I spent some time earlier talking about the Apple iPhone 3G S launch today, with the host of TechVI, Randall Bennett, and Christina Warren from TUAW.com. We chat about the new iPhone's performance, its reception in the market, and also give a some general impressions of the device. I'm sure my point of you won't be the popular one, but I'm always up for a good debate. You can watch the video below...
We round out our day of coverage on the iPhone 3GS with two more journos’ take on the device. First, Christina Warren from TUAW.com tells us that the reduced crowds might have actually played in Apple’s favor, since they haven’t seen as many emails and comments about activation issues. Marco Chiappetta from HotHardware headed down to his local store, and saw much of the same subdued environment echoed across the country. Christina is poised to pick up the phone once her upgrade pricing kicks in, but Marco still can’t live without that physical keyboard.
Marco Chiappetta
Marco's interest in computing and technology dates all the way back to his early childhood. Even before being exposed to the Commodore P.E.T. and later the Commodore 64 in the early ‘80s, he was interested in electricity and electronics, and he still has the modded AFX cars and shop-worn soldering irons to prove it. Once he got his hands on his own Commodore 64, however, computing became Marco's passion. Throughout his academic and professional lives, Marco has worked with virtually every major platform from the TRS-80 and Amiga, to today's high end, multi-core servers. Over the years, he has worked in many fields related to technology and computing, including system design, assembly and sales, professional quality assurance testing, and technical writing. In addition to being the Managing Editor here at HotHardware for close to 15 years, Marco is also a freelance writer whose work has been published in a number of PC and technology related print publications and he is a regular fixture on HotHardware’s own Two and a Half Geeks webcast. - Contact: marco(at)hothardware(dot)com
