Comments on: iPhone 3G Opens Portal to Virtual Worlds; Can Gaming While Driving Crimes Be Far Behind?

By: Dan Rosenthal

Dan Rosenthal — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 02:11:03 +0000

I love my iPhone 3G, and it has potential for a gaming platform. Have you seen enigmo, or aquaforest? They have graphics better than a PSP. With that kind of power, they certainly could do a virtual world, especially with the GPS tie in

By: Doubledown Tandino

Doubledown Tandino — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 14:35:48 +0000

i’m not getting one… nor will iEver purchase iAnything, because iThink Steve jobs is a tool, and his marketing is more effective than his technology.
Plenty of phones, palm computers, and things that do all that the iPhone does, however, no one knows about it, cause people just notice the iPhone.
Same with the iPod…. I can’t believe people are still that stupid, buying an iPod instead of buying a 2gb flashdrive that plays MP3s for $10. iHate that iCompany.

By: Michael Donnelly

Michael Donnelly — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 23:02:59 +0000

I’ve been using one since George Hotz released his unlock. Given my… er… career, doing that hack was impossible to resist, particularly since I was (and still am) a T-Mobile customer.

Unfortunately, T-Mobile’s 3G, when out, is running on a different radio frequency than the rest of the known universe, so it will not be possible to make the new iPhone work with it, no matter how elegant the hackery. It’s a simple matter of radio compatibility.

Having said that, the iPhone qualifies as a Very Good Phone in my book. It’s not the best device ever made that will single-handedly alter the landscape of communication as we know it. But it is a solid device for my needs, which are a lot of browsing, SMSing, email, and light gaming.

If you’re counting on the Exchange integration or MobileMe, I’d recommend waiting a few weeks – initial reviews of the device are not going to really express what it’s like to live with something. That takes some time, but it’s worth the wait.

By: Kenan Farrell

Kenan Farrell — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 21:13:23 +0000

I’ve been going through the same justification process. I even walked down to the Apple store this morning to try and hold one (like that would give me my final answer) but the line was, predictably, around the block. I’m really interested to hear how other attorneys will be using the 3G in their practice and how it might help them.

Combine it with the MobileMe service and it seems you’ve got a portable office…or am I being overly optimistic about this thing?

By: Benjamin Duranske

Benjamin Duranske — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 21:06:14 +0000

Kenan – I want one so much, and having held out so far, I feel I totally deserve one, but since I bought a new Treo less than a year ago, I just can’t justify it to myself. Yet. I am a lawyer, though, and not bad at justifying things to myself. ;)

About the closest I’ve come to causing a giant accident in the last decade was the one time I was trying to answer an email while driving. It works even worse than you might think.