‘Time’ Names iPhone ‘Invention Of The Year’
Time, which likes to anoint things, has named Apple’s iPhone the “Invention of the Year,” following such recent IotYs like YouTube and SpaceShipOne.
The number one reason why the iPhone is Time’s Invention of the Year? “It’s pretty.” Further: “An example: look at what happens when you put the iPhone into ‘airplane’ mode (i.e., no cell service, Wi-Fi, etc.). A tiny little orange airplane zooms into the menu bar!” Cool!
In all seriousness, the article accompanying the award lays out several reasons why the iPhone is indeed very important to the computer industry.
The relentless buzz around the iPhone, as well as the sales figures, are signs that the general public is starting to really think about what they want in a mobile computer.
The iPhone has made the wireless industry sit up and realize that the bar has been raised.
And it’s also setting the stage for a future in which your mobile computer gradually occupies a larger part of your world.
Photo by Associated Press.
FinanceTravels on November 5th, 2007 10:56 am
I’d mostly agree, but I think the iPod touch is actually a better invention as fas as consumers go. Having all the functionality of the iPhone minus the phone (and who doesn’t have a cell phone already?), yet at a much better price point and no monthly fees, the iPod touch is a great value.
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