Sitting at Starbucks here in Steglitz and reading the New York Times – no, not the 4 day old paper edition that costs a whopping 10€ at the newstand ( remember this is Germany). No, I’m skimming through the latest news on my iPhone, the data coming off the Wifi that is the staple of every Starbucks in Germany. And since it’s coming from T-Mobile, it doesn’t cost me a cent, being part of the unlimited data plan. It’s quite astonishing if you think of it, even more so if I think of the days before internet.
I have also been playing with the iPhone app of Last.fm. Which, in it’s own right, is quite mind-boggling. Last.fm play all the music I like, real music in excellent quality. All of streamed to my iPhone. Is this is the end of syndicated radio? I dare say yes, at least more likely than the death if newspapers.
And I am blogging this post using the mobile version of WordPress, this is in fact the first post using this medium.
