I'm facing a dilemma, writes Andy Clough. Like many of my colleagues here in the office, I've been saving up for an iPhone for Christmas. Ever since I first clapped eyes on it, I knew I had to have one.
But now Apple has unleashed the iPod touch, available in the UK from Sept 28 (that's only 17 days away!), and I'm tempted to buy that instead, as I'm just too impatient to wait for the iPhone.
As I've just got back from the States, I could have bought an iPhone over there (as Tom Dunmore, editor-in-chief of our sister magazine Stuff did) and then hacked it to work over here. Only problem is, it still wouldn't work as a phone, which rather defeats the whole point of the exercise.
Anyway, I'm glad I didn't buy the iPhone, as that nice Mr Jobs has just slashed the US price by $200 (sorry Tom!)
So now I have to decide: do I keep my ancient Motorola mobile phone, and replace my equally ancient 3G iPod with a touch, or hold fire until Christmas and buy the iPhone as a replacement for both? Decisions, decisions.
In the meantime, to satisfy my technological cravings, I'm having my car kitted out with an iPod in-car system that allows me to control my iTunes through the sat-nav screen and steering wheel controls.
Of course, the iPhone's Bluetooth connectivity would allow me to use it with my car's Bluetooth hands-free system too.
So the sensible part of my brain tells me to wait until Christmas and get the iPhone. But you know what? The minute I see (and play with) an iPod touch in my local Apple store, I suspect the Devil within me will out... Ever thus.
