ipod touch / phone ... PSP killer?

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DOATS1 said:

FishyJoe said:

Games really weren't really that much of the focus. Here are some of the apps that have been created so far. I'm sure there will be a lot more once developers get working. It's really just the tip of the iceberg.

Sure you might be able to do some of these things on other phones, but it will probably be a lot more clunky.

• eBay. Pretty much everything you'd need to do from a desktop browser can be done through eBay's iPhone app: bidding, searching for items, My eBay (so you can see how the sale of your old iPhone's going), watching items, and the like. It's free, but since you're giving eBay money every time you make a transaction, we'd expect it to be.
• Loopt. Already a staple on a couple carriers, Loopt's location-based services allow friends to keep tabs on one another. It'll be free at the launch of the App Store.
• TypePad. Following some of Six Apart's other moblogging efforts, the iPhone version of its TypePad client will allow realtime uploading of photos taken with the iPhone's cam. It'll also be free.
• Associated Press. It seems the AP wants to turn us all into unpaid correspondents, offering an app that will allow users to upload footage.
• Band. A collection of virtual instruments for creating music from scratch right on the iPhone. Probably not the most effective platform for creating songs if we had to guess, but hey, cool nonetheless! Available in a "few weeks' time."
• MLB.com. Video baseball highlights, real-times stats and scores.

 

like you said, they can be done on other phones, just not as easily, but it's not exactly hard either. i have a sony ericsson w910i with 3g coverage. i can basically access the web with it (with the limitations of data charges of course), and to be honest i can get the information i need easily enough for me to prevent from upgrading.

xbox live/psn are a lot easier than wii connect 24, but that doesn't seem to matter though, does it?

 You already have the smartphone, as you admit.  Perhaps the people who do not yet have it have different requirements for a phone?  Perhaps for them, the need to use a ridiculously small keyboard, or go through unintuitive menus is a turn off that keeps them from knowing that they actually do want a smartphone?

 Also, I am pretty sure the iPhone is still the only phone with visual voicemail... is that correct?  Because that alone is the selling point to me.  Everything else is a bonus.  Once my contract with verizon is up in october, I cannot wait to jump ship.