Cool-beans
Now, I’ve never been a fan of smart phones, mostly because they look like a pain in the ass to use, but the new iPhone looks cool. Below are some images from engadget. The thing is small and looks really easy to use… just use your finger(s) (multi-point touchscreen). Now if only it wasn’t a cingular exclusive. I hate exclusive offers. Maybe if I get a new job I can get them to get me this!
I was reading the live updates of that announcement and i was psyched at first, and then became more and more disappointed.
what i want for real is a completely sealed mp3 player with no buttons, no wires, and no i/o. i want it to be waterproof, touch screen, chargeable without a cord (put it on the mat), wireless headphones, and wireless data transfer. is that too much to ask? are they on their way to developing such a thing?
There is speculation whether the phone will be locked to work only with Cingular. I think Apple is pushing to have the phone unlocked, but it will be more expensive to buy. the cingular service is only what gets it the discount. did i mention that i can’t stand cingular/at&t. they are the most unreasonable service out there and they don’t care about satisfying their customers very well.
the thing should have an output so you can attach it to a projector for powerpoint. it can probably be done with the ipod connector anyways.
notice they didn’t use the internet with any other popular sites. how would it handle embedded videos? probably be a lot of red x’s and support issues.
one promising thing is that you could potentially listen to any internet radio station at any time.
the way jobs was speaking was that they invented and developed multi-touch technology when i’m pretty sure they didn’t. the guy in that video i linked to a while back certainly wasn’t branded by apple.
anyways. given the price they want, i’ll wait it out to see if it actually works.
Comment by tizzom — Wednesday, January 10, 2007 @ 10:24 am
You are looking for something completely different. The iPhone is targeting the business market and is looking to compete directly with smart phones. You are looking for something you can use for outdoor sports (kayaking, biking, running, e&c.).
I’m not sure why you would want to hook this up to a projector for powerpoint. You can just email the powerpoint to the person with the computer. Also, I’d be surprised if it doesn’t play YouTube videos, the thing will play videos you download from iTunes and they have been working with google to make sure the search stuff works and google owns YouTube…
As for the multi-point touch screen. Apple bought the company that made it so in a way they did ‘invent’ it, and they definitely did some development for it.
Comment by Z.Monkey — Wednesday, January 10, 2007 @ 11:41 am
photo number 2 is the reason why i would almost certainly hate this machine. stupid fat fingers, at least the top screen has some space between icons.
moooo
and, WTF, Starbucks? I hate.
Comment by maletas — Wednesday, January 10, 2007 @ 6:16 pm
it would just be so cooler to have your powerpoint in your pocket.
i’d take one if someone gave it to me… did you see apple’s stocks go through the roof during and after the announcement yesterday? twas insane.
Comment by tizzom — Wednesday, January 10, 2007 @ 10:26 pm