[AnotherUnixGeek]

Combination of next new iPod and fabled iPhone. Looks nice, but too big. Apple has been leading the way in UI design lately but this thing is just too big.

[antiRepublicrat]

I like the Bluetooth headset. The ones I see around are quite ugly sci-fi looking things.

[GretchenM]

[BritExPatInFla]

Sweet, my current Cingular contract ends in June, just in time to upgrade to a new iPhone.

[finnman69]

Dag, $600?

That's a hella lot.

[randita]

Anyone know where to find what 3rd party applications would work with the iPhone?

In particular, I'm interested in finding out whether Palm software and FileMaker Pro would work with it. IOW, I would be interested in it if it would duplicate what I do now on my Palm PDA as well as provide phone/internet/e-mail.

I don't care as much about the iPod capabilities.

[Hemingway's Ghost]

Nope. They whacked this one out of the park.

The technology this thing has on board is incredible.

[Aquinasfan]

This is going to be bigger than the introduction of the Macintosh. Apple has vertically integrated the music business, and this device should make them one of the biggest phone hardware and service providers in the years to come.

[Petronski]

Too big? Are you a dwarf?

[finnman69]

http://money.cnn.com/2007/01/09/technology/apple_jobs/index.htm?postversion=2007010917
Cingular, a unit of AT&T (up $0.13 to $33.94, Charts), will be Apple's sole U.S. partner. It's an exclusive multiyear agreement, which means no other carrier will be able to sell the iPhone through 2009.

[SamAdams76]

I'm amazed that Apple (and Cingular) were able to keep this project such a secret that up until this morning, even the most "plugged-in" pundits never saw it coming.

In my opinion, this is a revolutionary product that will turn the cell phone industry upside down. It is basically a merging of iPod, PDA and cell phone.

We all saw how cool the first iPod was in 2001 but nobody saw the tidal wave coming. It took about three years to get the iPod juggernaut rolling. Now five years (and five generations of iPod later), that first iPod looks as clunky as that old VCR player in your closet that you haven't used since 1997.

One can only imagine how future generations of this product are going to evolve. Already, it appears that Apple has a polished mega-selling product on their hands. And it's priced to sell NOW.

Let's just hope they can build factories fast enough to produce them.

[Swordmaker]

Introducing The iPhone! PING

If you want on or off the Mac Ping List, Freepmail me.

[kawaii]

I kind of want a bigger phone, something that actually feels like it bridges the space between ear and mouth...

[Star Traveler]

You said -- "... but this thing is just too big."

Now, that's hilarious. You know..., if they wanted to, they could make something so small that you would have to use the head of a pin to punch in numbers and use a magnifying glass to read what it said. It would be pretty small. I imagine it wouldn't be too hard to make it as small as a ring.

BUT, here the ridiculousness of that statement. Getting stuff so small that it's no longer suited for *human consumption* is stupid. You have to see it, You have to be able to "handle" it. You have to have some kind of "interaction" with the product. That *requires* -- some *size* to make it happen.

"Big" is necessary for "functionality" for human beings. If you are a computer, on the other hand, and only interact through electrical signals, then you don't have to concerned and can make it as small as you want.

So, no, it's not too big. People are that big, which requires it to match up with "people".

Did I really have to explain that to someone -- apparently so...

Regards,
Star Traveler