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    Bluebird Soft BM-150R PDA Phone Approved by FCC

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    Bluebird Soft's BM-150R in its Pidion line has finally crossed the FCC hurdle and is ready for sale in the United States. Of note, this phone was already released in Korea last year.

    Spec-wise, this industrial-standard PDA phone looks okay with support for both CDMA (Cellular/k-PCS) and GSM (Quadband 850/900/1800/1900MHz) and a 3.5-inch LCD TFT touchscreen, running on Windows Mobile 5.0 Operating System. A 1.3-megapixel camera makes up for the camera options. Connectivity is taken care of by 802.11b/g, Bluetooth, IrDa, USB, and serial port. GPS and T-DMB are other notable features. Expansion is made possible by a miniSD slot. Unfortunately, this is no 3G device as it comes with GPRS only.

    No information on pricing yet.

    Parrot DS1120 Speakers

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    Bluetooth speakers are ample in the market, but a new addition, especially from a company like Parrot, is always welcome. It has announced its new DS1120 Bluetooth speakers, which bagged the 1st place in the Bluetooth Special Interest Group Best of CES contest in the Music category.

    Compatible with any A2DP-enabled and analog audio device, this Hi-Fi duo pack 30W RMS, a class D audio amplifier, a wideband driver, and has a Bluetooth range of 10 meters. There is a touch-sensitive three-button user interface for volume changes and pairing functions. The 3.5mm line-in jack is another nice convenience. All this is packed in a compact and sleek design with each speaker weighing in at around 950 grams.

    The Parrot DS1120 will available in second quarter of 2008 for a price of 199 Euros.

    SoftBank 920SC Phone

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    Softbank Mobile has released the PHOTOS 920SC slider phone that features two cameras - a 5-megapixel camera for picture taking and a 3-megapixel one for video conference. It further takes a stamp on the camera-phone market by including a xenon flash, 3X optical zoom, Bluetooth, IrDA, GPS, face recognition and auto focus capabilities. This will give its contemporaries, a run for their money.

    The camera is intuitive towards hand-shake and can prevent red eye pictures by correcting them. The 2.4 inches 240×320 display features 26 million colors. It takes in a microSD (maximum 2GB) card, and supports W-CDMA and GSM (900/1800/1900). It also has 3G high speed connectivity at 3.6Mbps make which loads 500 ten thousand pixel cameras on January 12th.

    The phone measures at 52×101.5×18.9mm and weighs 129g, has a 340-hour battery and gives about approximately 200 minutes of talktime. The device will be out on the 12th of this month however, it will only be available in Japan.

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    The Apple iPhone is not just a phone - it is a phone, music player, video player, internet device, and camera all in one. Like its Apple iPod Nano and iPod video cousins, the iPhone is slim and sleek at just 11.6mm thick, 2.4-inches wide, and 4.5-inches tall.

    Steve Jobs has such confidence in the new iPhone that he has said he wants to sell over 10 million of them by 2008. I think he's setting his sights a little low, and project that Apple will sell over 10 million iPhones in less than 6 months. With the following that Apple has, and the fact that this device has been rumored about and anticipated for almost four years now, it shouldn't be too far out of the realm of possiblity.

    iPod Features:

    The Apple iPhone is a widescreen iPod that features touch screen controls that allow you to enjoy all your content, including audiobooks, music, TV shows, and movies. It features an amazing 3.5-inch widescreen display, and allows you to sync content from your iTunes library on your PC or Mac, making that content also accessible with just the touch of a finger.

    iPhone users will be able to scroll through songs, artists, albums, and playlists with just a flick of a finger. One cool new feature of this function is the display of album artwork - you can now use Cover Flow to browse your music library by album artwork for the first time on an iPod.

    Phone Features:

    Using the phone function of the Apple iPhone, you can calls by simply pointing your finger at a name or number in your address book, a favorites list, or a call log. iphone.JPG All your contacts from a PC, Mac, or Internet device are also automatically synched, you can select and listen to voicemail messages in whatever order you want — just like email. Calls can easily be merged together with just the touch of a button to create a conference call. Conference calling has never been easier!

    SMS Text Messaging:

    Using the iPhone, you can send text messages withan SMS application with a predictive QWERTY soft keyboard that prevents and corrects mistakes. This makes it easier and more efficient to use than the small plastic keyboards found on many smartphones.

    Camera Function:

    The Apple iPhone also features an amazing 2-megapixel camera, as well as a photo management application unlike anything available on a phone today. Users can sync photos from a PC or Mac, browse or email them with just a touch of the screen.

    Internet Device:

    The iPhone features a rich HTML email client as well as the Safari browser, which automatically syncs bookmarks from a PC or Mac. The Safari browser has built-in Google and Yahoo! search. You can also multi-task by reading a web page while simultaneously downloading your email in the background via WiFi or EDGE. Safari also includes built-in Google and Yahoo! search. You can even display Google Maps as they were meant to be seen, and zoom in to view specific points.

    E-mail:

    The iPhone is great for multi-tasking, so you can read a web page while downloading your email in the background over Wi-Fi or EDGE. Its e-mail client fetches your email in the background from most POP3 or IMAP mail services, and then displays photos and graphics along with the text.

    Widgets:

    Extend your iPhone with widgets, small applications that give you helpful information like stock reports, weather reports, and more in real time.

    Touchscreen:

    The iPhone features an amazing 3.5-inch widescreen display, and has one of the most revolutionary user interfaces since the mouse. The interface is unlike anything you've ever experienced on a phone, with a large multi-touch display and innovate new software that allows you to control everything with the touch of a finger.

    Intelligent Keyboard:

    The iPhone features a full QWERTY keyboard that allows you to send and receive SMS messages, email, etc. It is predicitive, and therefore prevents and corrects mistakes.

    Built-in Sensors:

    The iPhone incorporates an accelerometer, which detects when a user switches from holding the phone in landscape to portrait mode, and automatically updates the image on screen to fit the mode. The sensors also detect when you put the iPhone near your phone, and automatically shuts off the display screen until you move it away to save on battery power. An ambient light sensor automatically adjusts the screen's brightness to the appropriate level for the current ambient light, which enhances user experience and also saves on battery power.

    Accessories:

    As of now, Apple has announced a Bluetooth headset that will work with the iPhone, as well as new headphones that incorporate a small white box in the middle of the cord. This box has a built-in microphone and a switch to answer and hang up phone calls.

    The phone is expected to come out in June 2007 in USA, Europe in the fourth QTR and Asia in 2008 and it will be available exclusively on Cingular for $499 on a two-year contract for the 4GB version and $599 for the 8GB version. Get your iPhone from here -> Apple.com

    Keynote Speech Coverage


    iPhone Specs:

    - Screen size: 3.5 inches
    - Screen resolution: 320x480 at 160 ppi
    - Input method: Multi-touch
    - Operating system - OS X
    - Storage: 4GB or 8GB
    - GSM: Quad-band (MHz: 850, 900, 1800, 1900)
    - Wireless data: WiFi (802.11b/g) + EDGE + Bluetooth 2.0
    - Camera: 2.0 megapixels
    - Battery: Up to 5 hours Talk/Video/Browsing, 16 hours Audio Playback
    - Dimensions: 4.5 x 2.4 x 0.46 inches / 115 x 61 x 11.6mm
    - 4.8 ounces / 135 grams

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    Comments (147)

    Roland:

    wow... well, we already know Cingular will get it first based on the pics... them guys get all the good stuff

    Mike:

    Apple just did to cell phone manufacturers what they did to MP3 manufacturers, Took a large sword and cut off their heads. Everyone will have this phone in 2 years. Cingular just made billions dollars. As for the nay sayers...
    The iPhone is powered by OSX and completely intergrated with all the iApps.

    The Ericksen's Nokia's and Motorolla's are
    crying like little babies tonight.

    princess:

    i think this phone sounds really cool but then again i'm only twelve so im easily amazed

    stephanie:

    omg! i am so gonna get the iphone! i just got my ipod video for xmas and i love it! i can finally get a cell phone when i'm 15 (and that'll be in june!) and that's exactly when apple supposed to release the iphone. but i think i might wait a couple weeks and read reviews about it b4 i actually get one lol you can go on apple's website and on the home page there's a huge phone..which is obviously the iphone. lol i love it so much! just another obvious product that will get apple rich..once again lol

    Tristan:

    The greatest thing apple has ever thought of

    trex:

    what does the toggle button below the screen do?

    is this a slider phone?
    {coz it looks like a slider phone (kinda like somethin from Nokia) especially with that toggle button below the screen.}

    granted that it is a slider phone, how come all the pictures I have seen in this site as well as in many other sites (including Apple's official page on the iPhone) features the same view of the iPhone--isn't there something more to see other than its widescreen facade?

    Thanks!
    And sorry if I sound demanding. I'm trying really hard not to, but I suck, coz I'm really curious and all excited with the phone that I've been waiting for years already!
    Thanks again!

    Trex:

    I totally agree with what Tristan had commented: this iPhone is indeed the greatest thing Apple has ever thought of.

    Trex:

    Am I getting it right that this is just a prototype and not yet final?

    I do hope that it's just a prototype coz there's still so much to improve on it, and so much more to finish like:

    -a stylus
    [hopefully, coz what if my fingertips are grimy and I want to make a call without having to smear grime onto my iPhone's touchscreen display?]

    -real tangible keys
    [hopefully, coz using a virtual keyboard is boring at times, don't you think? Plus I've been accustomed to the Nokia keypad, so there ya go.]

    dmz:

    Well, I guess it's official. I wonder when Steve Jobs is going give credit to Bill Gates. Gates was interviewed over a year ago and was asked about his reaction toward the popularity of the iPod. He responded by saying that Apple shouldn't focus all their attention in a single MP3 player. Instead, the future is in combining a cell phone, MP3 player, PDA, etc. all in one unit. Surprise, surprise.

    Trex:

    there's not that many details yet on this gadget on the official Apple page for the iPhone.

    there's just so many to ask about it and i wish Steve Jobs could offer to open up a live chat hehe.

    Kenny:

    Rumor has it that it will be released on January 15th,2007.

    Mal:

    Will Verizon get this phone as well?

    Tyler:

    dmz said it all. I was going to say the same thing. Bill Gates already predicted this. Although credit must be given to Apple for being able to tap into the markets first with their products. It always seems to work that way: Bill Gates has the great idea, Steve Jobs gets the product out there without completely finishing it, leaving it to Bill Gates to finish. The problem is Microsoft being too timid and too concerned with quality. It's what causes their revolutionary products to come out literally years after they should.

    Jason:

    I hope they really plan on beefing up the features on this phone or??

    If you will permit me, here is my rant...

    the iphone is missing buttons on the main surface - cant play video games... plus, when driving it is easier to feel for a 'hotkey' instead of trying to look at your touchscreen...

    there is a touch keyboard.. ok.. but what about the stylus? is there even an option? at $500 there should be.

    No front mounted camera for video conferencing... (what? that is the future of communication!)

    It wont fly for a true all-in-one device... And worse, it uses slow EDGE technology... (that is what sprint is currently using to market AGAINST cingular in their latest advertising campaign)
    HDSPA Anyone??

    did i mention the 3.5 inch screen is too big? My pda is already a 3.5 and I need something smaller... The 2.8 is the way to go... trust me on this... I have big PDA outlines on the pockets of all of my jeans now...

    infrared? i mean, bluetooth is good, but too much hassle for a quick device-to-device electronic business card transfer which happens so often in the business world... (ever tried to create a bluetooth network just to transfer a file? nightmare. of course you could just hand over your sd card - if it had a slot ; )

    Final flames.. No expandable memory, so dont even think about stockpiling 8gb Sd cards full of your favorite movies or changing out your movie card for your music card...
    and where is that ever-so-needed usb port? C'mon apple.. So basically it is an ipod that makes phone calls.. and when did the world ever need an ipod?

    Ok... are we still friends??

    Here is my choice of a phone... it is a bit pricier but actually has real features! (note the HDSPA which is cable modem speed on cellular waves!)

    HTC P3600

    read it and weep! well at least i am weeping until i can afford it!

    Jason:

    I hope they really plan on beefing up the features on this phone or??

    If you will permit me, here is my rant...

    the iphone is missing buttons on the main surface - cant play video games... plus, when driving it is easier to feel for a 'hotkey' instead of trying to look at your touchscreen...

    there is a touch keyboard.. ok.. but what about the stylus? is there even an option? at $500 there should be.

    No front mounted camera for video conferencing... (what? that is the future of communication!)

    It wont fly for a true all-in-one device... And worse, it uses slow EDGE technology... (that is what sprint is currently using to market AGAINST cingular in their latest advertising campaign)
    HDSPA Anyone??

    did i mention the 3.5 inch screen is too big? My pda is already a 3.5 and I need something smaller... The 2.8 is the way to go... trust me on this... I have big PDA outlines on the pockets of all of my jeans now...

    infrared? i mean, bluetooth is good, but too much hassle for a quick device-to-device electronic business card transfer which happens so often in the business world... (ever tried to create a bluetooth network just to transfer a file? nightmare. of course you could just hand over your sd card - if it had a slot ; )

    Final flames.. No expandable memory, so dont even think about stockpiling 8gb Sd cards full of your favorite movies or changing out your movie card for your music card...
    and where is that ever-so-needed usb port? C'mon apple.. So basically it is an ipod that makes phone calls.. and when did the world ever need an ipod?

    Ok... are we still friends??

    Here is my choice of a phone... it is a bit pricier but actually has real features! (note the HDSPA which is cable modem speed on cellular waves!)

    HTC P3600

    read it and weep! well at least i am weeping until i can afford it!

    Matt:

    I was TOTALLY sold on this phone and ready to call to pre-order halfway through watching the keynote.....

    Then, Steve uttered the words that ended my dream of buying this phone..... Exclusive partnership with Cingular.....

    I could not believe this, I am a recovering Cingular customer, that is living the good life over at T-Mobile. I had Cingular for just over a year, and it was the worst experience I have had since owning a cell phone.

    I have been a Mac customer since day 1 (Mac Classic) but there is NOTHING Apple could release that would get me to ever sign another contract with Cingular ever again.

    I am totally bummed out.

    Jim:

    Jason, If you will permit me, here is MY rant...

    "the iphone is missing buttons on the main surface - cant play video games... plus, when driving it is easier to feel for a 'hotkey' instead of trying to look at your touchscreen..."

    Do you often play video games while driving?

    "there is a touch keyboard.. ok.. but what about the stylus? is there even an option? at $500 there should be."

    Why pay for something you don't need? It uses the stylus you were born with - fingers.

    "did i mention the 3.5 inch screen is too big? My pda is already a 3.5 and I need something smaller... The 2.8 is the way to go... trust me on this... I have big PDA outlines on the pockets of all of my jeans now..."

    HTC P3600 dimensions: 108mm (L) x 58.2mm (W) x 18.4mm (T)

    iPhone dimensions: 115mm (L) x 61mm (W) x 11.6mm (T)

    The iPhone is 7mm longer, 2.8mm wider and 6.8mm THINNER, which will probably leave less of a mark on your jeans (always high up on my criteria for buying PDA's - NOT). Bigger screen, less jeans imprint. Lower cost, too!

    You didn't talk about user interfaces: OS X on the iPhone versus Windows Mobile on the 3600. OS X is still better than Vista, much less a scaled down version of Windows. FULL HTML email and webpages on iPhone, not pared down at all.

    The camera lens, HDSPA, SD slot and infrared I'll give you. Maybe on iPhone 2.0. But I'm willing to bet Apple sells more iPhones this year than HTC sells 3600's, even though Apple won't be starting until June.

    Matt (also):

    I agree with the previous Matt. I am a new Mac user, and haven't bought an iPod yet. I use a Treo currently, which I like, but acknowledge the Windows OS blows on it.

    However, NOTHING blows more than Cingular, I'll never have them again. I paid the cancellation fee to get out of my contract with them, I will never go back!

    Also, I'm a bit miffed at the lack of expandable memory. If it's really supposed to be a combo iPod and phone, why does it only have 8MB? I plan on buying a large iPod, and storing all my music on it, but this iPhone isn't big enough to hold everything, so I would still need to buy the iPhone. I think they should at least sell expandable memory for it. Regardless, I won't be getting anything with "Cingular" printed on it.

    Jim:

    "Regardless, I won't be getting anything with "Cingular" printed on it." -Matt (also)

    When it's released, it will probably say AT&T. Merger wars again.

    iyad alqirtas:

    it looks nice but why their isn't a 3G !!!!????

    SeeScapRun:

    Very cool, but WAY TOO LITTLE MEMORY! People who buy this want one device, and want to get rid of their iPods... er their OTHER iPods.. :)

    David:

    Does anyone know how the email funtionality will compare to Blackberry??

    Well ... We just got this news TODAY here in Australia.! - Shows how S.L.O.W. we are here hey.?

    * But so far, it looks good enough that I'd probably buy it when it hits our shores @ the predicted date of sometime NEXT YEAR, ala 2008, IF I can hang out till then ??? - Price they have quoted for us *Aussies* is around the AU$800 mark, which is pretty good considering other phones with LESS features costing MORE than this *new* baby from * iPOD * - Like all 1st batch technology, this will have a few bugs N all & by then I'll end up with a 2nd or 3rd generation that'll be all tweaked up better than the 1st run.!!

    * I'm normally a " Nokia " type person until now ... I was about to go with a SonyEricsson type Walkman, but after seeing this from Apple ... Looks like the * Apple iPhone * IS my next mobile phone for the future.! - I LOVE Technology.!! - Cheer's.!!

    warren:

    Can you tell where I can buy this Apple's iPhone? or where I can go to view it. Thank you. It looks great, and being Apple I know it works great.

    sam:

    some1 has posted that this phone will have everythin.I mean common did u guys check Nokia N91.It has 8GB too and it's out already.

    JJP:

    Apple Lovers, now we have our own Iphone, but tell me, can I use it, in the Caribbean Islands?Because Nextel stinks. Every year I go to PR and they tell me they are working on a tower there, the last BS they told me that after they merged with Sprint everything would be okay, lies,lies, lies, can't wait to the end of my contract. Hurray for IPhone!!!

    James:

    Does anyone know whether you can load navigation software on it? Many Cingular phones now have NavTech navigation software operability.

    Melody:

    I heard it's not out till June 07. Well, either way I can't wait. I hope T-Mobile will support it. I will def. renew my contract if so.

    Edward:

    hello

    Danny:

    What is the CPU inside the iPhone? Anyone have clue?

    Justin ME:

    This phone sucks. Lets jsut be honest. No buttons on the front. No real keypad. SLOW internet speeds. No expandable memory. No USB Port. Introducing the $500 IPod!

    Amenze:

    i think the Apple iPhone is a very neat concept from Steve Jobs. it's got a lot of potential.

    breast:

    this phone is crap

    spider-man:

    lick balls and eat shit have a nice day (:

    Typical:

    Typical Apple. A lot of whizbang, and no meat.

    1) No memory cards?
    2) Screen is too small compared to Nokia N800.
    3) Camera doesn't swivel?
    4) Cingular only?

    Since none of the other players are stepping up, Apple will sell millions, but I'll wait. Nokia could have killed the iphone out of the box with the N800, but WTF? No phone capabilities?

    These companies need to fire their freakin' committees and hire a couple of real users to do their design.

    Typical:

    Typical Apple. A lot of whizbang, and no meat.

    1) No memory cards?
    2) Screen is too small compared to Nokia N800.
    3) Camera doesn't swivel?
    4) Cingular only?

    Since none of the other players are stepping up, Apple will sell millions, but I'll wait. Nokia could have killed the iphone out of the box with the N800, but WTF? No phone capabilities?

    These companies need to fire their freakin' committees and hire a couple of real users to do their design.

    Jason:

    Correction for everyone using the acronym "HDSPA"?
    *Correction:
    "High Speed Downlink Packet Access" (HSDPA)

    bulletban:

    only for Cingular? 2-yrs contract and pay 5 bills for it? plus additional monthly fees on Internet/data services? not sure what kinds of people can afford this, i agreed it's a nice devices, but Apple make a bad move on exclusively bundle with Cingular, Apple should sell it like ipod, no contracts restrictions, then I'll definitely seriously consider getting it, until then, $499 with 2-yrs contract, it's a NO DEAL, very bad marketing.

    Fashionable:

    the name "Apple iPhone" will sell itself. apple has some very loyal customers and it doesn't matter what the phone can and can't do.

    Hum... as much as WM05 sucks (give me Sharp's Zaurus anytime), I still prefer the Glofiish X500 over an iPhone with OSX.
    The iPhone is too little, too slow, too expensive: no USB, no SD, no GPS, awkward BT compatibility, no hotkeys, and bound connectivity plans.
    By the time Apple actually gets the iPhone out, E-Ten will probably be selling a thinner device, with bi-core ARM proc, USB hosting, multi-band, Wifi-phone, GPS and maybe Wimax... :)

    SOMEONE:

    This phone would be a great phone if it was affordable. People are going to want to by it but the crowd that they are not aiming at is the crowd that has the majority.

    David G:

    One thing it is missing is GPS. With that, one could open Google Maps and see all of the shops and restaurants in your immediate vicinity.

    justme:

    Commpliments to Apple for designing a futuristic phone that forsees this new uprising and tec world generation. Technology is changing so fast and Apple is keeping up. I will definately purchase an IPod phone as soon as it is available. Love your work. Thanks for making our down time more interesting and our busy time just a touch away from connecting to the world.

    apple isnt just keeping up with the constant technological changes, but, they are also the one making all of the technology changes. i love it <3

    TecWannabe:

    Apple iPhone will set a new trend and direction for all mobile phone makers as well as Microsoft will copy the idea for those pda phone equips with WinCE, RIM will start to mimic the innovation on it's device, and Palm probably will file bankrupt due to lack of innovation in the last 10 years. One thing though, will Apple able to capture market share since nobody could get one until summer. During these months, Nokia, Sony, LG and others may take advantage on developing one similar if not better.

    criticman:

    iPhone is a GSM phone. As long as one could get a hand on it, it could work with worldwide GSM provider with EDGE. I would like to get one but the question is, will Apple able to sell this new break through garget like iPOD or just another disappointed Newton PDA in Apple history. iPhone arrival too late while Newton arival too early ahead of it's time. See the similarity picture?

    joe:

    when is the release date for the apple iphone?

    Anthony:

    What about the Lawsuit filed by Cisco on January 10th? This phone may not see the light of day. I was looking forward to it. It would compliment my 60G iPod.

    Nimrod_5:

    this is a WiFi compatible right? so that means if you are in a place with Wifi connection, u can connect to the internet? just like a laptop?

    Kirk:

    Well I have a iPod Nano and a cingular cell phone with a contract thats about to end. I cant wait until the iPhone is available..I just hope that I have enough money to get it..lol

    valerie:

    When will verizon get it. We just signed a 2 year agreement with them.

    r-man:

    Never bought anything from
    apple...but call me a fanboy except one thing.The MEMORY!!!The iphone is only coming out with 4-8gb??Come on thats not enough for videos!if they come out with bigger memory call me a costomer?
    Hoping for 25gb-35gb.please

    Philip:

    Im poor right now and my family is deep in debt but i will use my lifes savings to get this hot new gadget

    A.J.:

    What if i have verizon??!?!? i want this phone badlly!!! but i dont have cingularrr~

    kenan:

    Well, we should know why they don't have an expandable memory... Apple is a smart business company, they know and want to make money. The next generation of the iphone will most likely be 16 or 32 gigs with some added features. How are they going to sell those if you can add memory to the current iphone? If iphone came with a sd and if you spend $600 for this phone, would you spend another $600 or $700 with 16 or 32 gigs when it's released a year or two later? I know I would't until I got full of my iphone.

    This is the next generation of PDA but with Ipod included and some other features.

    Portobello:

    when is going to be available in canada??? and how much it will be?? which company is going to give us the service???

    cj:

    Well, I mean it seems like the most in-phone! i mean everyone got the pod because it is so stylish, but i think that this phone is ridiculous. Of course i would want it, but it definately needs more work, i can be improved on so much. I think that for 500 dollars, it's not worth it, but if the change it up and add a little moer sensability to the phone it might work.

    x444:

    It will be interesting to find out upon what technology the MultiTouch Screen is based on. Will it be a rather ordinary touchpanel sensing pressure? Or may it be based upon measuring the Anisotropic Magnetoresistive? In the latter case the screen could be made from a solid material and it may already sense the presence of your fingers going close.

    Giovani Oliveira:

    I have only 3 words to say.
    Amazing, Gorgeous and ...

    key:

    this is so great i will by this first time it comes out so cool

    key:

    this is so great i will by this first time it comes out so cool

    Check out this brand new unofficial iPhone forum for more new, info and a friendly discussion! http://www.iphoneforum.info

    Clark Kant:

    Yes, the iPhone has a lot of great features. But it would be nice if this article also covered some of the phones shortcomings as well.

    http://new-insight.blogspot.com/2007/01/apple-iphone-just-10-features-short-of.html

    This is a particularly well thought out article that has an exhaustive list of shortcomings, how they can easily be remedied, and future directions that apple should consider taking with the iphone.

    http://new-insight.blogspot.com/2007/01/apple-iphone-just-10-features-short-of.html

    Samantha Carnochan:

    i was just wondering how you purchase one.. it doesnt tell you on the apple website.

    I really think apple will sell over the 10 million mobile devices within the year that they expect this mobile phone has everything.

    eck!:

    Question why do I want to be force-fed this tripe?? My phone plays music do I use that. . . no. why? phones are for phone calls. . . yeah it has a camera but what phone doesn't and they all suck. If I’m going to take pictures I’m going to use my 8 mega pixel Sony. this phone is stupid just like everything else apple makes. revolutionary not. Apple is just good at selling sterile products to people with sterile minds. I would never buy anything that has a i in front of it. . . Ever. Especially for that price. Give me some style some aesthetics not the same product reworked over and over again. That everyone and there mommy’s, mommy is gonna have. And for people that text a lot sorry about your luck! No expandable memory, 8GB is nothing for music. All hype, no results. I hate apple and I hate Steve Jobs. Techno hippy wannabe geek.

    Does it have a flash?

    Irs:

    Well... You are just an apple hater man... You try to judge, behind the blackness of your stuck mind...

    anonymous:

    I think it's a bad call for them to include an ipod in the phone personally. They are replacing one of their OWN products that actually sells very well. Not a good look. 2....I probably wouldn't even use it for an ipod much cause like someone has mentioned before, it will kill the battery and take up all the memory. 3...coming out on Cingular was also a bad call...Sprint isn't the best company but it has a LOT of customers. I was a Nextel customer that got merged with Sprint and i hate Sprint, but it is what it is. Sprint or Verizon would have been a better choice. I should have never left Verizon. Lastly, is it a PDA is well? I'm getting the impression it's not and that was the main thing I wanted in my next phone, a PDA. They should have replaced the ipod feature with a PDA and continue to sell their ipods like hot cakes.

    andrew:

    ok, so we can go about how great the iphone is?, but really how much is this sucker going to cost me

    Minoar:

    I did not see that Steve Jobs mention that Iphone also have Radio?

    Just wonder if Iphone :

    1. Have Radio?
    2. Have flight mode? To turn off phone signal but still can use for music and video.
    3. As Steve Jobs said its an OS X operation, that mean I can install what I can install on Mac? Photoshop, Office, Pagemaker?

    Ayone know the details, welcome to write to me at my e-mail.

    Thanks.

    Ray:

    By the way,my mail is

    raytint@yahoo.com

    Steve Jobs is great guy and I still use PC, but if I get Iphone in 2008 (I live in Asia) I would considerate to have imac laptop that can also run windows.

    abioye:

    i think the i phone is good. no matter what pple think or say about the product they have not seen let alone try out its potentials i think apple has done a good by combining all the major function in one garget

    Rui castro Lobo:

    Why Apple is going to kill iPhone?

    If iPhone will get a crazy price tag, even ever fans like me, wont be able to get the device. I sincerely hope the price will be well balanced, otherwise it will not be a sales success... Not in my opinion.

    Innerlight Tom:

    I have read many of your comments, and many of your gripes. 'No buttons.' 'Only 8GB?' 'Battery life sucks.' 'Mac sucks.' When are you people going to wake up and 1. Realize that this is the first version of the iPhone to hit the market? and 2. Take it for what it is?

    I looked at my 60GB iPod yesterday and realized that I had so much crap on it that I nevered listened to or watched. I bet that if a majority of you looked at your iPod, there is tons of crap that you don't watch (and re-watch) and listen to on a regular basis. Take an honest inventory of your iPod and delete all of the garbage off of it. Yes it is great to have every CD and DVD in the house copied to my iPod, but I am not listening to them or watching them. It's a great device, but I think for the average music and movie enthusist, 8GB will be plenty. There are some of you out there that just have to have everything on your rig and the iPhone will not be for you.
    Also, the first iPod was small (in storage capacity) and kind of quirky and Apple totally revamped it to what it is today and it is awesome; give them time with the iPhone and they will do the same. Not to mention this device still has testing and revisions to go under for the next 5 months. And this is coming from a PC user for 12+ years.
    SO CAN EVERYONE JUST CALM THE HELL DOWN????
    (last sentence added for effect)

    JGonz:

    Will T-Mobile users be able to use the iPhone

    abrahão eloy roseira:

    pow esse iphone da apple é show quando chegará ao brazil

    Lars:

    But please... I was so embarassed when i saw Jobs release demo. 5 years ahead? Yeah right... My first Pocket Pc 6 years ago (a Philips Nino) had more firepower. Except for the phone bit of course... This is just an expensive toy phone for gadgeteers. WM offers 500% more flexibility. As far as the GUI is concerned all you have to do with the WM deviced is to skin them and WHAM you got a IPhone but with muscles.

    On my HP i have:

    a fully featured Word Processor

    A 3D Cad Editor

    A technical drawing program

    A kick ass music sequencer with sampling etc.
    PS2 emulator which runs 3D games like a charm..

    A Bit Torrent client

    + full Java support!

    I rest my case...


    Apple, get real!

    Al:

    Can anyone advise me from experience as to what the best device for all inj one: phone, camera and Internet browsing and e-mail checking? I am tired of hearing technical problems of so many devices. I want an advice prior to buy. Thanks a million!!

    Avery:

    Some people get too offended by people that don't like it, personally, I would rather buy a PS3 with no commitment at $600, I already have devices that can do everything this phone can, and I was never extremely amazed by any of them...

    Why is there no price? Or even an estimate of price, some guide line maybe

    Carol:

    I have NO clue what you are all blahhing about. Saying this is too much money. $499 is a average price for a cell phone with these features. and I am glad I have cingular cause Cingular as far as I am concerned is the best carrier on the east coast. I have been with other carriers and they all SUCK.
    Yay for cingular for getting this deal. I am on the waiting list to be one of the first to get this iphone. Can't wait!

    Carol:

    And one more thing..since Cingular uses a SIM Card. I am sure there will be unlocked verisons of this iphone on Ebay for other carries that use Sim Cards..Sorry people that use Verizon or Sprint..You still wont be able to use this phone since you are being ripped off my your cell phone company that you can only use their phones set at their prices!

    Sam:

    OH MY GOD! I consider myself a gadget freak so when I saw the previews for this device I literally creamed my shorts! I'm glad I didn't get that ipod I was looking at. I can't wait.

    Alexandra:

    Your site rocks!
    God I want that phone!!!

    ryan:

    phone is bitchin jump on and ride it cause they will all be like that soon

    raphael Rossellini:

    doesn't this sound familiar to when the ipod first came out. It's not supposed to replace the ipod, but be another. Get your facts straight and watch the keynote at apple.com

    imon:

    this fone should timetravel back to the past for 500

    MIke:

    Seem Like a Nice Phone,Good features to try out! I'll buy it for my upgrade!

    corey:

    ok it is cool to have an ipod even if there is another mp3 player out there that is better. youth doesnt care whats better they want whats cool so there going to choose mac products because right now its the cool thing to have. it wont matter if nokia makes a better phone the ipod will still be cooler because its apple. and cool sales. and most of the youth is going to want one because it is the cool thing to have. and most of u are geeks and not cool. so it probly wont fit u. u can stick to your big ass blackberrys.

    Hey, I read alot of comments and first and foremost I have never bought anything APPLE. I will give Apple a try to see what edge this company has on everyone else. It seems like Steve Jobs has created something that no one else has done that is build a phone with so many things on it. I cant wait to see what other companies try to improve on Apples Technlogy and capitalize. This makes it great for all to improve the product. I sure hope Microsoft Corp. takes note on this and makes a product similar to this one Steve Jobs is doing, I am sure they have same thinking going on. Just give Apple a try like me, I am ....

    Bigyan:

    Does this phone support 3G?Can we watch and record live tv in it ?

    Avery:

    wow im psyced but wut apple could have done is to sell it off of their website and let ppl take it to their phone service providers and let them activate it insteade of makin it cingular only ... but iiim definately ditchin my telus contract and getting this! :) apparently cingular has been making a huge sales in canada cuz evry1 wants the iphone.. and about the memory, how many people listen to 2000 songs every day? i mean you can change your music every day if its not enough for you but im just gonna keep my favorite songs on my iphone and if i need more then 2000 songs ill just grab my 80GB video :D

    Alex:

    Even if cingular does not make a move to Canada, the phone will be unlocked within a month or so that it is released. It happens to all the popular phones. Just look around ebay and you will be able to find it for fide or rogers.

    Alan:

    So far, nearly all of the comments have missed the mark. Please note, the single most important feature of the device is that it runs full blown OS X. Apple are very smart here. No other device has such a powerful OS. Remember, it is now possible to migrate your existing widgets and current applications can be easily ported to iPhone (adjustmens for screeen interface allowing). That means the OS X version of Skype or any other VOIP service is not far away. Apple would not want to promte such an application since that would fly in the face of Cingular. But that does not mean that such services are not possible.

    In Oct 2001, I predicted this convergence. We are at a "node' point in personal communications development - this space will only get bigger and the device more powerful. Stop thinking in terms of voice/data/media as seperate things - how we communicate is what this is about. iPhone will be a success. Every other company is now looking for their own iPhone "killer" - it is the new thing to beat. Phones will continue to sell as phones, but in time the phones value proposition will become a commodity. iPhone keeps high value and profit in the game. Corporations have to make money too you know.

    Mario B. Capangpangan of Iligan City, Philippines:

    Wow! I think the Apple iPhone will become the greatest technology product in 20 or 100 years! I am now obsessed with it! Too bad it will come to Asia by 2008 yet. I hope I could buy it somewhere else by 2007! Congrats to Apple for this grrrrreeeeatttt toy!

    Michael Labus:

    I love the design and features offered so far, but...I need to have a database application to use it for my business. I use a Treo 650 now and without thirtd party developers designing other applications for the phone, I can't justify switching.

    Pleeeez Apple, open up for developers so I can buy one :)

    Lucy:

    I so think this phone will be so awesome to use, i can not wait to get my hands on it and see it in person and finally buy it. The bad news i found out was, it costs $200 more than what i've got now which is the Motorola RAZR V3, i've loved using it but when i first heard and found out about it, i was like "man i want one", so then i decided, i'm definitely going for it immediately even though it'll cost me $200 more than the Motorola RAZR V3. THE IPHONE ROX, IPHONE IS #1!

    Madison Delima:

    Hello I only have one question tho.. I saw that the iphone have ALOT OF OPTIONS and really hight technology in it, but here is the thing... Since it has ipod, if someone uses the ipod all the time to listen to music wont' that take too much battery out of the iphone, then the person wont be abl to make calls when they want to use it. How long does the battery lasts if I use the Ipod? Its my only concern cause I hat when you have something with great features but never keeps up with the battery!! I will never buy it if that happens!

    nice phone,like it,maybe i'll buy it.

    Vanessa:

    When is the Apple iPhone coming out?And can I buy one now before it comes out so that I can know that I am for sure going to get this phone in June?
    Thanks! :)

    M. Shareef:

    nice phone,like it,maybe i'll buy it when its arrives here in the middle east.

    I can't wait for the iPhone...I just hope they work something out with Verizon.

    jfkldjfl:

    coooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooool

    Frank:

    Can the iphone run Skype?

    jsm:

    Am I the only one who thinks Cingular absolutely sucks. How does Steve Jobs expect to sell that many phones on a substandard cellular provider? They are snubbing potential customers for two years before they will sell an unlocked version. That sucks.

    Jade:

    Is it only going to be available for cingular users? I hope I can still get it through verizon?

    Todd:

    Hi, I just want to know if anyone thinks that t-mobile will get their hands in on the great phone.That will make 3 powerhouse phones.

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    keshia:

    yow this phone is the sickest want wait when tha flech come here to sxm bwoi going b the first person to buy the flech

    Yadira Leon:

    This phone is the coolest I want it badly.

    shawn:

    the iphone sucks

    Shun Trevor:

    I like the cool interface... the animation between switchings... but other than those... nothing. still prefer Nokia's N91/N95. :o)

    ademola humes:

    would like to know when the phone will be on sale

    tyler:

    the iphone will be on sale on june 6th in the us that is what i herd

    Alex:

    Hi, I'm Alexander and i live in Mexico City, does anybody know when is the iPhone (gsm, not 3g)going to be available in mexico or any country in LA?

    Sherry:

    I show the apple i phone and I loved it.So I know I'm geting it the first day it comes out.It has so many features who would not want to get it.The apple i phone is $500.000 but that is hardly any thing.

    Sherry:

    I show the apple i phone and I loved it.So I know I'm geting it the first day it comes out.It has so many features who would not want to get it.The apple i phone is $500.000 but that is hardly any thing.

    danie:

    OMG!I'm from the Philippines and i can't w8 2 have my own iphone..i just wish that they could release it earlier than 2008..i really can't w8!!!i wanna have this!!!Santa..if you're reading this i would very much appreciate one 4 Christmas..heheheÜ

    Samantha:

    The apple i phone is amazing and I know I'm getting one. I mean $500 is nothing. The phone is not only cheap but good.

    God site. Thanks!

    God site. Thanks!

    annonomous:

    yes it is great, i want myself. but....i think i would prefer a slide out keyboard to go with it because touch screen is great and everything but sometimes you just crave the typing regular buttons then always using TOUCHSCREEN.

    annonomous:

    ok to start with, this is an amzing device.....maybe not revoluntionary device, but a great device. Me personally im always using my ipod, talking on cell phone, and using the internet, and this device combines all three.

    WOW ITS A GIFT FORM HEAVEN.
    yes of course it missing alot like games, a camcorder, battery life, ect.;but you guys have to remeber where we started and where were at now.steve did an amazing job, now all he has to do is lower the price a bit and...another sevral millions FOR APPLE!

    (some advice tho dont go racing to get this spectacular IPHONE wait a couple months or so before you get it because soon enough there will be another device like this one AND BETTER..so hold your horses and take a deep breath.)

    k.k.:

    the iphone kicks ass!!!!! i am so getting 1!!!!!!!!!!

    Dork:

    How much is the iphone?

    ~*~*Suraj~*~*:

    wooooooooooow but :-( the releasing date is too much late i don know about my tommorow so how can i wait 2 years plsssssssssssssssssss release it in asia plssssssssss.

    Alex:

    How fast could i get an iPhone if i would order it today?

    jan irene:

    hello..what paymant base do you accept if i buy an iphone?

    donny:

    A friend on mine did one of those free iPod offers last year and I told him he was wasting his time. To my dispair he has been rubbing his free iPod in my face for the past year. Now with the new iPhone coming out has anybody done any of the "free iPhone" websites? I submitted mine at http://iphone.netwebix.com so we'll see if I recive my Apple Store credit...

    Bob:

    i want this phone soooo bad i am such a computer nerd i cant even afford this but i want it so bad i hope apple lowers the price

    Paul:

    Hi Everyone welcome to a new era in phone technology, the apple iphone is set change the way we live, think and feel for ever, it is not just a phone but a complete lifestyle change for a new generation. Never in the history of phone technology has something so unique and innovative ever existed, it is the most advanced piece of technology Apple has ever made and will revolutionize the phone world forever.

    LLOYD:

    when????when??? when??????????

    starz:

    i so0o want this iphone it looks awsome..i am so interested that i picked the iphone 2 do a report on in my school! iphone rocks!!!!

    Miller:

    Hey scottstrash, no offense, but how the hell can an iPod get up to 1080i resolution via and HDMI adapter.

    Sorry but the apple tv and ipod are 2 really different things.

    It seems that Apple TV does not perform well on some SD TVs which should be fixed, because not everyone has

    bought a HD TV at home.

    Best apple tv converter
    http://www.apple-tv-converter.net

    Thanks for this information.
    Thanks for all the kind words of support!

    Rula:

    I love it. No I'm crazy about it I cant wait till I buy one.

    DO YOU KNOW IF THEY STARTED SELLING IT IN BAHRAIN???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

    Suha:

    It's so coooooooooooooooool so so so adorable I LOVE IT

    I can't wait eitherrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

    OMG OMG OMG

    Frank:

    I have found that, even with this great Apple TV we still need a video converter (things like Apple TV Converter) in case to put our favourite movies onto Apple TV before playing them on TV Screen.

    My apple tv converter
    http://www.apple-tv-converter.com

    Thank you so much for providing this.
    I am sure that it will be very helpful for many peoples.

    Kristi:

    wow, this i phone is amazing. I think the iphone is the best idea any phone company has come up with. Im only 13 but i know that this phone will go far. All of my friends want it. i'll definitly get it before them though. I cant wait!

    A famous person:

    OMG...OMG....OMG
    like i like want this phone sooooo bad like it would look sooo cute with my outfit! only $600, I think i'll buy 100!!!!
    i like love it to death. Me and the iphone are getting married!

    Letylenol:

    Kewl! =)

    hahaha