Sunday, November 9, 2008

Apple Iphone Review

Apple iPhone Review: Don’t Believe The Hype

Recognize these famous icons: Edsel, New Coke and Apple Ipod?

Public reviews on Apple’s new iPhone has shown the much anticipated device is not what consumers expected it to be. But in fact, is similar to unpopular Edsel car that was named after a Ford family member who avoided the draft, or the so called, ’New Coke’ which really tasted just like regular Pepsi. Still despite the reviews, the Apple iPhone has generated an absurd amount of revenue for Apple. Evidently, consumers are interested in just how bad a cell phone could be.

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One of the most popular viral videos since the phone’s much-hyped 2007 release is that of a blender seller, who put an iPhone in a blender and turned on the machine. He did this to not only show off the power of his blender product, but also as a clear way to show his opinion of the new iPhone. This video quickly became widely popular even more so than the Blendtec blender he was selling, which was a strong indication that many other viewers felt the same way, or at least could relate to his humorous way of showing his dissatisfaction in Apple’s new iPhone.

Sorry, Steve Jobs

Although you could go to a high tech website such as CNet.com to read geek’s Apple iPhone reviews, they sometimes are a bit difficult to understand with all of the jargon and techno-babble. It would be best to read Apple iPhone reviews by an average person or do some personal investigation on your own. You can find them practically anywhere online by just typing " Apple iPhone review " into your favorite search engine.

One review can be found on Helium.com written by Cara Volle. It begins, "Sorry Steve Jobs, but I hate your effing iPhone", that’s about all I can reprint here. Many of these reviews are not written in an award winning fashion, but they do help to open one’s imagination on what possibilities can be made to future devices.

Consumers have not been pleased about having to use AT&T as the sole network provider, and they are not happy about the high cost of the iPhone either. Another complaint has been about the camera and video quality, which has been a source of contention for many people who say it’s disappointing and obviously not up to Apple’s normal standards. People also began to notice very quickly, that the iPhone gets hot to-the-touch when using it for extended periods, which has caused many to worry about it’s safety. Another alarming fact is that well known computer security specialist have now found ways to hack into the Apple iPhone, which means others could do the same.

Unfortunately, anytime there are new ’tech toys’ that are released to the public they are never 100% problem free, and it stands to reason that consumers are the best way to get feedback on it’s actual performance. Before purchasing your Apple iPhone, I would suggest waiting about one year so they can work out all the bugs and then create a much better product, one you may find worth waiting for.

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