Remember when we used cell phones to make calls? Remember when you couldn’t get scores, the weather in Bratislava, or download Romanian dwarf porn on your phone? Relatively speaking, it wasn’t all that long ago, but now I, like many other Americans, use my phone for everything BUT making phone calls. My, but we LOVE technology, don’t we?? Yes, we most certainly do….
I came back from a walk yesterday afternoon to discover that a nice FedEx driver had dropped off my new iPhone 4, a day ahead of the set expectation. I was under the impression that it wasn’t going to be delivered until today, to the Apple store in downtown Portland. I was even going to wait until tomorrow to pick up it…no big deal, right?
I felt almost conspiratorial, knowing that I had mine before millions of others got theirs. That may not be true, of course, but how often do I get to feel as if I’m ahead of the game? I still don’t have an iPad, so I’ll enjoy this sure to be short-lived feeling of technological superiority while I can.
OK, so it’s an iPhone. It’s got a few new bells and whistles, and the video camera IS kinda cool, but it’s going to take awhile for me to figure out how it will make my life easier and more pleasant. The only problem I’ve run into so far is that I’ve forgotten the four-digit PIN to my Bluetooth headset, so I can’t get it paired up to the iPhone (If any of y’all can help me with that, I’d be in your debt.). In the meantime, I can make calls, send messages, and check the weather in Bratislava. What else do you really need a phone for??
UPDATE: Thanks to my Twitter and Facebook friends, my Bluetooth problem has been solved. God, I LOVE technology…. ;-)
