The piece de resistance of Steve Jobs' keynote speech at Macworld was the eagerly awaited debut of Apple's iPhone, which Jobs described as three breakthrough devices in one: widescreen touch-sensitive iPod, mobile phone, and Internet communications device.
The device looks like a very thin iPod that is practically all screen--a three and a half-inch screen with a high 160-pixel-per-inch resolution. Navigation for the device is completely controlled by touch with Apple's new patented multi-touch technology.
The device runs on the Mac OS X, giving it a solid foundation for desktop-class applications, Jobs said. Like other iPods, it will play music and show videos, all accessible through fingertip scrolling.
As a phone, the device will use quad-band GSM/EDGE connectivity, which is available throughout the world. Jobs also demoed the device's capability for e-mail and SMS messaging via a touch-sensitive software QWERTY keyboard. He said Yahoo would give iPhone users a free push-enabled IMAP e-mail account (but the phone will work with other e-mail accounts, too). The included Safari web browser also has touch-sensitive controls, with pages optimized for the screen.
The iPhone will also come equipped with Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and a 2-megapixel camera. The one shortcoming might be battery life: Jobs said it would run for five hours as a phone and video player, although for music only it could last 16 hours.
No word yet on price and availability.
Is the hand model on the apple website a left handed classical guitarist? What is with that manicure? LOL.
Anyway phone looks great. I like the widgets, but I think they should put an RSS hotlink in the maiin menu. Safari is a nice browser and all, but I'd rather just access the headlines from my fav. sites all from the main menu. I want to procrastinate efficiently.
Oh yeah, thanks to Rogers Wireless (CDN) for not getting the motoQ this past XMAS. I've got my i on a new phone.... how dry?
MacWorld: Apple announces iPhone.
CES: Microsoft announces Home Server.
2009: Which company has made more money from which product?
I'm sorry. I'm a geek and Home Server made me sleepy. Bill is way smarter than this.
Wow another lame product from Apple! I wonder if the lines will be as long for this piece of junk as they are for getting an iPod fixed?
gwaddangit07 says ipod fix i dont understand when ipod had any problem i own ipod for 5 years i simply cannot see an alternative to it i used many mp3 players all seemed boring i feel like ipod has some magic which attracts whole lots of people there, im sorry for microsoft may be they will prefer zune well everyone knows which is better no need to comment on dat and iphone is wow imagine a phone without a crappy keypad more easier to use than any other industry scrolls like magic , resizing photos is wow say fun , i dont understand wat more people is it simply becoz some ppl are jealous or they didnt watch the keynote if u didnt watch the keynote plz stream it frm apple website i hope u know the url... well my view about iphone is , apple iphone coolest phone ever made by man, apple always changes the way things are... well windows users can enjoy there windows mobile stick to ur old crappy conventions and plz let us advance... thank you apple keep the good work going