So yeah… Probably going a bit overkill with the iPhone posts, I’ll try and make this one the last jebusphone related post in a while, but I’ll make no solid promises.

So 3 new apps have found their way onto my home screen. First up, a proper Wordpress app, from which I’m posting right now.. Don’t believe me? Check one of the pics in this post. I’m going to post a few pics and see how that feature works with this app.

The next app is Twinkle, yet another Twitter client, this one has very smooth pic posting and a very cool nearby tab that allows you to see tweets from people within a specified distance. I have a small wishlist of feature quirks that would be pure awesome for a Twitter client like this one;

- Better location features, properly update Twitter location (not like the Twitterific long lat crap) and have the option of inserting your location in the actual tweet. Possibly auto create google maps link.

- Travel speed. No idea why I want this I just think it would be cool to be able to post your travel speed calculated by the gps signal.

- Insert current music playing. If you’re cruising down the street playing some tunes, so what are you doing? Walking down listening to travelling at .

It all fits dammit!

The last app ive installed is a spirit leveller, makes me wish I was a tradie.

Its late and cold and I need sleep.

Here’s just a few more iPhone apps that have taken my fancy.

Tap Tap - Kinda like Guitar Hero for your iPhone, pretty fun. Would be good to see more of an Audiosurf style setup that allows you to use your own tunes.

VNC - a VNC client for your iPhone, works pretty well, could come in handy.

Midomi - Just like Shazam, except this one allows you to sing/hum the tune yourself, or say the song name, or write some lyrics. Works ok, not quite as well as Shazam though I don’t think.

GarageBuy - For those outside US who don’t have access to the official eBay app, this one will suffice.

MyLite - There’s a few flashlight apps out there, this one gives the added functionality of strobe effects and colours.

FileMagnet - Transfer any file over WiFi to from your Mac to your iPhone, it works, does the job.

My Car packed it in this morning. Pretty sure it’s the clutch, completely dead. It’s gonna cost a bucketload and it’s turfed my dreams of both going to the snow this weekend, and getting an LCD TV.

Quick List of the 3rd Party apps currently installed, starting from the top:

Cro-Mag Rally - 3D racing game, Mario Kart style. Pretty fun game.

iPint - Balance game, slide a beer into the patrons hands, then be rewarded with your own virtual bevvy, stupid as hell, but it’s worthy for a spot at this point.

Light - White screen, what can I say it works.

Shazam - This thing is impressive, press the tag button andΒ  hold your iPhone to some music, and Shazam will try and tell you what the song is. And it actually works.

Facebook - Facebook app (duh), status updates, IM, and most dangerous of all, direct picture to facebook uploads, that could end in tears.

IM - Just a Safari link to www.meebo.com

Cube Runner - run your spaceship through a maze of cubes, Fun.

Super Pong - Not sure why it’s called pong, it’s a brick bash game.

Hold’em - One of the best Poker games I’ve played, on any platform.

Monkey Ball - Marble Madness with Monkeys, uses the accelerometer, nicely polished, but hard.

Twitterific - Twitter client, post pics, upload location, all the twitterness action.

Airme - Upload photos to Flickr, with full location mapping and even current weather, the only Flickr app I’ve found to do location, which astounds me with all of the iPhones location features. Works like a charm.

Remote - Control iTunes on your Mac/PC, full control, does everything.

Wordpress - Links to my Wordpress admin page, using a wordpress plugin that shows an iPhone friendly interface (WPhone)

Just search for any of the listed apps in the store. FYI to take a pic, press and hold the home button and on/off button for 1 second, it will flash and drop a screenshot in your camera roll. Post your suggestions.

so despite my initial fears I I did manage to get an iPhone, there couldn’t have been more than 10 people at the Optus store I went to at 7am. They did however have very limited stock. I was 4th in line and by the time my turn arrived they ran out of 16gb black models. I wasn’t particularly fussed about the colour. So for the past 30 or so hours I’ve been installing apps syncing mail accounts, all that jazz. The verdict? Even more impressed than I expected to be. The interface is just so intuitive you pick it up and feel comfortable straight away. Physically it feels sturdy and robust, and the size is fine, I notice it less in my pocket than my old phone. I’m yet to find a flaw that truly irritates me, a couple of tiny ones that don’t fuss me too much, no video recording, no copy and paste, that’s all I can think of right now. When I first used the qwerty keyboard I thought oh oh, I’m not gonna enjoy this. But after just one hour of use, I was only marginally slower than my old phone. The trick is trust, if you think you’ve missed a key, just keep typing, 85% of the time it will fix it up, no matter how bad it looks. I’ve installed a bunch of fancy apps, I’ll post a list with mini reviews at a later date. Oh and FYI this post was written entirely on my iPhone.