
The iPhone comes out today. It looks cool, I want one. I'm sure a lot of other poker players do, too, since poker players tend to like expensive modern electronic gadgets.
I also think it's going to create tons of complications with regards to recent cell-phone restrictions during poker tournaments, because, as far as I can tell, there won't be any easy way to differentiate between two-way communication and normal hand-held entertainment on this new device.
I personally don't mind the current cellphone rules, since texting or taking calls at the table is annoying and anti-social (way more anti-social than headphones, by far). In any case, I'm worried that this one piece of technology is going to make policing cellphone use during tournaments nearly impossible and force rulemakers to decide between restricting all electronic devices (I really hope not) or more liberally permitting their use (which, while not totally desireable, is better than not being allowed to listen to music).



















