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(not the<br />
real shot)<br />
The screensaver<br />
iPhone-pas.<br />
It’s almost impossible to spook<br />
Jeremy, but when Christina<br />
used an ultrasound image<br />
as her main screen saver -<br />
replacing wedding and dog<br />
photos - he couldn’t help but<br />
feel queasy. Is a fetus really<br />
the sort of thing you want to<br />
see - or want friends to see -<br />
immediately after turning on<br />
your iPhone? Faux pas or not, it<br />
was thankfully soon replaced.<br />
Notes as journal.<br />
When Christina’s doctor<br />
asked her to keep<br />
a record of every<br />
symptom she was<br />
experiencing, the<br />
iPhone’s Notes<br />
feature was a<br />
natural place to<br />
do it. At each<br />
appointment,<br />
pulling the cell phone out and<br />
talking through the list was<br />
easier than trying to remember<br />
to bring a diary or piece of<br />
paper all the time.<br />
Handy text messages.<br />
One of our least favorite parts of the<br />
iPhone is the surcharge for SMS text<br />
messages: “unlimited data” should<br />
really mean unlimited data. But<br />
when Christina was flying back<br />
from her trip and got substantially<br />
delayed by weather, running<br />
down the iPhone’s battery, text<br />
messages were a helpful way<br />
for us to quickly communicate<br />
from phone to phone without<br />
wasting power on talking.<br />
We still want true iChat-style<br />
instant messaging as an option.<br />
Regularized<br />
scheduling with<br />
Calendar.<br />
With babies come<br />
appointments: blood work,<br />
sonograms, doctors’ visits,<br />
and much more. Calendar<br />
kept us informed about<br />
appointments that were<br />
typed in using either the<br />
iPhone’s on-screen keyboard<br />
or a computer’s more<br />
natural keys. Dots on dates<br />
indicated events to attend.<br />
iPod? Sure.<br />
iPhone saw little use this<br />
trimester for music, but<br />
Christina carried earphones<br />
to drown out noise when<br />
shopping at certain stores.<br />
More car accessories would<br />
have increased its use.<br />
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