OK, so I’ve had the iPhone in my possession for a full week now. And I have patiently resisted posting anything about it — until now. I wanted to actually use the phone for a while before spouting off about it (imagine that!).

I’ve been reading review after review praising the device, and for the most part they’re all absolutely correct. The iPhone is pure techno-sex. Put it this way, for the first time in my life I felt compelled to go sit in line for HOURS to get my hands a product. Why did I do this?

a) I didn’t want to be on a waiting list while everyone else enjoyed their shiny new toys. Neither Apple nor AT&T gave any information about how many phones would be available at launch. So standing in line was “better safe than sorry”.

b) Let’s face it, people have been waiting for Apple to put out a phone for years. I’ve been wanting one ever since I saw how well the iPod worked. One of the main reasons I wanted a combination iPod/Phone device was to eliminate the necessity to carry around two devices. Leading up to iPhones launch, the anticipation was palpable, and last Friday (June 29 aka iDay) was the climax. In geek terms, the launch event was of biblical proportions.

So, what do I think about the device? Like I said above, I love it… the reviews are correct. They say it’s “revolutionary”, the “best phone ever made”, “a miracle of engineering”, etc… If you want to read a great comprehensive review by MacInTouch.com about the device, click here.

This post is not a review however, but rather confessions of what I’d like to see added in subsequent revisions of the iPhone platform. Here goes:

1. External indicator light

Maybe I’m too used to my old Treo 650, but the thing had a blinking LED on it that would let me know at a glance if I had missed any calls, or if I had any messages waiting. With my iPhone I have to wake it, unlock it, etc.. I would love to see one of those MacBook style slowly pulsating lights on my iPhone.

2. Spotlight Search

This thing is running a mobile version of Mac OS X, but a search feature is no where to be found. I would like the ability to search through my contacts, calendar appointments, notes, etc. It’d be great if this was a system-wide feature that could be accessed from anywhere.

3. MMS (Picture) Messaging

I know not many people are using MMS at this point, but I have come to rely on it for many things. Posting images to blogs, sending photos of things to friends and family, etc. Omitting MMS seems like an oversight on such an advanced device. My guess is that it is on a long list of things that Apple may have not implemented because they wanted to do it better on the iPhone than anyone else. I’m sure we’ll see MMS in a subsequent software revision.

4. Sharing Bookmarks

Now that I have the web in my pocket, I’ve found myself surfing more than ever before. It’s great!! But a side-effect is that I keep finding great pages that I’d like to share with friends. With the current implementation of Safari on the iPhone there is no way to just send a link to someone. You actually have to open the mail or SMS applications and type it in manually. Not having Copy/Paste capabilities really exacerbates this issue.

5. iChat

This again feels like a huge oversight, but knowing Apple I’m sure we’ll see a slick implementation of iChat in the near future. But when it comes the fact that there is no user-facing video camera may become a point of debate. Wouldn’t it be great to conduct a video iChat from where ever you happen to be? Total Star Trek.

6. Wireless Sync

There are THREE wireless antennas in this thing. Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and GSM. It seems really weird that I can’t sync to my Mac via Bluetooth. But, to tell you the truth… I would rather have AppleTV style syncing. Meaning it should just “work”. When ever my iPhone sees a certain Mac on the network it should just sync all changed content in the background. Just like AppleTV does for music, podcasts, movies, and TV shows.

Those are the items that I am hoping will make it in to subsequent revisions of the software. A few things like the iChat camera issue will of course need to wait until iPhone 2.

If you have an iPhone, I’d love to hear your comments both good and bad.