I'm totally speaking in ignorance here, but it seems like putting a big electro-magnet over your head could cause cancer. But then again, what doesn't these days?

Jon Ives would probably cringe at the sight of this atrocity. I mean physical keys are a good idea I guess, but blegh!

And that's why Mexican Coke is so much better... they still use real cane sugar. And I think they still use the original formula, which contains coke leaf extract.

@CaptainCynic: The only thing I can tell you as a professional graphic designer with a keenly refined eye and natural talent (sorry, I don't mean to brag) is that aesthetically it just SUCKS.

@clR3vv: Yeah there is, and it sucks. You can't even transfer funds to your bank account with it.

@klinquist: Here, here!!!

@PinkSabbath: I'd be willing to bet the target market for this is people with too much money, who don't know what to spend it on. You know, those who would buy ten iPhones just because they can.

Doesn't Apple usually offer like a $200-300 replacement for damaged phones at the genius bar? I'm pretty sure they did at some point.

@wætherman: I don't think carriers insure handsets directly. When I was with Verizon I got the 5 dollar a month insurance, and had to go through Asurion. One claim is all it took for me to cancel the service. My phone had gotten water damage and they said "We don't have the exact same phone right now, but we can get…

I think we're jumping the gun here... we won't really be able to judge until the app is out and we use it.

Or, just get ConverBot for iPhone, pretty cool and handy little app.

@Aklost: I certainly hope I'll never be like this... I think our generation will just naturally keep up with technology, since it has been so much more widely available to us.

I cringed when I saw the person stick velcro to the back of the iPad. Apple products are so flawlessly designed that any permanent or semi-permanent addition feels like sacrilege.