So this last weekend due to an unfortunate dropping of my older iPhone 3GS I had to go shell out the money for a new phone. Luckily I was "eligible" for an upgrade (meaning AT&T wants me to renew for another 2 year contract) and I was able to get a new iPhone 4S for just $199, which is actually less than I paid for my 3GS. I honestly wanted to wait until the iPhone 5 came out before I bought a newer model but fate intervened. Or maybe it was my tile floor in my kitchen.

I can say that it is a graphics leap over previous versions. The HD really shows even on just the apps screens. Colors really pop and everything looks sharp. And thank you thank you they have finally put some speakers on the thing that can really pump out the volume. Anybody who has had a previous version iPhone will know what I'm talking about. I can actually see that this thing could make a decent gaming platform if they can ever get the control mechanics figured out. I still don't see it replacing an honest handheld for serious mobile gaming but it works well for the kind of games you play when you have a few minutes to kill or are stuck somewhere for a short time.

It's baby steps toward giving us Star Trek tech within our lifetime. Now if the thing could just give me atmospheric readings and allow me to communicate with people in spaceships then we're all set. :cool: