GUY LUST

Over the past 24 hours, I have received emails from a number of guys who are friends, but who rarely get in touch, because we're guys. Major events can occur in our lives -- births, deaths, surgeries -- and we don't contact each other. So what happened yesterday that was so important that they all needed to tell me about it? I will tell you what: the Apple cellphone. Based on the response of the guys I know, there will be many trampling deaths when that thing comes out.

Whereas my wife's reaction, when I told her about the Apple phone, was, quote: "Huh."

Comments

[Baron VonKlyff]

first... now to read the article

[judi]

mine too.

[Siouxie]

HUH?

[lance "Baron of Gray Matter"]

I think they should be getting Bigger...With a spoiler and racing flames

[Baron VonKlyff]

Oops... no article. Just some babble about cell phones.

Sorry, THE Dave... I have never found a use for those contraptions except to keep my desk level.

[blurk]

When did they start makin' phones out of apples?

Technology always amazes me.

[Edgar, Benevolent Ruler of Greenbergland]

Baron, have you seen this cellphone? The thing is a phone, computer, and music player in one.

[From another world]

Just want to say that Guy Lust WBAENF a porn star.

[Morgana]

I got extra points for bringing this to my 19 year old's attention yesterday.

Although in the middle I lost interest.

[Baron VonKlyff]

I have not seen them. I know that they let you work on the go. However, I know I don't like to do work at work. Why would I want to do work outside the office?

[Jessica R.]

Apple phone? HUH?

[lance "Baron of Gray Matter"]

I have never understood for portable work items.
However:
I built a machine in my basement that consumes gravity. You put things in it to make them lighter. But the machine was too heavy...so i built a bigger machine to put the smaller machine into to make it lighter. But the bigger machine won't fit through the door...So now i just watch hours and hours of football and don't bring work home anymore.

[AmerInParis]

Read the article and immediately realized that no matter how wonderful it is, it's gonna be outa my price range for a while. So my attitude's the same as it was for microwaves and mobile phones -- wait until the prices come down and everyone else has one so I can see how it'll fit into my life (or get tired of hearing everyone tell me how I should get one.).

I'm also the weirdo with no TV for the last 4 years and you wouldn't believe how often the French tell me I should get one -- but only to practice my French. I get of of the TV habit only to end up with a reallly good reason for watching.

[Clean Hands]

Why would I want my cellphone running software written by the folks who crash my computer every time I run iTunes?

Don't get me wrong - I really like my iPod, but iTunes is probably the single worst piece of software I run, and I cannot get away from it and still use my iPod.

Apple sucks.

[Annie Where-but-here]

Dave....you don't have one yet? Come on!
(and yes, I'm already aware of it - it's got a cool rotary dial thingy-mahoozit that can tm, email, and kick crackberry butt.)

[Kibby F5™]

Had a Budweiser Beer Can phone once. I think it's WAY cooler than an Apple phone.

[her royal cuteness, baroness crossgirl of boogaria]

i'm for sure going to get one of these. guaranteed if i just walk around with it, i'll be a guy magnet!!!

[Annie Where-but-here]

MY phone whinnies. I'm keeping it forever. :)

[mm]

my computer isn't showing the link to the article, so here's one if your's isn't either...

[Annie Where-but-here]

her royal cuteness raises an interesting point...why don't y'all discuss this whilst I run to the Apple store real quick.

[Meanie the Blue]

Dave, are you saying that guys allow their desire for gadgets and cool stuff to take precedence over more meaningful and significant aspects of their lives, like Hey, that '67 Mustang is mint!....Awesome....

[Siouxie]

*goes off to the "Apple sucks" corner with CH*

except my iPod shuffle - that's pretty cool.

[Baron VonKlyff]

Oooooh. Shiny and Chrome. I'm all there MtB.

[Baron VonKlyff]

No Cell Phone. No iPod. No Pager. No Laptop. Lots of Beer and a 65" HD TV and an unlisted number. I can watch the Superbowl the way it was meant to be watched... Big, Loud and uninterrupted.

[Annie Where-but-here]

What's a 'Superbowl'?

[Siouxie]

Superman's toilet?

*hairflip*

[Baron VonKlyff]

Ok.... I know that there are some of you women folk of the female persuasion that are uninterested in the Superbowl (although that should be against the law) so I will use another analogy that we here at the blog are all aware of...

The 2 day, 4 hour premier of Jack Bauer's Thigh Shooting Extravaganza Variety Show.

[Meanie the Blue]

I love some of them gadgets, others not so much.

*Puts hat on*

Hats off to Steve Jobs for what sounds like another winner, but not even he could improve on humanity's greatest invention, the hammock.

[Clean Hands]

Don't get me wrong - I really really really like my iPod, but I really really really hate that I have to use iTunes with it.

The thought of getting a phone that I would *also* have to use iTunes with is horrifying to me.

[her royal cuteness, baroness crossgirl of boogaria]

wonders what cute accessories it come with.

[her royal cuteness, baroness crossgirl of boogaria]

you know, i really do think i'm on to something. after all, eve snagged her man with an apple.

[rita]

It's one of those big Tupperware bowls with a lid that actually fits.

[Siouxie]

Excellent point, cg!!

I may be wrong about Apple™

[Hammond Rye]

Laptop, check.
Desktop pc, check.
Wireless router, check.
broadband, check.
Cell phones, 2 each, check.
Stereo Flatscreen TV, check.
12 gauge pump shotgun with 00 buckshot, check.
Life outside of home, umm..., Dangit, where did it go?

[fudtheman]

And for those of you who don't know, Apple is partnered with Cingular. I would never have a phone with Cingular, but I do like their philosophy:

"More bars in more places". That's my kind of company.

[Kathybear]

Well, it's an Apple product , which means there's another thing for rich people to be snobbish about and poor people to go into hock for (Hi, Brother, dearest!)

[lance "Baron of Gray Matter"]

I find that the only real good that comes from having a cell phone is programming all the take out food joints in my area on speed dial. Every other purpose does not add to the quality of my life at all.

[Sir Loin of Beef(DavetheRed)]

All I want is a cell phone that makes and receives calls. I had to get a new one last week, the salesman was really upset that's all I wanted.

[judi]

why would you never have a phone with them, fud? i've had cingular for...well, however many years it's been since bellsouth mobility was swallowed up by them.

[Lisa Bisa Fo Fisa]

Sounds like This Blog has an Apple-Cam in its future.

[Lisa Bisa Fo Fisa]

Or maybe a Crapple-Cam, as the case may be. (not really, just a play on words, sir.)

[Sir Loin of Beef(DavetheRed)]

*Snork @ crapple cam

[lance "Baron of Gray Matter"]

i hear ya sirloin, My wife and I really offended the salesman at Lowes when we wanted a dishwasher that only washes dishes. he really wanted us to get the one with the high Def TV in the door.

[mm]

DtheR -Sir Loin of Beef - I'm having a senior moment. Was that Goofy or WB?

[Chaz]

Why would I want my cellphone running software written by the folks who crash my computer every time I run iTunes?
Posted by: Clean Hands | 12:24 PM on January 10, 2007

not be combative, but I would assume that its your computer problem or that your iTunes is set to connect to the apple store, which during christmas, crashed due to obscenely high traffic

my apple NEVER crashes and I would buy the phone if I could afford it. I have a razor phone with cingular service...and it works great

you people are nutz :)

[Annie Where-but-here]

Don't buy the Apple phone. Wait for the bugs to shake out of the product, and for competition to come out with a cheaper, better one. Duh.
Oh, unless you're a guy. Then what are you waiting for? Supersize it!

[Cookie]

*zips in*

Well, I have a PC with iTunes and I play it a lot and buy songs, etc. and it's never crashed my computer.
/end my $.02

judi, I have Verizon and have since they were whatever they started out as, so I have nothing to add to the Cingular conversation...but I have no complaints about Verizon either.

[wickedwitch]

i've had cingular/SunCom forever and haven't had any problems. i have to upgrade phones very shortly because mine is on the TDMA network which they are doing away with. but an iPhone? i want a phone that makes calls, receives calls and lasts the life of the two-year contract. that is all.

[Annie Where-but-here]

Did I mention my phone whinnies?
!
u u
u u

[casey]

Chaz, would one of them there razor phones use shaving cream or just regular moisturizing soap? Is is useful for those hard to reach places?

[wickedwitch]

Annie, what kind of phone do you have and just how do you make it whinny? that's one ring tone i wouldn't confuse with someone elses.

[Lisa Bisa Fo Fisa]

*earwig*

"Ring, ring, ring, ring, ring, ring, ring...the apple phone..."

[Siouxie]

I've had verizon (can you here me now?) since day ONE and have never had a problem.

Wasn't it Qualcomm? Cookie?

I also run iTunes on my PC and no problemas.

[Noob]

My hubby works for Cingular, so we get our phones and service at a discount. I personally don't see that there's a whole lot of difference between the big cell phone companies. The only places they really compete is "newest" technology and calling packages.

Anyway, I love my iPod shuffle, but the internal battery died and won't hold a charge anymore, so it's being fixed. iTunes hasn't given me any problems, it's just slow to load.

As for the Apple Phone, I don't want one. Lately, I'd love to get rid of all telephone type devices in my life. Of course, I have a teenager. That could be why.

[Siouxie]

I can make my phone vibrate
.
*grin*

[Guin]

Why would I want music on my phone? I have a hard enough time getting it to stop frickin' BEEPING. All electronic devices should come with a big button that says QUIET on them.

[Annie Where-but-here]

ww - it's a Siemens phone that came with that sound.
*waits for guys to quit laughing at me*

[Lisa Bisa Fo Fisa]

Annie-You did mention that, and I think it's very cool. How did you get a whinnie as a ring tone? Was it readily available or did you have to do some fancy computer-to-cellphone magic?

Also, what's "! u u u u"?

[Lisa Bisa Fo Fisa]

Never mind...didn't see your post before I hit send.

Also, I should note that even the exercise horses in the Japanese video don't whinnie. *just saying* (not that any of the guys would've have noticed that!)

[Clean Hands]

Chaz, the problem with iTunes started when I let it access my Outlook address book. After that, Outlook would run fabulously until the next time I synched, and then would slow to a crawl, eventually crashing entirely, until I rebooted.

I tried switching to Mozilla, but recently came crawling back to Outlook, primarily because it would actually poll for e-mail, whereas Mozilla wouldn't do it unless told. (Also, my spamblocker is not Mozilla compatible, and I got thoroughly tired of spending half my time trying to "educate" theirs.)

It's gotten to the point that I avoid synching my iPod because I hate what it does to my PC - which is kind of defeating the point of the iPod, no?

[Annie Where-but-here]

I like my whinny-phone, but I'm thinking of getting a Nokia.

[Clean Hands]

Oooh, I dunno, Annie. That looks like a good way to accidently get a bullet in the brainpan - *squish*.

[Bismuth]

All that excitement over this?

[Cookie]

No thanks Siouxie, I just had a sammich and I'm not hungry. ;)

OH - you're talking to me. *giggles* I thought Verizon started as AT&T, then morphed into a few other things before becoming Verizon. I did a quick google, but there was too much reading involved. However, I did see one sentence that said something about AT&T...

[Annie Where-but-here]

Bismuth, no - this.

[Clean Hands]

What's really hillarious about Bismuth's link is how NOT amused the Mac cultists were by it, when you read the comments. :-D

[Sir Loin of Beef(DavetheRed)]

MM, that was bugs bunny, WB (tm) lol

[Siouxie]

LOL @ those iPhones!

[PirateBoy]

Out here in the Hinterlands, Cingular is apparently named for their one and only customer. I tried a Cingular phone, it didn't work at my house. When I called to ask them why, they told me "You live in a bad area" (Hey, I already knew that!) and they then advised me to, and I quote them here, "move to an area with better cell service".

*Blam*!

Can you hear me now?

If you want to be the hero of your children, go look at xingtones.com. They sell a really neat little program, $19.95 or less, which changes a MP3 file into a ringtone, and then sends it to your cellphone (Provided your phone supports such things). Unlimited use. Sure beats paying $3.99 for a 90 day "rental" on a ringtone. And my caller tone is currently set to the "24 CTU Beep", which either amuses or annoys my co-workers.

[wickedwitch]

Annie, you have given me phone envy. i'm gonna have to consider that Nokia. that way i don't have to carry a phone and my pistol, i can carry both in one. then i can move to a much smaller, girly purse, and buy girly shoes to go with it. thank you!

[Annie Where-but-here]

ww - no one would ever dare tell you to get off the phone.
"Can you hear me *ka-chunk* now?"

[Juggler of Geese]

Being a guy of the male gender, I love the Superbowl, they have great commercials.

[Juggler of Geese]

Darn it LBFF, now I have that darn song stuck in my head.
I believe I have the most annoying ringer, it is Bill Engvall telling me to take my phone out of my pants and answer it.

[Greyseus]

I think I'll pass on the iPhone, I like that I can remember phone numbers, I enjoy the fact that I always know where I am, I can still add figures in my head. I like to listen to nature and ambient noise, my hearing is a sense I don't think I can do without so I don't pump music into my ears except when I'm chillin' at home, I possess 2 digital cameras. All I need from a phone is to call the odd person and talk to them.

[her royal cuteness, baroness crossgirl of boogaria]

*snorks* for lbbf. singing along now, ring, ring, ring, ring...

[fudtheman]

sorry judi, I was out to lunch (I mean actually, physically, not mentally like usual). Anyway, I've had BallRizin' since I've had a phone, and I don't have any real complaints about them. But, in my area, everyone has trouble with Sextel, t-mobile and cingular. The only one who has better coverage around us is Alltel. To which I will be switching when my contract with Whoreizin is up.

[Cheryl Howard]

Souxie, my phone also vibrates. Which sometimes prohibits me from answering.

[ubetcha]

I swore I'd never have a cell phone (they don't work at my house in the boonies anyway) and I was so hoping the one I got for Christmas would die after throwing it at the wall. The bugger worked this morning, and I don't know how that happened. That is the one and only call I will make because I know I won't have it with me if I need it. And why should I when everyone else in the world will be glad to call for help for me.

Bah humbug. The world is too connected anyway.

end rant

[Annie Where-but-here]

ubetcha - thanks for 'connecting' with us anyway.

did I mention my phone whinnies AND vibrates?

[Cheryl Howard]

*secretly wishes my phone would whinny*

[Siouxie]

my phone vibrates and I whinny ;-)

[her royal cuteness, baroness crossgirl of boogaria]

*snorks* AND tee hee's for siouxie.
you ready for me to call you again?

[Siouxie]

keep calling! keep calling!!!

*has phone on redial*

hehe

[her royal cuteness, baroness crossgirl of boogaria]

can you h h h h h h h h h h h h h hhhhhheeeeeeeeear me now?

[Pitty Pat]

I've had a succession of Apple computers since 1988. I don't even need one of these phones and I want it. I don't care what exactly it does, or how expensive it is, I just want to hold it and look at it and know that it's mine. Now, that's brand loyalty.

[Siouxie]

*singing*

♪Oh sweet mystery of life at last I've found you...♪

[Cookie]

Siouxie, what were you going for there at the end? ;)

[Nebbisk]

Hey ubetcha, once you get an Apple phone you'd better not throw it against a wall. Here's why:

I bought an iPod for my son last year, a high-end model which set me back around $400. He used it for a few months and then it stopped working. When he brought it in for repairs under warranty they wouldn't fix it because there was a scratch on the case. We tried two other Apple repair places, even sent his sister with him one time cuz she's the best hollerer, er I mean negotiator, in the family. No dice, Apple has an immutable policy that any defacement of a product makes it ineligible for repair. How frustrating is that?!

[Addicted to 24]

Ok it seems like I am going against the grain here but I am with Dave. I will take as much time off work as it requires for me to get it. My plan with my current company expires in June so CINGULAR I AM COMING BACK!!!!!!!!

[Clean Hands]

Buwahahahahaha.... Cisco is suing Apple over the trademark to the name "iPhone." Seems Cisco owns it, and Apple decided to just take it, without securing permission first. Buwahahahahahah...

[crossgirl]

i usually add butter to my apples, not crisco. makes for a better flavor in the cobbler.

[Richard the Weasel-Hearted]

Gizmodo has the goods, natch. As for Cingular, I can't speak from personal experience (with my low usage, I went with Virgin Mobile and became (I suspect) the world's oldest customer), but discussions of the phone are rife with reference to their craptastic customer service.

CH, the way I heard it was Apple was discussing this with Cisco and thought an agreement was all but signed. Oops!

[crossgirl]

yeah richard! i'm not the oldest virgin anymore!!

[OtheU(manity)]

CH - of course I don't know any better, 'cuz I've never used anything but iTunes (and not much of that) ... but I've never had a problem that didn't get fixed immediately ... the worst time wuz when a download quit (not the fault of iTunes, somethin' happened with the ISP) and I hadda email 'em and they told me whut to do, and it werked ... and my iPod (and her Nano) both seem to be OK with whut we're doin' ... merely sayin' ...

Tho I gotta admit, I'm usin' iTunes on a Mac ... but MB(RH?) uses it on our PC desktop at home, and ... so far, so good ...

As to cell phones - we just got a pair of Razr phones ... we've always had a problem in our house, mostly due to its metal siding ... the Razr werks MUCH better than any of the prior ones ... I can now make or receive a call from anywhere in the house ... this means I don't hafta do all my phone talkin' while leanin' over the kitchen sink, to be close to a window that lets in the cell signal ... oh ... useta be CellOne, before Alltel swallowed 'em up ... that wuz OK (better'n Shmerizon or any others, in my experience in Nodak) and the Alltel is a definite improvement ... more coverage, fewer dead spots ... so ...

And MB(RH?) wuz the one who told me about the Apple phone ... I'm guessin' she knows I won't get one 'cuz I just got a new "other brand" ...

Sorry this post is not funny ... why should today be any different?

[Jessica R.]

How to synch your iPod - drop it in the sink with the dirty dishes and the bubbles.

I don't own an iPod. It won't bother me if I never own an iPod. I am homeschooling my children so I hope that they never need or want an iPod. What's wrong with the myriad other ways to get music?

Actually, I really don't know anything about these devices. I guess that I shouldn't dismiss them out of hand. It just seems like another, oh so American, instant gratification device. We have a real problem waiting for anything - Fast food, one hour photos, email, or our favorite song to play on the radio /rant

gumball please...

[Greyseus]

Jessica R., With u all the way gal. The more gadgets that r released the less we use our brains soon we'll have phones, GPS, iPods etc. implanted so we won't even have to carry them around. Sorry Siouxie, you'll have to get your kicks on route 66 once more.

[Richard the Weasel-Hearted]

Yeah, crossgirl, I made the mistake of calling customer support and was treated to a wonderfully hip and happenin' recording which sounded like it was aimed at 15-year-olds. Probably grayed my temples a bit more...