The iPhone hits the streets Friday, and I know you want one. But remember, kids — you’re going to want to wait a few months. That’s what I’ve told the couple dozen people who assume I’m going to be caught in the traffic snarl of an Apple Store checkout line tomorrow. Here’s why:

If almost every Apple product’s history (especially that of the iPod) is any indication, there will be a brand-spanking new version almost immediately. My bet for two features the 2nd or 3rd generation iPhone will include: responsive touch (so you’ll know when you’ve touched a button, the equivalent of a soft electronic “click”), and more storage. The 4GB phone has a lot more memory than the competition, but it’s not much storage to swap out an iPod; the 8GB still isn’t enough.

There was a new iPod about every 19 minutes, with greatly expanded storage and features, about every 12 minutes. If you can put off the iPhone ’til November you might get a Generation 9 model with built-in sonic screwdriver.

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