Apple iPhone announced
9 January 2007 by Olav Hellesø-Knutsen Apple today announced their first mobile phone called the iPhone. Today Apple announced their first mobile phone model called iPhone. The Apple iPhone runs OS X operating system, has a 2 megapixels camera, 4 or 8 GB storage, has Wi-Fi, EDGE and Bluetooth, 5 hours of talk time and a large 320x480 pixels touch screen display. The technical specifications are very impressive. It is a Mac OS X smartphone and an iPod in one unit. But the price might be too high for Apple and the iPhone to compete in volume sales with the existing mobile phone manufactures.
During the iPhone presentation at the Macworld Conference & Expo, Apple CEO Steve Jobs said they had chosen OS X because it has all features they needed. Syncing, Networking, Multi-tasking, Low power, Security, Video, Cocoa, Core animation, Graphics, Audio. Safari browser. It is unknown if it will be possible to install third-party applications on the device. Maybe the iPhone has reduced version of the OS X. Mucis, Podcasts, Movies etc. can be synced with iTunes just like the iPod. New sync data found in the iPhone are Contacts, Calendars, Photos, Notes, Bookmarks, Email accounts. Technical Specifications Buttons Price: USD 499 for the 4GB model and USD 599 for the 8GB. Available in June 2007. The hard facts and highlights from Apple: iPhone combines three products — a revolutionary mobile phone, a widescreen iPod with touch controls, and a breakthrough Internet communications device with desktop-class email, web browsing, maps, and searching — into one small and lightweight handheld device. iPhone also introduces an entirely new user interface based on a large multi-touch display and pioneering new software, letting you control everything with just your fingers. So it ushers in an era of software power and sophistication never before seen in a mobile device, completely redefining what you can do on a mobile phone. Widescreen iPod iPhone is a widescreen iPod with touch controls that lets you enjoy all your content — including music, audiobooks, videos, TV shows, and movies — on a beautiful 3.5-inch widescreen display. It also lets you sync your content from the iTunes library on your PC or Mac. And then you can access it all with just the touch of a finger. Music Video Revolutionary phone iPhone is a revolutionary new mobile phone that allows you to make a call by simply pointing your finger at a name or number in your address book, a favorites list, or a call log. It also automatically syncs all your contacts from a PC, Mac, or Internet service. And it lets you select and listen to voicemail messages in whatever order you want — just like email. Receiving and making a call Visual Voicemail SMS Photos Breakthrough Internet Device iPhone features a rich HTML email client and Safari — the most advanced web browser ever on a portable device — which automatically syncs bookmarks from your PC or Mac. Safari also includes built-in Google and Yahoo! search. iPhone is fully multi-tasking, so you can read a web page while downloading your email in the background over Wi-Fi or EDGE. Safari Web Browser Mail Google Maps Widgets High Technology Multi-touch Intelligent Keyboard OS X Wireless Built-in Advanced Sensors The 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. An 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.
Comments On 24 Jan 05:20 webus13 wrote thanks for yr so cool comments and now i exactly know what to do... On 19 Jan 16:42 kamal wrote how do late ?... On 18 Jan 16:20 chris wrote http://techdigest.tv/2007/01/apples_iphone_a.html lg have something similar in the pipelines On 18 Jan 11:09 prettydhebs wrote i'll buy this phone. i dream about it. is it already available here in the philippines? On 18 Jan 08:37 maxkapur wrote it is rocking nokia wake up were is ur touch screen yet to see. sony enough of walkman phone. and p990 is huge lern some thing form apple... On 18 Jan 04:47 nApZtEr wrote iphone sucks!!!...it has no expandable mem0ry and it has n0 rem0vable mem0ry..nokia N95 has everything..8GB of mem0ry is n0t en0ugh for me.. On 17 Jan 23:14 Lobito wrote Coolest phone ever On 17 Jan 18:25 Miky wrote Apple i phone is really nice phone .I been waiting for this for a long time..... on jan 27 07 i will be purchasing this phone . On 17 Jan 15:09 Mike007 wrote this is gonna be the next buzz of all towns n cities...very cuul thingy... On 17 Jan 07:35 taj wrote i like it so much its looks cool... so i love to bye it.. whn ll it come to India... i m wtin for this phn... On 16 Jan 18:30 XeCuToR wrote How much euro? On 16 Jan 17:25 Erik wrote When this phones comes in Holland in about a year, it is allready to old to sell, IT DOESN'T HAVE UMTS..... What the..... 2.0 megapixel??!??! In 1 year we laugh about it, I don't think we are going to sell it, there are to much other perfect phones. On 16 Jan 12:05 Ottis wrote The phone looks quite slick and it's quite cheap too. I'm going to wait until july and leave my options open because I know sony or nokia will bring something out which will destroy apple so lets wait and see. On 15 Jan 19:58 hanash19 wrote so cooool , but already have my supermobile p990 On 15 Jan 18:01 syrus wrote that phone is gonna kill the market...it is the s**t! 5* for apple! On 15 Jan 11:43 NitroFan wrote So it took less than 3 days for my prediction over Cisco suing Apple over the "Iphone" name to come true (See my post 10th Jan 2007) Hard to figure if Apple are Arrogant or stupid. On 14 Jan 22:15 SteveJobs wrote Free black top and blue jeans with every iphone for the first 1K customers. On 14 Jan 21:01 lupi wrote hey I just want a phone with a very good camera and not much else what should I get On 14 Jan 11:53 manfran wrote iWant On 13 Jan 21:30 syar wrote can you send me one please On 13 Jan 12:27 ELpoLaLoCO wrote mannnnnnnn! DIS FONE IS JUST LIKE A LATINA ASS!!! but if u wanna buy a FONE 4 ITZ MUZIK;THEN NUTH'N CHALLENGES DA w850i ...... On 13 Jan 07:14 oliblurr wrote anyone read the article that Cisco sues Apple for the use of "iPhone"? what a shame..too much research was done..they forgot to check the name out..tough luck.. On 13 Jan 06:28 you wrote it just has a sweet gui with cool effects and a huge touch screen. other than that it is no better than other smart phones. and by the time it takes for it to be released world-wide, it'll be pretty much outdated. On 12 Jan 21:35 naniwalkman wrote i'd like to see the face of all those people who has a cellphone and an ipod ... what they gonna do? ... glue them? ... a little unfair but i think that we in SE got a walkman with touchscreen already. although must be really easy write a sms with that keyboard and that operative sistem is interesting and the sensors and the video play mode and.... well... it's a nice phone .. hail hail to apple .. begins with the right foot in this field full of people nonconformed with phone tecno forever. jeje. i don't want to know the price of that thing in my country of inlfation. On 12 Jan 20:45 hoseyn wrote this phone is the best of the world On 12 Jan 17:55 TheMaxxx wrote Some silicone sister with a manager mister told me it go what it takes She said "I'll turn it on sonny to something strong, play the song with the funky break" And go-cart Mozart was checkin' out the weather chart to see if it was safe outside And little Early-Pearly came by in his curly-wurly and asked me if I needed a ride Asked me if I needed a ride But she was... Blinded by the light, revved up like a deuce, another runner in the night Blinded by the light'D On 12 Jan 17:39 Darwin wrote This will do. On 12 Jan 16:58 Pxthomas wrote Apple should have fitted this device with 5mp camera or remove it entirely. Anyway it is a good product that will make nokia and SE do a rethink On 12 Jan 16:42 paul wrote Being SPEECHLESS is d right action 2 describe d feeling i feel 4 dis outstanding specimen AH!!!! On 12 Jan 15:34 ambyzown wrote SE fans, lets acknowledge and applaud a good phone when we see one. We aren't blind and can recognise novelty when we see one. Good job Apple! On 12 Jan 14:14 Findingidiots wrote 'And i think it really is at least a few years ahead of anyone else. This seems to be the highest tech you can get with that much money, for around 2 years to say the least. Wait and see if SE or Nokia or anyone else can compete with similar specs - they won't be able to.' By Lastikcizme Based on what research or findings do make such unfounded statements? On 12 Jan 13:52 APPLEH8ER wrote Apple sucks On 12 Jan 13:38 rondezeehater wrote rondezee you knob!!!!! SE already has a phone out with TV. Where you been? On 12 Jan 12:02 rondezee wrote this phone seems to have done it wit all da memory its got, so dat must mean i can watch the films i got in i-tunes on this phone right!!?? But lets not forget people.... i hear nokia has a new phone coming out soon which has T.V as a normal function, like sony has radio! now dat wat im talking about!! On 12 Jan 11:32 Bloater wrote Touch screen has got to be better than the cheap shitty joystick chucked out with SE phones!!!!!!! Way to go Apple........... On 12 Jan 06:52 Rajiv wrote I am going crazyyyyyyyyy man, I will have this as soon as available in india On 12 Jan 00:17 Zak wrote IPONE HAS OPENED A NEW WINDOW FOR OTHERS TO THINK NOW , IPHONE IS THE BUSINESS AND IT WONT BE LONG BEFORE YOU WILL C M-PHONE(MICROSOFT) CHASING FOR SOME MORE SHARE IN MARKET OF APPLE. APPLE IS APPLE AND OTHER ARE GONA BE APPLE WANA BE AND IPONE PROVES WITH STYLE , IF ANYONE DOSNT LIKE IPHONE THEY SERIOUSLY NEED TO WAKE UP. On 11 Jan 20:34 craig wrote i want that iphone sooooooooooooo much and i want to no how much it will cost can anyone please tell me the cost On 11 Jan 20:14 JonnyRingo wrote The important thing is OSX. With widget you will be able to write your own programs, and the user interface will be easy as pie to use. Just because you can't download songs from iTunes to the phone or sync wirelessly does not mean that you wont be able to in the future. With the phone having nothing but a large input screen everything else is just a function of upgrades. On 11 Jan 18:06 Edlanti wrote You guys dont understand right? When they say 5 years ahead of time, they mean their Operating System....Tell me one phone that has the same GUI like the IPhone? NONE...not even nokia or SE...Well Nokia came out with a concept phone not too long ago that looks similar....but when is that coming out lol? On 11 Jan 16:58 Lsoip wrote 115 x 61 x 11.6 mm ??? what da hell!!!! is a rock gigant !!!!! this sucks On 11 Jan 14:26 Lastikcizme wrote All the flamers here. I know you too want one of these things :D And i think it really is at least a few years ahead of anyone else. This seems to be the highest tech you can get with that much money, for around 2 years to say the least. Wait and see if SE or Nokia or anyone else can compete with similar specs - they won't be able to. On 11 Jan 13:03 Mactard wrote The P990 is dead, RIP. SE blowed it LOL On 11 Jan 12:39 KKND wrote people it is an apple product, iPod, iMac, OSX rings any bells???? Apple is driven by a marketing genius and extremely talented engineers, for god sakes check the share price ticker since the announcment, you think all that hype for notihing, if you atleast us iTunes eventhough you dont own an ipod you'll know what apple software and if you own an ipod you will know how great their hardwares are, dont predict the future based on personal feelings, i worship SE and Apple, so i am up for it..........and yeah Nokia must be kicking their asses right now On 11 Jan 11:48 sensibleone wrote This is one for the image brigade. Already, we see people saying they want it at all cost. That's a strange statement to make. Nothing this phone claims to do would would seem to provide functionality above many phones already available. In fact, it lacks many functions already available on many phones. Many of the functions, including the display-driven input, would seem to draw on the battery more than on a standard phone. But some people will buy it purely on the image hype. That won't help me when I need a phone to work on a rainy day in London, so I WON'T be buying it "at all cost". On 11 Jan 11:36 whiteeye wrote My prediction for next five years and forward: Walkman, iPhone, and ROKR will kill XpressMusic together and no more music phone from Nokiyem. Then both Walkman and iPhone kill ROKR. And finally...Walkman kill iPhone by its own "hands". Why? Why not...It is not difficult for SE to kick off an under-engineered, outdated gadget such iPhone! On 11 Jan 11:29 Haribolman wrote Forgot to mention...15 hour playback time? No thanks, my W800 already does that and than 30 hours in flightmode. And it's made by an American comapny? Ha, ha!! Good joke! Give me Japanese anyday! On 11 Jan 10:19 JIBJIB wrote Haribolman is correct. The Nokia N95, though it may not have the 4 gb storage is capable of at least 2gb, is packing a 5 mp Camera with flash, GPS and Wi-Fi. It will also come out on a reasonable contract. Apple should have attempted to blow the competition out of the water, with this device they have only made a small ripple. On 11 Jan 10:05 Haribolman wrote 5 years ahead of everything else? Really? 2MP camera? No thanks, I've already had one in my W800 for 2 years. No LED or flash? No thanks, I use the LED as a torch quite often. No removable memory? No thanks, I prefer to have removable "albums". And it's HOW MUCH?!! ON CONTRACT? You must be joking! This thing is already out-of-date and it's 6 -12 months before full release. Samsung already have 10MP camera phones, and 3.2 have become common from SE and Nokia. Apple...overpriced, under-engineered, unreliable, highly restrictive toys for yuppies who have no idea what a real MP3 player can do! And of course, millions of iPod owners worldwide will buy one just to be "seen" with it! By which time, it'll be so common it'll be as annoying as an iPod is. Of course, it could be worse...it could have been from Microsoft. Remember them? They only ever had one good idea and even then they stole it from Apple! Ever since they've been hoping that lightning will strike twice! On 11 Jan 08:24 sapporobaby wrote The good thing about this is that Apple is smart by testing the phone in the telecommunications third world : US. Once the bugs are worked out, the phone will be ready for real mobile phone users. All the Apple haters can complain about the ripping off of Nokia technologies, etc.... but remember, Nokia nor SE nor (fill in the blanks) ______, has a lock on intellect. Sooner or later someone else would have had the idea. The phone truly raises the bar. As someone mentioned earlier, competition will make this a great product. On 11 Jan 07:56 broker wrote i wont be able to afford it so i guess i'll have to wait for the iphone shuffle... On 11 Jan 05:35 Shilling wrote No other word to describe it but WICKED!! I wanna get one or a couple in the Caribbean to sell! Just Wicked!! Saint Lucia, W.I. On 11 Jan 02:54 imanuk wrote for me: its not what this phone can do, its the fact its rasied the bar in touch screen devices. Everyone prefers to use their fingers on there UIQ phones. Yet the screen buttons make it hard. Well done apple for showing the way, (I acnolegde tomtom for haveing huge onscreen buttons, it was always going to take a bigger player to show the way). Proximity sensor; genius. Accelerometer; Handy. Ambient Light sensor; expected. OS X; I guess its the kernel and then some. 2mp cam; it'll do fine. Cingular deal: Get it to a real market - europe! On 10 Jan 23:12 George wrote 499$? Yessss.... It is expensive... But Apple did not state every persone must have one. A 2-Mpixel camera will be obsolate in June 2007. The touchscreen concept is the big step. And in conclusion, the competition makes the product better and better. On 10 Jan 23:06 Daisun wrote OOoo that nokia concept looks nice... On 10 Jan 23:04 Tony wrote i think its real bad, if the touchscreen goes, uh oh, and remeber nano v1, scratch as soon as u get it, itll get ugly in a day from fingerprints. It'll be bad with features as its new I wouldnt buy. On 10 Jan 23:01 Cingularity wrote Give me iPhone with UMTS and a SD card slot and I'm on board with this, first phone in a while that has made me think about changing my lovely Z800, oh and I'll have mine unlocked thanks On 10 Jan 22:26 thatmultitouchisarip wrote oh what we have here http://www.blogas.lt/original8/202979/nokia-n73-ne-gal-palauksiu-nokia-6639-d.html ? maybe apple just ripped a nokia concept? On 10 Jan 21:30 Hameed wrote There's no doubt its a nice concpept,however i don't see what the iphone promises that the W950 or P990 doesn't do already.Personally,I think its a W950/P990 hybrid,I hope SE is listening and watching. On 10 Jan 19:27 Mukul wrote Super sexy phone , but i think a keypad should have been there .. On 10 Jan 19:04 iomonkey wrote nice looks n seemingly good specs ~(if it works??) but wot about the but n if's,....if the hierachy of macster's own n promote this device it might work but how many of us already own either 4/8 gig flashmedia(flash media inexpensive) devices (sonyericsson's range)(nokia's)(ipods)etc...hope they tested the screens properly(nano hmmph) playtime is a MUST should be at least 8 hrs, wot bout radio.compatible with add ons tom-tom, sip clients etc wud be good. a pro n con is touch screen as you constantly are smearing screen when say watchin a vid?. well got few other points to make but me soapbox is gettin wobbly :) On 10 Jan 18:32 awave wrote iphone will suck. apple don't have all the technology to make a decent phone imo, they won't make much money on this atall, as they need to pay ericsson / qualcom for the chipset royalties etc. anyway. basically --> this phone sucks, although if they come down in price i would be tempted...heh On 10 Jan 18:10 aman wrote !WHAT A PHONE!!!!!!! WHEN IT WILL BE COME????? I THINK THIS IS THE FIRST PHONE FROM APPLE?? AM I RIGHT???? I THINK IF THIS PHONE COMES WITH TWO SWITCHES{{{FOR CALL AND FOR CALL END}}} THEN IT WILL BE EASY TO USE DEVICE. On 10 Jan 18:09 P990lover wrote I must admit this phone looks crazy awesome! Althought i would like to take it to test driver before i buy it.. On 10 Jan 17:44 Imp wrote yeah, looks great, etc... but, they do not have it for us yet for next 6-12 months! ...and I live today & now. On 10 Jan 17:31 Imp wrote yeah, looks great, etc... but, they do not have it for us yet for next 6-12 months! ...and I live today & now. On 10 Jan 17:27 ToobadSEmissedtheboa wrote ...they had a great lead with the Symbian phones from the P800 on, but with UIQ 3.0 and the P990i, they have really screwed up. Make no mistake, this phone will own the cell phone market over the long term. Sony, Samsung, Nokia have had plenty of time to evolve the cell phone platform and what have they achieved? Pathetic really. Anyone interested in an M600i with a psychotic alarm that never shuts off? On 10 Jan 17:22 saad wrote i want this phone at all cost On 10 Jan 17:11 suland wrote Aren't you guys afraid of TOUCHSCREEN-FOBIA? It's coming...I wonder how many people will throw these buttonless pieces of the wall !!! On 10 Jan 17:07 bashirmustapha wrote I know Iphone is the best of the year On 10 Jan 15:48 williamtellall wrote cometh the apple cometh the man, im gona run and catch you as you fall of the shelf into my hands you lovely apple you!! and for around £250 not bad price. On 10 Jan 15:12 apolloa wrote It does nothing my P990I can't except the IPhone will NEVER run TomTom..... nuff said. IPhone is rubbish old tech. On 10 Jan 15:03 Applesss wrote Wow what a beautiful phone,...I'd like to bring it in anally.+ On 10 Jan 14:56 Cautious wrote Price is very steep! Without any phone experience, i would not part with my money on the 1st generation. On 10 Jan 14:28 Daisun wrote Apple, make it as thin as the nano and cut the top and bottom, then i'll buy it. I bet when iPhone 2 comes out Jobs will go 'we got rid of the useless 'home' button' On 10 Jan 14:22 rafael wrote GEIL! On 10 Jan 14:16 Dave wrote Since Apple has NEVER made a phone, id be a little cautious with this Phone. Could be a lemon. But untill i see it in the flesh and have a play around with it, i will not comment on it! Hopefully we will get it free on Contract!!! Or will Apple be buying a Phone provider too? On 10 Jan 14:01 oliblurr wrote this is really really expensive..remember the 499 and 599$ is the price when you sign up with Xingular service for 1 or 2 years! imagine if you get the handset from a seller without service? say..799$? 899$? The price is wayyyyy off the budget mark..id rather buy a P990i then buy a 4Gb duo..it would be way way cheaper..and i bet the batteries and the chips would not even last the first year..just like my ipod and my friends ipod and alot of other guy's ipod..the quality and durability i think is in doubt..and the bugs..i think it would be a major issue because this would be their first model for a phone and a touchscreen mobile device. On 10 Jan 13:58 Anand wrote APPLE ROCKS...I SWEAR...MY FRD...MICROSOFT..MUST BE SHITIN BY NOW...HAHA On 10 Jan 13:20 bravofly wrote @ Q8i: can I still pay for the shipping? :D But seriously, nice work. Apple has done it again :) On 10 Jan 13:07 NitroFan wrote I hope the build quality is as good as the nano, I think the 8Gb version will very likley be my 2nd phone, I wonder how long it will be before Cisco sue them over the name though! On 10 Jan 12:18 Ranjith wrote hope the 950's succesor be good.....with a 3.2 mp AF cam and higher storage with MS supp and wifi..... On 10 Jan 11:57 Ibinco wrote Why is everybody complaining about the price? Remember what the P990i cost when it came out? I paid a hard 550 euros for it. And with the iphone u get @ least 4GB of memory! Bring it on apple....ive already started saving up for this sexy thang. :) On 10 Jan 11:39 Nura wrote Awesome...sexy...slim...but gotta wait for d price to go down On 10 Jan 11:33 antichrist wrote this is a very impressive device. and im sure it will have less bugs than p990 On 10 Jan 11:05 Q8i wrote who want my P990i for free ? On 10 Jan 11:05 BabakSeghatoleslam wrote Nice Device I Like to try...... On 10 Jan 09:56 keeper wrote we all have been waiting for this for a long time.....SWEET On 10 Jan 09:36 vo1ce wrote I don't get it - you can buy an mda with the same features AND 3G/UMTS today. On 10 Jan 09:31 SE4NICK wrote HAHAHA Iphone dosnt come to Australia until Q2 next year HAHAHAHA i hate it texting would be bad. On 10 Jan 09:20 irock wrote Microsoft is probably shi**ing on their pants!!! hahahaha so much for the upcoming new Crossbow os !! goodbye dark tunnel MS and Hello Apple! On 10 Jan 09:13 Dale wrote cool..... but i'll just get the P990 :) On 10 Jan 09:03 sefan wrote they could have done better on the appearance side.imo.now it looks like a boring pda... On 10 Jan 08:29 Basbaum wrote Apple once again gets out ahead of the game setting the new high standard in personal communication. Way to go! Impressive, slick and deserve my respect. Good job Jobs!! On 10 Jan 08:26 RifqiAziz wrote Is that really "Apple Team: who wrote the comment below? If in June this iPhone's availability is for US only, so when the rest of the world will have this phone in stock? On 10 Jan 07:52 AlexR wrote I want it NOW!!! Please let me know where I can get it. On 10 Jan 07:44 a wrote give it me NOW . On 10 Jan 07:33 d wrote how do you like them apples micrsoft On 10 Jan 07:27 Applecomiphone wrote Thanks everyone, we enjoy your enthusiasm. We still haven't gotten FCC authorization, but when we do there will be a 4GB model and an 8GB model, priced $499 and $599 consecutively. Thanks! -Apple team On 10 Jan 07:26 tindo196 wrote 3.5 inch screen are they crazy where do they think you will carry their brick -the specs are cool tho On 10 Jan 07:18 jesus wrote its awesome minus the whole $500 part On 10 Jan 07:11 Julidzg wrote Wow, that phone its amazing, but the price is a little high. I wonder how is gonna be the quality of the cam, and if it is gonna have FM Radio. It should have expandable memory, cause with all that features, 8gb are not enough. On 10 Jan 07:09 hoipexn wrote iPhone looks really slick, am curious to see how the touchscreen feels. Way to go Apple! ***** On 10 Jan 07:01 Fosho wrote I phone pwns, so does apple tv, and steve jobs is god! SMS is acutally a good interface, where you can use both of ur thums at the same time to type a message, and the touchscreen is the most accurate for any phone ever shipped. I honestly will not wait till June, I need results now, dammit!! P.S. I phone pwns u On 10 Jan 06:36 SE4NICK wrote um wouldnt sms be annoying On 10 Jan 06:22 thebamboozle wrote coool! :D |
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