Apple, they have a predictable pattern. Plucking something out of their idea farm, they release innovative technology products. These innovative products, the first generation rarely is the perfect solution. It is a great idea with a lot of work put into it, but rarely do they nail it on the first go around. The second time though, the pattern very much is to learn and slam-dunk the second one.

When the first iPhone came out, I was intrigued. The user interface was outstanding. Visual voicemail, I love that idea, since I hate voicemail. The browser works wonderfully.

Like any other Mac I've used, the applications also do a great job of being aware of each other. The iPhone lets you look up an address from a website and import contact information from the same website to your contacts. If somebody sends an address to you in an email, you can look it up with a single click to see where it is in a map. This is the way it really should be.

I'll grant you, with my MotoQ, I have managed to accomplish all of the above at 75 mph. Please do not try this at home. After all, I am a trained professional. It is not at all unlike being in the cockpit, except you are on the ground and surrounded by idiots. I digress. The point is, this user interface and application integration make it easy, like it should be.

Why did I not jump on the uber-geek early adopter techie bandwagon? I have sources who can attest there were three things missing an SDK, spatial awareness, and 3G. The iPhone 2.0 has all three. The SDK, it allows application developers to mold this into something more than Apple could even imagine. They might just make this one fun toy.

Spatial awareness, it does not have GPS. It simply triangulates from cell towers, but really, who cares? I travel a tremendous amount. I need spatial awareness so I can figure out how to get from the freakin' airport to my hotel in a weird city at night, and I want a pizza too! Triangulation from cell towers can do this. I'm satisfied.

3G, this part is a no brainer. I want fast and I want it now. This thing is not only my phone, it is my communication portal to include being the modem for my computer. It had better have 3G for this.

Another very nice feature is excahnge integration. Many times while traveling for work, internet connectivity can be spotty at best. The ability to stay in touch with a company where everybody uses email to toss notes back and forth makes life oh, so much easier.

It looks as if it was worth the wait, but now there is something else on the horizon, something keeping me from being an early adopter for the iPhone 2.0. This thing has a name, and it is Android. Apple may have beaten the Gphone to market, but are they only going to be eclipsed? I do not have the answer for that one, but I definitely will by the time my current contract comes up for renewal and I can get a new phone.