The much hyped and ballyhooed iPhone has been released. Steve Jobs is a master pitchman and he has cultivated a very receptive audience, so it’s not surprising that the iPhone has been widely praised by iPhans, and don’t get me wrong, I think the iPhone has a lot going for it. I think you could call it a first-generation fusion gadget that combines a powerful consumer brand - iTunes - with the utility of the web, wireless phone service and a digital camera. It is not like the early versions of fax/copier/printer/scanner machines (if you remember those) that weren’t really good at anything. The iPhone is better than just Good Enough, it is flat out good. Expensive, yes, but also good. However, I was really disappointed that it doesn’t support Flash or have a video recorder. I had been hoping to use the iPhone to record a video and send it via SnapYap, but no such luck. We have a workaround going, but it’s not quite ready yet.

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