Apple's new flagship product, the iPhone 3G, touched down in Australia (as well as the rest of the world) yesterday. Having hopped on the hype bandwagon myself I was still undecided as to whether I would join the other devotees and wait inline to see if I could score myself one.
Well i'm definitely a sucker for new toys and this has to be the biggest of the lot.
After weeks of hype and anticipation I joined the queues of loyal Apple fans (or those just wanting to cash in on the newest gadget on the block) at Melbourne's Chadstone Shopping centre where the Optus store was opening at 7am. I managed to get there at around 6am - not bad I thought, but was presented with a queue of about 30 already.
We all waited patiently and were treated to cupcakes and drinks by the friendly Optus staff.
There was one bloke who had lined up from about midnight to be the first to get his hands on the iPhone (he was still in the store when I left with my iPhone - not sure he was that organised with all his papers etc).
The staff helped us wait out the time we were there by bringing around actual iPhones for us to hold and play with - was nice to actually touch when considering the closest I had been to one was the ads and reports on the internet!
From a gadget point of view it is awesome! I've not put it down since I got it. I've explored nearly every feature and am still finding some new things which is good.
From a photography point of view, the camera is pretty weak (not something that was a concern to me) but is handy for those times you want to grab a quick snap of something. My previous phone (a Nokia N70) had the same sized 2mp sensor in it and for what it produced (for what I shot) it suited me fine. Here's an example straight out of the iPhone:
Not too bad. I just wonder how long before the next version of iPhone will be out to replace this one - hopefully not anytime soon!
More ramblings soon...
Berk
Well i'm definitely a sucker for new toys and this has to be the biggest of the lot.After weeks of hype and anticipation I joined the queues of loyal Apple fans (or those just wanting to cash in on the newest gadget on the block) at Melbourne's Chadstone Shopping centre where the Optus store was opening at 7am. I managed to get there at around 6am - not bad I thought, but was presented with a queue of about 30 already.
We all waited patiently and were treated to cupcakes and drinks by the friendly Optus staff.
There was one bloke who had lined up from about midnight to be the first to get his hands on the iPhone (he was still in the store when I left with my iPhone - not sure he was that organised with all his papers etc).
The staff helped us wait out the time we were there by bringing around actual iPhones for us to hold and play with - was nice to actually touch when considering the closest I had been to one was the ads and reports on the internet!
From a gadget point of view it is awesome! I've not put it down since I got it. I've explored nearly every feature and am still finding some new things which is good.From a photography point of view, the camera is pretty weak (not something that was a concern to me) but is handy for those times you want to grab a quick snap of something. My previous phone (a Nokia N70) had the same sized 2mp sensor in it and for what it produced (for what I shot) it suited me fine. Here's an example straight out of the iPhone:
Not too bad. I just wonder how long before the next version of iPhone will be out to replace this one - hopefully not anytime soon!More ramblings soon...
Berk
Still undecided. I wonder how long it will be until Apple release an iPhone with video calling capability.
Yeah kinda stupid that they didn't include that feature but it still rocks without it!