Consider me consumed.

Our week long fidgiting party is inching ever closer to the brushed metal finishline. Just 2 more days until we have the pleasure of handing over many, many dollars to our friends at Apple and "The New" AT&T.

Now that the press embargo has been lifted (?) CrunchGear has a nice roundup of iPhone reviews.

The Wallstreet Journal says:
"Expectations for the iPhone have been so high that it can't possibly meet them all. It isn't for the average person who just wants a cheap, small phone for calling and texting. But, despite its network limitations, the iPhone is a whole new experience and a pleasure to use."

USA Today reports:
"IPhone's saving grace for data is Wi-Fi, if you have access to a hot spot. It automatically determines the fastest network it comes across (Wi-Fi or Edge)."

Newsweek quips:
"the iPhone is a significant leap. It’s a superbly engineered, cleverly designed and imaginatively implemented approach to a problem that no one has cracked to date: merging a phone handset, an Internet navigator and a media player in a package where every component shines, and the features are welcoming rather than foreboding."

As counterpoint: Crunchgear also has an article by The Futurist about why the iPhone will bomb.