1/09/2007
Apple Announces iPhone, Apple TV
Every once in a while a revolutionary product comes along that changes everything. Apple, a company known for innovation, has been very fortunate in this regard. In 1984 they introduced the world to the first Macintosh and changed personal computing forever. Then in 2001 Apple introduced the first iPod and redefined the music industry.Today Apple introduced 3 revolutionary products: widescreen iPod, mobile phone, and internet communicator. But there's a catch... these revolutionary products aren't 3 separate devices. They are all rolled into one product called the iPhone ($499 4GB, $599 8GB).
The iPhone (GSM+EDGE) has a touchscreen interface with multitouch capabilities. That means you can use multiple fingers at the same time. How can such a small device have an advanced multitouch interface? The iPhone runs the Macintosh operating system OS X. How did Apple fit an entire operating system into a tiny phone? I don't know. Magic?
The iPhone syncs to your computer just like your iPod. All your media (music, videos, podcasts, etc.) as well as contacts, email amd calendars will sync to your iPhone. You can even add any any IMAP or POP email account. Yahoo users will like this next perk. Yahoo is giving all iPhone owners free IMAP email. You normally have to pay extra for this feature.Web browsing on a mobile phone was probably one of the worst user experiences you've ever encountered. Well those days are over. The iPhone uses the Safari browser and can smoothly navigate complicated sites like Google Maps.
And if all this iPhone business wasn't enough, Steve Jobs also announed Apple TV ($299) - a way to enjoy your media on your big screen TV. Anything you put into iTunes (content from iTunes, DVDs you've ripped, videos from YouTube, etc.) can be wirelessly transmitted to your Apple TV box.
The Apple TV has 802.11 WiFi (b, g + n) and will automatically sync from your PC.
More Apple TV specs:- 40GB HD
- 720p HD video
- componet
- RCA
- USB 2.0
- ethernet
- WiFi
- HDMI
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Ok, It looks remarkably thin. Too thin.
I mean it looks good. Really frickin good. But thin. Difficult to hold and use at the same time. I'll reserve judgement until I get my hands on it.
I mean it looks good. Really frickin good. But thin. Difficult to hold and use at the same time. I'll reserve judgement until I get my hands on it.
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: January 09, 2007 5:39 PM
: January 09, 2007 5:39 PM
499/599 + a 2 year cingular contract?!?!
No thanks, I think I'll feed my family for two months instead.
I would love to buy one without all that phone crap in there though.
No thanks, I think I'll feed my family for two months instead.
I would love to buy one without all that phone crap in there though.
They jumped the shark.
Its a fragile, expensive kitchen sink device with no focus or real-world mobile form factor considerations (cept size).
Apple is trying to keep the ball rolling with the success of the MacBook and iPod (I've owned one Blackbook and purchased 5 iPods, and spent 2 years doing mobile device development), but this keynote saw them going in the wrong direction.
1. The first thing you make sure of in a mobile phone is to insure people feel comfortable handling it, stuffing it in their pocket or purse, and dropping it. This thing is just a huge expensive screen (it costs the same as a 30" widescreen HDTV). I treat my video ipod like royalty and the screen is a disaster - I dont want to think about what it would look like if I treated it like my cell phone.
2. The mobile device world is not naive about touchscreen keyboards/keypads - they have been around forever - people hate them, universally. This is why we have physical thumbboards - people LIKE them. People *want* tactile feedback when they type. The touchscreen is a compromise to jam the widescreen in. Having buttons is GOOD. This single 'feature' was a death knell for this phone.
3. $599 for only 8GB and a TWO-YEAR contract?
I haven't signed a mobile contract (or switched carriers) in years, I just swap sim cards.
Unlocked GSM please.
4. The screenshots of the web browser looked like safari wasnt compensating at all for the screen size - I couldnt read any of the hyperlinks on the amazon page and it was blown up on a movie screen. Safari was just pretending it was a tiny monitor and shrunk everything. Did Apple even look at the Blackberry or Opera Mobile browsers?
5. Did he show any pictures taken with the camera, or did the bloggers just miss it?
6. YMail instead of GMail?
7. No IM clients?!
8. This isnt a problem with the iPhone its a tricky usability problem with any musicphone.
My K700i played music but there was an awkward catch to it. I always had a music player with me, but for that reason I always needed to carry the special stereo wired headset too just in case I wanted to listen to music, which I never did. As a result, I never really used the music feature. Now I have a blackberry and dont carry any headset, and if I want music I will bring an iPod. This sounds like a weird argument but if you had one you'll know exactly what I'm talking about.
9. No upgradable storage.
Apple has always had a pretty much zero tolerance policy on upgrading products - just buy a new one, its better!
You can buy 8GB of SD memory from retailer NewEgg for $90, but evidentally, Apple charges $200.
Want more? Spend another $600 in 2009 (you wont be able to do it in 2008 because of your two-year contract!)!
10. Battery life. Nuff said.
Its a fragile, expensive kitchen sink device with no focus or real-world mobile form factor considerations (cept size).
Apple is trying to keep the ball rolling with the success of the MacBook and iPod (I've owned one Blackbook and purchased 5 iPods, and spent 2 years doing mobile device development), but this keynote saw them going in the wrong direction.
1. The first thing you make sure of in a mobile phone is to insure people feel comfortable handling it, stuffing it in their pocket or purse, and dropping it. This thing is just a huge expensive screen (it costs the same as a 30" widescreen HDTV). I treat my video ipod like royalty and the screen is a disaster - I dont want to think about what it would look like if I treated it like my cell phone.
2. The mobile device world is not naive about touchscreen keyboards/keypads - they have been around forever - people hate them, universally. This is why we have physical thumbboards - people LIKE them. People *want* tactile feedback when they type. The touchscreen is a compromise to jam the widescreen in. Having buttons is GOOD. This single 'feature' was a death knell for this phone.
3. $599 for only 8GB and a TWO-YEAR contract?
I haven't signed a mobile contract (or switched carriers) in years, I just swap sim cards.
Unlocked GSM please.
4. The screenshots of the web browser looked like safari wasnt compensating at all for the screen size - I couldnt read any of the hyperlinks on the amazon page and it was blown up on a movie screen. Safari was just pretending it was a tiny monitor and shrunk everything. Did Apple even look at the Blackberry or Opera Mobile browsers?
5. Did he show any pictures taken with the camera, or did the bloggers just miss it?
6. YMail instead of GMail?
7. No IM clients?!
8. This isnt a problem with the iPhone its a tricky usability problem with any musicphone.
My K700i played music but there was an awkward catch to it. I always had a music player with me, but for that reason I always needed to carry the special stereo wired headset too just in case I wanted to listen to music, which I never did. As a result, I never really used the music feature. Now I have a blackberry and dont carry any headset, and if I want music I will bring an iPod. This sounds like a weird argument but if you had one you'll know exactly what I'm talking about.
9. No upgradable storage.
Apple has always had a pretty much zero tolerance policy on upgrading products - just buy a new one, its better!
You can buy 8GB of SD memory from retailer NewEgg for $90, but evidentally, Apple charges $200.
Want more? Spend another $600 in 2009 (you wont be able to do it in 2008 because of your two-year contract!)!
10. Battery life. Nuff said.
LG Electronics, a pioneer consumer electronics and mobile phones announced that the company is going to launch a new mobile phone incorporating a buttonless touch-screen that resembles the much-hyped Apple iPhone
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