Joe Brown's discussions

The maps really do suck, and that's not overblown. I had to get from South Brooklyn to North Brooklyn via car the other day—a route I never ever drive—and Apple Maps suggested I take the Brooklyn Bridge... which is just... I ended up weaving through surface streets and making it in 15 minutes. Apple Maps estimated 35… Read more

The iPhone hardware is realllly nice, and I have no remorse about that—just the OS. Mat Honan started calling my One X my "pocket television," which was funny but very true. I found myself shuffling up and down the body of the phone to touch the screen in different places—and I do not have small hands. Read more

What's tempting you most about Android and WP? Read more

Yeah, I want me some widgets PRONTO! Read more

I move around a lot, phone-wise—it's one of the benefits of the job that you get to use a phone for a few months before you have to send it back to the company. But I waited in line for my iPhone like everyone else, and the stagnation of the UX is pretty disappointing to me. You're right: People who like tech like… Read more

It's not about being the same. I switch phones a lot. I was on iPhone before Android, Windows Phone before that, iPhone again before that. There are just things I missed, and wondered if people who were in my similar situation felt the same way. Read more

True that, I have a metric ass-ton of apps for my iPhone, and my One X was bare by comparison. That was kind of refreshing though? I dunno. What I miss most is (extremely oddly...) HTC's native weather/clock app. That thing was baller. Read more

Yeah, I never used Jelly Bean on my phone, but it's nice on the N7. I miss widgets! Read more

Agree that the app selection is better with iOS, but what about the general user experience? I feel like ICS—and Jelly Bean—have finally come to a place where they're very very usable. Read more

Things I don't miss: the One X was too big, and got too hot, and it's battery life was for shit. It's not enough to make me return the thing, but it's definitely a twinge. Read more

Looks like a render. Got a real photo? Read more

I mean, I'm a guy, and, judging from your initial comment and Android-zilla avatar, you are a guy too. So if you ask a girl to bring her friend, do you honestly expect that she'll interpret that as a sign that you are interested in her? That's what I would say to a girl if I were interested in her friend, and if a… Read more

Seems like you are proof that girls are reading just enough into things... Read more

Anybody else using this? Show us your pics! Read more

Personal preference question: in-ear, on-ear, or 0ver-ear? Read more

I love the smell of tortured metaphor in the morning. Read more

You are awesome. Read more

Yeah, exactly. So easy to track an iPhone the minute you turned one on. I wonder how many people buy stolen iPhones and have them taken away immediately. Read more

Have you spent much time with a really good software keyboard like Windows Phone or Android's ICS keyboard or iOS? It does take quite a while to get used to, but I used to be a QWERTY devotee and now I'm just as fast on a touchscreen. Read more

That's a charitable and insightful thing to say, but I still believe that the time spent making this video could have been put towards getting their product out the door. Passion is essential to making a good product, but Blackberry needs action more than passion at this point. The only thing that's going to save the… Read more