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OneWorld22 9th January 2007 19:30

The iPhone is here!!!!
 
:eek: :eek:

http://images.apple.com/iphone/image...cs20070109.jpg

Screen size 3.5 inches
Screen resolution 320 by 480 at 160 ppi
Input method Multi-touch
Operating system OS X
Storage 4GB or 8GB
GSM Quad-band (MHz: 850, 900, 1800, 1900)
Wireless data Wi-Fi (802.11b/g) + EDGE + Bluetooth 2.0
Camera 2.0 megapixels
Battery
Up to 5 hoursTalk / Video / Browsing
Up to 16 hoursAudio playback
Dimensions 4.5 x 2.4 x 0.46 inches / 115 x 61 x 11.6mm
Weight 4.8 ounces / 135 grams

Available June. US$599 for the 8 GB version

Check it out

http://www.apple.com/iphone/

Safari browser, Mac Mail and look at how you'll text!

I WANT ONE NOW!!! :D

Saab Dastard 9th January 2007 21:58

This year's most nicked accessory, I suspect! :}

SD

Keef 9th January 2007 22:42

's just an oversize mobile phone, innit? My V3 does most of that except the big screen size - but it fits into my pocket and is tiny when not in use. It also cost a lot less.

Ah - but this is Apple, innit - a sort of cult thing.

innuendo 10th January 2007 01:48

"Available June. US$599 for the 8 GB version"

In the USA, a bit later for the rest of the world I believe.

vapilot2004 10th January 2007 08:18

It is pretty.....
 
The iPhone will be only distributed in the states by Cingulair. Typical.

Binoculars 10th January 2007 08:41

Great. Another indispensable widget for our vacuous youth.

Btw, can you make phone calls on it? :hmm:

ORAC 10th January 2007 08:48

MP3 player, large colour screen, Wi-fi, Bluetooth = **** all battery life.
Great toy for the geeks, just give me a phone that I can use use for a decent amount of time without having to carry a recharger around.

BEagle 10th January 2007 09:15

Agreed, ORAC.

Having manged to knacker my trusty Nokia 6310i recently, I was dreading having to get one of the new toy phones with lots of things I neither need nor want. I do NOT want FM radio, a camera, photos, silly ring tones or videoclip displays. Although digi-yoof obviously does.

Fortunately eBay came up trumps and I manged to get a brand-new 6310i delivered to my front door less than 24 hours after ordering it! Excellent triband phone, the battery lasts for days between charges and it does all that I want a phone to do - allows me to make speech calls, text messages and download the odd TAF and METAR.

OneWorld22 10th January 2007 09:35

Bloody luddites....

ChocksAwayUK 10th January 2007 13:18

I'm amazed they managed to keep it secret right up until the announcement despite all the months of speculation. The R&D that must have gone into that thing is huge.
It'll be massive. It doesn't really do much that other high end phones don't but it completely rewrites the way it is done. (Check the demo vids on the apple site). I'm someone who just wants a decent phone that works well(no need for camera, mp3 player, calendar etc) but when it integrates everything so well like this why carry an mp3 player and a phone around. And the small matter of having OS X in your pockets. Imagine all the useful widgets that will really come into their own 'on the hoof'.
I couple of reservations I'd like to see addressed first. Battery life of course. (though I could live with putting it in a syncing/charging dock whenever I'm home - I know many coudn't) And general ergonomic factors like the practicality of the touch screen - apple usually don't dissappoint, but we'll see.

Saab Dastard 10th January 2007 16:43

BEagle
Good to hear about another devotee of the venerable 6310 - I've resolutely refused to hand in my trusty work 6310 for the ***p devices that are the current corporate standard!

How much did your replacement cost on ebay, btw?

Luddite perhaps, but I've never, ever had a flat battery in 4 years with this phone!

Cheers,

SD

IO540 10th January 2007 19:34

I use the 6310i also - have the car kit for it and no newer phones work in that.

You can buy brand new 6310i phones from here.

There is a strong corporate demand for it.

BDiONU 10th January 2007 19:43


Originally Posted by Saab Dastard (Post 3061186)
How much did your replacement cost on ebay, btw?

£80 refurbished £110 new Cheaper on ebay though.

BD

BDiONU 10th January 2007 19:46


Originally Posted by ChocksAwayUK (Post 3060824)
It doesn't really do much that other high end phones don't but it completely rewrites the way it is done. (Check the demo vids on the apple site). I'm someone who just wants a decent phone that works well(no need for camera, mp3 player, calendar etc) but when it integrates everything so well like this why carry an mp3 player and a phone around. And the small matter of having OS X in your pockets. Imagine all the useful widgets that will really come into their own 'on the hoof'.

A good example of convergence, eventually everything will be incorporated on a single device but it all takes time, in part due to public acceptance.

BD

Clarence Oveur 10th January 2007 20:22

The iPhone is here!!!!
 
The iPhone has actually been here for some time now.

Cisco made the first iPhone in 1997.

Last year an updated model was released.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...sys_iphone.jpg

I see trademark issues here that might cost Apple Inc. a pretty penny.

vapilot2004 10th January 2007 23:08

iPhone - not so fast Mr. Jobs.... that name has been taken...
 

Originally Posted by Clarence Oveur (Post 3061520)
The iPhone has actually been here for some time now.
Cisco made the first iPhone in 1997.
Last year an updated model was released.
I see trademark issues here that might cost Apple Inc. a pretty penny.


Indeed......


SAN FRANCISCO -- Cisco Systems sued Apple Inc. in federal court Wednesday, saying the computer maker's new iPhone violates its trademark.

The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, came just a day after Apple CEO Steve Jobs unveiled the Apple iPhone in dramatic fashion at a trade show in San Francisco.

But even while Jobs was trumpeting the product during his keynote address to Apple faithful, the matter of the product's naming had not been resolved behind the scenes between two of the biggest names in Silicon Valley.

San Jose-based Cisco, the world's largest network-equipment maker, has owned the trademark on the name "iPhone" since 2000, when it acquired InfoGear Technology Corp., which originally registered the name.

And three weeks ago, Cisco's Linksys division put the trademark to use, releasing an Internet phone called "iPhone" that uses the increasingly popular Voice over Internet Protocol, or VoIP.

But on Tuesday, Jobs unveiled Apple's own iPhone, a "game-changing" touch-screen-controlled cell phone device that plays music, surfs the Web and delivers voicemail and e-mail.

Apple spokeswoman Natalie Kerris said she could not immediately comment on the lawsuit.

Cisco said Tuesday it had been negotiating for several years with Apple over a licensing agreement, but that Apple lawyers had not signed and returned the final contract.

"Cisco entered into negotiations with Apple in good faith after Apple repeatedly asked permission to use Cisco's iPhone name," said Mark Chandler, Cisco senior vice president and general counsel, in a statement. "There is no doubt that Apple's new phone is very exciting, but they should not be using our trademark without our permission."

Cisco is seeking injunctive relief to prevent Apple from copying Cisco's iPhone trademark.

"Today's iPhone is not tomorrow's iPhone. The potential for convergence of the home phone, cell phone, work phone and PC is limitless, which is why it is so important for us to protect our brand," Chandler added.

Jimmy Macintosh 10th January 2007 23:26

There had been rumours about a widescreen ipod coming out but it had issues with the click wheel. So it looks like they've changed the interface and incorporated everything that they could think of in it! I wanted the widescreen ipod, not convinced I want the phone side of it...but the battery life can't be too bad, the video ipods hold up pretty well, my nano lasts a continuous work day of use, 10 hours of music or two days worth of radio.
I'm seriously tempted to get it for the portable video device alone, finally a screen that is watchable.

BEagle 11th January 2007 01:53

Saab Dastard, I paid about £120 incl. p&p (special delivery) for my new Nokia 6310i.

I note a lot of business people still swear by it, both here and in Germany.

Clearly a demand which Nokia no longer satisfy themselves. I also have the car kit and it works very well indeed - although it isn't actually as good as the original kit for my Nokia 2110 was 10 years ago!

Sorry folks, but you can keep your flashy digi-yoof toys. Nokia should have updated their 6310i, not abandoned the sector completely in favour of the kiddie phones of today.

BDiONU 11th January 2007 08:28


Originally Posted by BEagle (Post 3061972)
Nokia should have updated their 6310i, not abandoned the sector completely in favour of the kiddie phones of today.

But there are still lots of basic Nokia's being produced. My wife uses the 6230i because she can take, send and receive pictures but I bought the 1101 for my parents because its very basic, SMS and phone calls only (plus its simple to operate and has large'ish buttons). :)

BD

Binoculars 11th January 2007 09:16


SMS and phone calls only......
WHAT??? You mean they can't watch latest release movies on it's one and a half inch screen? Dude, that is so, like, last century! Next you'll be telling me they don't have an internet fridge. :ooh:


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