New iPhone = mixed feelings

Everybody has been waiting for it, and when it’s finally here… well… ahum… yeah… it’s here.

The new iPhone has a couple of new features, such as video (and basic editing); it’s faster (yeah right), it has a compass (Arrr matey), it has voice control (“Call da bitch”), a search function (mmm yes) and… (drumroll) you can now send MMSses…

All this is very nice, but I got this “is this all ??” feeling.

Three things really strike me however:

Thing 1

It’s price !!!! 199 USD for the 32Gb model !!!! ???

I paid 625 EURO’s (No comments please )

Thing 2

Version 3.0 of the iPhone OS… Look Ma, I can finally copy & paste !

See also Gizmodo’s list

Thing 3

Oh, let’s not forget TomTom’s new turn-by-turn navigation software offcourse !

Straight from the WWC:

“Peter-Frans Pauwels, TomTom’s co-founder and CTO, demonstrated TomTom’s navigation software in combination with a specially designed car kit on the iPhone- during Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco on June 8th, 2009.

The TomTom solution combines two new TomTom products to provide users with state of the art in-car navigation on their iPhone 3G:

• The TomTom navigation application for iPhone; an Apple version of TomTom’s award-winning turn-by-turn navigation software, including IQ Routes and latest maps from Tele Atlas;
• The TomTom car kit for iPhone; a specially developed car kit for secure docking, enhanced GPS performance, clear voice instructions, hands-free calling and in-car charging.

The TomTom navigation application for iPhone will be available via the Apple iTunes App Store, following the release of Apple’s OS 3.0 operating system. Details regarding pricing and availability for both the application and the TomTom car kit for iPhone will be made available in advance of the products’ launch later this summer.”