marcellus_chase

I'm new to the ZiiTrend forum, so I'm not sure how this works when the question is user-dependent. My employer began offering the iPhone 3G as an option to employees beginning on August 1, 2008. Caveat, employer would only cover the cost of the iPhone if employee was scheduled for an upgrade, anyway (every 2 years). Otherwise, employer would support the iPhone (and monthly cost), but not the cost of the actual phone. I just got a new Blackberry last Fall, so I didn't get an iPhone (and won't spend the money on it because we'll see what else comes out by the time I'm due for an upgrade). In any event, some of my colleagues are currently using the new iPhone for business use. So the answer is "yes."

Not much of a prediction at this point, though, is it. Not sure when this question was first posted, but my employer announced its intent to support the iPhone back in late June 2008.

We're not talking about a calculator, here, we're talking about a cell phone. The phone has to transmit and receive signals powerful enough to make it to the nearest relay. And forget about it if you want your mobile phone to include any additional features like GPS, music, internet, etc. Drains too much power. Of course, the problem is really in the question. I could cover the roof of my garage with solar panels and set it up so that they only charge my mobile phone, so long as I never left the house with my mobile phone. That would elicit a "yes" response, but defeat the purpose of the mobility of the phone (which is the only reason I can't answer "no" with 100% confidence). A solar panel the size of most mobile phones generating sufficient power for the mobile phone, though? No way!

I have seen promising technology for charging your phone with simple body movements. Wouldn't it be great if you could charge your phone holding it in your hand and rotating your arm in circles? That's probably a bit more likely. Don't know if it will be mainstream by 2010, though. That's really not that far away.