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Or not.  Well, there is no way you could know just yet if the iPhone could be your next favorite toy.  Unless you were one of those lucky dudes who got to test an iPhone unit and make a review about it since Steve Jobs’ now-historic announcement last January 2007, and unless you camped out at the Apple Store or at your nearest AT&T Mobility place to be the first to lay your hands on the iPhone.

There are certainly a lot of things to be curious about the iPhone and how it is supposed to be different from the usual smart phones available right now on the market.  One feature that makes it a standout among the rest of the cell phone models out there at the moment is its touch sensing capability, which removes the need for an actual keyboard or keypad.  Not even a stylus is necessary to operate the iPhone.  All you need to do is to touch the screen of the iPhone with your bare fingers.  There is a virtual keyboard that will take care of your texting and other inputs; even the scroll bar is manipulated with the fingertips.  The only physical controls on the iPhone are the sleep/wake control, the volume control and the ringer switch.

As for its other features, the iPhone is capable of enabling call conferencing, call holding and call merging.  The caller ID feature is also available.  Your text messages are stored the way emails are in HTML clients.  These messages also appear as speech bubbles, much like that on iChat.

The iPhone multimedia features are stuff to look forward to as well.  But then again, that can be expected from the makers of the iPod.  The iPhone has a 2.0 megapixel camera, although it cannot as yet record video.  It can play videos, however, including those from YouTube.

The Internet connectivity features of the iPhone are also something worth checking out.  The iPhone has a built-in Wi-Fi, which will enable its user to surf the Internet using Apple’s Safari browser, modified for the iPhone.  And unlike most smartphones, it can display full web pages rather than simplified ones.  Connectivity is further enhanced with the built-in Bluetooth.

As everything has a good side and a bad side, the iPhone also has its negatives.  For one, the iPhone’s touch sensing works only with bare hands.  The iPhone is also not capable of making voice dialing or voice recording.  This makes it bad for using the iPhone without gloves in really cold weather.

Avid users of instant messaging services like Yahoo, MSN or AOL will be sad to know that instant messaging is not possible using the iPhone.  In addition, people who love sending and receiving MMS will be sorely disappointed to learn that the iPhone can’t send or receive them.

The Safari browser also does not provide support for Java applications or for Adobe Flash.  A lot of the software that are normally available for other cell phones cannot be used with the iPhone.  Most of all, the iPhone does not have a natural firewall, which makes it vulnerable to whatever cell phone viruses circulating around out there.

So, whether the iPhone will be your next favorite toy or not is up to you.  Remember to choose wisely, so you won’t have to cry after spending $400 and up for your new toy.

If someone is to walk up to you while you were in the midst of a cell phone conversation to tell you that your cell phone usage will hurt your body and your health in the long run, would you believe him?  It is a load of balderdash, don’t you think?  Or is it?

Because cell phone usage only started surging in the mid-1990s, it is hard to tell yet if excessive cell phone usage has detrimental effects on the human body.  It is certainly something that has medical scientists frantic with their experiments on cell phone radiation.  However, the studies that have been published so far are not yet that conclusive, partly because the time frame to consider is still too short, and partly because there are yet too few human subjects available.

Exactly what is to be feared with too much cell phone usage?  One of these has got something to do with the thermal effect of cell phone radiation.  You may not know this, but in order to work, cell phones make use of electromagnetic waves at microwave range.  Microwave radiation causes dialectric heating, which causes the temperature of the head to go up slightly.  The head can compensate with the increased level of heat by increasing blood flow to the brain.

However, there are organs and brain parts that are not capable of cooling themselves regularly.  One of these organs is the cornea of the eye; prolonged exposure to microwave radiation can cause the development of premature cataracts.  The brain’s nerve fibers are also thought to be vulnerable to extra heat from microwave radiation.  Fried nerve fibers in the brain can lead to acoustic neuroma, which is a type of brain tumor.

Aside from the thermal effects that can be expected from cell phone usage, there is also this emerging condition called electromagnetic hypersensitivity syndrome.  Medical experts are trying to figure out just what this is exactly, but this syndrome encompasses symptoms among cell phone users such as a burning feeling on the skin of the head, fatigue and malaise, sleeplessness, headaches and dizziness, decreased levels of alertness, reduced memory retention, heart palpitations, and possibly nausea.

Another study about cell phone usage and its effect on health stated that children, whose brains are yet to develop fully, are vulnerable to having their brain cells destroyed with using the cell phone too much.  How is this possible?  The study claimed that the radiation emitted by the cell phone causes the blood-brain barrier to open, thus allowing proteins and toxins to enter the bloodstream to the brain.  What this penetration does to children, said the study, is to impair learning and memory retention, as well as promote aggressive behavior.  In the long run, continuous cell phone exposure might lead these children to develop illnesses like Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s, not to mention dementia, premature aging and fibromyalgia, at an age earlier than usual.

So, if you think that too much cell phone usage is bad for your health is complete balderdash, think again.  You will never know what can happen to you in a few years or so with continuous usage of your mobile phone.

Been running around looking at phones the past few days since my cell phone got stolen. Anyway, I’m a bit picky when it comes to the design plus I don’t want to pay a fortune for the latest stuff. I soon realized that most phones out there feels like toy phones or looks like crap. The way I see it LG has some of the best phones out there today, at least when it comes to design. I can’t say anything about functionality since I haven’t tried them. My absolute favorite so far is the LG KG320. I really like its’ sleek design. The model screams “less is more”.

Found this cell when I was browsing through the net. Looks really good, so I thought I’d mention it here. Any this beauty is the Sony Ericsson W910. The model is a HSDPA Walkman phone that is designed for entertainment. W910 is great for music, 3D games, video, or high-speed Web access. If you want to learn more about W910 visit LetsGoMobile.

Porsche has now created a cell phone modell, the P’9521. The design is sleek and neat. The casing is made out of solid aluminium and the phone has a a couple of heavy duty functions. The screen swivels 180 degrees, which makes it easy to snap photos. Another cool function is the fingerprint scanner, which prevents unathorized users from getting in. The Porsche cell phone is expected to be launched in Spetember. The price is expected to be pricy.

Nokia 8600 Luna is a new cell phone with a slim and beautiful design. Some details are in stainless steel and glass. You reach the keypad by sliding down the protective surface, which makes it look a bit like a remake of the old Matrix phone. The screen has a 240 x 320 px resolution and it has a mediaplayer. Another function is communication with other appliances through miniUSB, Bluetooth or 2.5 mm audio-in. The model will be released under the second quarter of year 2007 and will approximately cost 700 euro. A pity that it’s so pricy, but on the other hand you get a damn sleek phone.