http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/switched-on-iphone-3gs-is-fine-young-but-not-a-cannibal/ Engadget Comments for http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/switched-on-iphone-3gs-is-fine-young-but-not-a-cannibal/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/switched-on-iphone-3gs-is-fine-young-but-not-a-cannibal/
This article however is the most similar to the common modern meaning of the word blog. Although even that doesn't follow the original meaning of term, being they're not really logging anything (maybe they are in some meta way).

A news site however is the least applicable title for Engadget (not that I think that's a bad thing).]]>Jun 26th 2009 2:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/switched-on-iphone-3gs-is-fine-young-but-not-a-cannibal/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/switched-on-iphone-3gs-is-fine-young-but-not-a-cannibal/Jun 26th 2009 1:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/switched-on-iphone-3gs-is-fine-young-but-not-a-cannibal/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/switched-on-iphone-3gs-is-fine-young-but-not-a-cannibal/Jun 26th 2009 1:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/switched-on-iphone-3gs-is-fine-young-but-not-a-cannibal/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/switched-on-iphone-3gs-is-fine-young-but-not-a-cannibal/
if you don't want to read, move along.. ]]>Jun 26th 2009 1:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/switched-on-iphone-3gs-is-fine-young-but-not-a-cannibal/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/switched-on-iphone-3gs-is-fine-young-but-not-a-cannibal/
At the very least you could have made it a generic smartphone article.

Oh well, I don't run the blog, I just read it and while Engadget does seem to have a serious preference for Apple products their other articles remain at the high quality we have all come to expect and I can just skim over the numerous, repetitive articles praising the Cult of Jobs.]]>Jun 26th 2009 1:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/switched-on-iphone-3gs-is-fine-young-but-not-a-cannibal/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/switched-on-iphone-3gs-is-fine-young-but-not-a-cannibal/Jun 26th 2009 1:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/switched-on-iphone-3gs-is-fine-young-but-not-a-cannibal/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/switched-on-iphone-3gs-is-fine-young-but-not-a-cannibal/Jun 26th 2009 1:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/switched-on-iphone-3gs-is-fine-young-but-not-a-cannibal/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/switched-on-iphone-3gs-is-fine-young-but-not-a-cannibal/
...oh wait.]]>Jun 26th 2009 2:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/switched-on-iphone-3gs-is-fine-young-but-not-a-cannibal/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/switched-on-iphone-3gs-is-fine-young-but-not-a-cannibal/
The Pre certainly caused quite a commotion, although not quite as the iPhone. If the Pre had come out before the iPhone, I'm pretty sure we would be looking at the iPhone as the Pre breaker. Unfortunately, it's the Pre trying to steal iPhone thunder, not the other way around. Blackberry has done wonderful things in the business world, but never really targeted mainstream until after the iPhone.

Although there might have been some innovators that lead the way, it was the iPhone which brought the innovation squarely into mainstream, and did a very good job of it. In mainstream’s eyes, it’s the iPhone that is the trend setter, and any other product is just following in its footsteps. All of the major players knew the importance of the cell phone and next-gen personal computing. It was Apple who took that leap AND helped mainstream consumers take the leap with them.
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1. It is front and center when I come back to the site.
2. I start to read it...I am interested.
3. I have an opinion about the article, the number of iPhone articles etc and entitled to state (same way you state yours)
4. It is their site, I know, but they need us to continue to exist.
5. If they want to write about one friggin' phone all the time, then change the name to "Egadget, but with an emphasis on all thing s Apple and iPhone"
6. Tell TUAW that they are out of business
7. Expectations are set for everyone
8. No more bitching from anyone because you know what you are getting into when you come to the site

I feel better now...thank you]]>Jun 26th 2009 2:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/switched-on-iphone-3gs-is-fine-young-but-not-a-cannibal/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/switched-on-iphone-3gs-is-fine-young-but-not-a-cannibal/Jun 26th 2009 2:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/switched-on-iphone-3gs-is-fine-young-but-not-a-cannibal/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/switched-on-iphone-3gs-is-fine-young-but-not-a-cannibal/]]>Jun 26th 2009 3:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/switched-on-iphone-3gs-is-fine-young-but-not-a-cannibal/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/switched-on-iphone-3gs-is-fine-young-but-not-a-cannibal/
And a plethora of other features other phones already have.

Let's face it, the only device apt to take such a place, should be an Nseries Nokia... with their large pixels, great frame rates, high quality and easy to share videos and photos. Samsung is getting there too, with Pixon. Those are cameras with phones attached. You couldn't get an almost-DSLR quality with the iPhone, not even with all your willpower. Gosh, you can't even take a photo indoors without having noise and stuff... let's stop here, right?

I mean: the feature phone it's been around here a lot already. The iPhone is a nice implementation of an already-knew paradigm. It's a trend setter, but only because of its mainstream focus. If you were a power user... that is a 1337 one, you would already noticed that, and would be aware that the catch-up game is played both sides at once. The iPhone is getting upgraded to be able to compete with already better products that are around. The rest of the market is reacting accordingly and setting new standards in imaging, and sharing experiences.

As always, when it comes to tastes, you can't argue. So I won't. But I wish there were less worshipping to some product that is flawed on purpose to keep you buying the upgrade, even when you don't actually need it. It sounds like another software company I know.]]>Jun 26th 2009 4:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/switched-on-iphone-3gs-is-fine-young-but-not-a-cannibal/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/switched-on-iphone-3gs-is-fine-young-but-not-a-cannibal/
There is one thing that I am 100% sure about: No-one, not a SINGLE PERSON owning and using an iPhone would say that other phones had these features for years. You'd only say that if you never had an iPhone and you compared the features list with some other phone.

]]>Jun 26th 2009 11:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/switched-on-iphone-3gs-is-fine-young-but-not-a-cannibal/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/switched-on-iphone-3gs-is-fine-young-but-not-a-cannibal/Jun 26th 2009 1:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/switched-on-iphone-3gs-is-fine-young-but-not-a-cannibal/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/switched-on-iphone-3gs-is-fine-young-but-not-a-cannibal/
I for one like reading about the iPhone, in most cases they solidify the fact that trolls like yourself are wrong, I am happy with that.]]>Jun 26th 2009 1:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/switched-on-iphone-3gs-is-fine-young-but-not-a-cannibal/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/switched-on-iphone-3gs-is-fine-young-but-not-a-cannibal/you're replying to just about every comment on this article, looking for an argument and you're calling this dude (and others) the troll? why don't you stop YOUR whining? try to say something productive. it's just so irritating to look at your comments.

p.s.
wine is a beverage
wHine is what you and other five year olds do.]]>Jun 26th 2009 2:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/switched-on-iphone-3gs-is-fine-young-but-not-a-cannibal/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/switched-on-iphone-3gs-is-fine-young-but-not-a-cannibal/Jun 26th 2009 3:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/switched-on-iphone-3gs-is-fine-young-but-not-a-cannibal/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/switched-on-iphone-3gs-is-fine-young-but-not-a-cannibal/Jen: What?
Moss: He wanted to eat me. I know, egg and my face were in alignment.]]>Jun 26th 2009 1:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/switched-on-iphone-3gs-is-fine-young-but-not-a-cannibal/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/switched-on-iphone-3gs-is-fine-young-but-not-a-cannibal/Jun 26th 2009 1:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/switched-on-iphone-3gs-is-fine-young-but-not-a-cannibal/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/switched-on-iphone-3gs-is-fine-young-but-not-a-cannibal/Jun 26th 2009 1:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/switched-on-iphone-3gs-is-fine-young-but-not-a-cannibal/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/switched-on-iphone-3gs-is-fine-young-but-not-a-cannibal/Jun 26th 2009 1:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/switched-on-iphone-3gs-is-fine-young-but-not-a-cannibal/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/switched-on-iphone-3gs-is-fine-young-but-not-a-cannibal/Jun 26th 2009 1:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/switched-on-iphone-3gs-is-fine-young-but-not-a-cannibal/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/switched-on-iphone-3gs-is-fine-young-but-not-a-cannibal/Jun 26th 2009 1:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/switched-on-iphone-3gs-is-fine-young-but-not-a-cannibal/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/switched-on-iphone-3gs-is-fine-young-but-not-a-cannibal/Only thing that phones have truly replaced is anything dealing with telephony.
Why keep a house phone when you can constantly have a phone with you and get unlimited minutes and such?

I haven't used a house phone since 2004.

But as far as camera, laptop, desktop, etc. It's not going to happen...
Not here, not anywhere.

There will always be a need for dedicated items.]]>Jun 26th 2009 1:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/switched-on-iphone-3gs-is-fine-young-but-not-a-cannibal/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/switched-on-iphone-3gs-is-fine-young-but-not-a-cannibal/Jun 26th 2009 1:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/switched-on-iphone-3gs-is-fine-young-but-not-a-cannibal/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/switched-on-iphone-3gs-is-fine-young-but-not-a-cannibal/Jun 26th 2009 1:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/switched-on-iphone-3gs-is-fine-young-but-not-a-cannibal/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/switched-on-iphone-3gs-is-fine-young-but-not-a-cannibal/
I feel its true at the end of the day the Iphones is a phone, its main purpose is to communicate you with others. All of the added features that come along are used to make the phone more attractive. I always say if you want a phone go to a phone company same goes with a camera, if you want the both in one something will have to give.

- verblist]]>Jun 26th 2009 2:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/switched-on-iphone-3gs-is-fine-young-but-not-a-cannibal/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/switched-on-iphone-3gs-is-fine-young-but-not-a-cannibal/
"if you want the both in one something will have to give."

I agree, BUT, we all know that dedicated electronics will always out perform none dedicated... but its to the point that a lot of the features are unnecessary. By cutting some of the fat, you'll get a device that can do more than just that one attribute, which in my opinion, makes it a much more valuable device.

This was the point of bringing up garmin and tom tom. We all know that the features in these devices are awesome, but for what its worth, im much happier with google maps on my winmo phone w/gps than buying the hardware to run either. These companies better find a way to 'navigate' this new market or their days will be limited.]]>Jun 26th 2009 2:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/switched-on-iphone-3gs-is-fine-young-but-not-a-cannibal/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/switched-on-iphone-3gs-is-fine-young-but-not-a-cannibal/Jun 26th 2009 1:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/switched-on-iphone-3gs-is-fine-young-but-not-a-cannibal/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/switched-on-iphone-3gs-is-fine-young-but-not-a-cannibal/Jun 26th 2009 1:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/switched-on-iphone-3gs-is-fine-young-but-not-a-cannibal/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/switched-on-iphone-3gs-is-fine-young-but-not-a-cannibal/Jun 26th 2009 2:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/switched-on-iphone-3gs-is-fine-young-but-not-a-cannibal/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/switched-on-iphone-3gs-is-fine-young-but-not-a-cannibal/http://www.armyoftrolls.co.uk

Enjoy!]]>Jun 28th 2009 11:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/switched-on-iphone-3gs-is-fine-young-but-not-a-cannibal/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/switched-on-iphone-3gs-is-fine-young-but-not-a-cannibal/Jun 26th 2009 1:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/switched-on-iphone-3gs-is-fine-young-but-not-a-cannibal/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/switched-on-iphone-3gs-is-fine-young-but-not-a-cannibal/Wait so all the previous camera phones with net access have no influence over this change. It's for some reason a phone that is doing what every other phone has done for a long time that is the game changer just cause the group that use it are loud ego strokers that need everyone to know that they have "IPHONE!!!!!!!!!!". Considering that most phones are years ahead of this phone why would you think they could even challenge a real camera or video camera? There are phones with 8 megapixel sensors out right now and HD Video. Unless the Iphone somehow jumps the game I doubt they will be the one's to blame for killing Canon."

Oh please, we've also been able to make phone calls for years but you don't still use a brick cell phone right? It's not THAT you could do it but HOW. Show me ANY capacitive multitouch phone from YEARS ago. Show me phones that don't have tiny screens besides blackberrys and new HTCs..OMG 8 WHOLE MEGAPIXELS? Too bad megapixels count doesn't equal quality and can you then edit the vids on those phones. Killing Canon? WTF are you talking about...please show me a Canon phone....nice way to argue cameras vs phones there. It's a game changer because enough people liked it's feature set so it took off. Sorry that the other phones you speak of don't exist(Canon) or just aren't up to par enough to snag the majority of the market. Go whine to your mommy. Call a Wambulance you friggin baby.
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"Show me phones that don't have tiny screens besides blackberrys and new HTCs"
Samsung and LG have had touch screens for awhile now.

"can you then edit the vids on those phones"
Uh yes duh. Don't you think the community that typically support these phones would write a program to do so?

"It's a game changer because enough people liked it's feature set so it took off"

So by your standards Symbian OS is the best operating system on phones and Windows is the best operating system period? Just cause many people have bought it doesn't mean it's a superior phone. People sadly don't know much about phones so they are easily lead by TV ad's and news reports and peer influence. This is not the best choice if you really looked at the features.

"Sorry that the other phones you speak of don't exist(Canon) or just aren't up to par enough to snag the majority of the market"

Uh the article posted says it has the potential to kill Canon. And if you ever used a phone with 5 megapixels you would know there is a difference.

"Go whine to your mommy. Call a Wambulance you friggin baby."

Wow, the sign of true intelligence. You really got me there sir your skills at breaking people down is at a stature well above any normal prick. I applaud you for I know it probably took you years of practice and schooling to get to the level your at.]]>Jun 26th 2009 1:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/switched-on-iphone-3gs-is-fine-young-but-not-a-cannibal/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/switched-on-iphone-3gs-is-fine-young-but-not-a-cannibal/Jun 26th 2009 1:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/switched-on-iphone-3gs-is-fine-young-but-not-a-cannibal/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/switched-on-iphone-3gs-is-fine-young-but-not-a-cannibal/You and the other 14 people who use LAME are exactly the 2% of users Apple is willing to piss off with things like built-in batteries. Yet, you 2%'ers are the ones who make the most noise. Noise is not equal to general public opinion. 98% of the world has embraced the iPod, and we're watching the iPhone have the same effect on smartphones. You 2%'ers will never be happy with an Apple product, and that's fine. ]]>Jun 26th 2009 3:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/switched-on-iphone-3gs-is-fine-young-but-not-a-cannibal/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/switched-on-iphone-3gs-is-fine-young-but-not-a-cannibal/Jun 26th 2009 3:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/switched-on-iphone-3gs-is-fine-young-but-not-a-cannibal/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/switched-on-iphone-3gs-is-fine-young-but-not-a-cannibal/
This is what you MUST understand about everything apple, ITS NOT JUST ABOUT SPECS, specs are all BS. Its about usability, getting stuff done and getting out. Its not about installing hacked roms, its not about soldering on your own wireless cards. Its about the stuff working, and people really actually wanting to use it.

Ive used all of these phones you guys are championing and i used to be a huge MS guy and very very anti apple. I build my own gaming rigs, i write UNIX and OSX programs on my mac, im no simpleton hipster. In fact i wanted nothing to do with the iphone when it came out, until i put my hands on it and it did what i wanted. It was the kind of gadget i dreamed about as a kid. This hooked me on apple stuff and ill probably never turn back, which i imagine is the same response you are getting from most iphone purchasers.

So like a previous poster said, it’s the little itty bitty 2% that’s still stuck in the past. Its all about software man, hardware is cheap and plentiful to make all kinds of computers but if the software sucks then the greatest specs list in the world is worth nothing.]]>Jun 26th 2009 11:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/switched-on-iphone-3gs-is-fine-young-but-not-a-cannibal/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/switched-on-iphone-3gs-is-fine-young-but-not-a-cannibal/
I played with a 3GS and while it's not the best phone out there, but it's still in the upper tier. The only thing that it's "best" at is as a music player. Even though it doesn't play as many formats, it's the most intuitive. For AT&T users, it may be the best option, but when I jumped to Android on T-Mobile I couldn't look back to mobile OS X.]]>Jun 26th 2009 1:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/switched-on-iphone-3gs-is-fine-young-but-not-a-cannibal/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/switched-on-iphone-3gs-is-fine-young-but-not-a-cannibal/Jun 26th 2009 1:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/switched-on-iphone-3gs-is-fine-young-but-not-a-cannibal/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/switched-on-iphone-3gs-is-fine-young-but-not-a-cannibal/Jun 26th 2009 1:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/switched-on-iphone-3gs-is-fine-young-but-not-a-cannibal/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/switched-on-iphone-3gs-is-fine-young-but-not-a-cannibal/
JUST GIVE ME MMS!!!!!!!]]>Jun 26th 2009 1:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/switched-on-iphone-3gs-is-fine-young-but-not-a-cannibal/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/switched-on-iphone-3gs-is-fine-young-but-not-a-cannibal/
I guess the market share of this year will tell the tale.

I'm still waiting for AT&T numbers of upgrades (from both 2G and 3G) vs number of new customers.]]>Jun 26th 2009 1:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/switched-on-iphone-3gs-is-fine-young-but-not-a-cannibal/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/switched-on-iphone-3gs-is-fine-young-but-not-a-cannibal/Jun 26th 2009 1:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/switched-on-iphone-3gs-is-fine-young-but-not-a-cannibal/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/switched-on-iphone-3gs-is-fine-young-but-not-a-cannibal/Jun 26th 2009 1:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/switched-on-iphone-3gs-is-fine-young-but-not-a-cannibal/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/switched-on-iphone-3gs-is-fine-young-but-not-a-cannibal/Jun 26th 2009 1:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/switched-on-iphone-3gs-is-fine-young-but-not-a-cannibal/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/switched-on-iphone-3gs-is-fine-young-but-not-a-cannibal/Jun 26th 2009 1:19PM