OK, Now finally an Apple iPhone

Posted by Chip Vanek Tue, 09 Jan 2007 11:50:00 GMT

screenshot_11.jpgSweet, glorious specs of the 11.6 millimeter device include a 3.5-inch 480 x 320 touchscreen display with multi-touch support and a proximity sensor to turn off the sensor when it's close to your face, 2 megapixel cam, 4GB or 8 GB of storage, Bluetooth with EDR and A2DP, WiFi that automatically engages when in range, and quadband GSM radio with EDGE. Perhaps most amazingly, though, it somehow runs OS X with support for Widgets, Google Maps, and Safari, and iTunes (of course) with CoverFlow out of the gate. A partnership with Yahoo will allow all iPhone customers to hook up with free push IMAP email. Apple quotes 5 hours of battery life for talk or video, with a full 16 hours in music mode -- no word on standby time yet. In a twisted way, this is one rumor mill we're almost sad to see grind to a halt; after all, when is the next time we're going to have an opportunity to run this picture? The 4GB iPhone will go out the door in the US as a Cingular exclusive for $499 on a two-year contract, 8GB for $599. Ships Stateside in June, Europe in fourth quarter, Asia in 2008. Engadget

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Full Mac OS X in the palm of your hand!! Seamless WiFi with full Safari and quick access widgets. This is a game changer and the best next target for innovation. Music, TV, Movies, Email, RSS, Google, Maps, Yahoo, Amazon all in my pocket.

Apple planning to dominate a new category

Posted by Chip Vanek Thu, 12 Oct 2006 16:10:26 GMT

Apple's missing "Home on iPod" feature resurfaces in filing Dubbed "Home on iPod," the technology was once destined for Apple's Mac OS X 10.3 Panther, before it was abruptly yanked from pre-release builds of the operating system back in Oct. of 2003. "Ever thought you could carry your home in the palm of your hands or in your pocket? You can. Panther's Home on iPod feature lets you store your home directory - files, folders, apps - on your iPod (or any FireWire hard drive) and take it with you wherever you go," Apple had written in a blurb on its Panther preview website that was eventually removed. "When you find yourself near a Panther-equipped Mac, just plug in the iPod, log in, and you're 'home,' no matter where you happen to be," the description continued. "And when you return to your home computer, you can synchronize any changes you've made to your files by using File Sync, which automatically updates offline changes to your home directory." Apple never offered an explanation for the feature retraction and popular speculation was that it would eventually resurface in a later iteration of the Mac OS X operating system. It never did.

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Brilliant! Wait until you have been awarded patent until you release the next category killer. How many iPods have been sold, how many cell phone? Many more then the classic PC sales. PDA sales are still a blip. This simple idea will define a whole new way of thinking about computing. Yes, Apple will introduce it as iTunes in you pocket and deliver it via video/TV on the go. That is just the start. Storage capacities are increasing and getting cheaper. WiFi coverage is becoming more complete. That G7 iPod in your pocket will be collecting your email, vmail, document updates, vcasts, and vendor offers as you walk by network proxy nodes. Google and others will soon interconnect enough regions to make electronic billboards possible. Billboards that can recognize your bluetooth or WiFi signal and present a message just for you or deliver email++ to your G7 iPod. The timing is right for this old idea and now one of the basic concepts is owned by Apple.

Finally an Apple iPhone?

Posted by Chip Vanek Fri, 08 Sep 2006 08:57:13 GMT

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Apple cell phone is real and ready for production - analyst "Apple chief executive Steve Jobs "is finally satisfied with the end product Apple engineers have produced in terms of quality and the right blend of cell phone and portable media player."

Given Jobs' previous track record, the analyst said he has the utmost confidence the Apple branded cell phone, which he says will conform to a sleek candy bar form factor, will meet the highest of standards with "no exception."

"Clearly, we would like to share more detail as we have conducted extensive work on the product pipeline, but for now, here is what we will convey," Wu wrote. "The design will be an iPod nano-like candy bar form factor and come in three colors (we are not certain of the exact colors but we suspect black, white and platinum, similar to Apple's current color scheme of iPods and Macs)."