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amnesia
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I kept visualizing an LG chocolate 
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bytes
Joined: Aug 24, 2006
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the real thing ???
must say its a real cool real refreshing UI
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sim0n_
Joined: Jun 09, 2005
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oooo.. nice phone..
hope this is the real one.. |
rhett121
Joined: Sep 10, 2006
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There's been talk of this phone for an eternity. Part of the problem is that every time a company files for a Patent or Trademark some tech site goes into rumor overload. Never mind that it can take upwards of 2 years to be awarded a Patent and maybe even longer to build the product (the current wait time for Patent approval is 26 months, I filed for a patent in May and that is what I was sent).
In the mean time I was shopping for a new GSM phone and was forced to buy the w810i (because there's no iPhone yet and the k790 isn't Quad-band). It's a really decent phone but comes nowhere near the level of design perfection that Apple usually builds. There are many very subtle differences that Apple considers when designing products and TONS of usability test they must go through before being released. That's what sets Apple apart from companies like Sony, Sony only gets 90% of the product done before they release it (why no quad-band on k790? why is Walkman app always orange? why a solid light instead of a flash on the w810i? why no lens cover on w810i camera? Why do I have an unremovable "PlayNow" link on the main menu that doesn't do anything? why is there a custom shortcut menu that will only let you make shortcuts to the Main Menu? In case you wanted to use more clicks to get to the same place?). It's good, just not good enough. (as a long time Apple user, I can say that no, they are not "always" perfect, just very often)
And talk of "Apple stuff is soooo expensive" is just rubbish. My w810i was $400 at an online discounter ($599 at the Sony Store) and when comparing computers, try comparing EXACT configurations, not just the cheapest of them all. Apple computers are very competitive in todays higher end computer marketplace and even cheaper than Dell in some cases. (I currently have a Powerbook and a very nice HP DV1000 as well as several Desktops from Apple and others). The difference is motivation. Apple buyers historically try to find the best computer to do the job and Windows users try to find the cheapest computer do do the job.
To each his own though, when Apple releases the iPhone, I will try very hard to resist buying it initially but I guess it depends on wether my w810i is still kicking strong. (and whether the iPhone sucks)
edit: sorry, should have stated I purchased my w810i a while back, before Cingular carried it, I couldn't wait any longer for Apple or Cingular to get a decent phone. Of course, the w810i is cheaper now.
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Supa_Fly
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@Rhett, well said. However your w810 is WAY too expensive. That $400 is what we paid months ago in $CAN Currency about 3 months before Cingular Wireless debuted and we got the 1GB card to boot.
> However I keep seeing mock ups for the iPhone with OSX wont happen.
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SloopJohnB
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i´m also looking forward for the iphone, just hope apple brings it as soon as possible because i currently own a w800 and my contract ends this month. |
hadimulyadi
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Hon Hai cops to iPhone contract
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It looks like a certain little Taiwanese manufacturer is going to get a stern talking to pretty soon from our pal Stevie J.. Just last month, Han Hai (aka Foxconn) spilled the beans in regards to a 15-inch MacBook, and while of course nothing has been confirmed by the suits at Apple, that rumor has been reiterated by this juicy new iPhone story. Apparently Hon Hai has now secured a contract with Apple to manufacture 12 million mobile handsets with music player functionality, sez the Commercial Times. The phone (which sounds like an iPhone if we ever heard of one) is purportedly set to launch in the first half of next year, giving rise to hopes that Apple will announce the handset at Macworld Expo in January. As for the MacBook,contrary to the May 2007 ship date we heard for the 15-inch MacBooks earlier, Hon Hai could be delivering these things as early as next month.
http://www.engadget.com/2006/[....]n-hai-cops-to-iphone-contract/ |
Xugaa
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A few pics I found... (photoshops though)
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Supa_Fly
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I invision something close to that above. Where the click-wheel isnt clickable yet its touch sensitive.
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jepherberich
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anyone care to translate this page?
this one gets my vote for best concept, most Apple-like, most realistic:
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driftmania
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i don't know, that doesn't seem like something Apple would release. Looks like a weird Moto Pebl to me. |
shyam335
Joined: May 25, 2004
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Two batteries?
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small form factor, slide-out keyboard, 2GB and 4GB flash RAM sizes, and innovative dual-battery design.
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Some info
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SE4NICK
Joined: Dec 27, 2006
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LOOK
sorry to burst your bubble but i found a source http://www.smh.com.au/news/ph[....]/2006/12/18/1166290484620.html
take a look and your iphone dreams will come crashing down.
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jcwhite_uk
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Dead link dude. I suspect that you are also talking about the linksys iphone. That is now old news.
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SE4NICK
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On 2007-01-02 23:44:47, jcwhite_uk wrote:
Dead link dude. I suspect that you are also talking about the linksys iphone. That is now old news.
Sorry the link is dead the site took the page down but, it was the linksys phone.
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Posted: 2006-10-23 14:29
K750|Z500|Z520|K700|K790i|K850i, :Ericsson: T18z|T28World|T36m x3|T68m (Ericsson, not the rebranded 
