On the iBrick
2007-09-30 20:56:37
Sometime back in 1997 — while I was extricating myself from my Porsche 914 after grabbing my car stereo face plate, Palm Pilot Professional, and big, honking Nextel phone — I distinctly remember thinking that it sure would be nice if all three of them could fit into one small device, preferably one that didn’t double as digital birth control.
Not quite ten years later, as I lay in bed sick from some godawful cold, Steve Jobs announced the iPhone and I literally pissed my pants with excitement1. Here was a device that was scarcely bigger than a deck of cards, sexy as an Abercrombie model, that could play music, make phone calls, and keep my contacts and appointments organized, while syncing seamlessly with my other Apple products.