Disqus
Rocketship Apple’s flight thus far has been largely without incident (see here and here if you are wondering what on earth I am on about…) – and now phase 2 has been deployed! The iPhone 3G has landed at my “moon base”, and having been set up, is now performing VERY nicely!
There have been thousands (I’m sure) of reviews for the device, so I am not going to spend ages talking about how much I love the device (even though I do), but instead just say that for now I am running the iPhone in parallel with my existing device – which is a Series60 device from a certain Finnish vendor!
Why exactly I am doing this is because I’m slightly paranoid – for starters, can the touch-input actually be that good on a device, will key functions like email work well enough? And is the iPhone stable? Well, it would appear the answers are yes, yes, and yes! So it looks like the older device may now be seeing its last days in regular use, the iPhone taking over … next stop, all change please!
Phase 3 of Rocketship Apple is going to involve the most expensive part of the “procurement” process – the new MacBook Pro – I mean, this thing is seriously expensive, but, from MBP experiences that I have had so far, darn good!
What’s going to happen when the Airport Extreme, iPhone and MBP are all put together? Will they play nice, or will I have to separate them and put one or more of them on the ‘naughty step’?! Tune in next time to find out…. 
Ben
P.S. I may also make mention next time of my side project to see if I can get a 30GB G4 iPod to behave a little bit like Apple TV… we’ll see! 
About The Author
Ben Robinson
Ben is a 10+ year veteran of the Mobile industry – starting his career when SMS was a still a relatively new concept for most people (!), he has now consulted on everything from bleeding-edge Mobile content, to the next-gen accessories you might view it on. As a result he has a broad and deep knowledge in numerous areas of Mobile – from network operators to device vendors, to infrastructure and middleware vendors (not to mention content delivery) – and has worked for companies in all of these areas! He is based in the UK, a hotbed of activity for mobile, and recently became a father for the second time – as oppose to in his younger years when he was happy spend time tweaking all manner of mobile devices to 'nth' degree, he now looks for services and hardware that provide the most efficient, compact, and reliable improvements to his already manic life! It’s his opinion that Mobile solutions should be there to help to make your life better – if a particular solution (be it service or device) isn’t doing this, he believes you need to ask the very important question of why you continue to use it... His focus at IntoMobile is mainly on Mobile content, services, and infrastructure, particularly as regards the UK market – and with the occasional look at devices. Additionally, using his extensive experience in the industry, he will provide commentary on the industry at large, with regular (and hopefully thought-provoking) articles.
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