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What does your iPhone replace?

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Kepesk

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So I was fiddling with my phone today when I realized that there is a lot of junk around my house that lays unused since I got this thing. Seriously, I'm thinking of collecting a couple boxes and driving it to Goodwill! Initially, I was nervous about the high cost of the phone, but in hindsight, it is very worth it when you simply consider the stuff I don't need anymore! (Granted, I didn't have all of this stuff before, but now I don't need to get it, do I?)

So here's what my phone replaces, and where applicable, the app that allows me to replace it. How about you?

Telephone
Camera
Calendar
Note pad
Watch
Alarm Clock
Phone Book (WhitePages)
Flash Drive (AirSharing)
Star Atlas (Starmap)
TV remote (MyMote)
Road Maps
Pedometer (StepTrakLite)
Radio (Pandora, FlyCast, Stitcher)
MP3 Player
White Noise Machine (WhiteNoise, Ambiance, Easy Relax)
Voice Recorder (iTalk)
Handheld Gaming Device (Various Apps)
Newspaper (Mobile News)
TV schedule (i.TV)
Calculator
Graphing Calculator (GraphCalc)
Dictionary (WeDict)
Handheld Language Translator (Translator)
Cookbook (Big Oven)
Cowbell (More Cowbell)
Flashlight (myLite)
Level (Dual Level)

Seriously, that's a ton of stuff I can now box up and give away, because my freaking phone does all of it! So you know what? I really don't mind the lack of cut and paste and mms. A video recording program would be nice though. Then I could eBay the camcorder too!
 
Well, I disagree with a graphing calculator on your list. While the graphing calculator is a wonderful application, you'll find it really doesn't serve your needs in an actual higher-level math class (then again, I don't know how old you are, so that may never be a problem). However, it didn't cut it for me with a lot of things.

Anyways, my iPhone will be replacing my current dumb-phone, a Katana.

My iPod touch (and thus my iPhone when I get it) replaces:
My old iPod
Gameboy (not that I played Gameboy anymore)
Reduces the need to carry my laptop everywhere (though it doesn't replace my laptop entirely).
Calendars (including the ones on my Macbook)
A lot of my free time

Can't really think of a ton of stuff, but I'm sure there's a lot...I take my Macbook and iPod touch with me everywhere and I use them constantly.
 
ZiggyPastorius said:
Well, I disagree with a graphing calculator on your list. While the graphing calculator is a wonderful application, you'll find it really doesn't serve your needs in an actual higher-level math class
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Oh, I completely agree. But I'm not in school anymore, so it's good enough for my occasional tinkering with equations I see on Wikipedia. I'm a bit of a physics nerd.
 
ZiggyPastorius said:
Calendars (including the ones on my Macbook)
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For it doesn't replace my calednars or contacts on my laptop, but it augments them. Then again, I have a MobileMe subscription. But the fact that I can edit my calendar at work, home or on my iPhone and have them all sync up and agree is really nice. It's even nicer that I don't have to wait to sync up by cable for that to happen, either.
 
ZiggyPastorius said:
Well, I disagree with a graphing calculator on your list. While the graphing calculator is a wonderful application, you'll find it really doesn't serve your needs in an actual higher-level math class...
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So what calculator features would you really need for a higher-level math class? Matrix routines? Complex arithmetic? Symbolic calculus? Or ???
 
My iPhone doesn't replace my pedometer or sports watch, because they're cheap & rugged enough to wear in the rain. Not going to do that with a device that costs $400 to $600 to replace if it gets wet or stepped on.
 
jessica. said:
A boyfriend. :) It cost me less too!
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Hmm, what iAttatchment is that, lol!!!

Seriously though, it has totally replaced my alarm clock and I wasn't planning on it doing that. The "dive, dive dive" alarm off of a US Navy Submarine is enough to wake the dead. I can also just check my emails before getting out of bed so that is awesome. As far as gaming goes, I have a bunch but still mostly play free the free card games.
 
firewood said:
So what calculator features would you really need for a higher-level math class? Matrix routines? Complex arithmetic? Symbolic calculus? Or ???
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since when are matrices considered higher level?
You need at least a TI83 to do any real statistical analysis. Like finding the LSRL of data, or preforming T, Z, and chi squared tests.
 
Mine hasnt fully replaced anything yet

It works nicely along side my mac to keep my contacts/calendar/todos in sync

unfortunately I still have
iPod Touch for use in the car as the iPhone dosnt work with my car kit (will be upgrading this soon)
My Sony Erricson phone is kept close by for photos/video/mms
 
Telephone
Camera
Calendar
Note pad
Watch
Alarm Clock
MP3 Player
Handheld Games
Calculator (just for quick calculations)
Dictionary (WeDict)
 
ZiggyPastorius said:
Well, I disagree with a graphing calculator on your list. While the graphing calculator is a wonderful application, you'll find it really doesn't serve your needs in an actual higher-level math class (then again, I don't know how old you are, so that may never be a problem). However, it didn't cut it for me with a lot of things.
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I also agree and i haven't even used it. The reason i haven't downloaded it is because no teacher in the right mind would let you use a phone as a calculator in a test or exam so i stick to my good old graphics calculator. It does have copy and paste though.
 
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