With WWDC just 2 months away, and the iPhone rumors flying around the internet, I thought I’d give a quick overview of what I think can be improved on the next version of the iPhone.
Posted on 10/04/2008 under Apple, 5 comments
I’ve been using my iPhone for over 8 months now, and can not imagine living without it. I use it all day long for e-mail, pictures, SMS, calling, music, podcasts, video casts, calendar, …
Room for improvement
Wi-Fi synchronization
The cradle is nice for charging, but I’m too lazy to dock the iPhone every time I make a change in my calendar, or add a new album to my iPhone-playlist. Hey, if Microsoft can do it, Apple can do it better, right?
3G (there’s an if)
EDGE in Belgium is slow. You can use Twitter mobile and send/receive mail, but that’s about it. So 3G would be nice if it doesn’t affect the battery life. I prefer battery life above faster internet.
iPod Touch form factor
The iPhone is one gorgeous piece of hardware, but it’s a bit fat. I saw an iPod Touch a couple of months after I got my iPhone, and my first reaction was: “Wow, this looks and feels so much nicer then my iPhone”. I like the brushed aluminum and the thinner body.
Allow desktop applications to sync with the iPhone
I said it before and will say it again: The SDK looks amazing, and I’m sure a lot of amazing applications will be born from it, but please let me sync my desktop applications with their mobile version. The guys from Things ensured me there will be a version of their application for the iPhone, and I would love to be able to keep both in sync.
Video recording
I can’t remember who Twittered about it, but that person was right: Give the iPhone some great video recording abilities, and it can replace the need for a Flip.
So?
Well, we can only hope that Steve makes us proud when he enters the stage on Monday, 9th of June. I’ll be following the event like I follow all Apple’s presentations: 4 to 8 liveblogs during the event, and the video recording afterwards…
If you’ve got some additions/changes you would like to see, leave them in the comments!
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fwdIT said 104 days ago:
I sincerely hope for a 3G version soon above to the release of the iPhone in Belgium
Simon Clayson said 104 days ago:
Things client please more than anything. And some decent ringtones please, not the “New York style”. Have a wish list of apps hoping someone more clever than I will build them.
Phil Bowell said 104 days ago:
I’d love to see the release of a 3G iPhone as well. In fact you hit on a lot of the things I would like to see, particularly the desktop sync. I too would like to have Things working on my eventual iPhone (stupid long term contract I’m on now!).
Wolf said 104 days ago:
And sometimes people accuse me of being a fanboi if I say something positive about Apple. Damn.
Tim Van Damme said 104 days ago:
@Wolf: I really don’t care being a fanboy. People can say what they want. I’m also a huge Nintendo fanboy :-)