On my way to Las Vegas

At the last minutes my technical expertise was needed at the CES (Consumer Electronics Show) conference. So I had to cancel some of my meeting and go straight to the airport. I am exited to go CES, it will be a geek fest. I’d like to go to grand canyon if I can find some free time.

Apple just announced their new iPhone. It looks amazing. They have a lot of expertise in making a thin device. It looks like they just added a large screen and a radio to their existing platform to make a great phone. I wonder where they put the radio in that phone. Without an antenna and with such thin design radio interference would be very challenging. I am also skeptical about their usability. The iPod navigation model is cool looking but annoying. I don’t have an iPod but every time I play with one I get annoyed at how many mistake I make with their navigation model. Having had a Pocket PC as a my primary phone I how difficult LCDs can be as a keyboard. You can never push the right key consistently. Tactile feedback is pretty important. I would love to play with iPhone to see if they got these issues sorted out or not.