My iPhone at 3 Weeks: Things I Like

It's my third week anniversary with my iPhone.

Things I Like About the iPhone:

The Graphics. I love how BIG and bold and beautiful all the graphics are. When a call comes in, your eye flicks over the screen and all the info you need is easily taken in within a second's time. Whatever you do, whether it's checking your stocks or looking at your photo collection, it's all rendered beautifully on the screen. The accessing and viewing of your content matches the beautiful physical aesthetics of the phone. Oh, and I do love the look of the phone. I stare at it while it's laying turned off on my desk. Even at three weeks, when I notice it, I succumb to the desire to just pick it up. I imagine this is what owning a black Ferrari feels like. You'd want to wake up in the middle of the night, open your garage and just stare at it sitting there. It wouldn't matter if another human being ever saw it because you know that it's art that echoes other beautiful elements of this world.

Being Able to Assign Stars (Ratings) to Songs. I'm not sure, but I think you can't do this with other iPods? In any case, I'm so so so glad I can do it now. I count heavily on my ratings for what I listen to. And there are times I'm in the mood to cull through my vast library and trim away the auditory fat. It's nice to do that on the go. Thank you, Apple!

iPhone-Optimized Websites. Websites designed for the iPhone not only enhance the readability and aesthetics of the content, but also help counteract the EDGE network's slowness. I know Apple said the iPhone's Safari is a full browser. They didn't lie (except for the lack of Flash). But, it doesn't come with a 15-inch screen. Clever people instantly realized the need to enhance their content for the phone. The Google Reader team was one of them. Reader has become my indispensible website. I pull in content from all over the web to one place. And that one place puts it in a format perfect for my iPhone's display. Thank you Google Reader team!