Apple iPhone Unveiled at Macworld

  • Posted by Rico
  • 1/10/2007

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Steve Jobs finally made it official. Giving his keynote address to start Macworld, he announced the Apple iPhone, ending years of rumors and speculations. Naturally, the rest of blogosphere is buzzing about the new gadget, and at least five people have IMed me today about it. Apple has stepped up to the hype, showcasing the smartphone’s capabilities with a slick flash-driven produce site.

People are going gaga over the Apple iPhone because of its features:

  • 3.5″ 320×480 touch-sensitive screen (no more keypad!)
  • Runs OS X
  • Comes in 4GB or 8GB
  • Quad-band GSM (850/900/1800/1900), EDGE, Wi-Fi (802.11b/g), and Bluetooth 2.0 connectivity
  • Built-in 2.0 megapixel camera

Unfortunately, it looks like it’ll be a while before the iPhone arrives on our shores. Cingular Wireless won exclusivity, and will start offering the 4GB ($499) and 8GB ($599) models with a two-year contract. The iPhone will become available in Europe near the end of this year. Asia can only expect the iPhone in 2008.

Rico Mossesgeld also writes for The Smart PDA, a blog that provides daily info on Smartphones and PDAs.

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Written by:
Albert Cabreira
Posted on:
1/28/2007 at 5:12 pm

It goes on sale here this June. And its a GSM/EDGE quad band wi-fi phone with a real Mac OSX operating system. Its actually a miniaturized Apple computer with true iTunes and a phone function. Finally, somebody had the guts to dream all the way and turn it to reality. Steve Jobs ought to be Time’s Man of the Year just for the iPhone’s Mutli-Touch Interface alone. I guess switching carriers from T-Mobile to Cingular last November wasn’t such a bad thing after all. ‘have to start saving then. Maybe I could sell my old trusty G3 iBook ….or G4 iMac… hmm….naaah…let’s just sell the Dell desktop and the PSP instead.

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Written by:
alex
Posted on:
2/7/2007 at 1:56 pm

Would be others designs?

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Written by:
Rico
Posted on:
2/9/2007 at 6:07 pm

Alex, I’m sure there’ll be other designs unveiled in the future. Steve Jobs promised 3G in his keynote, and it would make sense to back that assurance up.

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Written by:
Albert Cabreira
Posted on:
2/12/2007 at 2:38 am

…just concluded our in-school Mac OSX training for Dell die-hard fanatics among our teaching staff. I was assisting them convert a lot of those teachers to the Mac side. The Apple Research & Dev’t Head made it clear that the iPhone has a true OSX and thus technically in theory at least, could have Parallels installed, implying you could also have full size Windows apps in it. I don’t grasp why anyone would want to do that, but the Dell fanatics were smiling and and were eager to place their reservations for the iPhone which releases here in Vegas on June via Cingular Wireless. The Apple Trainors told everybody that now is a good time to familiarize ourselves with OSX. And I guess this holds true for anyone interested in getting the iPhone. Its always prudent to know the OSX interface first before plunging $499 or $599 for this micro-mac.

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Written by:
Paolo
Posted on:
2/14/2007 at 6:51 am

Like other new devices, I’ll wait for the next model. This 1st design is sure to have MANY BUGS!