http://blog.connected.info/2008/07/15/whats-so-great-about-an-iphone-3g/ Collaborative Learning Communities Tue, 13 Apr 2010 03:31:04 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://blog.connected.info/2008/07/15/whats-so-great-about-an-iphone-3g/comment-page-1/#comment-42 Anthony Pelosi Fri, 05 Sep 2008 04:21:37 +0000 http://connected.info/?p=13#comment-42 Interesting how the greatest, most influential devices during the technology era always seem to "pave the way to the future". Don't they actually do something for the present as well? I guess the same might have been said for the industrial era - the railroads paved the way for expansion through easier travel and distribution of goods for example. I have both a Blackberry Curve and 1st gen iPhone, and although I can stay connected to my various networks and use apps on both, the difference for me is that the iPhone just works with no documentation necessary, but with the BlackBerry I can't figure out how to do seemingly simple things, even after going through the help menu and searching online. The old cliche that something is so easy even a child can use it has been reversed in the digital era, so I think the iPhone sets the standard for something so easy that EVERYONE can use it! Interesting how the greatest, most influential devices during the technology era always seem to “pave the way to the future”. Don’t they actually do something for the present as well? I guess the same might have been said for the industrial era – the railroads paved the way for expansion through easier travel and distribution of goods for example. I have both a Blackberry Curve and 1st gen iPhone, and although I can stay connected to my various networks and use apps on both, the difference for me is that the iPhone just works with no documentation necessary, but with the BlackBerry I can’t figure out how to do seemingly simple things, even after going through the help menu and searching online. The old cliche that something is so easy even a child can use it has been reversed in the digital era, so I think the iPhone sets the standard for something so easy that EVERYONE can use it!

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