iPhone Stuffs
So, I kinda jumped the gun a bit and went ahead and bought an iPhone 3GS. On the whole it is a beautiful little piece of hardware, and I expect to legitimately get a lot of use out of its features. I was looking up restaurant options and bus schedules and such before I'd even got it home, and I can see myself getting a lot of utility out of that kind of thing while traveling around. Which is not to say that the available apps are all legitimately useful. It's got a wide selection of games, and lots of ways to do stuff you'd do on a full-size computer while on the go for no good reason. I can order pizza, order stuff from Amazon, and yes, update my LiveJournal (and any other social site you'd care to name).
Of course, it's not perfect, though those imperfections mainly stem from Apple being either paranoid or just plain not wanting to treat users like adults. If you do everything through iTunes and the iTunes Store, it works smoothly, but the moment you want to do something yourself it either doesn't work or requires some kind or workaround to trick iTunes into doing it for you. Apple's staunch refusal to allow Flash (or to allow users the option) means that flash-dependent sites either don't work or require a separate app (the YouTube app comes pre-installed).
OTOH, it has wi-fi capabilities, so I can mess around with it to my heart's content at home without racking up an astronomical cell phone bill. That makes it awesome for Internet amusements while in bed. I really wish we could do a Neko Machi app, but as far as I know I don't know anyone who could program one, and we definitely don't have the funds anyway.