Video of Steve Jobs at UK iPhone Launch

[koobcamuk]

Good to know. I cannot imagine it not having auto-focus…

It doesn't have it.

You can't aim at something, half depress the camera button and let it focus, then fully press to take the photo. Check out the 903SH by Sharp or a million sony ericssons....

 

[koobcamuk]

I've sat in on a few Q&As when grad students are defending their research for a masters or doctorate. If you wanna see a scared bunny surrounded by a pack of wolves, head on over to your nearest research institute for one of those.

I have my first one in a month.

 

[3282872]

It doesn't have it.

You can't aim at something, half depress the camera button and let it focus, then fully press to take the photo. Check out the 903SH by Sharp or a million sony ericssons....

I'll say it again, I've used my iPhone for a lot of photos, up close, far away, whatever, and not one was fuzzy or out of focus. Maybe it doesn't need it, either way, it works very well. One of the best camera's I've used for a phone.

 

[yamtunbo]

On a different note, why won't companies just put videos like these on youtube.

It's so Web 1.0 and big company to have these videos on your site at slow speeds and proprietary formats.

Of course it is C|NET, the archetype of dinosaur Web 1.0 companies.

Well, because companies like CNET rely on advertising revenue to be able to report these kind of things. If they put it on YouTube they don't get any ad revenue. Google does. Which doesn't really make much sense from CNET's point of view.

Also, how is it proprietary format? It's a flash video playing in a flash player using progressive download, just the same as YouTube.

 

[PDE]

I have my first one in a month.

And I'm so afraid of my defense that I'm forever procrastinating the last chapter of my dissertation....again, in the UK, the defense is different because your examiners are not people that have previously reviewed your work. Your adviser can sign off on your dissertation, but it means little for your successes at the viva.

I'm already a scared bunny and I haven't even seen the wolves...

 

[Much Ado]

I'm amazed so many people are surprised. The British press won't ask about Intel stickers, that's for certain

 

[bretm]

It's possible you would if you put yourself in the shoes of O2. A few of the questions were irrelevant to the O2-Apple iPhone UK announcement.

So what?

 

[Rocketman]

Is it just me or does Steve Jobs look really old or really sick?

He is starting to show his age and he is recovering from pretty heavy health issues. But he does have his same personality and certainly is forward leaning in terms of partnerships and technology advances.

His critics can analyze him after he is dead

Rocketman

 

[gdesalvo@umail.]

The funny part was someone raising their arm and Steve Jobs is responding and pointing to answer him. Finally the guy chickens out and sticks his arm back down. I suppose it could have just been edited to appear like that happened.

actually form what it looks like he was waiting for the mike to be passed to him so he can be heard from the whole audience without having to shout.

 

[JGowan]

THE TWO FACES OF stEVE™

This was hilarious -- He had the "I'm so lost-where's my mommy" look on his face!

 

[tjcampbell]

This was hilarious -- He had the "I'm so lost-where's my mommy" look on his face!

Or it was just another one of his unpredictable, "Did I really call a computer Lisa" acid flashbacks.

 

[MacTO]

I didn't find those questions rude. But Steve's reactions were a bit unexpected. Although he did pretty good overall, I don't think he would want to face the British press this close any time soon. Ha!

My first reaction was that Steve looked worn out. Like somebody posted, it must've been jet lag.

So, UK and Germany... Which is next? Does anyone hear any rumors? Why not any time soon in Canada? That's what I want to know!

Cheers!

 

[j763]

The british press are very powerful, aren't easily impressed and will tear down anyone/anytime, unlike the american press who lets face it seem to worship jobs regardless....for the most part anyway.

Couldn't agree more: it's not rude, it's simply a healthy degree of cynicism. Especially where Jobs claimed that Apple choses its partners based on primarily "cultural" not "economic" reasons... then the reporter asked why Apple had chosen T-Mobile in Germany but not T-Mobile UK. The British Press do tend to cut through a lot of the BS that US journalists lap up.

 

[BillyBobBongo]

That didn't sound rude to me at all!

Steve seems to handle the questions fairly well, but there's obviously stuff he'd rather not touch on since it's contrary to the image that he's trying to present.

Now....when is it coming to Holland!? That's what I want to know!