new york
06/27/2007
My iPhone Diary, Courtesy of the New York Times
At first, I had my doubts about the impartiality of this little video romp from NYT technology columnist David Pogue about the supersweet features of the iPhone (and the perilous dangers of having one before anyone else). But let's face it: the thing has way more than enough fun stuff to turn any technophile dreamy-eyed, and thus turn any review into an ad. Watching Pogue's fingers zip across the iPhone screen and make wonderful things happen is sort of like watching really hot strippers make candy -- enticing, hypnotic, and very likely to bring about fits of Homer Simpson-level drooling.
Still, Pogue does attempt to stay the journalistic course, blending fairness and fun when he fends off a rabid, iPhone-hungry crowd by listing the device's flaws until nearly everyone loses interest. All in all, it's a fairly good overview, and a fairly good time as well.
Plus, if you look carefully as Pogue displays the phone in iPod mode, you'll see that the first album that comes up on his device is by Aaron Carter. Aaron Carter! Now that's just fun.
