A Year with the iPhone (One Man's story)

No not mine. I've not yet graduated to iPhone. Still working my sticks and chisel. But Dan Frommer of Silicon Alley Insider took some time to cover the areas of his life that have improved from being part of the iPhone generation.

"The biggest difference between the iPhone and previous mobile devices I've owned -- Palm Treo, Dell Axim, Palm V, various Sony Ericsson and Nokia cellphones -- is the sheer amount of time I spend using it: At least a few hours a day, Monday through Sunday.

And much of the time I spend using it is via third-party apps in Apple's iPhone App Store. (Smart move on Apple's part, that App Store.)

For example, I'm glued to Major League Baseball's At Bat app, which has helped me keep up with the Chicago Cubs from hundreds of miles away, via live radio streams, real-time stats and highlight videos, and once in a while, live-game TV streams. Nothing short of amazing -- and an early glimpse at an exciting part of the future of television."