Apple iphone!

quintron

True as..

http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/live-from-macworld-2007-steve-jobs-keynote/

Dman001

It is also the widescreen ipod and has Wifi and touchscreen

rymus

pretty groovy alright.. just watching it here now on macrumorslive.com

Dman001

Youve gotta hand it to apple when they make a product they make it good

Pacifico

Very nice!

Any news on the battery life yet?!

Dman001

i dont think so.Something tells me this is america only phone but the apple store is closed

rymus

it better bloody not be America only... the multitouch on it looks pretty cool.

Dman001

Amazing phone alright with LOTS of features.Its like a portable mac.I bet it will have a nice price aswell

destraynor

It's a GSM Phone, it shouldn't be USA only.

flogen

yup; this looks like the Apple PDA people had always hoped for - bundled with a phone and ipod for good measure..

I want one... but it'll probably cost the earth!

rymus

yeah quad band...

Dman001

5 hours of battery of talk time, video, and browsing. 16 hours of audio playback.

rymus

$499 and 599 for 4 and 8gig.. hmmm

ack.. wont be out in europe till q4

Dman001

8GB model - $599
4GB model - $499
Released in Europe 4th quater this year

Rymus bet me to it

Dman001

Actually thats $499 with a 2 year contract

Owen

European launch in Q4 2007. I can't wait that long. Importing is the only option! My N93 looks decidedly crap now. I've wanted a complete one in all gadget for some time now, and this should fill the gap nicely, Bluetooth & Wifi (Same as my n93) 2MP Camera (1 less than the n93), touch screen, wide screen , OSX, an accelerometer, speakerphone, safari web browser, Google Maps built in, 8 Gigs of space (They make no mention of Memory Card expansion, but I assume it's possible).

BigCon

Just read the review of the launch -this is the biggest advancement of mobiles since digital networks, it's upped the ante big time.
Can't wait to get one (only worry though is the screen getting scratched)...

Dont be at yourself

I want one badly. I wonder can they be bought unlocked (presumably they'll cost a lot more than $499 unlocked, if you're tied to a 2 year contract with Cingular).

aidan_walsh

iPhone homepage, with a painfully beautiful image.

ARGINITE

As with all apple products it looks very shiney and new. Pitty about the price

quintron

its recently been made law in the us of a that networks must provide unlock codes to customers once they are signed up. so... 599+2 year contract buyout = possible if you have money to burn... or no patience!

I have neither money to burn or patience so I guess I'm screwed.... v. network dependent though with conference calling and visual voicemail etc... nice demos of the phone on apple site.

Now they have the screens theres nothing to stop them putting them into the reg ipod. I guess steve left out the infamous "just one more thing" part because its the next logical ipod step but he didn't want to dampen the media coverage of the iphone.

If someone has a link to the video of the keynote speech when its available will u post it here please.. ta.

thebaz

Dman001 wrote:

Actually thats $499 with a 2 year contract

Wait a year and a bit and Meteor will be giving them out free , with a one year contract -- i don't think its that revoltionary , nor will they have it all there way like with the ipod, i think Sony will offer serious competition -- currently i prefer the quality of sound on my Sony phone to ipod --

chrislad

Meteor don't do free phones anymore. I really doubt a high spec model like this will ever be free, nor do I expect them to come down in price hugely. iPods don't come down in price majorly.

eamon234

It's flippin' gorgeous! Only niggle is 2mp camera but who cares - don't worry this will be sold worldwide I have it on good authority! Not sure when though.

eamon234

thebaz wrote:

Wait a year and a bit and Meteor will be giving them out free , with a one year contract -- i don't think its that revoltionary , nor will they have it all there way like with the ipod, i think Sony will offer serious competition -- currently i prefer the quality of sound on my Sony phone to ipod --

Dude there's no difference in the quality of sound between Sony phones and iPod - I have both MP3's are MP3's as long as you have decent headphones and a graphic equaliser it doesn't matter what you play them on

richieg

With a screen like that its a pity it doesn't have more memory to handle video either built in or expandable. Still can't have everything and this is only 1st gen. Good to see its nice and slim if a little wide.
The UI looks typical apple....absolutely sweet!

damo86

thebaz wrote:

Wait a year and a bit and Meteor will be giving them out free , with a one year contract -- i don't think its that revoltionary , nor will they have it all there way like with the ipod, i think Sony will offer serious competition -- currently i prefer the quality of sound on my Sony phone to ipod --

"i don't think its that revolutionary" ...jeez your picky,defo my next phone.its STUNNING,defo will have to get an iskin or something for that.
So its got mac os x..would that it will run full mac os x apps?...if so...multiplayer gaming.hmmmm yummy!
Oh why.oh why no 3g/hspda with video camera for ichat.
Cant wait for the chat style sms,recently got a treo 650 and has the same and its savage!

"i think Sony will offer serious competition"...me arse!!!

steviec

I don't get the appeal of a touchscreen on a phone. I had a P800 once and as fantastic as the features were I had to get rid of it because not having proper tactile buttons made it unusable.

I'm sure it'll be a nice mp3 player and the internet gimmicks might be interesting to play around with but at that price it's not very appealing.

Owen

steviec wrote:

I don't get the appeal of a touchscreen on a phone

Because it's the closest freakin' thing to Star Trek we've had in YEARS! Touchscreen, voice, data, camera, music, web access ... I'm still playing with my penis thinking about it.

daveirl

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Dman001

I wonder if itunes will sell ringtones(look at the pic)?.All we need now is movies on iTunes Ireland(which is supposed to be going international this year).Now that all the iPhone and touchscreen ipods rumors will be gone i wonder what will replace them.An apple game console???

youcancallmeal

Eh wont the screen get filthy with your fingers having to touch it all the time, not to mentioned how scratched its going to get? This will all mean it'll probably have to be a protective case permanently which will end up making it unwieldy. Sorry for being negative but I'm just being realistic

chrislad

daveirl wrote:

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It might not do anything new, but it is revolutionary.

Name me one other device that is handheld, is a phone, has wifi (a/b), bluetooth 2.0, 4 or 8gig hard drive and is actually good looking and slim?

Read this also

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/revolutionary

I do however agree that it will go the way of the original iPod. Scratch. Scratch. Scratch.

quintron

The full screen display naturally has to come to the ipod. Coverflow on an ipod.. nice.
Question is...when!
Whoever are supplying the screens no doubt have a contract for something like 10m+, but adding full screen display to the ipod will take some of the thunder from the iphone launch in june...but public outcry may force their hand a bit?? Its a toughie.
I want storage space.. 100GB full screen ipod!
Toshiba (or someone, can't remember) has just unveiled the 1/8th" 100GB drive so its a matter of time.. seeing the fabled full screen pod style is going to make a lot of ipod upgraders impatient!

cormie

It's about time somebody took the step to integrate these things into 1 item. It can only get better. For me that would mean:

80GB, not 8;)

I wonder is it possible to have Sat Nav on it as it is now?

Owen

youcancallme>al wrote:

Eh wont the screen get filthy with your fingers having to touch it all the time, not to mentioned how scratched its going to get? This will all mean it'll probably have to be a protective case permanently which will end up making it unwieldy. Sorry for being negative but I'm just being realistic

Yes. Because all the Engineers in Apple testing the phone for months didn't notice theirs getting scratched, or fingerprinted :rolleyes: There was an article 3 years ago about a UK company who invented a clear liquid that hardened on CD surfaces, on LCDs, and on touchscreens - it hardened to be almost an unscratchable surface, and co-incidentally, Apple bought a lot of this company immediately. Whether or not this tech makes it into the iPhone, who knows? But don't you think Apple will realise this is going to be going in and out of pockets, getting scratched by denim rivets, coins, etc? They'll surely have come up with either replaceable transfers over the screen, or a permenant solution.

flogen

ned78 wrote:

Yes. Because all the Engineers in Apple testing the phone for months didn't notice theirs getting scratched, or fingerprinted :rolleyes:

Well, going by all the ipods to date, scratching is a major issue.

Anyway, I do have the same concern as stevic, the lack of tactile buttons... I don't see it being a problem for dialing really, but texting could be a nightmare - that said I'd have to wait and see tbh - going by using pictochat on the NDS (the closest comparison I have), it will be a bit labourious, but maybe bigger keys and finger (rather than stylus) control will improve that.

wanabe

i want one now!

Owen

flogen wrote:

Well, going by all the ipods to date, scratching is a major issue.

To be fair to Apple, the iPod is designed to be left in a pocket, it doesn't have a touchscreen interface. I'm sure they've thought of something for this. For the record, I'm not sure about texting either, I'm a lighting fast T9 texter, but I also bought a Bluetooth Laser Keyboard for sh*ts and giggles, it's very uncomfortable tapping against a flat unmoving desk surface, and I'm sure the surface of the iPhone will be the same.

PhilipMarlowe

Here is what the market thinks of it all (mak'e sense if you look at it today 9th jan)

Creamy Goodness

any pictures of this from it's side view?

Owen

Yup, on apple.com/iphone, along with interactive demos of how conference calling works, etc. There's a qwerty keyboard for texting, which corrects mistakes. Neat!

Dman001

Think secret say that o2 got the Rokr phones and will proably get this phone aswell.

Owen

Well, buying the phone in the States might not be such a good idea anyway. First of all, Apple are releasing the phone with Cingular initially, and with a 2 year contract. Secondly, and I'm out of date on this stuff, I believe the States uses EDGE broadband, whereas here we use UMTS. So there will probably be different transceivers in the phones themselves.

I'd buy Sim Free (If poss), and in Asia.

eamon234

ned78 wrote:

Yes. Because all the Engineers in Apple testing the phone for months didn't notice theirs getting scratched, or fingerprinted :rolleyes: There was an article 3 years ago about a UK company who invented a clear liquid that hardened on CD surfaces, on LCDs, and on touchscreens - it hardened to be almost an unscratchable surface, and co-incidentally, Apple bought a lot of this company immediately. Whether or not this tech makes it into the iPhone, who knows? But don't you think Apple will realise this is going to be going in and out of pockets, getting scratched by denim rivets, coins, etc? They'll surely have come up with either replaceable transfers over the screen, or a permenant solution.

Oh yeah just like they did with the Nano otherwise known as the iScratch

Still want one though!

storka

Maybe i'm making this up ut i'm nearly sure i read somewhere that they would be sim free so that they can be sold freely worldwide?!?

Owen

storka wrote:

Maybe i'm making this up ut i'm nearly sure i read somewhere that they would be sim free so that they can be sold freely worldwide?!?

So far US prices have been based on 2 year contracts. I would imagine, like all phones, you will be able to buy them Sim Free, at a premium. I couldn't care. I'd gladly pay up to 800 quid for this.

Creamy Goodness

i'd like to see the sim free price if that's the bill pay 2-year contract price they are quoting?

any bids for over €1000?

chrislad

ned78 wrote:

Well, buying the phone in the States might not be such a good idea anyway. First of all, Apple are releasing the phone with Cingular initially, and with a 2 year contract. Secondly, and I'm out of date on this stuff, I believe the States uses EDGE broadband, whereas here we use UMTS. So there will probably be different transceivers in the phones themselves.

I'd buy Sim Free (If poss), and in Asia.

The phone is GSM. It will work over here. Meteor use EDGE for GPRS in most major cities now, soon to be rolled out nationwide.

optiplexgx270

Oh its the Apple one

Owen

chrislad wrote:

The phone is GSM. It will work over here. Meteor use EDGE for GPRS in most major cities now, soon to be rolled out nationwide.

I thought the States was primarily PCN1900 Chris? If the phone is Triband, then it's not a problem. I haven't read if it's dual, or tri band yet.