http://babble.com/CS/blogs/strollerderby/archive/tags/MacWorld/default.aspxTags: MacWorldenCommunityServer 2007.1 (Build: 20910.1126)http://babble.com/CS/blogs/strollerderby/archive/2007/01/10/top-five-reasons-why-i-as-a-parent-need-an-iphone.aspxWed, 10 Jan 2007 05:02:00 GMT42a08a39-daf3-4129-8a63-8a27b879cc03:2318Stefania Pomponi Butler (CityMama)12http://babble.com/CS/blogs/strollerderby/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=2318http://babble.com/CS/blogs/strollerderby/archive/2007/01/10/top-five-reasons-why-i-as-a-parent-need-an-iphone.aspx#comments<P><A href="http://babble.com/CS/photos/babble/picture2319.aspx" target=_blank><IMG height=148 hspace=5 src="http://www.babble.com/CS/photos/babble/images/2319/365x242.aspx" width=223 align=right border=0></A>Steve Jobs gave the world a <A href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/uklatest/story/0,,-6334087,00.html">sneak-peak</A> of the new and much-anticipated <A href="http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/first-iphone-pics/">iPhone</A> today during the keynote address of this year's MacWorld conference in San Francisco. <A href="http://community.zdnet.co.uk/blog/0,1000000567,10004768o-2000331777b,00.htm">Mixed</A> <A href="http://www.straylighters.com/archives/000587.html">reviews</A> aside, <I>I want</I>. I don't even care what it does. It's thin and it's shiny and it must be mine. </P> <P>An iPhone would make my life as a parent so much easier. You don't believe me? Here are five reasons why (as my toddler would say) I <I>neeeeed</I> it.<BR></P> <UL></UL> <UL></UL> <OL> <LI><B>It has a 320 x 480 touch screen</B>, built-in wi-fi, Bluetooth compatibility, and a full-touch keyboard. Now while I am waiting to pick up my daughter in school or sitting in the car with a toddler passed out in her carseat, I can (steal wireless and) check email or post to my blog without going blind. Also, when I go to the park, I'll <STRIKE>have something to do cuz ain't nothing more boring than having to watch my kids go down the curly slide for the thousandth time</STRIKE> look like all the dads.</LI> <LI><B>It has a 2 megapixel camera</B> and the high end model boasts 8GBs of storage. That's plenty of space to store my grainy pictures of <A href="http://www.thevillager.com/villager_134/soccerdadisarrested.html">soccer dads losing their shit</A>, <A href="http://isawyournanny.blogspot.com/">nannies behaving badly</A>, or <A href="http://cheerleading.about.com/od/coachingcheerleading/a/cheerlaws.htm">cheerleaders acting like strippers</A>...and photos of my kids, of course.</LI> <LI>There's no crap specialized mobile phone OS; <B>this baby runs on Mac OS X</B>. Have you tried browsing with the phone you have now? I'm all for anything that removes stress and frustration from my life. And (bonus!) an exclusive partnership with Cingular means I can trade in my shitty Razr (hopefully?) and keep my number. </LI> <LI><B>iTunes integration</B>. Music anytime, anywhere without having to carry an extra gadget. The iPhone will even display album artwork of songs being played. Kids acting up in a restaurant? Chill out to Laurie Berkner or listen to an audio book.<BR></LI> <LI><B>It's a video iPod, too</B>, and you know what that means: "<A href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-5grqhj1b8">Dick in a Box</A>" anytime, anywhere.*&nbsp;</LI></OL> <P>* Okay, that last one might not make my parenting life easier, but I wouldn't mind being in the middle of a tasty JT-Andy Samberg sandwich...even if they are chanelling <A href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Color_Me_Badd">Color Me Badd</A>. Hey, if mama ain't happy, ain't <I>nobody</I> happy.<BR></P><img src="http://babble.com/CS/aggbug.aspx?PostID=2318" width="1" height="1">parentinggadgetstechnologyappleMacWorldiPhoneitunes