Stephen Colbert Gives Apple iPhone Rare "Double Wag of the Finger"
Labels: Apple, Cisco, Colbert, Double Wag, iPhone, iPhony, Jointblog, Tip of the Hat, Wag of the Finger
...Until he gets one shipped for free from Steve Jobs, of course.
Within 36 hours of Apple's MacWorld Expo presentation of the new soon-to-be-released iPhone, Cisco Systems slapped Apple with a copyright infringement lawsuit over the naming of the new product.
But did Cisco lose their rights last year?
Dealing with Cisco may be easy compared with Stephen Colbert of The Colbert Report.
Every week, Colbert offers his top "Tip of the Hat, Wag of the Finger" observations on the do-gooders and not-so-do-gooders.
Did the iPhone earn a tip of the hat? No...both Apple and the iPhone earn the rare (and feared) double-finger-wag from a critical Colbert. Dropping "computer" from your name, he lectures, does not make you cool (hello now, Apple, Inc.). And integrating too many features into a single, easy-to-use platform takes away from the basic rule of life: Whoever dies with the most toys wins.
"The legends are true, it exists...the much feared double-wag" of his finger. The Apple iPhone left Colbert "flaccid with rage." Click here for the video or stream it below.
...Now, those of you "sporting wood" instead over the iPhone who don't want to wait until June can at least spruce up your Treo with iPhony, which converts the Palm OS "look" to the iPhone look...
...For a closer look at the iPhone, click here.
posted by Unknown @ Saturday, January 13, 2007,
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All the world is NOT a stage; All the world is a cellphone
My 12 year old wants a cellphone.
"But Dad, all my friends have one", she says. Why is it this annoying phrase that has lasted for multiple generations keeps getting ressurrected? Is it because...it's so effective? Guilt, guilt, guilt...subversively and innocently delivered...now that's effective marketing. Especially when it comes out of the mouth of your 12 year old.
According to American Demographics, a majority -- 57% -- of teens aged 13-17 now have a cellphone, but that’s far below the 80% of adults 18-plus who own a phone. Still, for a glimpse of the future, look no further than what is now being labeled "Generation Wireless".
Or another new label is "SuperConnectors"
These kids have never known a world without cellphones. Apple rumors say an iPhone will be released before year-end that will blow away the Razr and Sliver with iTunes. Apple likes keeping everything in-house in its distribution and manufacturing system. With special attention to DESIGN -- the capitals are intentional and earned. All the world is not a stage, as Shakespeare may have believed; all the world is a cellphone.
Cellphone users aged 13-17 are connected to their phones by ear, eye and touch like no other age group. They are far more likely than other demographic groups to use a broad range of cellphone data services, and they will be first in line to try emerging offerings like cellphone TV.
Now, only 12% of 8-12 year olds really have a cellphone...far fewer than the "all my friends" line from my daughter.
Okay, when Apple releases its iPhone, my daughter will be 13. Maybe then she can have one.
Read on about cellphone usage with a related AdAge.com article here (free log-on required)
posted by Unknown @ Tuesday, March 21, 2006,
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