My friend was commenting about the contest, started 8th of June, giving away 30 iphones in 30 days. I was telling him, “It’s vaporware”. I know it’s has no place there, but I just adore saying it. I hear more silly arguments over vaporware comments, I just have to be part of it. Don’t get me started with “eminent domain”.  I love it.

At any rate, Iphones won’t help me with my problems. AT&T isn’t helping any, either.

However, I did sort of experiment with my phone last week, on purpose, to prep for getting the Palm Pre. I just assumed I would be getting the Palm Pre, so I wanted to make sure by really maxing out my phone.  After *despising* my HTC Touch Pro, I finally took the time (aka a day’s worth of functional productivity for my actual job) to tweak it and trick it out a bit with some .CAB files and registry edits. You have to, to get any real life out of the battery.

So, am I going to get a Pre?  Noooo way….. dig this:

On my HTC Touch Po at a conference last week (Sustainable Brands 2009), for about an hour and a half:

1 ) I had a facebook ap open (searching the speakers, etc)
2 ) a GPS enabled google maps app w/latitude looking at others in attendance
3 ) a “Word” doc for writing full sentences that aren’t 140 characters
4 ) a twitter app for twittering the conference (hashtag #sb09)
5 ) my opera browser with two tabs open (twitter search, random searching)
6 ) my text messages chatting with others
7 ) my Picture Mail
8 ) I had stereo bluetooth music playing (in one ear… I know I know – But I *was* at a conference taking notes.  I didn’t want to be rude)
9 ) while taking pictures of the event
10) while checking my email
11) *AND* using a calculator to do math on the concept of “slow money” and “nurture (vs venture) capitalism”..

That is 11 applications – all at once, with a full sized qwerty keyboard. Switching back and forth, while cutting and pasting.

The battery barely drained in an hour and a half, but I do have a spare to swap out just in case…..
That’s just insane. I am interested in what the Pre does, but for now I think I am fine with the Pro.

Like… whoah.

some of the conference pics:
carboard computer kiosk / internet cafe (cool carboard chairs and all)

or how about $450 for 10 hours of wireless at the hotel I was at?

IPHONE PEOPLE… please clear up my misinformation below. These are the main reasons why the iphone seems…. like a mistake to me. Clear up my misconcpetions please!!! THANKS!

Iphone drawbacks, for me…

1) no stereo bluetooth

2) no sending of attachments (can I even look at excel spreadsheets? If you can’t send an attachment what’s the point?)

3) I just realized… the iphone battery is *IN* the phone? That’s insane. It’s like pouring concrete on a car battery. Why would they do that? (unless you like creepy hacks)

4) 2mP camera? What?

5) Still AT&T only? (I have used it.. bad calling is just one issue. The data network seems REALLY slow?)

6) No video??????? (what?)

7) No flash on browser?

You can’t watch youtube videos?  This must be a mistake?

9) Does it support both MMS and SMS? If there is no MMS, that’s a deal breaker too.

10) no voice recognition/voice dialing (I am addicted to how useful it is.. the law is “hands free” for a reason)

11) Not able to use out of country? Is that true?

12) 8GB max memory? Has this gone up?

13) is there really no expansion slot?

14) the 3rd part app thing seems to be resolved… this is true?  Are their 3rd party applications now?  I think so……

15) tapping on a screen (I know it works, but I used the instinct.. corrections *AND* typing is a hassle)

16) multi-tasking – I need to send excel spreadsheets while on conference calls, or text message or send a picture message when on a call. Or browse the web, etc. I need to multitask.

17) Cut and Paste, but I hear this will soon be resolved?

If the above are really issues with the iphone, I feel sort of bad for owners. Ugh. What’s the point? I am sure I am wrong, and prepared to be humbled and wowed by that thing, so let me know!  Just want the best phone for real business!  Every time a friend shows me an iphone it’s some stupid app like ifart, or icoke, or worthless throwaway gimmicks.  Has all this been resolved?