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Corey 01-09-2007 10:08 AM

Apple iPhone
 
First I have seen this.
http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/the-apple-iphone/

http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.en...1/dsc_0182.jpg

http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.en...1/dsc_0165.jpg

http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.en...1/dsc_0203.jpg

Who is going to get one?
I have a free cell phone and service from Boeing now, but this is pretty cool.

HaveBlue 01-09-2007 10:21 AM

Bummer (sort of), I just dropped Cingular for T-Mobile.

Oh, well. I don't really care for iPods. But I like the other features on it. Not enough to justify the $599 price tag. That's a WINCH!!!

EWAYota 01-09-2007 10:23 AM

I have another year on this current contract with Cingular. Once the contract is up, I'll probably re-up with that phone or the updated version they may have at the time.

Good Times 01-09-2007 11:28 AM

only if sprint got this phone....

arjan 01-09-2007 11:54 AM

More junk people feel they need to buy. I'll stick with my nokia 5140. It's rugged, good battery life, and sounds very clear. That's all I need a phone to do.

Mister Willie 01-09-2007 01:42 PM

I'll stick with my.. cups and a string! death to cellphones!!

da_bigg_wigg 01-09-2007 02:05 PM

Nice! I'm not the only one! CELL PHONES ARE OVERRATED! :D

Alperovich 01-09-2007 02:27 PM

yes i'm getting this, with ANY company! i read some were it gonna run around $500. if it will, its like the best price ever, for a internet ready, video ipod, video/photo camera, wifi and blue tooth ready, which runs on Mac os X, not to mention touch screen and its small thin and light! its about the best hand held device you can get. I've said for while now, when apple finally does a ipod phone i'm gonna be first in line, this tops what i ever had in mind!:bowdown: apple for finally making my dreams possible and here i was ready to get a Q....

Scofco 01-09-2007 03:25 PM

Just another gadget.
I'm waiting for the technology advancement to slow down to a normal pace before I get into the gadget world again.

There is something cool coming out every week now in every market.

91_4x4runner 01-09-2007 05:26 PM

Now, Apple makes pretty good products, and this doesn't look like it'd be a bad thing, but c'mon, most people here have working phones already. You could order a winch, sliders, a 1UZ-FE engine, a bumper, a set of seats, a stereo, *mile long list etc*. You're only a short way off from being able to afford a MacBook at that price. I work at an apple authorized comp. shop so I support apple, but there are better ways to spend money.

P.S. I have a Treo 700p and feel that even though it is a great phone, manages my appt's with clients, date book, contact list, camera, internet portal (usb modem), it is still a little bit more than most people will do with their phones.

Randomness 01-09-2007 08:24 PM

It's priced to compete with the Treo's, Q's, and Blackberry's ... it has the edge on them with features. Too bad it uses Cingular.

I think it looks amazing, almost tempting enough to switch carriers.

X-AWDriver 01-10-2007 05:58 AM

Looks huge and clunky and probably will have the first year bugs like all new gadgets seem to have. I'd wait til it improves and gets smaller.

User 051420 01-10-2007 06:56 AM

I'd be willing to try it. I too just switch from Cingular to T-Mobile for the new Blackberry 8100. Love it.

Not sure I could give up the instant email push for it, though.

lee 01-10-2007 06:58 AM

anyone know what the battery life is like? i bet if you really used it to its full potential, it would barely last an hr.

Good Times 01-10-2007 08:07 AM

It's approximately the same size as the video Ipod but slightly taller to accommodate for the wide-screen and the thickness is thinner than the video ipod. For a phone I'd say it's not that bad considering a lot of people have the video ipod and don't complain about the size.

Battery life should be interesting as it doesn't use a hard drive but rather a flash drive found in the ipod nano.

lee 01-10-2007 08:17 AM

yeah but it also uses a large touchscreen

midiwall 01-10-2007 08:39 AM


Originally Posted by Alperovich (Post 50388689)
yes i'm getting this, with ANY company! i read some were it gonna run around $500.

$600 with one year of service, out in June.

TONS of information about it at engadget:
http://www.engadget.com/

During CES, click the radio button on the top that says "CES Optimized" and then the SET button. It'll make it easier to browse through everything.

lee 01-10-2007 08:42 AM

im not all that impressed.

it also looks like apple is trying to wow us with the apple version of windows xp media center

http://www.engadget.com/photos/first-apple-tv-pics/

i have MC and it is just like that.

lee 01-10-2007 08:45 AM

apple:
http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.en...pple-tv-20.jpg

xp media center:
http://www.videohelp.com/toolsimages...dition_854.jpg

midiwall 01-10-2007 08:47 AM

Here's one link that folks interested in the iPhone should read:

http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/t...-a-smartphone/

extract:
And the reality slowly sets in about what the iPhone is and is not. Noted analyst and Engadget pal Michael Gartenberg stated that the iPhone is first party software ONLY -- i.e. not a smartphone by conventional terms, being that a smartphone is a platform device that allows software to be installed. That means hungry power-users -- you know, those people ready and willing to plunk down $600 for an 8GB musicphone -- won't be able to extend the functionality of their phone any more than Apple (but thankfully not Cingular) dictates. Other unfortunate realities about the device:
  • No 3G. We know you know, but still, it hurts man.
  • No over the air iTunes Store downloads or WiFi syncing to your host machine.
  • No expandable memory.
  • No removable battery.
  • No Exchange or Office support.


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