For Christmas I decided to take the plunge and get myself an iPhone 3G and I'm glad that I did. For years, I've been looking for that one convergent device. I wanted an MP3 player, phone, GPS, web-browser, photo storage, Email, and a choice of applications (ala a Palm) all in one device. Well, the iPhone is it.
The convergence even takes a step further when you delve into the iTunes store. Again, all that I want to buy is in one place: music, audio books, applications, podcasts, E-books. So go to one place, get what you want, synch up, and there you go. Nice and neat and when you're billed for your purchases it's nicely laid out and from a solitary source.
The device itself is fun to play with. The touch screen and the way it reacts to your touch is pretty cool. It makes navigating from one thing to another a breeze.
The only complaint that I have about it so far is that you really can't manage content from the iPhone itself - you have to synch it with iTunes and let iTunes do it for you. Specifically, I can't delete anything from my iPhone. It's really not a big deal - I have alot of the 16Gb space left - but it's the idea that on every other gadget I've ever owned I had complete and direct control over its storage.
For anyone looking for their own convergent device, there are several out there vying for the iPhone-esque market. Give them a looksie and they may even be more to your liking. I'm quite content with my iPhone and I look forward to the generations of the device to come!
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