Apple Announces iPhone

Apple Inc. Announces New iPhone.

I'm surprisingly intrigued by this. After all, I like touch screens (part of the reason why I love the Nintendo DS), but I'm not a fan of Apple, especially their blatant scheming:

1)Aim for naive demographic that sees pretty, buys pretty.
2)Make useless consumer electronics for that demographic.
3)Stick that annoying "i" in front of every product released.
4)Put in worse and worse components as time goes on (highly debatable, but this is always right. Always. Don't doubt it. The components are getting much worse for the money.)

Regardless of all that, this phone looks kind of neat. Definitely not as cool as the LG Chocolate. I got to hold one of those today, and it was good. Very good.

I'll admit, I am just as much a consumer of needless electronics, like upgrading to phones with useless functions, but I won't be naive about it. This new phone by Apple boasts touch screen ability.

Do yourself a favor and go to a nearby Wal-Mart. Go to the electronics department, to the video games. They'll have a Nintendo DS there. Play with it. Use your finger on the bottom screen, which is the touch screen. You will notice, no matter how many times you wipe your hands, you will leave annoying fingerprints.

If you're like me, this just won't cut it with a phone. I can barely stand smudges on the screen as is. I guarantee that this is unavoidable with the iPhone. Add that to the size of the phone, and the overall look of it, and it really doesn't seem that great at all, does it? The functions don't seem so impressive either. So much for claiming it is revolutionary (which Apple always loves to claim.)

Not convinced Apple isn't worth it yet? Google around for facts and reviews that compare Macs to PCs and other competitors, to find that Apple isn't always what it seems. A good place to start is here.