Einarwiekeiner November 3, 2009
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Welcome to the einarwiekeiner web blog. This site will provide notes from the various IT projects einarwiekeiner works on.
Einarwiekeiner provides best in class English computer and network support throughout Berlin, Germany.
Berlin is a superb place to start this enterprise, this burgeoning city has grown immensely since I lived here last. I am working on some exciting new projects that I will post about later as well.
Thanks to everyone who supported einarwiekeiner so far, it is because of the enormous support that lead me to build ewk and dowhat I do best – helping people and businesses stay running and connected.
Enjoy this blog, I hope I can share helpful information that people can use and learn from.
Grüß aus Berlin,
Einar
Custom Lego Chess Set September 20, 2008
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My son has so many Lego pieces that I built a custom chess board the other day. It took two days to build and a couple more to complete the different figures. Was designed free hand without a plan or instructions, simply off the top of the head.
Enjoy the photos, tell me what you think. If your in Berlin and want to play chess send me a line as well.
Lego Chess
Lego Chess Corner View
Lego Chess - Black/Grate Side 1
Lego Chess - Black/Grate Side Back
Lego Chess - White/Flat Side Front
Lego Chess - White/Flat Side Back
Mixed Signals July 31, 2008
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First photo from the “Mixed Signals” series where technology company names show up on in the most unlikely places.
If your from America or have been following satellite radio you may have heard of Sirius, who recently acquired XM Radio to form SirusXM Radio, I don’t cereal was part of the brand imaging.
Cuil is not cool (it’s retarded) July 30, 2008
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Been trying out the new search engine made by former Google and Alta Vista executives and the overall experience has been blah. Some things, like in-line suggestions on the main page as you type, are nice however anyone that uses Firefox knows that it does that already with it’s nifty search tool next to the address bar. I use the Firefox search to help me spell a word or to suggest topics to search. Cuil’s biggest problem is returning inaccurate results in combination with a stupid results layout. Another is it is sensitive to how you spell so it is not forgiving nor does it suggest alternative spellings for words not spelt right. It’s not hard to see why the people who made this site are former employees. For now Google is still the reigning champ of search engines (Although Google is becoming more like SkyNet… Andriod anyone?).
Activism In Berlin July 23, 2008
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I had the pleasure of handing out Obama flyers at Frankfurter Allee S Bahn today with Donald Black, the street team group leader for Obama Berlin. This was the first time I have ever done anything politically motivated to promote the next POTUS. As I was standing there under the Berlin sun, strategically standing between the SBahn and UBahn entrance, I came across some interesting responses to my call out of “Obama kommt morgen” and “Obama spricht morgen”.
In no particular order here are some of the colourful responses from Ost (East) Berliners:
“Ich bleibe zu Hause” – I am staying home
“Er ist ein Terrorist” – He is a terrorist
“Er kommt nicht” – He’s not coming
“Obama ist schiesse” – F-Obama
I would say that from handing out flyers for two hours that this was the most negitive remarks made and overall most people were quite positive about his arrival. On that note the http://www.berlinonline.de/berliner-zeitung/ reports that 72.2% Berliners will not be going to see Obama tomorrow, that leaves about 800,00 Berliners that may be coming. See you there.
Barack Besuch Berlin July 22, 2008
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Obama Drama – “Americans In Berlin” in a Row July 20, 2008
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I recently joined the Americans in Berlin for Obama group, comprised of Americans living in Berlin. I was interested in spreading interest for the next potential POTUS. I was interested in seeing who was in the group and what they were doing to spread the word and message of Obi-San. The following text was copied from the body of emails sent around the AIB group via listserv. I have removed all the names but left the information intact and untouched. The following is an example of just how difficult it is to get like minded people together and work towards a common goal. There’s always one person that creates chaos to balance the order of the universe.
First email regarding AIB meet at Max & Mortiz Restaurant, Berlin Ger, dated 07/15/08:
here’s one curmudgeon’s view of the Obama / Dems situation in Berlin:
“Don Quixote” and “Sancha Panza”, aka our “leaders” of Dems Abroad Berlin,
have seized control of the Obama organization… and for many months done
NOTHING with it!
o.k. two examples:
1.) the bridge event at Oberbaumbrücke:
90% of the attendees were either “same old same old” over 40 [50 might be
more charitable] hangers on I remember from D/A Berlin in the last – 2004
- election cycle; the balance were wonderfully interested but sadly
ineligible people without the right to vote in the US election!
2.) the ‘event’ on the Hostel houseboat on the Spree…
more or less same demographic, BUT D.Q. and his sidekick S.P. had not
checked out the venue with the operators, so we were AS A GROUP unwelcome.
The amaerikan organizer would neither wear an Obama pin, allow a banner,
nor any other overt activity! What a waste of time, with the overpriced
lousy food, blaring music making conversation IMPOSSIBLE and sun in one’s
eyes.
Our chair was reduced to peddling self-produced Obama pins “on the QT”.
SHAMEFUL!
I have a couple of times SPECIFICALLY asked D.Q. for financial support to
reach out with small paid inserts, cards in clubs / venues, etc… via
ExPat media e.g. the monthly EX-BERLINER or at the hostels and clubs
frequented by those “under 50″… and in “the East…”
Result: a mealy-mouthed excuse as to how funds flow ONLY from us donors to
D/A National or Obama Central or…, and how we can not expect ANY support
from either for our outreach here! QED
Recently I had the chance to spend a delightful evening – also at, Max &
Moritz, with Elsa Rassbach, one of the REALLY activist Dems in Berlin,
whom D.Q. and S.P. went out of their way to drive out of D/A Berlin! And
there were a NUMBER of other disgruntled FORMER DA Berlin members there!
Summary:
‘The BIG Announcement’ tonite is PURE B.S. Obama Central completely
ignores these clowns. And one may SERIOUSLY doubt they have any greater
respect in the Obama appearance organizing than my doubts expressed here
would indicate. Read the ‘net and you’ll know more and sooner…
Our numbers remain at an absolutely DISGRACEFUL 42 after a year +
This entire winter when there were active critical Obama primaries, D/A
Berlin held to a Tuesday schedule at M&M, which was a waste of time as
‘the action’ was taking place hours after the Berlin meeting was over.
The excuse for not moving to Wednesday? S.P. ‘had to give a music lesson’
(or take one, or…)
This is NOT leadership… it’s ‘mucking about’… or something that rhymes
therewith 
SAD, VERY SAD.
QED
Email #2, same sender:
Genossen!
“not intended to be distributed to the” … ‘people’… those ‘commoners’
who are constantly hit up for ‘$USD 25.- more’… or… $USD 2,300.- more’
or…
so, as I suspected, the whole facade of Don Quixote and Sancha Panza
‘running things’ here is charade… a fraud!
This has ‘Vorteil and Nachteil’… At least it may get organized better
than the embarrassment of watching our ‘Chair’ trying to hawk Obama
buttons one at a time, in a ‘English-speaking youth Venue’ where he is
unwanted…
well, maybe D.Q. and S.P. will get seats in the ‘VIP Circle?’… and F—
the rest of us in AmericansinBerlinforObama or D/A Berlin?
…and we’re being manipulated from ‘behind the scenes’ by ‘those who
shall remain un-named’ in of all places Area Code “202″ a.k.a.
WASHINGTON… we don’t even rate attention from CHICAGO! 
((
le plus ce change le plus ce rest la meme…
our ‘local ops’ are liars, or at best and obfuscators as I have long
suspected and posted!
So much for pseudo-transparency…
Count this Obama voter [me] OUT!
Response from A Senior Advisor:
David, I don’t know who you are or what your problem is, but we are trying to run a campaign here and bring together all sorts of Americans to vote for Barack Obama, and your nefarious conspiracy theories are not helpful. I’m not sure why you think a Washington, DC number is somehow suspect – I work at the DNC with the head of the Obama campaign’s DNC operations. I run the campaign’s operations outside the United States and am working closely with Democrats Abroad-Berlin, Americans in Berlin for Obama and Americans in Berliln-Brandenberg, as well as many other such groups around the entire world. Your wildly inaccurate conclusions and unreasonable statements do not advance the cause of getting Senator Obama elected. There are many Americans in Berlin who are working very hard to make next week’s event a success, and it is unfair and slanderous to insult them in this manner.
XXXXXXXX XXXX
Senior Advisor on Americans Abroad
Obama for America
Some Responses From AIB Members:
This is not helpful, Mr Schurman. Nor were most of the other emails you sent in recent weeks.
I suspect Mr Schurman may ignore this last request, but I do hope that he won’t:
Please let people do their jobs.
(If Mr Schurman has a response to this, I won’t see it since I will be blocking his emails from now on)
PS For those who have been working to help the Obama campaign, you have my sincere thanks.
Another Response:
I do fully agree with XXX XXXXX.
I am really astonished, to hear the nasty words from Mr. M.S. I do not know, whether he is aware of the fact that, the phrase he is using is sueable under German criminal act ….. /using national socialist ideologie/.
I am absolutely sure, that none in our groupe, has any doubt about the hard work, leaders are doing to make the event a sucessful one. They have nothing common with the Führer ideologie. The Goal is to have Barack elected in November and to make his visits in the world safe.
Once again, thanks to everybody, working hard to achieve the set goal.
The Incredible Hulk Review July 17, 2008
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Let me begin by saying that I enjoyed the relaunch of the mean green fighting machine, The Incredible Hulk. Marvel is the new Carlco for the current generation, giving us a wealth of wonderful stories attached with real actors and reputable directors. Although it has it’s flaws it is no where near as boring as the original Hulk from Ang Lee and way more entertaining than the Superman Returns movie. Both of those movies failed because the directors forgot the reason we read comic books is because in comic books you can make the action and fight sequences as big and bold as you like. The Incredible Hulk should go third in line after Batman Begins and Iron Man as far successful, well made, entertaining superhero movies. I think it is fair to put this above the X-Men movies as well. As good as the X-Men movies are, we all recognize that Wolverine is the most interesting character and deserves his own treatment, which is currently in the works. That will be a movie to see, lets hope the makers of that movie have following the trend of current superhero movies that are winning the audiences and critics over.
The movie starts in Brazil five years after the first Hulk. Banner is working at a soda bottling factory, trying to stay under the radar and figure out a cure for the monster within, until an accident at the factory happens that forces Banner to go back on the run. With a platoon of US Army troops hot on his heels, plus a special weapon on loan from the British SAS, Banner leads them to the factory where he works. At the same time Banner is being chased by the Army he is also being chased by a group of disgruntled coworkers that are upset with Banner. This all comes to head in the factory and the coworkers start to rough up Banner while the Army watches in the distance. By now Banner has been punched in the gut, his heart beat is racing beyond the boiling point, and Hulkamania is about to start. This first battle between the Army and the Hulk was filmed like a horror movie, very dark and the Hulk hiding in the shadows, the silhouette of his massive form moving in the darkness. When you get to see his face for the first time it is a relief to see he does not look like Ang Lee.
Since this is a movie I think everyone who likes these kinds of movies should go see I don’t want to give too much of the story away. If you’ve seen the trailers then you know that there are at least two other sequences, one that is done very well and shot in the daylight on a University campus, and another where the Hulk battles The Abomination. Speaking of which, one of the reasons I thoroughly enjoyed this movie is because Tim Roth is a very underrated actor and a better actor than Ed Norton. Since the movie makers rightfully assume we all know the background story of the Hulk, we are treated to a much healthier dose of story telling with the character arch of Emil Blonsky, played by Tim Roth. It was so bad-ass to see Roth play the tough military type because, to put it in the words of his character, you’re going to have a lot of professional tough guys pissing in their pants when the Hulk shows up again. We all know from the trailers that Blonsky become The Abomination and the best scene from this movie is when Blonsky battles the Hulk at the University campus. This is what really got my attention, because the SFX guys were confident that there creation could be filmed in daylight, not using the dark to hide imperfections.
The CGI is much better this time than the last. The Hulk gets to use weapons this time and uses them with deadly force. We don’t have to wait 40 minutes this time before we see the Hulk, we don’t have to sit through pages upon pages of exposition and character buildup. The Incredible Hulk moves at a quick pace and is only hampered in part by Liv Tyler. She is a wonderful actress but we are getting tired of her angelic, holier-than-thou, pure image. She needs to find a role that can give her a different tone, like a heroin addict or some flawed character. Here her only role is the damsel in distress and the ever loving girlfriend, plus the Generals daughter. I was almost reminded of the scene in King Kong with Naomi Watts when they are in the jungle on the rocks, when the Hulk rescues Tylers character from the scorched earth left by her father and bring her to to a mountain side in the pouring rain. I liked this scene because the director played with the colors and the Hulk almost appears grey, a direct homage to the original comic where the Hulk was painted grey.
Hancock Review July 9, 2008
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*This contains spoilers so be warned if you have not seen it already.*
I am not sure what to make of Hancock. I brought my six year old son to see the movie and had a hard time figuring what the moral of the story is. Is Hancock a Superhero or a (bad) representation of how blacks are viewed in America. Did Will Smith not read the entire script before signing on the dotted line or has he lost touch with his roots, back when he traveled with Jazzy Jeff and was known as the Fresh Prince. It took me a few days to see beyond the special effects wizardry and witty banter between Smith and Jason Bateman, it took me a few days to realize something was terribly wrong with the film.
The movie starts out in typical fashion, introducing us to our lead character and the title of the movie. Speaking of the title, our Superhero is called almost as often by his name as he is called an asshole as well. But I guess Asshole Superhero would not have been a family friendly movie title. The beginning setup shows us who our superhero is, a quasi homeless black man that is begrudgingly woken up from a drunken stupor, by a young boy who brings to his attention a freeway police chase and then calls him an asshole. Before Hancock can spring into action he has to reach for his bottle of alcohol and adjust his shades and to show that he doesn’t care about anything, Hancock implodes the bench he was sleeping on from the force of his takeoff. Now the requisite Ludicris rap music starts as Hancock takes swigs from his bottle and flying like only a hungover drunk Superhero can, causing 8 million dollars worth of damage to the city as he apprehends the crazy Asians in the SUV, and then again being called an asshole by the perps before Hancock gets all grumpy about being called an asshole and sticks them and their SUV on top of a building.
Next we get to meet Hancocks Great White Savior, a man that is called the “Bono of PR” who is trying to save world through public relations and played in good form by Jason Bateman. Our Superhero saves him from a train as he is on his way home from a failed PR campaign pitch and Bateman saves Hancock from the growing crowd surrounding Hancock, because his method of stopping the train was not to their approval. Again he is called asshole numours times here and he again reassurtes his blackness by calling a woman a “bitch” but this time it is Hancock that is saved by his savior who wants to help Hancock repair his image by molding him into what the public expects from him. Hancock brings Bateman’s character home and we are introduced to his perfect wife and spunky son, which warms Hancocks cold heart and gives him a taste of being accepted by white America. Within a few minutes Hancock agrees to turn himself in on charges brought on by his last stunt, that caused 8 million dollars worth of damage. The reasoning behind his decision to turn himself in is the belief that people will like him and miss him and need him more than ever if he is locked up. This was the case with Mumia and Stanley Tookie as well, they were never set free but needed more than ever.
Now we are at the mid point of the film and at the moment when the police chief calls requesting Hancock’s assistance, just as Bateman’s character predicted. Now we get to see Hancock’s transformation from black man that nobody likes to black man everyone likes, because he has changed his ways and conformed to the mainstream view that we all like black people when they are clean, freshly shaven, and polite. I am not making any of this up, this is what is being shown to us and labled as entertainment. Next we are introduced to a group of bank robbers and their leader with a Bad Guy Cliche #1437 “I’m evil and crazy” accent that Hancock mames and disfigures by removing his hand from his arm, after of course being called an asshold yet again.
The last act of this film is where reality and conventional wisdom leave the theater. Throughout the film we see Bateman’s wife, played by Charlize Theron, doing the conventional how wife routine, being the perfect soccer mom. There is a big secret and that is she is actually a Superhero as well. From here on out the movie writers over explain the whole act and and put way to much exposition and information that we could have done with out. But being a Superhero is only the tip of the iceberg.
You see, she is not only a Superhero as well, but also Hancocks wife, his white wife that he is not allowed to be near because he will lose his powers and die. The same goes for her, whereas she was more than happy to live a secret life as a housewife, her husband none the wiser to her abilities. Hancock and his estranged white wife duke it out in front of rising tornado’s, beating each other up for no apparent reason except for Hancock wanting to tell Bateman’s character the truth about his wife and his wife not wanting Hancock to say anything. This is all a mute point because of course when the battle ends, the smoke clears and the sfx renderings are complete they just happen to be right in front of building where Hancocks white savior just failed another spirited PR campaign, and thus he sees his wife in her true form, scrapping it out with Hancock.
This leads to a confusing finale in a hospital when the film turns into any other Superhero movie. Hancock is injured while thwarting a robbery, shot in the gut and rushed to the hospital. His white wife appears only to remind him that she is his weakness and being near her makes him vulnerable and not immortal. But before she can leave so he can heal, the Evil Bank Robber leader returns with a new posse. After a confusing and rather disappointing fight with the baddies as the fire sprinklers are running, we see Hancock almost defeated. He has been shot multiple times and struggling to reach the Evil leader and just before Hancock gets one in the dome, his Great White Savior saves the day and shoots the Evil leader in the back.
The last scene shows Hancock in present day, watching over the city all cleanly shaved and polite, even using a bluetooth headset. Hancock has moved into Uncle Tom’s cabin, has become a servant to society and must stay away from his white wife. There are twists in movies and then there is this, thinly vield racist views of how we perceive blacks in America. Segregation is over but racism is still rampant and maybe worse some would argue. I feel bad paying to watch this move and wish I could get my money back, I do not want to be contributing to this racist American Hollywood machine.
The Will Smith I once appriciated is now making jokes about the plight of his people to earn repect and equality not because they are different but becuase we are all people. Mr. Smith, you are a citizen of Earth as well, I think you should have paid more attention to what the movie makers where crafting around you and less about having another blockbuster that smells like a large pile of doo doo. Or, at least had them cast Halle Berry as your Amazon Queen and make it more of a love story along the lines of Superman and Lois Lane.
Unlocked IPhone Review June 30, 2008
Posted by Einar Rowan in IPhone, Reviews.Tags: Apple Iphone, Berlin, Einar Rowan, Unlocking, ZIPhone
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The IPhone is one of the most edelstahl pieces of schmuck I have had the pleasure to own. The build quality is second to none, it feels very compact like everything is tightly packed inside and not a waste of air. As a side note, most of the programs and methods in this review can also apply to the Apple IPod Touch.
There are many sites that detail how to unlock a IPhone, some methods are more simple than complicated. I used the simple ZIPhone method that required a simple program download, setting my IPhone to recovery mode (hold power and home button for 25 seconds), running ZIPhone and selecting the all-in-one step of Unlock, Jailbreak & Activate (For the ITouch just Jailbreak, which puts the installer app on the home screen). Once this process completes, in less than 5 minutes, the only step left is to insert your SIM card and unlock the SIM using your cell provider SIM Pin.
I got a EPlus Base DE contract so I can used my IPhone in Germany, T-Mobile being the regular provider in Germany. You cant even buy a IPhone without a T-Mobile contract in Germany, unlike the states where you can walk into a Apple store and buy one without a contract, like I did before I came to Berlin.
About Screen w/BASE DE SIM
The call quality is not the best on the IPhone, sometimes it can be hard to hear the other end of the conversation but overall it works as a phone. Signal reception seems to be very good, even underground on the Subway I get proper signal. I do not use a Bluetooth headset with my IPhone, nor do I walk around with a bluetooth earpiece in my ear constantly like as if I am trying out for the Secret Service. I can be lazy but not lazy enough that I cant raise my phone to my ear.
For my IPhone phone keypad I replaced the original keypad with the Buuf2 Keypad. This is a nice looking keypad that gives the IPhone a natural holistic feel. Even when I am not using the Buuf2 SB theme it is a great keypad replacement and is easily uninstalled with the Installer app.
Buuf2 Custom Dialer
Safari for the IPhone is fast, much faster than my PSP browser. It does have a 8 open page limitation, you can only have up to 8 open at one time. I wonder if anyone will release a hack to remedy this, however it is not a deal killer. For Safari I can recommend using Eye TV and Remote Buddy.
Eye TV has a neat feature called “Eye TV Sharing” that enables access to recorded programs on the IPhone or ITouch. What this means is that when I am at home I can watch all my recorded shows on the IPhone, as long as my computer that has Eye TV installed is running and connected to the network. So far this only works when I am on the same network as my computer but still, it is nice being able to sit on the patio and watch TV without with a TV or Computer. Stream quality is excellent, it displays a very high resolution picture and the player it uses is the built in Quicktime codec.
Here is a screen-shot the Eye TV Sharing program selection, displaying my recorded EM 2008 game:
Eye TV Sharing Web Interface
Next up for Safari is the Remote Buddy program. This is a great remote access program for the IPhone, enabling you to control your computer with the IPhone, view the webcam on your computer, even play ITunes music off the computer. The program in not free but is worth trying out for it’s 30 day trial period. I use this program mainly as my remote baby sitter. When my kids watch a movie on the computer I can bring up this site on my IPhone and watch the kids through the webcam, like a virtual remote nannycam. I can be in the next room or out in the patio and have can see what the kids are doing. It does not play sound, only video but you can take a snapshot of the video.
Remote Buddy AJAX Interface
Some great Installer Apps I use and find very helpful are Summerboard, MxTube, Geopedia, Snapture, Poof!, IAwake, and Screenshot. Each of these programs add to the overall functionality and customization of the IPhone. Let start with Summerboard. Summerboard allows you to download themes and really gives your IPhone the look and feel of something special and different.
Buuf2 Summerboard Theme
MxTube is one of the coolest programs because it allows downloading of YouTube videos. You save these locally on the IPhone and then watch them at your leisure. You will want to use this program with either the auto-off function turned off or using a program like Insomia or IAwake that allows the Wifi to stay on when the phone goes into sleep mode. I prefer to do turn off the auto-off when download multiple videos, being able to watch the download speed is to a geek like a gear-head tracking quarter mile times. I use the download progress sometime for a bandwidth test, however the download speed also depends on the server at the other end but none the less fun to observe.
MxTube Application Download Status
Geopedia is fun if you are a fan of Wikipedia. This application uses your wireless signal to locate your position on this Earth and displays point of interest around you and then gives you the ability to go to the Wikipedia article, view it on a map, see Flickr pictures and related articles.
Geopedia Locate Me POI Interface
The IPhone has a 2-Megapixel camera built-in and a very basic picture taking program. It allows you to only take a single photo or view your picture roll. I replaced it with Snapture, a very robust free camera program. I like the fact that it will take 3 pictures in a row automatically, allows digital zooming, and color correction. It also has a Photos button that brings you to your photo album. Very easy to use and much better than the default program.
Snapture Main Screen
Poof! for IPhone hides application icons from showing up in your home screen. This useful with programs like Snapture, you can hide the default Camera and Photos icons so you dont have redundancy and useless programs taking up space.
Poof! Application Hiding
IAwake allows the IPhone to keep the Wifi powered when the phone goes to sleep. This comes in handy when downloading something that takes a long time but you dont want to drain your battery by turning off the auto-off feature. One thing I noticed when using this program is that the back of the IPhone gets hotter than normal, I think it’s becuase the wireless power is at full steam.
IPhone Screenshot 1.2.1 is what I used to make all the screen-shots for this post. It is very simple and allows you to email screenshots stored on the IPhone. Oddly enough, when you open the program you cant actually take a screen-shot of the program itself. You can modify the location of the saved screenshots, set the file type, set the capture button location and other settings.
Conclusion:
The IPhone makes every other smartphone seem old and obsolete. The IPhone is to the cell community like Firefox is the internet. The IPhone is fast like Firefox and all other Windows Mobile devices are slow like IE. The IPhone is a chic device and I get my fair share of jealous glances from onlookers and on the flip side, I sneer in technological dominance when watching people using a stylus to tap on a Windows Mobile device. I am blow away with the picture and video quality, it is like a mini PSP screen. I am not impressed when people try and convince me they are satisfied with their little fuzzy Palm Treo video quality. I am also not impressed with version two of the IPhone, I want the metal backing, I want the added weight and bulk, I do want Bluetooth audio, Wireless-N, front-facing cameras. All of which are not present on the new IPhone. 8gb of storage may seem like not enough but this is not the do-all, have-all mp3 player, it is a temporary place to store what you want to listen to now, what you want to view now. It is a “right here, right now” device, think of something and the IPhone should be able to.
The IPhone is the cell phone that has evolutionized the industry, lets hope other manufactures take notice and learn a lesson. The Palm Treo had the potential but neither the intuition nor vision to give us more, even with the thousands of 3rd-party apps available. Windows Mobile devices are handicapped again by Microsoft inability to make anything simple, WM6 has lots of functions but who knows how to use them.The IPhone is the new benchmark for all other phones, it is oozes intuition and style.
