Summer blockbusters

This summer is starting to look pretty good.
First of all, “The Simpsons Movie” is coming out in July. That’s reason enough to get excited. But that’s not the only reason to stay conscious, oh no, not by a long shot.
Also this summer the iPhone is expected to make its long-awaited debut. In case you’ve been living under a rock or are simply dead, the iPhone is Apple’s first cellphone, to be introduced by AT&T Mobility sometime in June. Apple is promoting the iPhone as being five years more advanced than any other phone on the market today.
See what I mean? This summer will be great.
But if “The Simpsons” and the iPhone don’t get your blood pumping, there’s one more event this summer that should keep the human race from extinction: the introduction of the Razr2, the successor to Motorola’s wildly popular, super-slim Razr phone. All eyes will be on the Razr2 when it debuts in July, as much of Motorola’s fortunes likely will be pinned on the success of this single phone. Motorola’s wild run over the past three years was thanks in large part to the success of the original Razr, and now that Motorola is back in the doghouse, the company’s turnaround seems to hinge on whether the Razr2 will rekindle the hoopla.
Now, I’m not convinced this will devolve into a war between the iPhone and the Razr2, but wouldn’t it be great if it did? I mean, on one hand you’ve got a total upstart (at least in the wireless industry), and on the other, you’ve got an embattled veteran trying desperately to regain lost glory. As for the devices, each promises some neato goodies: The iPhone is supposed to have visual voicemail and a touch screen, while the Razr2 is supposed to ship with a new user interface, a full HTML browser and integrated Google search. And right in the middle you’ve got the single most important cultural event of our time: “The Simpsons Movie.”
I’m reluctant to call out a winner, but I suspect the Razr2 will appeal to a much larger group of people. It’s a normal-looking phone, and I’m assuming it won’t cost $500. At least, not after subsidies.
More importantly though, the iPhone and the Razr2 likely will serve to drum up some interest in wireless in general. Shoppers might not be interested in the iPhone specifically, but it may generate interest in the idea of listening to music on a phone. Same goes for the Razr2, which boasts a laundry list of features lacking in the original Razr.
Now if there was only some way to download the “Simpsons” movie onto one of these phones. .