Yeah, he got numerous things right, even the iPod boombox, etc.
Funny thing is his profile doesn't even report a last activity.... very mysterious.
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Yeah, he got numerous things right, even the iPod boombox, etc.
Funny thing is his profile doesn't even report a last activity.... very mysterious.
Here is the Video Google of the clip:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3463346182677886862&hl=en
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3463346182677886862&hl=en
Good. iPhone is a done deal except the stupid name.
I been out of contract for a year with cingular. So, I am all excited to buy a phone without a contract and swap it. Lets see what happens.
I been out of contract for a year with cingular. So, I am all excited to buy a phone without a contract and swap it. Lets see what happens.
re: missing the point.
for the length of my contract, but my phone isn't.
For that matter, I wouldn't mind a carrier-locked phone, as long a) as they only effect the network/branding and leave the other features uncrippled, and b) the carrier provides unlocking after a few months (as many of them do with existing locked phones).
I'm not missing the point at all. My point is that I actually would prefer to renew my contract to get a discount. And that I have gotten unlocked, unbranded phones at subsidized prices. That is, I'm tied to my carrier
for the length of my contract, but my phone isn't.
For that matter, I wouldn't mind a carrier-locked phone, as long a) as they only effect the network/branding and leave the other features uncrippled, and b) the carrier provides unlocking after a few months (as many of them do with existing locked phones).
Why is everyone contract, subsidized, carrier obsessed.
Apple will release it, available only through them and those who sell iPods. I think the price speculated is a bit cheap. However, Apple sells you the "iPhone Smart" for $500, with no carrier intervention, and they have COMPLETE CONTROL OVER THE OS AND EXPERIENCE. This is HUGE!! Carriers want the phone hindered so it conforms to their $$$services$$$ and why should companies like Moto et al. even develop new, better OS'es and user interfaces when the carrier is going to slap their stuff all over it anyway?
Apple is in a unique position for this phone to really take off. They have the iTunes installed user base in both Mac and Windows varieties. They are known for intergration and user-ease, something no phone is presently good at.
Apple will release it, available only through them and those who sell iPods. I think the price speculated is a bit cheap. However, Apple sells you the "iPhone Smart" for $500, with no carrier intervention, and they have COMPLETE CONTROL OVER THE OS AND EXPERIENCE. This is HUGE!! Carriers want the phone hindered so it conforms to their $$$services$$$ and why should companies like Moto et al. even develop new, better OS'es and user interfaces when the carrier is going to slap their stuff all over it anyway?
Apple is in a unique position for this phone to really take off. They have the iTunes installed user base in both Mac and Windows varieties. They are known for intergration and user-ease, something no phone is presently good at.
I can't find hotspots even carrying around my laptop. And wi-fi sucks way too much battery life for it to be useful. Maybe when cell phones have built-in fusion reactors, would it become a possibility.
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What worries me about a January release is the fact that iPhone related patents are still coming in. With a patent filed for processing, Apple would still need to incorporate it into the phone and product test the heck out of it, as it's completely new.
Either Apple is going to work their arses off to incorporate all of this new stuff by Jan, or all the recent patents we've seen (ceramic casing, touch screen improvements, etc.) won't be a part of it.
Either Apple is going to work their arses off to incorporate all of this new stuff by Jan, or all the recent patents we've seen (ceramic casing, touch screen improvements, etc.) won't be a part of it.
Locally-Stored Voicemail
Does anyone know of a phone/provider that allows voicemail to be stored in the phone, not through dial-up with frustrating & slow menus? A nice interface & instant access to any message would be a huge improvement.
Does anyone know of a phone/provider that allows voicemail to be stored in the phone, not through dial-up with frustrating & slow menus? A nice interface & instant access to any message would be a huge improvement.
This is definitely the idea...especially since they've included this feature in the latest version of iTunes (synching purchased music across computers using your iPod).
I really hope this is announced at MacWorld. I just got a new phone over the summer (verizon razr, blah) and my ipod just died. This would be beautiful.
or 3- discontinue the nano. They did it with the mini...
Doubt it. Not everyone wants a Phone/mp3 player in one.
I hope they don't sacrifice too much to make it super thin and small. I hope it has a decent sized screen and a camera. Maybe the more expensive phone will be a bigger form-factor so it can fit all the keys and a bigger screen?
I personally hope it DOESN'T have a camera. Too many cell phones out there trying to be an all-in-one gadget instead of doing one or two things well. I hope the iPhone is a top-notch phone with some "smart" features like a datebook and contact management and an iPod nano rolled into one. The last thing I need is another device with a *****ty camera glued onto it. Oh, and it better have bluetooth support for both a wireless headset and earphones for music and hopefully have a combo of those two devices available.
Actually, Verizon uses CDMA2000 and the new 3G upgrades to Cingular are W-CDMA. Maybe I am wrong, but I don't think there are any consumer cell providers that use the original CDMA anymore. Maybe this will help end the confusion.
ANYWAY, if the iPhone doesn't support 3G UMTS (and thusly HSDPA), then it is really a waste of everyone's time. Cingular's $60/month unlimited PC connect feature would allow me to drop my Comcast broadband! Who needs a hotspot when you can just link your phone's Bluetooth connection with your MBP and be on the web at more than a megabit? FAST web, gmail, gmaps, mobile photo blogging! YEEE HAWWW
I know WIFI phones seem to be all the rage these days, but I think it's a little unrealistic that the providers would widely support a feature that makes them LESS money...unless their 10 year goal is to enslave the Internet as their transport mechanism but I guess that goes to show I don't know much about this stuff.
The two batteries makes a whole lot of sense. I always seem to be running my ipod till it dies. It would be nice to know that the phone portion has its own battery too keep me in touch when the 'ipod' goes out.
Oh please yes!
Really hope this is accurate, the Motorola V3im I got to do me until the iPhone is really crap!
Really hope this is accurate, the Motorola V3im I got to do me until the iPhone is really crap!
This is one of my primary concerns as well... I'm currently with Verizon, but they are well known for crippling the abilities of their phones. Many of their camera phone models are crippled in that you have to retrieve your pictures by emailing them through their picture service at $0.25 each or whatever instead of simply allowing for download of them via USB or Bluetooth. I've had to hack my last two phones just to be able to use most of the functions. My previous phone - the v265e supported MP3 ringtones, but Verizon didn't list or support that feature and they crippled it. Had to go into the firmware settings from the service mode and flip a toggle to ignore file extension relations. Then I could email an MP3 (renamed to a .MID file) to the phone -- for $0.10 because it wouldn't let me use the USB cable to do it. Since the phone wasn't checking extensions anymore, it would properly play the MP3 file.. What a bunch of BS.
Hopefully Apple has enough muscle to get their iPhone on the market with most providers and still be able to retain full functionality. Because I'm not goint to spend $250 to $450 for an iPhone if I have to hack the thing to get 90% of its features or if I have to pay extra fees to use these features. I'll consider other carriers (and I do regularly), but so far Verizon is the only carrier that has coverage everywhere I need.
I was looking at some of his other stories, and it's funny, both the nano story and the macworld 05 story had about twice as many negative reviews as positive. of course, how could the iPhone be viewed as negative?
I think that the $250 model will probably be the higher end one, who would pay nearly 500 for a phone. then again, people said the same about iPod 1...
I think that the $250 model will probably be the higher end one, who would pay nearly 500 for a phone. then again, people said the same about iPod 1...
iMobile ithink sounds better. I also think it will have a 2.0mp camera and Xmobile 1.00. Photobooth on a phone would be cool. also video would be cool too. though the quality is not all that great it would look good on the imobile screen, and that would be it's purpose. plus it makes updating contacts and ichat buddies easy on the fly. this is what i want to sway my purchase. something that i can do thing on besides just making playlists and viewing media. i want to be able to compose a daily video blog with recorded sound, video, pictures ,ect from my day and be able to edit it and share it with friends, without docking it. this would be the next level of communication. plus with Youtube comming to phones soon it is inevitable.
as for the "i only want a telephone and not a mp3 plaayer" crowd, you should get a jitterbug
lol
ithink sounds better. I also think it will have a 2.0mp camera and Xmobile 1.00. Photobooth on a phone would be cool. also video would be cool too. though the quality is not all that great it would look good on the imobile screen, and that would be it's purpose. plus it makes updating contacts and ichat buddies easy on the fly. this is what i want to sway my purchase. something that i can do thing on besides just making playlists and viewing media. i want to be able to compose a daily video blog with recorded sound, video, pictures ,ect from my day and be able to edit it and share it with friends, without docking it. this would be the next level of communication. plus with Youtube comming to phones soon it is inevitable. as for the "i only want a telephone and not a mp3 plaayer" crowd, you should get a jitterbug
lol
I'm so excited about this. I'm moving to the UK next fall for grad school (well, one hopes) and my current phone is a crappily crippled Verizon RAZR that, being CDMA, is not a phone that can be used in Europe. If the iPhone has the same sort of ingenious design that other Apple products have then I'm on board.
Personally, I'm hoping for a slide-out QWERTY keyboard. I depend a lot on IM/Email/SMS to stay in touch with people, especially those in other countries (mostly the UK, and on in France). With the family and so many people being back in the US, I plan to depend on it that much more. It'd be nice to have a whole messaging suite in one phone. Not to mention my iPod broke about a year ago out of warranty and I'm in the market for an 8GB model =)
Personally, I'm hoping for a slide-out QWERTY keyboard. I depend a lot on IM/Email/SMS to stay in touch with people, especially those in other countries (mostly the UK, and on in France). With the family and so many people being back in the US, I plan to depend on it that much more. It'd be nice to have a whole messaging suite in one phone. Not to mention my iPod broke about a year ago out of warranty and I'm in the market for an 8GB model =)
