iphone = hot!
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WiFi internet + HD + mp3/movie playback + phone = HOT!!!
I soooo want one, too bad i just got a new phone. I'll have to wait for the next set to come out that have covers for the screen. This is the device i have been wanting for a very long time.
WiFi internet + HD + mp3/movie playback + phone = HOT!!!
I soooo want one, too bad i just got a new phone. I'll have to wait for the next set to come out that have covers for the screen. This is the device i have been wanting for a very long time.
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only thing that would really seal the deal is if it had a nice camera in there.
4GB =$500
8GB =$600
but thats before your deductions for getting the 2 year plan with them and other things. In the end your looking at about 200-300.
battery life sucks ass tho..
Screen size 3.5 inches
Screen resolution 320 by 480 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 Wi-Fi (802.11b/g) + EDGE + Bluetooth 2.0
Camera 2.0 megapixels
Battery
* Up to 5 hours Talk / Video / Browsing
* Up to 16 hours Audio playback
Dimensions 4.5 x 2.4 x 0.46 inches / 115 x 61 x 11.6mm
Weight 4.8 ounces / 135 grams
I WANT IT NOWWW!!!1 /voice of girl from willy wonka
$200-300 after signing a 2 YEAR contract? No thanks. I want it for $200-300 with no contract obligations.
It's hot, but too pricey.
$200-300 after signing a 2 YEAR contract? No thanks. I want it for $200-300 with no contract obligations.
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i am not defending apple or anything .. but even at $600 it's a decent price. I would never dish out that much for a bloody phone .. But as far as features it offers it competes right up there with the most high end phones ..
Unlocked phones can go for $600 and even many times that price. Heck a louzy Motorolla Razer was $600 unlocked ..
It looks like a nice package, but the durability is questionable and the battery life is concerning. Still a sleek looking piece of kit.
?? What do you mean by "unlocked" ?
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an unlocked phone is basically a phone that has been shipped directly from the manufacturer, it is not affiliated with any service provider which means that you can sign up with any service at any point and switch as you please.
To most users a contract + phone directly from the service provider is a better deal, but a lot of consumers would like the benefit of having an unlocked phone. Maybe they want full features that may have been blocked or modified by the service provider.
Justin: We are obviously not living in a world where value of commodity is balanced through the different markets
So yes, an apple all-in-one phone with really cool gui and brand name you can flaunt is actually well priced at $600
PS3, on the other hand while may being a real good deal for the kit, is rather hefty sum to pay considering the alternatives and lack of software.
To clarify i am not a huge phone fetishist like others neither am i an Apple whore, i would much rather have a phone that is just a phone but is durable and reliable.
I've always found handheld web browsing more trouble than it's worth, my PDA is basically just an eBook reader, and my PSP was just begging to get it's screen mistakingly smashed... guess I'm just not part of the iPhone's demographic.
My 360 and my laptop don't want to be friends so I think the apple tv looks pretty hot.
They're going to be doing IPTV with it. Pretty swanky.
But i'm like some others here, not much a moblie phone fanatic, use it when i need. Perhaps with this the now old iPod drops price
Now what I'm really looking for is one of these though....
And no....that isn't a joke. I would LOVE to carry around a phone like that monster.
Now what I'm really looking for is one of these though....
And no....that isn't a joke. I would LOVE to carry around a phone like that monster.
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And the best part is you can shock Luke Wilson with it.
I've always found handheld web browsing more trouble than it's worth...
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I think this is part of Jobs' point. All mobile web thus far has been lame at best, and generally not worth the hassle. Did you see the demo at apple.com? Watch the navigation example, using Google Maps - THAT is slick implementation.
REgarding the rest of it, I'm by no means an Apple fanboy, but I definitely think this is a hot product. The price is in the same league as a Treo and the like, and iPhone is sure to have a better interface than comparable market items. The potential for damage and the low battery life do kind of warn me off, and I'm not exactly thrilled about switching to Cingular, but otherwise I think it's awesome and I will likely get one.
the ps3 dosent really do anything and its an eyesore, if i was going to pay money for something it would be something i might actually use. i talk on the phone everyday, i listen to my ipod everyday, i am on the internet everyday, i play over hyped games with horrible framerates like once a month, if that.
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It's pretty neat. The interface is awesome actually. I dig the google maps implementation and I could definitely see myself using that. I'd be tempted by a purchase If I knew the phone performed well. The ony caveat for me is that itunes is the devil incarnate, and I loathe and detest how it forces you to do what it wants you to with the CD's you buy. That itunes sync shit is pure evil.
Also, it doesn't do that much special. I have friends who've had phones with MP3 and video play back for a good long while. And the phones are a lot better designed as well... phones.
I'm with Justin, though. I constantly found myself thinking...
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So, carry the iPhone in your pocket and possibly break/scratch it up or wear it in a holster and look like a dork?
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From the looks of the phone and its features its everything i would want, but when i really think about what all i have to give up to use them no thanks. What i really want is something that looks just like that things but can play most all music and movie formats. The wifi and web shit is good, but the itunes features would make it pointless to me.
None the less in a years time i bet there will be a much better media player out for me to buy. Really the whole phone thing is just and extra to me.
Daz - for the love of god, DON'T use automatic syncing. All it takes it 1 check box to set it to manual and everything's cool.
But what REALLY makes me excited is how the iBooks are gonna be in the future. Multitouch tablets? yes please.
I was sorta excited about it, but after watching someone actually use it I'm really excited.
I've tried to make the jump to programs like Foobar a few times and been utterly confused.
My only real complaint with iTunes in general... or rather the iTunes store (which has become my main form of music purchase) is that not all content is available to canadians . Completely absurd considering I'm willing to pay for it just like anyone else.
Does itunes now have a dvd ripper? so i can take a few shows off a dvd and put it on my comp.
Now, if they made an iPod that looked like that... shit yeah I'd buy one
price= NOT hot
besides... it's from apple... meh
Id be all over it at 200-300 price range after the 2 year contract. I love its shape as a media person, but as a phone i would never be able to hear/talk to anyone on that.
I'll put faith in Apple's portable products once I stop hearing soooooo many stories about the iPods dying THE DAY after the warranty ends.
And MS thought they had finally caught up with the ZUNE. Poor little ZUNE never had a chance, they picked it off just as it was leaving the nest.
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hey i have a zune
this really isnt exciting for me, i cant stand ipods and i use my phone as a phone and thats it
I mean other than them calling it revolutionary every other word, I see nothing actually revolutionary.
But as far as the features go, whats impressive and useful is probably different for most people. Personally Ive never panged for a combined phone/mp3 player. But I find the internet implementation an impeccable bit of design, and something I'd actually use. If you actually watch the video of that stuff, its hard not to be wowed by its slickness and ease of use. Im speaking for myself of course. It makes my windows mobile pda look utter rubbish. Accessing the web on the move with that thing is just a total chore. This makes it look dreamy, and the nifty finger zooming negates the need for handheld specific web content with cut down graphics. The proof of the pudding however...
WiFi is so much faster, and free!