Archive for June, 2009

So i was skeptical about the iPhone 3GS, but being the gadget whore that i am, i HAD to have it.

I was really only looking forward to the voice command feature which lets you hold down the home button for 2 seconds (or the button on your headset) and say something like “call jennifer” and your phone will call jennifer. I realize that this is not a feature for everybody, but i really miss it from my windows mobile obsession period.

What i ended up getting is so much more. If anything the speed is worth the price. Opening up a program is much snappier.  One of my biggest gripes with my iPhone 3G was that opening a program can be extremely clunky, especially when you accidentally hit the wrong program to open. With the 3GS that does not seem to be an issue.

I am extremely bummed that there are still no useful push applications out there.  I have written a couple for my own use but those and my developer copy of AIM are the only push programs that i have since there is nothing approved in the appstore yet. I have the feeling that this is the fault of Apple not wanting to “blow up” their servers but i would think that since AIM released a developer copy they would at least offer that one in the appstore for everybody.

Battery life. I am a heavy user getting a lot of push notification, on the phone, on the internet all the time. I drained my battery dry in 36 hours. Actually pretty good since on the 3g i could only get 10 or 12 hours with such use.

All in all I am quite pleased. The voice command works extremely well, be it limited to making outgoing calls and playing music, still very cool for “hands free” driving. And the speed of the machine really makes it worth while. It is definately Tanguy approved.