I do not have a web-capable phone. I only recently (since Christmas) have I gotten a phone that can take pictures. Though, that doesn't mean I don't want an iPhone or even an iTouch. I'm on a family plan and refuse to get my own plan for a phone. It's the one bill I don't have to pay and I'm trying to hold onto that for a while.
I think it's great that there are smart phones or devices that can access the internet pretty much anywhere. I love the idea of having information at my fingertips. Maybe it's the Web 2.0 librarian in me, but I don't think being able to see which movie an actor is in should be deemed as 'App-noxious' as the article states.
As for use in the library, the idea is good. We've used the iTouch to record Customer Interaction Statistics as a test drive. The iTouch also let us use the card catalog while in the stacks with patrons without having to run to the nearest Info Spot. Perhaps with phone capabilities of some sort, and money of course, we could get rid of our Voceras and use the iTouch as an all-in-one reference device. Some can dream, can't they?
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