I have no doubt that there will be millions of people getting an iPhone on Verizon in a few weeks. I bought an iPod Touch a few weeks ago. Here are the things I can do with it.
– View reports on my eNewsletters (Mailchimp)
– Read my Kindle library (Kindle)
– Browse Craigslist listings (CraigsPro)
– Keep track of my consulting time in Freshbooks (EasyTimeKeeper)
– Track my Google Analytics (Analytics Lite)
– Complete Facebook functionality (Facebook)
– Check my email (native email app)
– Read the Bible including a “Bible in a year” plan (YouVersion app)
– Complete Twitter functionality (Hootsuite)
– Manage all my password required sites (Lastpass)
– Read the newspaper (NYTimes)
– Process checks by taking pictures (PayPal)
– Send money to vendors (PayPal)
– Mind mapping (MindMeister)
– Take notes that automatically sync to Dropbox (PlainText)
– Read my RSS feeds (Reeder)
– Catch up on my sports (ScoreCenter)
– Take funny pictures of my kids (ToonCamera)
– Take cool pictures of pretty much anything (Instagram)
– My banking (USBank)
– Woot (Woot)
– Shop for a house (Zillow.com)
– Call anywhere in the world for free (Skype)
– Free texting (Google Voice)
– Waste time (Cut the Rope)
– Skip ahead of the line for movies (Redbox)
– Control my laptop’s media files (Remote)
– Control my DVR from anywhere (DISH)
– Buy stuff (Amazon.com)
– Make my marriage better (Love Dare Reminders)
– Track all my contacts, to dos (BatchBook)
– Wake up (Alarm Clock)
– Record a podcast (Voice Memos)
I need WiFi to do many of those things but I’m around a wifi signal 95% of my day. I still have a cell phone but it’s not even a smart phone. Sometimes the best smart phone you can get is an iPod.
