. The geek told me it was under warranty and gave me a new one.
I smiled 🙂