New iPhone 3Gs Horray!!!

So the new iPhone has been announced and it's coming out next week June 19th and for those of you who know me I'm really looking forward to it. I've already reserved mine at the Apple Store and I'll have one on June 19th and I'll post a review then as well.

But as far as the announcemnet goes there are two big announcemens for the iPhone. There is the new iPhone 3Gs (s for speed) and iPhone OS 3.0 which brings a lot of improvements on the iPhone itself.

So the first question most people ask is should I get the new iPhone 3Gs if I already ahave an iPhone 3G. For most people the answer is no for a couple of reasons the first is cost. Although they say $199 and $299 for the 16 and 32 gig iPhones that's only for New ATT customres and "Qualifed" customers. So if you have an existing iPhone 3G you got earlier this year you'll have to pony up $399 and $499 for the 16 and 32 gig versions, ouch! Second while the new features are cool a lot of people who have the iPhone 3G won't find it all that compelling to drop 4 and 5 hundred bucks to get a new one espeically when the 3.0 upgrade will give them so many new features over 100 new features on the 3.0 upgrade so it'll almost be like getting a new phone.

However there will be people like me who need to have the bleeding edge of tehcnology and yes I will be dropping $499 for the 32 gig version of the iPhone 3Gs.

So lets talk about the new features of the iPhone 3.0 software upgrade and the iPhone 3Gs.

First up the 3.0 Software:

• Cut, copy and paste, it's about damn time, but it's seems very easy to use and it works accross all native Apple apps and it's an API free for developers to use in their apps. Also there is the cool "undo" feature where you just litterly shake your phone to undo any copy, cut and pastes.
• Landscape keybaord for email, texts, and notes, nice feature should have been in 1.0
• Finally MMS but still have to wait. While 3.0 update gives everyone MMS!!! ATT customers will have to wait until the end of summer to be able to MMS....Lame, ATT you totally suck this was your bad, you should have been ready for this.
• New text featues like Texting video, text contact info, text forwarding, and another very cool featuer texting your position.
• Spotlight search, very cool feature to search ANYTHING on your iPhone just with a touch of a few letters, searches your email, apps, notes, calendars, everything!
• Native Voice memo app, keep those reminders handy and you can email and text them to yourself or others.
• Improved exchange support for your Calendars
• Download movies, tv shows and audito books direcly on your iPhone (WiFi only)
• Improved Safari for better speed and autofill names, PWs etc.
• Internet Teathering via bluetooth or usb BUT not for ATT yet and will prob come at a cost
• Stereo Bluetooh!
• Sync notes! Finally
• PLUS lots more but these are probably the most significant ones

As you can see the list above will turn the iPhone 3G from a great phone into an even better one. So it'll almost be like getting a new phone!

iPhone 3Gs features:

• MORE RAM double from 128 to 256 which is very welcome
• Clained double the processor speed, but I hear it's only going from 400 mhz to 600 mhz ARM processor
• Double the storage copacity from 8 and 16 to 16 and 32 gigs for the same price
• New 3 megapixel autofocus camera with video recording
• Voice control, dial, control your ipod and make reqeusts with your voice
• Compass, better for Maps directions and better positioning with GPS
• Increased battery life, up 1-6 hours in various usage scenarios
• Pluse all the features above in the 3.0 software update.

So you can see that the new hardware may not be worth it for most people but people who are upgrade eligible or are new/switchign to ATT there's no question in getting the iPhone, like I've always said it's not the perfect phone but it's the best phone out there.

Questions? Email me.