The Future is iCandy

I like Google News. It makes me laugh. Especially when articles like this one are recommended to me: "iPhone Users are Delusional..." by Chris Matyszczyk.

That's right. It's an article about how iPhones are hypnotizing , how people become stricken by the sleek, shiny body, or the finger-gliding smoothness of the touch-screen.... Ahem, uh, sorry I was drooling a bit there....

"'When we examine the iPhone users' arguments defending the iPhone, it reminds us of the famous Stockholm Syndrome--a term invented by psychologists after a hostage drama in Stockholm. Here, hostages reacted to the psychological pressure they were experiencing by defending the people that had held them hostage for six days,'" Strand declared."

Conspiracy? Or just good marketing? Or... BOTH?

This gives me an idea for a short film: European Art Thieves pull off the biggest heist of modern art when they give everyone in New York's Museum of Modern Art an iPhone. All the hipster/yuppie art-patrons are too distracted to notice the thieves are casually strolling out the front door with the priceless "Dumpster Diving" installation!

[UPDATE 12.19.09: Just got a chance to play with Google's Droid. It does come with more freedom and some smarter functions than the iPhone/iTouch (e.g., a keyboard in addition to the touchscreen typing, ability to download additional software for free through Google's open source library).

BUT, I still find myself eerily much more attracted to the iPhone/iTouch, though I acknowledge Droid is superior.... Which must only mean THE CONSPIRACY IS REAL.]