iOwn an iPhone

That's right. I've finally procured what is probably the most hyped personal electronics device in history. While I could, and probably will, go into great detail about my experience so far, I'll post a few random "stream-of-consciousness" blurbs to get the ball rolling.

First, the iPhone is beautiful in every way. From its industrial design to its sfotware UI, every aspect of the device is very much aesthetically pleasing.

The touch screen works flawlessly. I'm actually a bit surprised at how well it works, which is saying something as I bought into the pre-launch hype as much or more than anyone.

The keyboard took all of about 6 minutes to get used to. I don't understand how some of the first day buyers still complain about it.

The screen is amazing. Crisp, clear, bright and anything else you could want in a mobile device.

Speakers are decent. Not great, but not bad. However, I didn't acquire an iPhone to supply a room with music. Ditto for phone calls. I just don't use speaker phone that often. This one is not a deal breaker for me, although it might be for some.

I suggest using the quasi IMAP method for accessing GMail as its POP implementation leaves a lot to be desired.

Google Maps is a killer application for the iPhone. I find it much more useful than the YouTube app.

Mobile Safari works as advertised. Not much more to say other than it just works and that's a good thing. Flash support will make it killer. I say will because I know it will happen one way or another.

The camera is better than I thought it would be. Can't touch my wife's digital camera, but it's not supposed to. I'll say this: It's the best phone camera I've ever seen or used and there's not really a close second place.

iTunes syncing is flawless, but that's to be expected. I'd love to see over the air (OTA) syncing at some point. Maybe that could be a .Mac feature...hmm...

EDGE is EDGE. WiFi is great if you can get a connection. EDGE will get the job done if need be. 3G will come at some point, but until then EDGE will suffice.

One last thing...I was not an AT&T customer last week. I'm still not an AT&T customer.