Creativity at its best...

I've gotten boring personalized license plates before so I know it's tough to come up with clever 8 letter max phrases. But you'd think one could do better than these guys (or gals).

Don't complain...

I'm not sure where you live but I'm sure glad to be living in VA after seeing these gas prices in California today (Union 76 station on El Camino Real in San Mateo to be exact).

iPhone 3G - Is it time to get one?

I found myself drooling after seeing the initial pics and specs of the new iPhone. Today is another day and I am of more rational mind:

• no MMS: It's got a camera and 3G but no MMS?
• no copy & paste: It's been 18 months since the first iPhone was released and they still couldn't figure this out?
• 16GB storage: Expected to see at last 30GB. Still can't replace my iPod.
• Carrier locked: They include a SIM card removal tool in the box but now that AT&T is subsidizing it, it'll come locked with all the downsides of unlocking from version 1.0. Pretty good chance that unlocked versions will be available from EU countries requiring it.
• Expensive: The phone may be cheaper but since it's being subsidized, it actually costs more once you take the service fees that come with the 2 year contract with AT&T.
  
• No keyboard: Not sure how they tap into the enterprise market without a keyboard.
• No video: Treo 600 did it but iPhone can't?
  

Don't get me wrong. I think iPhone is definitely a superior device compared to what's available. I'm not fully convinced that I need to replace my Blackberry Curve which, for all its faults, does the basic things right and it has a full keyboard.

Now that I'm a Mac convert, I'm iPhone friendly and I may start drooling again come July 11th.

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