Posted on 01/09/2007 10:18:35 AM PST by AnotherUnixGeek
Capping literally years of speculation on perhaps the most intensely followed unconfirmed product in Apple's history -- and that's saying a lot -- the iPhone has been announced today in collaboration with Cingular. Yeah, we said it: "iPhone," the name the entire free world had all but unanimously christened it from the time it'd been nothing more than a twinkle in Stevie J's eye (comments, Cisco?). Sweet, glorious specs of the 11.6 millimeter device (that's frickin' thin, by the way) include a 3.5-inch wide touchscreen display with multi-touch support, 2 megapixel cam, 8 GB of storage, Bluetooth with EDR, WiFi, and quadband GSM radio with EDGE -- and amazingly, it somehow runs OS X.
I'm disappointed they hooked up with Cingular again.
UI design and physical design are two different things.
And it's barely bigger than a person's grip. It's fine.
You can watch TV shows on it.
Look at photos on it.
Sync to your computer.
Surf the net.
E-mail.
CNBC has been carrying some of MacWorld.
The phone is BEAUTIFUL. Great industrial design. No buttons and great graphics. Thin and transluscent.
I understand it was delayed (as long a 2 years) due to Apple trying to get a really robust phone into what is basically an iPod.
Cingular's got the largest customer base--it's a no-brainer. That said, they'll definitely offer deals with other companies. First, they'll have to; second, the on-screen display specifically lists which carrier you're using, which implies that multiple carriers are supported. If you don't want to wait, Cingular lets you unlock phones if you can prove that you paid full retail for it.
As a T-Mobile user, I can't wait to pick one of these up.
touch an e-mail sender's name to CALL them on the phone!
Apple just hit a home run again. T-mobile, it's been nice, sorry to see ya go.
Now THAT is a sexy phone.
I have the Tmobile service too.
How cool is that?
How much?
Cingular: dealbreaker
Why will it fail as a phone? Because it can fit in a pocket? Come on, I think you're lingering too much on the fact that it's slightly larger than someone's grip.
It's launching with Cingular. It'll come to other carriers. You can also get an unlocking code from Cingular if you prove you paid full retail for it.
It's gotta be in the $400 range to start.
Just a guess.
Live commentary at:
http://www.macrumorslive.com/
Price will be coming shortly.
That's too big? Phones have been getting so small lately that it seems to be small for the sake of small, ending up being far too small. I am uncomfortable using most of the cell phones made today -- my hand didn't get smaller, and neither did the distance between my ear and my mouth. This is the epitome of an ergonomic cell phone for its time, but it could use a modern re-interpretation due to advanced tech, maybe a bit slimmer, full screen underneath the slide, cool UI:
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