Episode 3: The iPhone and the Modern World

Today, we’re introducing three revolutionary products. The first one is a widescreen iPod with touch controls. The second is a revolutionary mobile phone. And the third is a breakthrough Internet communications device. So, three things: a widescreen iPod with touch controls, a revolutionary mobile phone, and a breakthrough Internet communications device. An iPod, a phone, and an Internet communicator. An iPod, a phone...are you getting it? These are not three separate devices. This is one device. And we are calling it iPhone. Today, Apple is going to reinvent the phone.
— Steve Jobs, Macworld Expo, 2007

With the recent announcement of the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6+, we felt it pertinent to analyze the cultural impact of Apple's 7-year-old handset and the changes it has made in a modern world. We begin the episode with a discussion of the newest models and then offer our thoughts on the pros and cons of the revolutionary telephone.