June 27, 2007

Reading Papers on the iPhone

Posted by Eric at 1:05 pm | Category: Science, Technology

Hmm…so it seems that the Apple iPhone will come with VPN support, and it also opens PDFs. Which means that if I bought one, I could browse science journals and read papers on the iPhone using my university’s institutional subscription.

But alas, I am a graduate student, and have no need for such a device for the cost. Dead trees are still far cheaper for reading things while traveling. Plus, who wants to be on call from the Boss all the time?

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2 Responses to “Reading Papers on the iPhone”

  1. Ben Says:
    June 27th, 2007 at 6:16 pm

    “Dear Professor ABC, in order to better function as a graduate student I will need the iPhone to read papers on the go, hence increasing my productivity as I will be connected to the literature ALLLL the time. Ergo, it is in your interest to pay for it. Sincerely, Joe GradStudent”

  2. Eric Says:
    June 27th, 2007 at 11:32 pm

    Wouldn’t it be awesome to get an NIH grant approved with an iPhone line item?

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