Is it a bird? Yes it is. An angry one that drops exploding eggs on mischievous pigs.
Is it a plane? Yes. It’s also a racing car.
And it’s a spirit-level, and a clock, a compass and a global-position mapping and guidance system. It has a satellite picture of your house, from the week you had the scaffolding up.
It’s a movie camera: high-definition or 1970s dust-speckled film grain. It can plot your pictures on a map of the World. It’s a guitar-tuner, an ancient flute-like wind instrument, a digital recording-studio and an instant global publisher. It’s tv and radio. It’s a showcase of short films or an endless music video jukebox.
A chat with your friends, their wedding photos on your coffee table, their baby pictures in your pocket. A train timetable and ticket office so you can go and see them more easily. A takeaway menu from the trendy noodle bar and a good wine guide.
But it can’t open bottles. Perhaps in iOS5?
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s a telephone.
