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"like I said I'm a gadget freak so I needed a new fix" I'm the same way Michael.. I've owned the iPhone, 3G and now 3GS.. and I'm getting bored with it. But th

"like I said I'm a gadget freak so I needed a new fix" I'm the same way Michael.. I've owned the iPhone, 3G and now 3GS.. and I'm getting bored with it. But there are a few apps I've grown to love and can't be without (iKindle is one of them) so I will be sitting tight for a while.

whalesalad 17y ago
Yeah... I think that's the biggest problem. There aren't a ton of apps out for the device. Like dropbox, and kindle, to name a few. I still think it's because of Google's choice on Java, or at least the way the apps are built. XML files are the first bad sign. People complain that the $99 fee and approval process of Apple is so bad, that the $25 and no approval process of Google is the way to go. Problem is... many of the apps you see on the iPhone are quality apps. They look great, they function great, and they make developers a lot of cash. While you still see similar things on Android, it's far far less common. The Facebook app is a prime example. Comparing Facebook on iPhone to Facebook on Android is like comparing a Bugatti Veyron to a 1989 Taurus SHO.
CamperBob 17y ago
How in the world does anyone get "bored" with an iPhone, or any other current-gen smartphone for that matter? Adult ADD? There may not be an app for that, but I'm sure there's a prescription.
- scott_s 17y ago
  If you view your phone as more of a toy, rather than a tool, I suppose boredom applies.
  - CamperBob 17y ago
    I see it as a way to enable other activities, I guess. I can use the phone to plot a new route for a bike ride, keep track of where I am with GPS, check the local NOAA weather radar, and then navigate by the stars on the way home if it's clear. If I get hungry, it can find food nearby. If something breaks, I can call a cab. If I ride by a nice-looking house for sale, I can stop and look inside on the realtor's site, and send them an email making fun of the asking price. Boredom is pretty far down the list of stuff that becomes possible with a modern smartphone. Or I could just stay home and play with the SDK if I want. To me, the technology in the phone itself is nowhere near as interesting as what it enables.
- mechanical_fish 17y ago
  Gadget freaks are not like you or me. (What's funny is that most of my acquaintances think that I am a gadget freak. I, who own an original 2G iPhone! By the standards of the true gadget freak I am a hopelessly mundane fuddy-duddy.) What you have to realize is that an actual operating gadget that one uses from day to day is a disappointment to gadget freaks. I suspect that a gadget freak's favorite moment is the one right before he or she opens the box... the moment when the device is fully alive in the imagination, the moment before one's dream collides with the drab reality of the actual world and the inevitable letdown begins. That, I hypothesize, is why there's such a fetish for "unboxing" videos.
  - glhaynes 17y ago
    30, 40 years ago, there were a lot more guys out in their driveway working on some old car on an average Saturday afternoon. Those folks [and their modern counterparts] need something to do.
    - CamperBob 17y ago
      This is more like going down to the dealership every Saturday afternoon and buying a new car, just for something to do. Fun stuff if you have the cash, I guess!
  - Tichy 17y ago
    Perhaps you should consider channeling that energy into creating your own gadgets. Maybe you could create a gadget that doesn't disappoint.

whalesalad 17y ago

Yeah... I think that's the biggest problem. There aren't a ton of apps out for the device. Like dropbox, and kindle, to name a few. I still think it's because of Google's choice on Java, or at least the way the apps are built. XML files are the first bad sign. People complain that the $99 fee and approval process of Apple is so bad, that the $25 and no approval process of Google is the way to go. Problem is... many of the apps you see on the iPhone are quality apps. They look great, they function great, and they make developers a lot of cash. While you still see similar things on Android, it's far far less common. The Facebook app is a prime example. Comparing Facebook on iPhone to Facebook on Android is like comparing a Bugatti Veyron to a 1989 Taurus SHO.

CamperBob 17y ago

How in the world does anyone get "bored" with an iPhone, or any other current-gen smartphone for that matter? Adult ADD? There may not be an app for that, but I'm sure there's a prescription.

scott_s 17y ago
If you view your phone as more of a toy, rather than a tool, I suppose boredom applies.
- CamperBob 17y ago
  I see it as a way to enable other activities, I guess. I can use the phone to plot a new route for a bike ride, keep track of where I am with GPS, check the local NOAA weather radar, and then navigate by the stars on the way home if it's clear. If I get hungry, it can find food nearby. If something breaks, I can call a cab. If I ride by a nice-looking house for sale, I can stop and look inside on the realtor's site, and send them an email making fun of the asking price. Boredom is pretty far down the list of stuff that becomes possible with a modern smartphone. Or I could just stay home and play with the SDK if I want. To me, the technology in the phone itself is nowhere near as interesting as what it enables.
mechanical_fish 17y ago
Gadget freaks are not like you or me. (What's funny is that most of my acquaintances think that I am a gadget freak. I, who own an original 2G iPhone! By the standards of the true gadget freak I am a hopelessly mundane fuddy-duddy.) What you have to realize is that an actual operating gadget that one uses from day to day is a disappointment to gadget freaks. I suspect that a gadget freak's favorite moment is the one right before he or she opens the box... the moment when the device is fully alive in the imagination, the moment before one's dream collides with the drab reality of the actual world and the inevitable letdown begins. That, I hypothesize, is why there's such a fetish for "unboxing" videos.
- glhaynes 17y ago
  30, 40 years ago, there were a lot more guys out in their driveway working on some old car on an average Saturday afternoon. Those folks [and their modern counterparts] need something to do.
  - CamperBob 17y ago
    This is more like going down to the dealership every Saturday afternoon and buying a new car, just for something to do. Fun stuff if you have the cash, I guess!
- Tichy 17y ago
  Perhaps you should consider channeling that energy into creating your own gadgets. Maybe you could create a gadget that doesn't disappoint.