Stephen Colbert gets an iPhone, warns of impending iEye release

Although it's still not clear if Stephen Colbert was forced to actually shell out some hard-earned cash in order to procure his very own iPhone, one thing is certain: he finally owns one. The comedic talking head announced (and shamelessly boasted about) his new toy in a clip dubbed "March to Enslavement," where he made the not-so-wild prediction that one day we'd all bow to the robots we eagerly create. 'Course, that may be somewhat of a stretch, but the potentially forthcoming Apple iEye contraption may be closer to reality than we humans would like to believe. Frightened? Wait 'til you take a peek of it after the break...

[Thanks, Dylan]

[Stonesand Posted Jul 20th 2007 4:35PM]

While we're bashing SC, what's worse to me is the people who write those articles about how the only real _news_ on TV is obtained via SC, or how he's bias free, or how they think they know how the world works because of the Iraq war updates they get from this comedian, etc. But anyway, back to cell phones and crap...

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 20th 2007 4:58PM]

"Adolescent?" Buddy, you're on a CELL PHONE BLOG.

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 21st 2007 3:21AM]

His humor is so beyond the level of regular comedy that you have to be very smart to tell his sarcasm. Ever watch what he did to Pres Bush at the White House Corsepdonents Dinner?

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 21st 2007 2:01PM]

Hey.

I got a sweet idea.

Suck my d1ck.

:)

[elgee02 Posted Jul 21st 2007 5:21PM]

Lol, you whine about engadget posting "adolescent" humor, yet with a reply like that adoloscent sounds right up your alley ;-)

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 22nd 2007 4:52AM]

Wow his humor is not "beyond a regular commedian" it is just satire,he is making fun of Bill O'reilly etc, does not take a rocket scientist. So try not to think you are too cool Jason for "getting" SC, its still pretty lame.

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 22nd 2007 7:07PM]

I visited an AT&T store and played with an iPhone for about 20 minutes. Sure, it's nice, but...it's overrated. Without being cynical, it's basically a very well made toy. What other device takes you straight to You-Tube? It's probably the most ergonomically portable device that lets you browse the real, unabridged internet. But I don't know where/when I'd use it. It doesn't solve a problem. Actually, I do want one - I just can't justify the expense. It makes more sense to own a blackberry or Nokia N800, or one of those new superthin Samsung cell phones. Or a UMPC. A tactile keyboard would be better, as everyone knows. I can't imagine getting any real work done that requires real typing. Fingerprints weren't really an issue, so that's an overblown problem. Vaguely sliding the fingers to do this and that is better, in a way, than the need to hit a particular key.

The thrill of it wore off quickly, as I stood there playing with the fully functional sample - so now I can get back to my life. If you have an iPhone, I trust your lives are better for it. But I'm happy without one (at least until the price drops to $100 and there's no monthly fee.)