iPhone 3.0 update – my wishlist
by Phil Long
Yesterday saw the announcement from Apple of iPhone OS 3.0 and for many it’s finally delivered some features that were “show stoppers” which, arguably, should have been there from the start. I’m pleased to see cut-copy-paste at last and stereo Bluetooth support. Not in any way excited by MMS – I’ve never used it when I’ve had it, don’t imagine I ever will. Once more I’m also happy the software update is free to current iPhone owners.
From the features announced, this is what I’d like to see in terms of apps/add-ons:
- Tethering from O2; I was one of the lucky ones to get NetShare before it was pulled from the App store, but it’d be great if O2 allow use of the tethering which is ’supported’ within 3.0.
- PS3 remote; with Bluetooth peer-to-peer support it’d be nice to get an App in the iPhone to act as a remote for the PS3. That’d mean I could have the AppleTV/Boxee and PS3 all controlled from the one device and none of the lag that comes with IR. In fact a keyboard App for PS3 would be handy too for inputting text.
- CompactFlash reader and download App; something the old iPods had, which I’m not aware of existing for iPhone. It’d be nice to be able to take photos off my DSLR while out-and-about, store them on iPhone and upload to Flickr without having to use the MBP and (currently) NetShare.
- TomTom; with storage of maps on the device, so I won’t have to depend on having a working ‘net connection – especially as the only time I really need a GPS directions programme is when I’m outside the UK.
Hopefully given there’s a few months before the update is available there’s plenty of time for somebody to get cracking on all the above. 
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