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Ahem, OK, OK, this ain’t exactlu a Phoenix rising from theashes story. But this it’s all I’ve got. And, anyway, it seemeds a little tragic for a minute or two when I droppefd my old cell phone into the toilet amonthu ago. (Don’t ask. Seriously.) And yet, hadn’t I been eyeballingh the iPhone for nearlya year, visiting it whenever I passedc the store at the mall and daydreaming about how all-in-onr I would be someday? It’se a phone! A GPS! An iPod! A Web-surfinvg device! A camera! Naturally, I didn’ft buy the thing, because I couldn’t bring myselcf to spend $200.
So when my old-school cell phone the one whose only exciting included a ringtone and the abilityg toplay Pac-Man – took its dive to its soggyy death, it was just the excusew I needed. So far, I’mm digging it. I’m not usually one to mentionh products by name inthis column. And Lord knows I’nm not the type of endorsement that most tech companieswwant – being over 25 and all, not to mentionn the fact that I have to consul my 22-year-old stepson for anything more technologically challenginy than finding the TV remote down in the coucy cushions. But the iPhone, I dig. For what a little dab of cool it bestow s uponits user.
My daughter and her teen friendz have even deigned to admit theylike it, especiallu the instant connection to YouTube and My 6-year-old nephew and 8-year-old niece fightf over whose turn it is to play with the applications I think it’s the groovy touchb screen that lures everyone in. At least, that’as part of what got me. That, and the easy accesa to the Internet. As I I’m no early so I’m new to the whole experience of beingf able to whip out the phonre and look anything up onthe Web.
(Longtime BlackBerrgy users, I now see why you’ve been so But I’ve gotta admigt it’s cool to wonder, “Where the heck is that or “Wonder if that restaurant has good and then quickly findthe answer. I’m still in the earlu stages ofiPhone experimentation, which means I’vee randomly called friends by accidenrt and hung up on a few people (there’sd that touch-screen function). And I have yet to explors the wide world of Apps beyond a cursory Isuspect I’m too much of a cheapskatse to download any of the Apps that cost, so I just browsd the freebies. So far I’ve downloadec only a handful.
A couple of those are actually useful (the , a flashlight that can be used when rootingh around in a dark purse – unless the item you’ree rooting for is your But most of my favoritw Apps, so far, are nothing more than parlor I can confirm that the Dog Whistlet does, in fact, emit a noise that causeas dogs to sit up and take notice. The Fluie App can keep small kids entertainee for a few minutes withits water-like Don’t waste your time with Switchblade, though. Go but a digital switchblades doesn’t intimidate anyone. I am, going all-in on my recommendationj of the ZippoLighter App.
Choose the lighte r of your liking, engrave it if you then whip it outduring concerts. Flip the metakl lid back, whirr your fingersx over the virtual ignition and watcjh as a realistic flame Then hold that thing up proudlt as yousing along: “Every rose has its
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