[aaronbrethorst]

"Your iPhone is more powerful than the evidence-collecting computers in the cockpit."

My iPhone 5s is arguably "more powerful" than the Hasselblad 501cm[1] I currently have sitting next to me. The iPhone has a built-in light meter, flash, and GPS. It can take more than 12 photos without reloading.

But, the Hasselblad was designed to satisfy a different set of criteria than the iPhone. And, for those criteria, it's absolutely perfect. If I want to Instagram something I'll use my iPhone[2]. If I want to shoot a photo I can print at sizes measured in feet, I'll use my Hasselblad.

Is it possible that the airplane black box needs a 21st century rethink? Sure. But to dismiss it in the article subhead does a disservice to everyone who reads the article.

[1] not my blog and not my photos, but representative of the camera: http://blog.mingthein.com/2013/07/27/fd-shooting-with-the-le...

[2] Actually, I'm one of those people who only uploads photos taken with a 'real' camera to Instagram, but you get the idea.