Comments on: Dreaming up the next-gen iPhone

Bloggers are already putting together mock-ups and a wish list of new features that would be key in any future version of the Apple gadget.

[davesmall1]

We read a lot of comments from people who don't own an iPhone and haven't used one about the need for a real keyboard. That's BS. The virtual keyboard that the iPhone has now is every bit as good as a Blackberry physical keyboard. In fact, it's better when you use the phone in the horizontal mode with larger keys.

Every cell phone keyboard, physical or touch screen, has small keys that are very close together. You aren't going to type 90 words a minute regardless.

There is an adaptation period with either keyboard. I can type a lot faster on my iPhone than I can on a Blackberry. I suspect that because I've learned to use it and am up to speed. If I were to practice with a Blackberry physical keyboard I might one day be able to type as fast on it as I can on my iPhone. But then I might not.

I want one! I will pay a million dollars if someone can build me one ASAP!

[sanjayb]

Give me an iPod Touch with HD capability!!

[AndrewRich]

If Apple sold a CDMA iPhone with a hard keyboard I'd buy one today.

If Nokia sold a CDMA N97 I'd buy one today.

Neither do and I'm done with Palm, so I'm stuck with $%^#$%^ Windows Mobile for now.

[emunews]

Apple loves to advertise and play up how if you turn the phone on it's side, the screen will adjust and go from vertical to horizontal. Pretty cool, huh? What Apple doesn't tell you is that this feature ONLY works for Web browsing. This does NOT work for any other application, including maps, texting, e-mail, phone, etc. Why haven't they fixed this? This should have been in version 1.0. Here we are with 2.1 and the iPhone still does not work as implied in the advertisements.

[coulterboyz]

Since the beginning i have felt that the iPhone has needed a tactile keyboard of some kind. Its not that the virtual keys are too hard to learn or anything like that. I can type just fine. Its when i want to txt that this becomes a problem. I was quite adept at txting without having to look, and would usually get by with only a cursory glance at the screen for spelling errors. Now I have to look down to txt anything, and it is very annoying. Also, Apple ABSOLUTELY HAS to give a landscape mode for txting. Immediately. There is no excuse for this. I can wait for a keyboard. I cannot wait for landscape.

Some other quirks: No video. This needs to be on what has become the premier phone.
Unless I've missed something, there is no picture messaging. Seriously???!!!
Like I've already said, no landscape mode for txting.
I absolutely hate AT&T. Give me my iPhone on Verison!!!!!!

There are others, but i need to go, so i suppose I'll add them in later

[Jyakotu]

Using a virtual keyboard is rather simple IMO. It's basically a physical keyboard, but you're just touching the screen.