Edward Kirk
December 9th, 2008, 01:59 PM
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The iPhone 3G has fallen two spots in <i>TIME Magazine</i>'s '<a href="http://www.time.com/time/specials/2008/top10/article/0,30583,1855948_1863825_1863813,00.html?sr=hotnews" target="_blank">The Top 10 Everything of 2008</a>' list, having been dethroned from the #1 spot they were awarded in 2007. The magazine commends the device for having launched a rebirth of mobile computing, offering over 10,000 mobile applications since the launch of the original device. <!--break-->
However, most of the credit they offer is not so much for the device itself, but for the software development revolution that surrounds it. <i>TIME</i> criticizes the device for being what they consider an otherwise normal phone. "It doesn't handle email as well as the cheapest BlackBerry, and as a telephone, it's no better than most cell phones."
Interestingly, the top gadget on their list is actually an accessory intended for use with the iPod and iPhone product lines. #1 for 2008 is none other than the <a href="http://www.time.com/time/specials/2008/top10/article/0,30583,1855948_1863825_1863811,00.html" target="_blank">Optoma Pico</a> pocket projector that we were drooling over <a href="http://www.iphonealley.com/news/dlp-pico-projector-to-launch-december-1st-in-japan" target="_blank">last month</a>. Not surprisingly, it costs more than the iPhone or iPod you plug it in to, retailing at $399.</div>
The iPhone 3G has fallen two spots in <i>TIME Magazine</i>'s '<a href="http://www.time.com/time/specials/2008/top10/article/0,30583,1855948_1863825_1863813,00.html?sr=hotnews" target="_blank">The Top 10 Everything of 2008</a>' list, having been dethroned from the #1 spot they were awarded in 2007. The magazine commends the device for having launched a rebirth of mobile computing, offering over 10,000 mobile applications since the launch of the original device. <!--break-->
However, most of the credit they offer is not so much for the device itself, but for the software development revolution that surrounds it. <i>TIME</i> criticizes the device for being what they consider an otherwise normal phone. "It doesn't handle email as well as the cheapest BlackBerry, and as a telephone, it's no better than most cell phones."
Interestingly, the top gadget on their list is actually an accessory intended for use with the iPod and iPhone product lines. #1 for 2008 is none other than the <a href="http://www.time.com/time/specials/2008/top10/article/0,30583,1855948_1863825_1863811,00.html" target="_blank">Optoma Pico</a> pocket projector that we were drooling over <a href="http://www.iphonealley.com/news/dlp-pico-projector-to-launch-december-1st-in-japan" target="_blank">last month</a>. Not surprisingly, it costs more than the iPhone or iPod you plug it in to, retailing at $399.</div>