Even 1-year-olds can use iPhone

by Jonathon Morgan (Subscribe to Jonathon Morgan's posts) Jul 23rd 2007 10:36AM

Categories: Toys & Games, Gadgets & Tech

I'm not normally someone who lusts after gadgets, but the new iPhone (dubbed the "Jesus Phone" by tech bloggers) looks amazing. The idea of being able to browse my favorite websites with my finger as I walk down the street is so enticing, that, if the cost of an iPhone wasn't well beyond my budget, I would've been camping out in line outside my local Apple store -- just so I could've been one of the first to buy it.

And little demonstrations like this only make me want it even more. In the above video, Daddy Chad takes his one-year-old son, Trey, through the basics of iPhone use. After some quick instruction, Trey is able to flip through photos like a pro.

It's funny, just last night I was saying to my girlfriend that the generation being born now probably won't ever have a need to print photographs -- they won't see the point. If Trey is any indication, it seems I might have been right.

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WiiBaby 7-23-2007 @ 1:01PM

My fetus knows how to play Wii games!

ohioian nurse 7-23-2007 @ 2:52PM

Ok, but I'd be more impressed if the kid could feed himself or ask for the potty. Also, who lets a baby play with a ridiculously expensive gadget?

RockRipper 7-23-2007 @ 3:50PM

hehe wow

Allison 7-23-2007 @ 8:40PM

i hope they didnt pay for that phone with money from the kids college fund.

RockRipper 7-23-2007 @ 11:03PM

haha

Weeble 7-25-2007 @ 10:19AM

Okay, $600 for an infant toy... now let's see him make a phone call. Heck, let's see ANYONE make a phone call on it. Just how many keystrokes are required?

Phil T 7-24-2007 @ 3:36PM

You do realize that you can browse your favorite websites while walking down the street without an iPhone right? We've been able to do that for years. It's called a Treo. They do everything a iPhone does and for cheaper and are much more enterprise ready.

nikki 7-24-2007 @ 4:35PM

I have a hard time believing he's 1..he's probably closer to 2..

OCAKA SIMON LAMEX 7-25-2007 @ 6:13AM

I am Ocaka simon lamex,Rihanna is my favourite musician .Infact to me Rihanna is the musician of the year. Thanks I`m in Gulu,uganda East Africa.

See you--.

OCAKA SIMON LAMEX 7-25-2007 @ 6:16AM

I am Ocaka simon lamex,Rihanna is my favourite musician .Infact to me Rihanna is the musician of the year. Thanks I`m in Gulu,uganda East Africa.

See you--.

Mae Mae 7-25-2007 @ 2:28PM

"You do realize that you can browse your favorite websites while walking down the street without an iPhone right? "
I see the headlines. Idiot iphone user walking down street playing with his iphone gets hit by idiot iphone user driving car while playing with his iphone.
All we need is more people walking into traffic.

Karen 7-25-2007 @ 4:25PM

I think they dyed his hair blonde.

awwww 7-25-2007 @ 9:49PM

awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww ! that's adorable

Brenz 7-26-2007 @ 7:28AM

do the parents of this child have stock in the company? are they trying to promote sales? Listen this thing may be easy for him to access, and yea this is a cute video, but what ever happened to "age appropraite toys" kids do not know how to use thier imaginations...I work in child care, and let me tell you, when a new child comes into the program form home or whatever, they go through TV withdrwel as well as video game withdrawel...they often need to be shown how to play with "regular toys"- which leads me to ask "huh"? Hey even my husbands 6 year old grandson is the same...he would rather play video games then go outside and ride his bike, or play ball...Parents throw away leggos,a nd blocks b/c they are in the way..video games are easier to pick up, and oh yea, they can play by themselves--they won't "bug you" for hours,,,
cute video though...

Chad 7-26-2007 @ 3:55PM

Hi Brenz and other parents - this is Chad - the Dad. I appreciate the concern that this cute kid could be exposed to such an expensive toy and possibly be neglected from outdoor play. But seriously, you are jumping to conclusions that aren't near the truth. Trey is a huge fan of playing outside and he gets plenty of exposure to non-tech gadgets. I credit how quickly he understood how to flip between photos to the time we spend reading. He flips pages left and right and this interaction with "content" is the same. Both of the videos were recorded near his bed-time when it was time to be inside.

One thing you could request though - that all the rain in Texas ease up so Trey can spend more time outside. Then we could take more pictures of him playing that he could enjoy seeing on the iPhone.

BabYBlueS23 7-26-2007 @ 7:04PM

aww this is cute =] but this kid looks sooo young =|

BabYBlueS23 7-26-2007 @ 7:14PM

o0o 993207029209293209982390428423094932 thumbsz =]

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