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I applaud Apple for their efforts in interface design - the multi-touch looks to be fantastic.
I am worried about the lack of physical keyboard to provide tactile feedback. If you've ever watched a youth text message a friend, they can blaze through it with the phone still in their pocket - not a likely scenario with the iPhone.
The auto-rotate via accelerometer worries me as well. What if I'm showing a photo to a friend beside me, and I don't want the screen to rotate as I swivel the phone? I think this is a case where Apple is trying too hard to predict what the user wants and misses some use-cases. Many tablet pcs have dealt with the screen rotation issue quite elegantly, providing a single button that allows you to rotate it quickly when you want.
I wouldn't be too surprised when the next killer accessory to the iPhone is a keyboard with dedicated feature buttons.
The placement of the speaker and microphone at the bottom of the phone is an interesting choice. I'm sure that there is fancy technology to prevent feedback, but wouldn't it have been better to put the speaker close to your ear and the microphone close to your mouth? Perhaps the iPhone was intended to be used as Steve Jobs demonstrated - held in front of you as you are looking at it. What is worrisome about this use-case is all the environmental noise that would be hard to distinguish from the users voice. Also, is the speaker going to be loud enough to use in a crowded area? Is it going to be so loud that it's annoying to bystanders?
I am worried about the lack of physical keyboard to provide tactile feedback. If you've ever watched a youth text message a friend, they can blaze through it with the phone still in their pocket - not a likely scenario with the iPhone.
The auto-rotate via accelerometer worries me as well. What if I'm showing a photo to a friend beside me, and I don't want the screen to rotate as I swivel the phone? I think this is a case where Apple is trying too hard to predict what the user wants and misses some use-cases. Many tablet pcs have dealt with the screen rotation issue quite elegantly, providing a single button that allows you to rotate it quickly when you want.
I wouldn't be too surprised when the next killer accessory to the iPhone is a keyboard with dedicated feature buttons.
The placement of the speaker and microphone at the bottom of the phone is an interesting choice. I'm sure that there is fancy technology to prevent feedback, but wouldn't it have been better to put the speaker close to your ear and the microphone close to your mouth? Perhaps the iPhone was intended to be used as Steve Jobs demonstrated - held in front of you as you are looking at it. What is worrisome about this use-case is all the environmental noise that would be hard to distinguish from the users voice. Also, is the speaker going to be loud enough to use in a crowded area? Is it going to be so loud that it's annoying to bystanders?