The iPhone 3G in Japan has a feature unique to that country: a conspicuous “shutter” sound plays whenever a picture is taken, even when the phone is set to silent mode. The reason is to deter voyeurs from taking “upskirt” photos of women.
i have a camera phone. it’s completely silent. (via foodinmouth)
That’s not the point I’m making though, is it? It’s the rabid fanboyism surrounding the iphone that I’m highlighting, and the failure to notice that it’s just another phone, not the saviour of all mankind. Would we see this kind of post if another random phone had this feature?
I’ll give Apple PR some credit: they know how to manufacture false hype and overblown coverage.
Reblogged from: retired
Originally posted on: Peter W. Knox
