Woz on his iPhone: “some positives and some negatives”

The wonderful wizard of Woz is a lot like the rest of us. Even though Steve Jobs reputedly promised him an iPhone the day after it was released, that wasn’t enough for Woz: he got in line with the plebes at the San Jose Apple Store on June 29th and ponied up his own hard-earned cash for the must-have gadget.

Now that he’s had it for a while, Woz is ready to share some opinions about the device. He talked to USA Today tech writer Ed Baig:

[Woz] loves the appearance, human touch, Safari Web browser, and messaging on iPhone — plus the fact that the device is “more like my computer and less like other smartphones I’ve used.”

But he’s still not relying on iPhone for voice, leaving that to his Motorola Razr cellphone for now.

Woz is compiling a list of peeves he plans to share with his former partner Steve Jobs; the two haven’t spoken about iPhone since the phone launched. On the Woz wish list: voice dialing and a 3G — or third generation — data network that is “more reliable” than AT&T’s Edge. He’d also like to display the temperature, in Celsius, on the home screen.

We’re with you Woz: voice dialing’s on our list too. Hopefully, Woz’s input has a better chance of swaying The Jobs than ours. And hey, while you’re at it, see if you can get him to add iChat too. Kthxbye!