Is iPhone the smartphone for you?

Posted by Jennifer W. Miner Oct 14, 2007

Have you heard? AOL News reports that "Mark Mancina Loves His iPhone." Yeah, yeah, I hadn't heard of him before, either. Turns out, he's the guy who has written the musical scores for movies like "Tarzan" and "Bad Boys." I guess Apple will take its celebrity endorsements where it can!

Seriously, though, the iPhone really is a sight to see, and it's no surprise that celebrities (actually famous people or not) are snapping them up. And as a frequent traveler who relies on a PDA smartphone to keep in touch with family and friends, I sure understand the appeal. It's no exaggeration to say that a small crowd gathers around an iPhone user when he or she oh-so-casually pulls it out of his pocket. Those early adopters who bought the first iPhones on the market enjoyed the bulk of this admiration, of course, as Blackberry Pearl and Blackberry 8800 smartphone users looked on curiously. But there are some complaints about the iPhone, as holds true for any relatively new consumer electronic product (i.e. shiny gadget). These issues users have with iPhones are pretty easy to fix, however. I hope Bill Gates is listening!