this is such a new field, a-ha? image the exciting Augmented Reality on an iphone/ipad/android….

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I never even implied that everything in your list was due to hardware limitations. Good job picking out a few that aren’t. You’re so clever.

If everyone had your attitude no company would care about innovation. Many of the things I listed are things that could be easily implemented. BiteSMS for example allows me to quick reply in any app to messages I receive and perhaps you aren’t too familiar with qtweeter.

Yeah hardware limitations…you really don’t know what you are talking about.

Are there features I wish for too? Absolutely. Do I hate how long it takes them to get them out? You bet. But I also understand hardware limitations, time constraints, and prioritizing innovation.

So addressing the fact that as a smart phone we can only run one 3rd party app at a time is not an issue? How about having to exit an app just to respond to a text message? How about how stupid long it takes just to scroll down in mobile safari? No recent list under spotlight. No ability to search the web in spotlight? How about no built in twitter integration. 3g users can’t use VoiceOver even though its practically all software? How about how cluttered the iPhone gets when you have a ton of apps. How about how Apple clamps down developers in their policies (no 3rd party browser? WTF)Hell there are about a hundred issues I can think of that would improve the iphone user experience but Apple will spend their time slingshotting bullsh it into ever users Mouths; parading around like they discovered the holy grail of phones. This technology has been around in Japan for years. This is nothing new. Just more gimmicks. Next year we will probably get a Karaoke app, Where is the applause?

I totally agree. We’ll have facial recognition programs but our wifi will keep disconnecting and we’ll have to do phone restores to keep the battery from draining all the time.

You shouldn’t put an addition on your house when the kitchen is on fire.

But then again, I’ve gotten frustrated just trying to search for the right book by taking a pic of it with one of those useless apps. Can’t imagine how many times it’ll have people confused with one another. A front facing camera would almost be a necessity for this too.

@Frog, yes it uses GPS & compass. Augmented reality is what shows you information about the object being focused on or the direction the camera is pointed in.

Useful app to pick up chicks in a bar. Point cam find a bit about them and start a conversation.

Or get arrested.

Seriously, Rene is the only one who mentioned anything approximating facial recognition, and I took it as tongue in cheek.

The GPS and Compass can tell you are looking at Camden Yards, Rogers Center, or an Iowa Cornfield, but nobody has even hinted at facial reco software in any serious vein.

Thank you apple !

Where’s my 3.1… Sick of the bugs, and the horrid battery issues that strike from time to time.

Bu yea, iPhone does need some tweaks before it can awesome @only1

I loved it when people said the compass was a useless feature on the 3gs. I thought it was the best and most important. It’s what makes this a reality.

Hold the camera up to a hotel or person, location data and image detection tell you what/where/who it is, give you reminders (owes me $5!), room rates, etc.