And I am pretty excited. I can’t afford one, but it is still awesome.

But – I can’t really gripe about the price. $500 seems a lot for a Smart Phone, but I don’t think most people should see the iPhone as a Smart Phone. Smart Phones tend to have some lite version of an OS installed – Palm OS, or Windows for Mobiles, or whatever. This severally limits their functionality.

The iPhone will have a full version of OS X installed on it – the same version that is on the iMac and the Powerbook. So, the iPhone is not really Apple’s version of the Smart phone. It is a PowerBook, an iPod, and a cellphone all wrapped in to one. All for $500. Actually – a pretty good deal.

Not to mention the fact that all of the other smart phones out there usually either sacrifice the mp3 player or the OS. They usually don’t do both well.

I’ve been thinking about getting a smart phone recently. mainly because I need something to make me look smart every time I open my big mouth (and insert my foot). Nothing really seemed like a perfect fit for me. Then, Apple came to the rescue with the iPhone.

All I can say is Wow. I want one. This has the possibility to revolutionize mobile computing, communications, and especially education. You may have read the articles about it, but you NEED to see Steve Jobs intro of the phone at MacWorld. It’s pretty long, but will make your jaw drop a couple of times.

Here is the link to the video. Click on the second one about the iPhone intro. It won’t seem like the right video at first, but it is:

http://events.apple.com.edgesuite.net/j47d52oo/event/