Chicago Times columnist Andy Ihnatko reports on his 45 minutes of hands on time with the Apple iPhone following its announcement at Macworld. He offers some interesting observations based on his experience with the iPhone. Here is a brief summary:
- The touch-interface works flawlessly. "This is the simplest phone ever." - "After 30 seconds, I was already typing faster with the iPhone than I ever have with any other phone." - OS is based on Leopard. - iPhone Widgets are not the same as Dashboard widgets.
The full article offers more details, but overall Ihnatko was very impressed with the device.
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