The New York Times' intrepid gadget columnist, David Pogue, got a chance to take the iPhone for a test drive and wrote up his review. Notable among his observations is the slow Internet connection, which could be a problem due to Cingular's Edge network.

The highlight of Pogue's post is his description of the Web surfing interface of the iPhone:

"The Web browsing experience is incredible. You see the entire Web page on the iPhone's screen. You double-tap any spot to zoom in. Or you use the two-fingered spread-apart gesture to "stretch" the image larger, or pinch your thumb and forefinger on the glass to zoom out again. The manipulation is seamless, smoothly animated—and useful. Using Google Maps to get you driving directions and maps, for example, is just light-years simpler and more powerful than on any other machine, thanks to this "rubber Web page" stretching technology."

Very reminiscent of the sci-fi computers we've seen in movies for years, like "Minority Report." — Brian Ward

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The iPhone, in all its glory.