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I remember realizing that nothing on the iPhone ever, ever blinks into or out of existence. EVERYTHING transitions.

When you turn the orientation in the camera app, the little flash button and flip-camera buttons don't simple become horizontal...they fall down gently.

The damn thing never blinks.

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Actually blinking/transitions are two things I really prefer about Android over the iPhone:

1) Notification blinking: It is quite useful to have an indicator that there is a missed call/email/text message without having to turn on the screen.

2) Transitions: I run my phone with every transition disabled. I never found much value with the phone being unresponsive for 100 or so ms as it animates.

You just reminded me of those folding cellphones that were popular when cellphones first became really popular. They had this useless blinking led that just bugged the hell out of me!

You just perfectly described a 2010 Blackberry.

Though on BBs, the blinking is a feature: it's your blackberry craving for your attention, like a cat pawing into your sides or your dealer calling your phone.

I hear most BB users like it a lot.

We do, and like most things on Blackberry's, it can be turned off.

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