I’m such a geek…
As far as I have heard so far… 2 people shot and killed each other in a Toys R Us (over a personal dispute of some sort, not necesarily related to deals, but I don’t know) and a temporary employee was trampled to death at a Wal*Mart.
Holy shit.
No wonder the rest of the world hates America… we go fucking nuts over saving a little money. And there weren’t even any seriously good deals this year!
Last night I read up on the Blackberry OS and found some reasons for the terrible lag I experienced when I looked at the phone yesterday. People suggest the lag could be due to having a bunch of programs running in the background.
So I made another trip the the local Verizon Store… and went to play with the Blackbrry Storm again. I went to the “switch programs” thing and found a ton of thing running because all people do is play with every little thing on the phone. I killed of a bunch of them… and I have to say, the lag was less terrible. I could push the Blackberry Button and the menu would fade onto the screen very quickly (which was not so when I first looked at it).
I also had time to check out the camera….. which was of great quality.
I spent more time with the keyboard… which I really think I can get used to, especially the SureType style when it’s in Portrait.
So, I think I’m going to get it. Maybe. Still have to think about it.
Update: I ordered it. Due to high demend, tho… it may not be shipped until Dec. 15th. But that’s ok, I can wait.
So… let me just start off by saying I was extremely excited about this phone ever since I heard about it. The only thing I was unsure about before I clicked order was the touch screen typing deal. So that is what I went into the Verizon Store to check out… other than that…. I was completely sold. And I was perfectly willing to say forget it if I thought the typing interface was bad.
Well… I soon found out there was more I should look at.
Holy shit this phone really sucked.
I was at the Verizon Store for a good 45 minutes checking out the Storm… and other phones. I bounced between other Blackberries and smartphones… just to confirm that smart phones aren’t as bad as the Blackberry Storm.
Again… I was very excited for this phone… and I was quickly turned off upon finally playing with it.
The typing was actually not too bad. It wasn’t perfect… but neither was my typing on the Curve. So I attribute that to the fact that I’ve simply never owned a smart phone. It did feel limiting in terms of speed, so… take that review with a grain of salt.
I continued to play around with it… and I quickly concluded that the interface sucks. The lag on this device was so bad… I wasn’t sure if I had clicked what I wanted to click, clicked the wrong thing, or if the phone had simply crashed. A good 5 seconds later… you get your answer… which was often that you had clicked the wrong thing. That really kills the experience with this phone.
Since I had never owned a Blackberry and never really used one, I went and played with the Curve and the World Edition Blackberries. The interfaces on those phones was just fine.
So… take this mini-review as an initial reaction to the phone… I will try to go back at some point and see if a second chance will make up for it. But for now… I don’t want this phone anymore.
Why is every phone that comes out always compared against the iPhone?? That really annoys me. Sure, the iPhone did revolutionize cell phones a little bit… mostly in the sense that it brought smart phones to the eyes of the general public (even though the prices are right in line with other smart phones). I’ve used some iPhones… and some iPod Touches… and I can honestly say two things:
There are honsetly better phones out there that would be much better benchmarks to review phones from.
I saw a youtube video the other day of someone getting their iPhone repaired (because it broke!) and in the mean time they were given a cheapo phone for At&t. They were complaining that the phone has buttons.
It was at that moment that I realized… she has no idea she is talking about. Many people that have the iPhone really have no understanding of what is going on. This was also apparent went I saw a de-facto, large, black lady (don’t worry, I’m not racist) standing outside the Apple store mumbling something about getting “da iFone”.
I have no respect for those people that get devices because “everyone is doing it.” I have never bought a piece of technology because everyone is getting it. The decisions to buy certain pieces of technology are always made on my own after much research and talking to other people that know what they are talking about. This is because I have a great appreciation and understanding of technology. I’m not some black lady going around mumbling about “da iFone” thinking it’s cool.
That said… think for yourself people. If you feel the iPhone really is your best option in a phone, then great. If you find you’re only wanting it because you’ll be so cool after getting it… perhaps you should consider more options. Personally… the biggest turn off to the iPhone is the fact that Apple is so controlling of it.
I am personally overjoyed by this. We desperately needed change and we shall receive.
But I have to say something to all those people that didn’t want Obama to win. My observations are that most people that wanted McCain were picking him based largely on his stance on abortion. First of all, I have no respect for you picking a president based largely (or even solely) on the issue of abortion. I knew several people that put that issue aside for this election and focus on the burning building we’re trapped in right now, and I have all the respect for your view on the issue and congratulate you on recognizing what this election was truly about. Abortion is a much bigger issue that one election is NOT going to “fix.” Honestly, it will never be “fixed.”
I am pleased that the majority of America made the right choice. In fact, popular vote AND electoral votes were actually both for Obama this time… something that hasn’t happened for a while.
One last thing… stop saying “God help us.” It just makes you sound arrogant and leads me to believe you put too much trust in an invisible man… which just might have played a part in your prefered candidate losing.
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