Talking to tall fir trees is just one of the many exciting activities planned for the iPhone version of The Sims 3.
Judging by the latest set of screenshots for the smaller, touch-enable version of the latest installment of The Sims, you can also barge into people's houses and kick over trash cans. That certainly explains the late 80's punk hairstyle and outfit being shown off in the character creator screen. I think the point EA is trying to make here is that just because you are playing The Sims 3 on the ever-so-trendy iPhone doesn't mean you still can't rage against the machine.