| Apple iPhone
Posted: 1/9/2007 12:49:24 PM | Alright, so Apple removed "Computer" from the name of the company and then they unveil the highly anticipated iPod/phone/internet hybrid dubbed the Apple iPhone.
Apple's website has more on this.
Who plans to get one?
Here's what Yahoo! says on the iPhone:
Apple iPhone
Despite trademark concerns, it really is going to be called the iPhone, and here it is. An all-new interface makes this slim rectangle completely button-free. The whole thing is a touchscreen. 4GB or 8GB of storage inside for your music. Cingular EDGE (no 3G service!) for your phone calls. Wi-Fi. It actually runs Apple's OS X and can do all manner of "smart phone" tasks...which is either going to be very cool or extreme overkill for people who just wanted a phone that could also play music. How long will it be before we start getting emails with a "Sent from my Apple iPhone" tag at the bottom of them? (Yahoo! Mail is included on the device, by the way, along with all manner of internet capabilities.)
Other features include a 2-megapixel camera and a standard iPod jack. It's also crazy slim at under 12mm in thickness. Wanna watch a movie? Just flip it on its side and you have a nice widescreen display. No keyboard: A virtual one pops up when you need it. We'll see how well that works over time.
There are so many other features on this phone that I could easily do a gigantic five-part post on the thing. $499 or $599 depending on storage. Arriving in June. | |
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Posted: 1/9/2007 7:37:30 PM | I'd consider one if it was $299 - $399. I cant justify anything more than that right now. But it certainly looks quite nice. I am wondering about its durability though... A big ass screen like that will bust quite easily by wearing it on your hip and then bumping into a countertop corner.... EEK! What about how thin it is, and the possibility of flexing that massive screen. OOOOOH and imagine how scratched this thing will get! How to protect it? You can't exactly shroud it in a case or transparent sleeve, the touchscreen wouldnt work right then!
Still, I dig this thing. I want one! :) | |
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Posted: 1/9/2007 11:23:16 PM | | how many people actually surf the net on their current cell phones? Probably not as many as they'd like us to believe. It's just another cell phone/mp3 player that can surf the net, whoopty do.No thanks | |
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Posted: 1/10/2007 4:38:22 AM | | ^^^ and not for that price anyway!! | |
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Posted: 1/10/2007 5:25:06 AM | I'm Canada and we don't have Cingular. Hopefully they don't lock-in with one provider up here.
That 599, 2 year contract price is rediculous too. I'd rather pay more without the contract. | |
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| Apple iPhone
Posted: 1/10/2007 5:58:45 AM | It's just another cell phone/mp3 player that can surf the net
I just watched the keynote, ....nothing even close to it on the market.
Not even remotely close.
200+ patents
I am not a cell-phone user, ...hate them, I'm not fond of mp3's or headphones, ...crappy way to listen to music.
I do use the internet though, and the abilities of this device are amazing.
I watched the keynote just because of mild curiosity......
I am freakin' amazed....
Jobs' closing quote on the iPhone presentation, ...
"I skate to where the puck is going to be, not to where it's been"
- W. Gretzky
I'm Canada and we don't have Cingular.
Doesn't ship 'til June, US only..... | |
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Posted: 1/10/2007 6:07:22 AM | I'd never buy an electronic gaget when it's first introduced... have to wait and see how well it functions before I'd lay out the money... having said that though, my 4th gen 40g ipod, which was made in China, sucks... manufacturing defect. Thank God for the internet so I could get some advice on how to fix it myself.
As to the new iphone: too many functions in one unit can be counterproductive... but I don't live my life with a necessity to stay 'that' connected. | |
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Posted: 1/10/2007 6:26:07 AM | | I'd guess Rogers will be the provider up here in Canada, as they use GSM. | |
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| Apple iPhone
Posted: 1/10/2007 6:29:00 AM | | They'll likely go with the "biggest" provider, this was the reasoning behind the decision in the US. | |
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Posted: 1/10/2007 10:05:43 AM | As far as providers, don't be surprised if Apple acquires T-Mobile from Deutsche Telekom.
As far as the phone itself, unless the phone is purchased from a particuliar cell phone carrier, the phone itself will be "unlocked". Cell phone companies like having phones sold through their service "locked" as most consumers do not know they can be "unlocked" for use with another provider.
.... and unlike M$ products, the ipod will work with both Windows and the Mac. Now that is feature many will enjoy.
Its interesting to mention the original reason for "locking" a phone was to lock its use for a particuliar world region. Not all cell phone companies operate on the same frequency or network protocol. It was never the intention to lock a phone to a particuliar carrier. Funny how greed makes companies work.
If the FCC was our friend, they would initiate a ruling requiring cell phone cpmpanies to unlock their service free for any a consumer wishing to change providers, lets say a Motorola V360 from T-Mobile to AT&T. Otherwise, the consumer has to acquire a new phone. That practice is absurb and prevents true open competition. However, that is not going to happen any time soon although the iphone may push new rulings.
In short, the iphone is revolutionary and just the start of what is hoing to happen during the next five years which will unbelieveably exceed what has happened during the past thirty. Our US government is going to be in a frenzy as they want to regulate EVERYTHING!
Regardless, wait until hair for graphic 3D images is perfected, human movie stars could become a thing of the past. There will be no more multi-million dollar contracts for Tom Cruise. When it comes to someone like and Cameron Diaz, no one will want to look at her imperfections on HDTV but a created 3D image will be perfect and flawless.
Additional info:
Jobs launches long-awaited iPhone
http://zdnet.com.com/1606-2_2-6148642.html
7 minutes 30 seconds Jan 9, 2007 12 00 PM
Jobs demos new iPhone apps
http://zdnet.com.com/1606-2_2-6148749.html
7 minutes 16 seconds Jan 9, 2007 3:08:00 PM | |
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Posted: 1/11/2007 9:15:41 AM | and unlike M$ products, the ipod will work with both Windows
Yah I forgot Microsoft Office doesn't work on the mac.
Do you actually believe the crap you post?
In short, the iphone is revolutionary
Which part?
Plays music, done already
Internet, done already
Touch screen, done already
Camera, done already
Has an I in front of phone, there it is, innovation in action.
It's not even a 3G phone, its 2G, so sad people buy anything with an apple logo. | |
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Posted: 5/4/2007 11:12:49 AM | Someone in Ventura quoted
and unlike M$ products, the ipod will work with both Windows
and then said, probably sarcastically
Yah I forgot Microsoft Office doesn't work on the mac.
Office is about the only thing that microcrap makes that works well on a Mac. Accessing the microsoft web site with anything but explorer, on a mac, is fine. But use internet explorer by microsoft? Its a joke.
The few products you cannot use on a mac compared to a windows machine are not worth giving up the many advantages of a non crashing, not always preening itself, virus free, and easy to use system. And I'm talking about my old G4, not the new one that boots both ways.
I just bought a new phone a week before the announcement. I would not have waited but I would have bought cheaper.
Maybe when they come to Canada they will have a G3 version? | |
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Posted: 5/6/2007 10:45:08 PM | I am not a business person, so I don't need a portable computer on my phone. And I am not a teenager, so I don't need the newest coolest thing when it comes out. I doubt I would get one.
Hell, I dropped my last cell phone in the toilet. I can only imagine how I would screw up the iPhone. | |
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Posted: 5/8/2007 12:34:09 PM | Cingular (now AT&T) is hideous cell phone service. Verizon, which I use, has the best network in the US.
The things I like about the iPhone are probably not the things that most other people would like -- for example the voice mail listings. A nice thing if you have a business. You can see a printed listing of who called (or the numbers that called if they're not in your phone book), and listen to the ones that are important first.
Being able to combine my phone and iPOD is nice, but not essential, and I'm probably not going to web surf on my phone. Might be nice for the occasional thing like looking for a movie on-line. I'd never use Mapquest, etc. since I have GPS/bluetooth in my car.
But first and foremost a cell phone needs to provide phone service and Cingular/AT&T has lots of dead spots. I'm not giving up my good Verizon service for bad Cingular service, not even to get an iPhone.
Cost isn't an issue, since I'd be charging it to my company.
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Posted: 5/9/2007 8:35:18 AM | Convergence is not where it's at, and it's not where it's going to be.
I can't recommend the iPhone for business users either; my mother's iPod keeps corrupting its database, so I'd hate for a businessperson to lose all their data because of bugs in the firmware. | |
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| Apple iPhone
Posted: 6/17/2007 1:29:27 AM |
I'd guess Rogers will be the provider up here in Canada, as they use GSM.
Actually, it looks more and more likely that Rogers subsidiary FIDO will
get the exclusives...not certain about that BUT I just read that Apple is
not too pleased with Rogers previous commitment to Erickson and Sony
to sell some 60 trillion phones in Canada and so Apple does not believe
Rogers is able to keep it's commitments to anyone should they get the
exclusive contract. Sooooo.....no big deal, since we can all buy I-phones
over the net anyway or e-bay. We don't need Rogers. I'm heading to
Mexico in a few weeks and maybe pick up a dozen...anybody want
one for like $1000 a unit? LOL | |
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Posted: 6/17/2007 4:16:13 AM | Heh heh, I hate cellphones, even fancy ones.
It does look like a must-have for those who can afford it though.
I'm happy with my MacBook Pro | |
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Posted: 6/18/2007 6:56:42 AM | | I will get one, it will replace my blackberry completely. I have the perl but it just does not compare to the iphone and frankly blackberry dead as even business users will switch. | |
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| Apple iPhone
Posted: 7/1/2007 4:22:27 PM | | Has anyone out there bought one? How do you like it? The service is not available in VT. | |
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Posted: 7/2/2007 5:57:59 AM | | It looks pretty awful and pointless compared to some of the HTC PDA phones... I just don't see the attraction of it over other phones with more features that I can get for free on my contract. Plus when it makes it to the UK it will likely only be available on one of the obscure networks that noone uses because the reception is awful. | |
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Posted: 7/2/2007 8:01:03 PM | My brother purchased one the other day.
If you take in to consideration the actual cost of cell phone, the price is not that far fetched.
The retail price of sony ericsson MP3 phone is 450$ and it does not hold that many songs or have as much useability as the iphone. Now if you sign a contract for the phone you get it at a reduced price, if you cancel your contract you have to pay it out.
When you pruchase a phone from a company 90% of the time they come locked to a provider so even if yu sign a contract or not you are locked to a provider. IF you unlock a phone while still in warrenty, you void your warrenty. If you have problems with it you are screwed. so now you buy a new phone (ok where was I going with this)
Value wise the iphine is 600$ average phone price is retail $400+ 8 gig ipod is 239$ the ability to carry one item the best.
I can't wait til I gat my hands on one. They are not expected to come to Canada for at least a year to a year and a half and they can'y be unlocked becasue it has a built in sim card which sucks. Until then I drool on my brothers | |
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Posted: 7/2/2007 10:50:18 PM | | Apple is already working on iPhone V2 that will be out this time next year. Which will drive the iPhone V1 prices way down right before V2 comes out. | |
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Posted: 7/3/2007 11:26:18 PM | I bought mine online at launch day because I was in no hurry and no reason to wait in line for hours on end. It shipped from China today and so it should be getting here by Monday.
I've heard both good and bad things. My most pressing concerns are battery life, the slow EDGE network, and I heard the phone gets hot.
But, my current phone was a Motorola v710, so this is a huge step up. And while a Blackbery would have also gotten the job done, I like the clean interface and integration. But, you can't really know until you try it, so I guess I just wait for it to arrive. | |
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Posted: 7/5/2007 1:48:40 AM | | Not at that price!But I dont even own a cell phone,and for those who must get one I would wait at least 3 months till they have the bugs worked out. | |
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Posted: 7/6/2007 8:41:17 PM | nahh, surfing the net on a phone, is my day that crammed that I can't be without being connected between the office and home ... no way, I like to do the "head bob" and catch some snooze time on the train ... not play thumbjockey.
On a sidenote, some investors bought them so they could rip them open immediately to find out who made all the parts, then bought up stock in those companies - interesting use of US $600 ? | |
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