Apple, Inc. unveiled their new iPhone today. The iPhone, as far as can say, is unbelievable! If you watch the video at BBC, you can see a demonstration of how powerful this little device is. The iPhone will be able to connect to the internet, act as a MP3 device, very much like the iPod, play videos, and take phone calls of course. On a side note, the iPhone will not have any stylus at all, it will all be controlled by your finger. It is also thinner than any other smart phone ranging in at 11.3 mm.
Even though it is small, it has a huge screen covering mostly the whole base. The only buttons on this phone are the one at the bottom, below the screen, acting as a home button, and the ones one each of its side allowing for various abilities.
"It works like magic... It's far more accurate than any touch display ever shipped. It ignores unintended touches. It's super-smart."
No details have been released on how much the phone will cost, but speculation says that it will be anywhere from $399-499 (£257+).
Lastly, if that wasn't enough for you, this little thing is going to be running the latest Apple operating system as well, the OS X 10, and also come in 4GB and 8GB models. Apple has also chose to go with Cingular as it's provider.
iPod Features: The iPhone is a widescreen iPod that features touch screen controls that allow you to enjoy all your content, including audiobooks, music, TV shows, and movies. It features an amazing 3.5-inch widescreen display, and allows you to sync content from your iTunes library on your PC or Mac, making that content also accessible with just the touch of a finger. iPhone users will be able to scroll through songs, artists, albums, and playlists with just a flick of a finger. One cool new feature of this function is the display of album artwork - you can now use Cover Flow to browse your music library by album artwork for the first time on an iPod.
Phone Features: Using the phone function of the Apple iPhone, you can calls by simply pointing your finger at a name or number in your address book, a favorites list, or a call log. All your contacts from a PC, Mac, or Internet device are also automatically synched, you can select and listen to voicemail messages in whatever order you want — just like email. Calls can easily be merged together with just the touch of a button to create a conference call. Conference calling has never been easier!
SMS Text Messaging: Using the iPhone, you can send text messages withan SMS application with a predictive QWERTY soft keyboard that prevents and corrects mistakes. This makes it easier and more efficient to use than the small plastic keyboards found on many smartphones.
Camera Function: The iPhone also features an amazing 2-megapixel camera, as well as a photo management application unlike anything available on a phone today. Users can sync photos from a PC or Mac, browse or email them with just a touch of the screen.
Internet Device: The iPhone features a rich HTML email client as well as the Safari browser, which automatically syncs bookmarks from a PC or Mac. The Safari browser has built-in Google and Yahoo! search. You can also multi-task by reading a web page while simultaneously downloading your email in the background via WiFi or EDGE. Safari also includes built-in Google and Yahoo! search. You can even display Google Maps as they were meant to be seen, and zoom in to view specific points.
E-mail: The iPhone is great for multi-tasking, so you can read a web page while downloading your email in the background over Wi-Fi or EDGE. Its e-mail client fetches your email in the background from most POP3 or IMAP mail services, and then displays photos and graphics along with the text. Widgets: Extend your iPhone with widgets, small applications that give you helpful information like stock reports, weather reports, and more in real time.
Touchscreen: The iPhone features an amazing 3.5-inch widescreen display, and has one of the most revolutionary user interfaces since the mouse. The interface is unlike anything you’ve ever experienced on a phone, with a large multi-touch display and innovate new software that allows you to control everything with the touch of a finger.
Intelligent Keyboard: The iPhone features a full QWERTY keyboard that allows you to send and receive SMS messages, email, etc. It is predicitive, and therefore prevents and corrects mistakes.
Built-in Sensors: The iPhone incorporates an accelerometer, which detects when a user switches from holding the phone in landscape to portrait mode, and automatically updates the image on screen to fit the mode. The sensors also detect when you put the iPhone near your phone, and automatically shuts off the display screen until you move it away to save on battery power. An ambient light sensor automatically adjusts the screen’s brightness to the appropriate level for the current ambient light, which enhances user experience and also saves on battery power.
Accessories: As of now, Apple has announced a Bluetooth headset that will work with the iPhone, as well as new headphones that incorporate a small white box in the middle of the cord. This box has a built-in microphone and a switch to answer and hang up phone calls.
To sum all that up, the iPod is one super-cool device that will revolutionize the way you entertain yourself. It’s a phone, mp3 player, video player, and internet device all rolled into one cool device. It is expected to launch in June 2007 in the United States, Q4 in Europe, and 2008 in Asia. In the U.S., it will be available exclusively through Cingular Wireless in two models: a 4GB model and an 8GB model. The 4GB model will go for $499 with a two-year contract, and the 8GB model will go for $599 with a two year contract. Apple also announced a bluetooth headset that will work with the phone, and unveiled new iPod headphones that will work with the phone to play music and handle phone calls.
It's simply amazing. I know what I'm getting for a new phone!
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