New iPhone from Apple

[Opatije]

Pinch yourself, Apple freaks. It's not a dream. The touch-screen, widescreen, media-playing...Now how cool is that

Opatije

[James A.]

Can you hear me NOW?!!!

( PR ) 01/09 02:15PM Apple Reinvents the Phone With iPhone
MACWORLD SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Apple(R) today
introduced iPhone, combining three products-a revolutionary mobile phone, a
widescreen iPod(R) with touch controls, and a breakthrough Internet
communications device with desktop-class email, web browsing, searching and
maps-into one small and lightweight handheld device. iPhone introduces an
entirely new user interface based on a large multi-touch display and
pioneering new software, letting users control iPhone with just their fingers.
iPhone also ushers in an era of software power and sophistication never before
seen in a mobile device, which completely redefines what users can do on their
mobile phones.

"iPhone is a revolutionary and magical product that is literally five years
ahead of any other mobile phone," said Steve Jobs, Apple's CEO. "We are all
born with the ultimate pointing device -- our fingers -- and iPhone uses them
to create the most revolutionary user interface since the mouse."

iPhone is a Revolutionary Mobile Phone

iPhone is a revolutionary new mobile phone that allows users to make calls
by simply pointing at a name or number. iPhone syncs all of your contacts from
your PC, Mac(R) or Internet service such as Yahoo!, so that you always have
your full list of up-to-date contacts with you. In addition, you can easily
construct a favorites list for your most frequently made calls, and easily
merge calls together to create conference calls.

iPhone's pioneering Visual Voicemail, an industry first, lets users look at
a listing of their voicemails, decide which messages to listen to, then go
directly to those messages without listening to the prior messages. Just like
email, iPhone's Visual Voicemail enables users to immediately randomly access
those messages that interest them most.

iPhone includes an SMS application with a full QWERTY soft keyboard to
easily send and receive SMS messages in multiple sessions. When users need to
type, iPhone presents them with an elegant touch keyboard which is predictive
to prevent and correct mistakes, making it much easier and more efficient to
use than the small plastic keyboards on many smartphones. iPhone also includes
a calendar application that allows calendars to be automatically synced with
your PC or Mac.

iPhone features a 2 megapixel camera and a photo management application that
is far beyond anything on a phone today. Users can browse their photo library,
which can be easily synced from their PC or Mac, with just a flick of a finger
and easily choose a photo for their wallpaper or to include in an email.

iPhone is a quad-band GSM phone which also features EDGE and Wi-Fi wireless
technologies for data networking. Apple has chosen Cingular, the best and most
popular carrier in the US with over 58 million subscribers, to be Apple's
exclusive carrier partner for iPhone in the US.

iPhone is a Widescreen iPod

iPhone is a widescreen iPod with touch controls that lets music lovers
"touch" their music by easily scrolling through entire lists of songs,
artists, albums and playlists with just a flick of a finger. Album artwork is
stunningly presented on iPhone's large and vibrant display.

iPhone also features Cover Flow, Apple's amazing way to browse your music
library by album cover artwork, for the first time on an iPod. When navigating
your music library on iPhone, you are automatically switched into Cover Flow
by simply rotating iPhone into its landscape position.

iPhone's stunning 3.5-inch widescreen display offers the ultimate way to
watch TV shows and movies on a pocketable device, with touch controls for
play-pause, chapter forward-backward and volume. iPhone plays the same videos
purchased from the online iTunes(R) Store that users enjoy watching on their
computers and iPods, and will soon enjoy watching on their widescreen
televisions using the new Apple TV(TM). The iTunes Store now offers over 350
television shows, over 250 feature films and over 5,000 music videos.

iPhone lets users enjoy all their iPod content, including music, audiobooks,
audio podcasts, video podcasts, music videos, television shows and movies.
iPhone syncs content from a user's iTunes library on their PC or Mac, and can
play any music or video content they have purchased from the online iTunes
store.

iPhone is a Breakthrough Internet Communications Device

iPhone features a rich HTML email client which fetches your email in the
background from most POP3 or IMAP mail services and displays photos and
graphics right along with the text. iPhone is fully multi-tasking, so you can
be reading a web page while downloading your email in the background.

Yahoo! Mail, the world's largest email service with over 250 million users,
is offering a new free "push" IMAP email service to all iPhone users that
automatically pushes new email to a user's iPhone, and can be set up by simply
entering your Yahoo! name and password. iPhone will also work with most
industry standard IMAP and POP based email services, such as Microsoft
Exchange, Apple .Mac Mail, AOL Mail, Google Gmail and most ISP mail services.

iPhone also features the most advanced and fun-to-use web browser on a
portable device with a version of its award-winning Safari(TM) web browser for
iPhone. Users can see any web page the way it was designed to be seen, and
then easily zoom in to expand any section by simply tapping on iPhone's multi-
touch display with their finger. Users can surf the web from just about
anywhere over Wi-Fi or EDGE, and can automatically sync their bookmarks from
their PC or Mac. iPhone's Safari web browser also includes built-in Google
Search and Yahoo! Search so users can instantly search for information on
their iPhone just like they do on their computer.

iPhone also includes Google Maps, featuring Google's groundbreaking maps
service and iPhone's amazing maps application, offering the best maps
experience by far on any pocket device. Users can view maps, satellite images,
traffic information and get directions, all from iPhone's remarkable and easy-
to-use touch interface.

iPhone's Advanced Sensors

iPhone employs advanced built-in sensors -- an accelerometer, a proximity
sensor and an ambient light sensor -- that automatically enhance the user
experience and extend battery life. iPhone's built-in accelerometer detects
when the user has rotated the device from portrait to landscape, then
automatically changes the contents of the display accordingly, with users
immediately seeing the entire width of a web page, or a photo in its proper
landscape aspect ratio.

iPhone's built-in proximity sensor detects when you lift iPhone to your ear
and immediately turns off the display to save power and prevent inadvertent
touches until iPhone is moved away. iPhone's built-in ambient light sensor
automatically adjusts the display's brightness to the appropriate level for
the current ambient light, thereby enhancing the user experience and saving
power at the same time.

Pricing & Availability

iPhone will be available in the US in June 2007, Europe in late 2007, and
Asia in 2008, in a 4GB model for $499 (US) and an 8GB model for $599 (US), and
will work with either a PC or Mac. iPhone will be sold in the US through
Apple's retail and online stores, and through Cingular's retail and online
stores. Several iPhone accessories will also be available in June, including
Apple's new remarkably compact Bluetooth headset.

iPhone includes support for quad-band GSM, EDGE, 802.11b/g Wi-Fi and
Bluetooth 2.0 EDR wireless technologies.

iPhone requires a Mac with a USB 2.0 port, Mac OS(R) X v10.4.8 or later and
iTunes 7; or a Windows PC with a USB 2.0 port and Windows 2000 (Service Pack
4), Windows XP Home or Professional (Service Pack 2). Internet access is
required and a broadband connection is recommended. Apple and Cingular will
announce service plans for iPhone before it begins shipping in June.




SOURCE Apple Computer, Inc.

[Mikey]

I am not an apple or mac fan but this I like....The one thing that would concern me is how thin and long it is.....Other then that it looks to be an awesome product.....

[James A.]

Originally Posted by Mikey

I am not an apple or mac fan but this I like....The one thing that would concern me is how thin and long it is.....Other then that it looks to be an awesome product.....

It's about 4.5"x2.4"x0.5".

I wish it had more memory at 8GB.

[JEZ]

YOW!

This looks pretty cool, although I doubt we will get it in Mex anytime soon...

Could this new technology be appearing in a totally new ipod soon????

Might have to put off buying a Zune for awhile after all!

[roni]

Over 200 patents involved with it. Will redefine the genre - actually,it is a new genre. Some video tours of different aspects on apple.com.

Apple stock up 8% today
RIMM (Blackberry) down 8%

Maybe not a trend, but..............

[Dale]

This thing is real cool especially if you own AAPL, which I bought on Friday......+$7.10 today!

[James A.]

The more I read about this thing, the badder it gets.

[Mikey]

They just had a story on it on our local news.....It for sure is a look into the future....But at the same time I would think that using the screen for a keyboard would leave alot of smudges....And the thing is really, really, thin.....I hope they can come out with a really good case for it.....Plus I wonder what Kind of battery life we are talking about....

[Dale]

Originally Posted by Mikey

.....Plus I wonder what Kind of battery life we are talking about....

This is just an exert from a press release......
Reuters - January 09, 2007 4:51 PM ET - Apple, which also announced it would drop "Computer" from its name, said the iPhone battery lasts for five hours for talking and browsing - comparable to rival smart phones on the market -- and 15 hours for playing music.

[Mikey]

Originally Posted by Dale

This is just an exert from a press release......
Reuters - January 09, 2007 4:51 PM ET - Apple, which also announced it would drop "Computer" from its name, said the iPhone battery lasts for five hours for talking and browsing - comparable to rival smart phones on the market -- and 15 hours for playing music.

Thats good enough I guess.....Went to the cingular site and saw that they are teaming up with cingular.......I have the 8525 and would not switch but it does look like a cool product......

[James A.]

Originally Posted by Mikey

I would think that using the screen for a keyboard would leave alot of smudges....And the thing is really, really, thin.....I hope they can come out with a really good case for it.

Mikey, the smudges are one of my concerns, as well. As for it's thin-ness, that's an advantage, IMHO. It has almost the same dimensions as the iPod Video (just 1/2" longer), and the iPod feels very solid in your hand or jeans pocket. Julie's Motorola Razor is thinner than this thing.

[Mikey]

Originally Posted by James A.

Mikey, the smudges are one of my concerns, as well. As for it's thin-ness, that's an advantage, IMHO. It has almost the same dimensions as the iPod Video (just 1/2" longer), and the iPod feels very solid in your hand or jeans pocket. Julie's Motorola Razor is thinner than this thing.

Yes but thats when it is opened.....Right. Don't get me wrong I am not knocking the iphone like I would most other apple products but I do think you have a legitimate concern about the smudges on the screen....Especially over time and having a screen that large is just asking for scratches. But I am sure they will have killer cases for then eventually. Wonder what the plan is going to be with Cingular. The 8525 was $399 with a two year. They run about the same it loks like if you buy them just on the market....Around $600. Also winder what the speakers sound like....My 8525 is not great for listening to music but I really have never used a phone as a mp3 player anywho.....

[roni]

Click on some of the watch quick tours links for a good time.

[roni]

Originally Posted by Dale

This thing is real cool especially if you own AAPL, which I bought on Friday......+$7.10 today!

Good on you!!