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noel4r said:
an Apple phone? this is gonna be cool. my contract w/ AT&T is about to expire. i think i'll wait for this one. hopefully it's a GSM phone.
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If its not GSM then apple will lose a significant of potential customers ( GSM being the most popular standard throughout the world).

It would be very unfortunate if Apple didn't port iTunes to other phones such as Nokia, SE, Siemens, Acatel ( sorry, spelling) and other popular manufacturers.

Motorola is too limited.
 
This sounds excellent

I am very excited to see an apple phone thing happening. Im hoping that it will have a metal case rather like the ipod mini. I the thing im hoping for the most though is some sort of super unique revolutionary feature and then just all basic stuff in their. In other words I hope they keep it on the simple side except for one very unique featuer that is so you unique that I can't even speculate what it might be. Also hopefully it will have a nice aqua style os on on it.
Oh and opitional engraving like the ipods would be nice. :)
 
ipod accessory

the forbes article states that this phone will be an ipod accessory. i wonder how that is possible besides playing music from my itunes library.

i for one would be very apple with an apple phone. my current phone is too big and doesn't do everything i would like it to do. i imagine sitting at my powerbook toiling away at work, i have on a bluetooth headset, the phone rings and when i click answer on the popup window from Address Book the call is automatically transferred to the headset. I'd like SMS messages recieved from the system to show i have voicemail or that my bill is due to show the appropriate sender not a random name from my address book. i'd like to be able to drop a couple of songs on my phone to use as ringers and to listen to on those trips where it is impractical to always have my iPod with me like on my way to a clubor something. i'd also like it to just work when using it as a bluetooth modem for my laptop or my palm because even though i have gotten it working the experience has lacked the typical apple ease of use. how about iphoto integration, i don't expect all my photos to be on it, but i'd like to easily sync photos taken with my phonecam into iphoto without having to go through bluetooth filetransfer. (with smart albums and such i'm sure this would be easy)

i'm just spitballing here.
 
narco said:
I've been considering the new Motorola Razr, but I'm not sure if I should wait or not. If it has iTunes support, I already have an iPod and I rarely purchase from the music store. It better be a hell of a lot more than just that.

I also don't think this would be the rumored Flash pod. That's an entirely different market; but they probably got a great deal on flash cards in bulk if both rumors are true.

Fishes,
narco.
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Maybe the Flash iPod doesn't really exist. It could be that the rumors got started when somebody leaked something about Apple buying flash media or developing something that takes it. Has it been confirmed anywhere that the Flash iPod is a real thing?

Either way, I think I might get one these phones if the price is right and I can use it with my carrier. I could imagine some kind of .mac integration along with seamless syncing with iCal and Address Book and the like. Could be pretty cool.

fucanay
 
Why doesn't Apple try improving iSync instead of creating a new phone? I doubt I'll have the money to buy this when/if it comes out.
 
iTunes music on a phone? Sounds neat. As opposed to, say, fun... or useful... But I'll wait and see what they do with it.

Now, if Apple's helping to design how the thing WORKS, I'm interested! Everything should have the simplicity and ease of use of the iPod.

I guess we'll probably know soon. Might just be a totally Motorola-designed phone and UI, with some Apple software stuck in one menu and some joint marketing.
 
ThomasJefferson said:
Nothing is allowed in my house that says "Motorola" on it.
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Seeing from your public profile, it seems you have an iMac 600... Ok, it says "Motorola" IN it. Are those things allowed in your house ;)? (The first cell phone we had was a Motorola, and even though it was a huge rounded-brick-like thing, it would connect to the network in remote places where other newer phones couldn't. But yeah, it sucked :p)

Anyway, I haven't anything with "Motorola" in it anymore. Now it's more like "IBM" :eek: :D
 
Woohoo! It's nice to see so many rumors and news popping up. The sites been slow for a while. An Apple phone would be awesome! Especially with Bluetooth. Can't wait to see it, but probably won't be able to afford it. I just got my first iPod. It only took 4 generations! Still though, excellent concept, and Motorola phones are pretty cool already. :)
 
nagromme said:
iTunes music on a phone? Sounds neat. As opposed to, say, fun... or useful... But I'll wait and see what they do with it.

I'm all for Apple porting iTunes to cell phones ( as long as its not just Motorola).

I've one concern:

Battery life.

Cell phones don't last long as it is, when they are actively used - let alone playing music.
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ThomasJefferson said:
Nothing is allowed in my house that says "Motorola" on it.
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wait - so you don't have any g3/g4 systems at home? nice...g5 all the way...
 
iPod non-killer

I think we can read a bit into this quote:

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At the event, Jobs took pains to point out that the phone would not compete with Apple's popular iPod music player, but should viewed as an iPod accessory. "Wouldn't it be great if you could take a dozen of your favorite songs with you" on a cell phone, Jobs said at the time.
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So, a dozen of your favorite songs won't compete with the iPod. What's a dozen songs? Twelve x 4MB? That means 48MB... Let's round that to 64MB? (isn't the iPod buffer 64MB of Flash already?)

For a possible Flash iPod mini, it means it should at least have at least 4 or 8 times more space than "just a phone", which lands the capacity from 256 to 512MB. Unless they want to leave the iTunes-enabled phone in the dust, and put 1GB on it ("16 times more space than the Motorola phone").

But even if they update the iPod mini to 5GB, a Flash iPod at 1GB would only be 5 times less... Which is "too close to a regular iPod", unless they do consider the iPod Flash to be part of their "regular iPod" family... This is getting confusing. ;-)

Unless of course all those "flash iPod" rumors really are the one and only same rumor as this iTunes-enabled phone...

In any case, this would prove that Apple is at least interested in licensing their technology to other companies, which is a good thing.
 
Yvan256 said:
Unless of course all those "flash iPod" rumors really are the one and only same rumor as this iTunes-enabled phone...
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To those who suggest this... I think you have a good theory! I think that's at least very possible.

fucanay said:
Has it been confirmed anywhere that the Flash iPod is a real thing?
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I wonder the same thing. Everyone assumes it's coming very soon, and the rumors have SOME basis... but I still think Apple wouldn't want to release a super-small-capacity/nearly-useless player. In which case, I don't see a flash player happening YET--not until 2 GB (500 songs) becomes cheap. Then a flash iPod has a reason to exist.

Or maybe Apple will stoop to selling iPods that hold so little music they're as frustrating as other flash players. They'd make a buck in the short term. I won't deny the demand is there. (And for a small number of people, a 60-song flash player really is just the right solution. But for must listeners, it's merely cheap.)


pivo6 said:
Why doesn't Apple try improving iSync instead of creating a new phone? I doubt I'll have the money to buy this when/if it comes out.
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They should create multiple divisions so they can do both ;)

BTW, iSync in Tiger is totally different. For the better, I hope...
 
Yes please

soon please

well... before may - my contract's up for renewal! If O2 don't offer it I WILL swap service providers!

Hob
 
pivo6 said:
Why doesn't Apple try improving iSync instead of creating a new phone? I doubt I'll have the money to buy this when/if it comes out.
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apple is improving isync with tiger or so i hear
 
Who can say:

iTunes x86 for iPod and mini Mac + PC

iChat x86 for iPhone Mac + PC

iPhoto x86 for i? Mac + PC


Well members it seems iLife x86 is making it way to the PC market with Hardware to support it as iPod did. It seems if Steve and Co cannot have the desktop market they are going after the much richer mobile market, notebooks (already a given for computing), iPod and mini (already a market leader for music and external storage), iPhone ...you get the drift.

Apple is now getting into the HIP consumer electronic market. Look how well the SideKick is doing, I believe Apple is doing something of that nature. :)

"iLife to Life". :)
 
I'm sure others will jump in, but... for trivia buffs...

All G3s (and G5s) are from IBM. All G4s are from Motorola... or, now, Freescale.

The iMac 600 was a G3. (The G4s started at 700.)


Mainyehc said:
Seeing from your public profile, it seems you have an iMac 600... Ok, it says "Motorola" IN it.
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kugino said:
wait - so you don't have any g3/g4 systems at home? nice...g5 all the way...
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Stella said:
nagromme said:
iTunes music on a phone? Sounds neat. As opposed to, say, fun... or useful... But I'll wait and see what they do with it.

I'm all for Apple porting iTunes to cell phones ( as long as its not just Motorola).

I've one concern:

Battery life.

Cell phones don't last long as it is, when they are actively used - let alone playing music.
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Looking back I don't think Apple cares too much for battery life the 1G, 2G, 3G and mini have rotten battery life as well as the PowerBooks.

battery life is last on Apples kewl list. even if the phone gets 12-24 hours on a single charge its good enough you can always charge it every night right. :)
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Wonder Boy said:
i just want an apple quality cell phone with a elegant interface that makes syncing that much easier. oh ya, i wont buy anything over $250. and even that is pushing it.
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odds are that unless you're getting a discount for a contract, it'll be a bit more than that. So you may be waiting quite some time till they become an older item. Getting the latest in phones is an expensive endeavor.
 
ASP272 said:
Woohoo! It's nice to see so many rumors and news popping up. The sites been slow for a while. An Apple phone would be awesome! Especially with Bluetooth. Can't wait to see it, but probably won't be able to afford it. I just got my first iPod. It only took 4 generations! Still though, excellent concept, and Motorola phones are pretty cool already. :)
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Transferring mp3 or even HE-AAC and AAC over BlueTooth will be SLOOOOOW. maybe WiFirewire will make its way into this so called iPhone.

WiFirewire on iPod and mini
WiFirewire on iBooks and PowerBooks
WiFirewire on iPhone
WiFirewire maybe on desktops.
 
When this does come out, I'll put money down that it will take Verizon a good year and a half or so before it becomes an option for is subscribers. That is the trade off to have best carrier = **** phones
 
Omad0n said:
odds are that unless you're getting a discount for a contract, it'll be a bit more than that. So you may be waiting quite some time till they become an older item. Getting the latest in phones is an expensive endeavor.
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The internals of almost every mobile have not changed much only the exterior form and features. Phones are easy to design and however its to make it compete with the rest that is a challenge. If it took a re-wire of all the internals on a mobile it would cost more that what you would pay today and most of what you pay today is PROFIT for the companies who make and sell them. :)
 
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