After a good two weeks of bragging about being the first reviewers to test the God|Jesus|fuckme|iPhone, at least WSJ's Walt Mossberg and the NYT's David Pogue had the courtesy to post decent video reviews. Both reviewers did their best to avoid extreme gushing, while failing to really criticize the device. In fact, both are quick to blame AT&T's EDGE network for sucking without explaining why the iPhone does not connect to AT&T's faster networks (like the $29.99 LG CU500-v, which runs at 3G speeds on AT&T's HSDPA network).

But perhaps they were traveling with Apple's secret service for both their & the precious little Wi-Fi capable beast's security. Mossberg is uncritical enough to actually point out -- in the deck -- that he can't find the iPhone's comma key. A statement that immediately reminds one of our president's remark to Wolf Blitzer some 9 month ago: "...[W]hen the final history is written on Iran -- Iraq -- it will look like just a comma."

Nobody can run the hype like Apple, Inc. And despite the recent releases of some extremely competitive smart-phones, the iPhone won't suffer in sales like the PS3 did to the Wii even if supply is short and not quickly replenished.

More likely, the very first iteration of the iPhone WILL be more like a comma -- seeing as how it's battery was "upgraded" before it was even released -- there's no reason to believe there will be a better, faster, brighter iPhone within weeks if not months.

On the other hand... who's waiting in line?

Mossberg's video review after the jump. (Photo of Mossberg by JD Lasica, remixed per CC license.)