Everyone wants an iPhone. Well, maybe not everyone, but I've been startled by the number of completely non-tech-focused blogs where I've seen dreamy love directed to Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)'s soon-to-be category-killer. You may think the iPhone craze was a flash in the pan? Nope. This seems to have some major staying power.Take my friend Citymama, who (I'm sure she'd admit happily), is not the sort to be normally found toting around the latest and geekiest tech gear. She sings the iPhone's praises on a parent-focused blog, mentioning the ability to play Laurie Berkner and is thrilled about "plenty of space to store my grainy pictures of soccer dads losing their shit, nannies behaving badly ...and photos of my kids, of course." Best of all: you can baby blog from the playground. Awesome.
The knitting blogs, never the height of gadget culture, have been all abuzz. At Paideia's Closet, the potential issues with the iPhone are innumerated but when it comes right down to it: "I can't help being wowed. It just looks so beautiful, so elegant, so intuitive, and, like most current Apple products, would be such an upgrade from what I currently have, that I still want one." Friends of mine who spend most of their blog space analyzing an imperfect sweater pattern or debating the merits of Manos del Uruguay over Malabrigo yarn? They can't help talking about the iPhone.
Blogs as divergent from tech as JacketFlap, the Children's Book Publishing Blog are even in on the fun. Amidst posts on home libraries and stealing books? Ian says, "I want an iPhone ... I want it now."
I want it now, too. But it's still 107 days until the announced June 1 launch. Yes. I am counting. Are you?
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
2-14-2007 @ 8:18PM
Buck Jones III said...
Nope, not counting. The iphone is way too expensive with some old technology. There are much better phones available for less than half the price of the wonderful iphone. How pissed are you gonna be when you first drop it? lol, people drop cell phones all the time...crack
2-14-2007 @ 9:09PM
Vince s said...
Not crack, just scratch.. The iPhone will be made of the same plastics as the iPods.. the 3G iPod that I own is covered in that same plastic.. and I have dropped it many of times... Its very scratched, but not cracked.
2-15-2007 @ 10:05PM
Mr. noitall said...
Baby blog from the playground??? Knitting blogs??
I never would have imagined that so many "hip and cool" things could be done with an iPhone. Oh, I can't wait 107 days!!!! Can you ask my friend Backdater Steve to send me one now?
2-22-2007 @ 12:10PM
socalsir said...
I have just seen a future advertisement from Cingular advertising the iPhone starting at $299 for the 4GB and $399 for the 8GB. It requires a 2 year contract from Cingular starting at $39 a month. At these rates they'll be flying off the shelf! I see the stock hitting $130 plus at iPhone launch. As far as the stock option charges. The SEC has said it's going after FORMER Apple executives. So Steve Jobs is in the clear. Buy now while you can.
2-17-2007 @ 8:27PM
Mr. noitall said...
It sounds like it's going to be the "mommy" phone to me, lol. Just look at it, it's big with giant buttons on it. It looks like one of those remote controls that you would buy for your "granny". A flip phone or even a candy bar phone looks cooler that this iPhone. I can't wait till this summer comes so I could see all you "mommies" playing with your remote controls, lol. Baby blog away at the playground, "hip & cool" mommies.
2-17-2007 @ 9:21PM
Mr. noitall said...
One more thing you "hip & cool" mommies & grannies should think about before you all rush out and buy your remotes, oh sorry, iPhones. Do you think buying a product from Backdater Steve would send the wrong message to your kids & grandkids? Wouldn't you be telling them that cheating is o.k. as long as it makes you "hip & cool" & wealthy? I don't think it would be "Socially Responsible" to send such a message to the future generations.