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Apple iPhone is here. Revolutionary.
Submitted by rapture on Tue, 01/09/2007 - 3:24pm.
Steve Jobs just introduced the world to what seems to be the next "it" gadget. First it was the 1984 Mac that changed computers. Then it was the iPod that changed audio. Now he's giving us the iPhone. The iPhone is actually a new widescreen iPod. More later.
The iPhone is a new “smartphone” that runs OS X. It has only one button and a huge touch screen. The phone is the thinnest smartphone on the market, thinner than the Motorola Q and Blackjack.
Like the iPod, you will navigate the iPhone using your finger as a pointing device on the 3.5-inch screen which displays at 160ppi.
The phone comes with a 2 megapixel camera built in. It also has a 3.5mm headphone jack, a speaker, a mic input and, of course, an iPod connector port.
The phone is quad-band GSM with EDGE support. It has WiFi and Bluetooth 2.0, but not 3G right now. 3G will likely come later.
The phone’s UI is sleak and designed to make it easier to:
Place calls
Send SMS messages
Take and organize photos
Checking your voicemail is really easy. You can easily navigate all of your saved and new voicemail.
It has 3 sensors that are revolutionary: a proximity sensor, an ambient light sensor, and an accelerometer. The proximity sensor senses how close the screen is to your ear, face, or other object. This sensor will shut off the display and touchscreen when it is near your face. The ambient light sensor senses how bright the environment is around you. So, it adjusts the brightness of the phone’s screen to save power. And finally, the accelerometer senses when the phone is being held in portrait or landscape.
The iPhone has push email technology, just a like a Blackberry. You can also download rich HTML emails with any POP3 or IMAP service.
The iPhone has a built in web browser, Safari that even runs Google Maps.
The iPhone will function like an iPod displaying movies, TV shows, pictures and playing back audio.
Apple has partnered with Google, Yahoo, and Cingular to bring exclusive and embedded services to this phone.
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Very interesting. The
Very interesting. The choice of GSM versus 3GSM (essentially a WCDMA technology)is probably based on network availability. Nobody disputes that for high-bandwidth cellular data communications, WCDMA is the hands-down winner. Also, to convert an existing product from GSM to 3G isn't like updating firmware. I can't forsee a way to do it without buying a different version altogether. I know that when cellular networks convert from GSM to WCDMA they call it a "forklift overhaul." A forklift takes all the GSM equipment out and puts all the WCDMA equipment in. But I don't want this to turn into GSM vs CDMA (3G).
I'd like to get a visual picture of what it looks like and a demo of why I'll be replacing my existing GSM phone with one. As cool as camera and mp3 playing capability may be, my phone is used as a phone 99.5% of the times I pick it up. Perhaps Apple will change that.
Don't forget to check out
Don't forget to check out the product page at: http://www.apple.com/iphone/
Perhaps a better link, though, is Steve Jobs keynote he just gave at CES:
http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/live-from-macworld-2007-steve-jobs-keynote/
His keynote speech provides a nice demo for the product's capabilities.
This phone looks amazing. If I were in the market for a new phone, I would have to figure out reasons to not get this phone. I want one. My Motorola Q seems old and clunky.
This phone will make voicemail, calling, dialing, and SMS so much easier. Couple that with Safari and OS X, it's a done deal for me. I want a new iPod that supports video. Now, this phone supports widescreen video.
Of course, there's a risk in being an early adopter. iPod nanos scratched too easily. 1st gen iPods had issues and soon were replaced by later generation devices. But, since they've been working on this phone for almost 3 years, because iTunes is rock solid and because OS X is stable, this phone may not be such a risk.
A digital camera, iPod, phone, PDA, mobile internet device all in one.
iPhone Size
iPhone Size Comparison:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/freshyill/351962741/in/set-72157594469945106/
After reading the engadget
After reading the engadget post about Steve Jobs' keynote speech, it made me very very excited about this. Too bad I wouldn't have any feasible use for a phone that full-featured.
I nearly blew my shorts
I nearly blew my shorts after seeing the Keynote address. It has never been a better time to be an Apple fanboy like myself.
I am in the market for a new
I am in the market for a new phone right now and I have been wanting an iPod. I may just have to wait until this hits stores before making a purchase.
Go for it!
Go for it!
i don't know why companies
i don't know why companies in the US are reverting back to old CDMA technology. it makes no sense. the rest of the world uses GSM. we need to come up with a 3G solution that operates on the GSM network. since phones are made in other countries (primarily China, of course), and designed by Japanese/German/Korean developers whose primary concern is GSM phones, then it only makes sense that all the cool phones are GSM models.
AT&T just bought both parent companies of Cingular Wireless (SBC & Bellsouth), so we'll see what changes accompany the new ownership, specifically a broadband service to compete with Verizon's Mobile Broadband.
as for this phone, it sounds incredible! i've already got a video iPod, though, and i really like my audiovox for a pda.
All-In-Wonder Device
Turns out the iPhone is more full-featured than we originally thought:
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