This blog post and the one before it were typed out on my brand new iPhone using the Notes app many feet above the Pacific Ocean.
Not that this is the most convenient way to type out a long missive. In fact it is a little bit difficult. But I have to say I love this new toy. I love the clear bright screen. I love having some games to play to pass the time. And I loved having some rented movies in my pocket for the long hours in the air on this trip to the US. (I rented and enjoyed Monty Python's Holy Grail, The Fellowship of the Ring, and Tropic Thunder, by the way. And watching them on the small screen worked out great.)
However, the iPhone is not perfect by any means. I think I still prefer the actual keyboard on my old Nokia e71. But that phone didn't have movies to rent or an easy way to download games and other apps. Not only that, but the iPhone is just so beautiful (colors, fonts, pixel counts, etc. are amazing) and it's just so use-able that I think it is one of the best tech toys I've bought in a long time. And I can hardly wait to get back to Bangkok where I can take full advantage of always having the Internet in my hand wherever I go. Add all that that to a camera... and an iPod... and a phone... and put it all into one beautiful-looking device... and I am a happy man!
Are you able to plug in and charge the iPhone while on the plane? I know EVA has power outlets in their seats. That way you wouldn't be limited by batterly life.
So in other words, it's an Apple product! :-)
Chris: Yes, I was able to plug the iPhone into the outlet in the chair in EVA's deluxe class. But I really didn't need to do that. I think that in "Airplane Mode" which cuts off all cell, wireless, and GPS signals, I was getting about 8+ hours of battery life, which was more than enough.
Really? I've been averaging about 3 hours when playing video in airplane mode.
So you love your iPhone (as do I!!) but someone's significant other mentioned on their FaceBook page that they found the iPhone useless. I guess you have your work cut out for you. :-)