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iPhone Visual Voicemail is 2007′s best feature

Categories: Announcements, Apple, iPhone
By: , IntoMobile
Saturday, December 29th, 2007 at 9:12 AM

iPhone Visual VoicemailWe’ve seen our fair share of cool things this year – that’s 2007, in case you were confused. And, we’re sure David Pogue, the New York Times‘ tech columnist, has gotten hit mitts on more gadgets than we could ever hope to grope. With the year winding down Mr. Pogue has posted up a list of 2007′s most important features – “Pogies,” as he likes to call them.

So, what gadget-feature does David Pogue consider the “best” of 2007? Why, the iPhone’s signature Visual Voicemail feature, of course. Wading through voicemails by caller and playing individual messages at a whim is definitely a trick feature – it’s helped us avoid unwanted voicemails more than we can remember. Visual Voicemail puts the power of the voicemail inbox in the palm of your hand, and in front of your eyes, as the case may be.

The iPhone just keeps racking up the consumer awards, and we have to agree that it’s the snazziest and most innovative gadgets of the year. It may not be the most feature-packed, but in terms of industry-changing, the iPhone is where it’s at.

What’s your favorite feature of 2007?

[Via: NYT]

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Will Park

Will hails from The City of Angels - Los Angeles, California. He spends his time playing with his numerous gadgets and looking forward to seeing what future holds for mobile technology. An avid promoter of a fully "digital" life, he promotes the widespread adoption of truly mobile, paper-less living. He dreams of the day when he can go completely digital. No more snail mail, paper receipts, bound books, notepads/spiral notebooks, credit cards, hard currency. He's a digital warrior - fighting for the converged life. He is an idealist and a realist - he has a perfect view of what the world should be but knows that the world is not perfect. Can we ever hope to see Will's dream become reality? We'll see...

  • Bryan

    This is the best feature of 2007? why? Just because its on iPhone right?

    But I have got visual voicemail on my brand new Softbank 911T

  • James Whatley

    You know SpinVox can do this on ANY cellphone right?

  • Nigel Jones

    Seems somewhat passe? From looking around at my friends/colleagues voicemail useage is very low — text messaging on the other hand is rampant.

    Maybe a european thing, but certainly don’t see “visual voicemail” as a killer here..

  • Phelim

    Oh yes, Nigel, if there’s something you can’t understand it simply must be European….