IPhone 3GS - One portable device to do it all?

I want my 3gs iphone to:
1. be a great phone
2. be a great camera - a peep hole sight, flash, and movies
3. connect my laptop online - wirelessly
4. replace the talking GPS navigator in my car and have up to date maps.
Can the new 3gs iphone do all that?
Can another company's device do all that?
Seems like a no-brainer for one device to do it all!
5. add be a great music box too, so one would not have to carry that around too.
Daylight readable and waterproof?

rogrbal wrote:
I want my 3gs iphone to:
1. be a great phone
it is a great phone
2. be a great camera - a peep hole sight, flash, and movies
if you want a great camera then get a great camera. there is NO phone on the market that is a "great" camera, even phones with higher megapixel cameras aren't great. there is no peep hole or flash but it's good enough for what it is = a camera feature on a phone. only the new 3G S can record video.
3. connect my laptop online - wirelessly
it can connect wirelessly and do things such as VNC, remote control your itunes and sync contacts/calendars via mobileme BUT it can't sync music wirelessly.
4. replace the talking GPS navigator in my car and have up to date maps.
not out of the box but TomTom will be coming out with a turn by turn navigation software.
5. add be a great music box too, so one would not have to carry that around too.
it's the best on the market
Daylight readable and waterproof?
yes you can read it in the daylight but it is an electronic device and is not waterproof. i think there are water resistant cases on the market but i don't know how they work with the touch screen.

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