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iphone tech wrote:

Technical Specifications

Screen size    3.5 inches
Screen resolution    320 by 480 at 160 ppi
Input method    Multi-touch
Operating system    OS X
Storage    4GB or 8GB
GSM    Quad-band (MHz: 850, 900, 1800, 1900)
Wireless data    Wi-Fi (802.11b/g) + EDGE + Bluetooth 2.0
Camera    2.0 megapixels
Battery   
Up to 5 hoursTalk / Video / Browsing
Up to 16 hoursAudio playback
Dimensions    4.5 x 2.4 x 0.46 inches / 115 x 61 x 11.6mm
Weight    4.8 ounces / 135 grams

I like the thing, but it don't look like an apple product to me..
(styling wise, it's like any chocolate-clone, but osx is very cool of course.)

Ooooooh, I most likely will buy one of these.
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but probably not until January of next year.  I normally wait a few months after launch of anything to buy one.  I want all the bugs worked out first.  Unfortunately 'a few months' means the Christmas buying season.  Availability will no doubt be nearly nonexistent during that time.  Hence I'll probably wait until next January.  Dang, a year wait.

I think the song navigation could've been done a bit better.  I think it should be sorta like a virtual thumbstick.  In other words, you press your thumb on the screen, slide it in a particular direction, and the list (or map, etc) begins to scroll in that direction.  The speed of the scrolling is proportional to the distance you slide your thumb from the point of origin.

Apple takes more of a direct manipulation approach, where you "grab" the list and "throw" it in a particular direction.  The problem is it requires multiple throws to scroll through a long list.

EDIT:  This is still the most amazing freak'n gadget I've ever seen.

Last edited by Mr. T (2007-01-09 2:04 pm)

I was wondering about the OTHER iPhone as well. Maybe Apple is going to fight for the name. I really don't like cell phones, but.....

iPhone!!! Must Buy!!
Anyway, I wonder what else The Steve will introduces at the iKeynote?!!!
Also, Microsh*t will never be able to copy this one, cause Apple has like 1 million patents!!

Um, UK, when does it hit the UK?

reece_james wrote:

Not really, the thumbstick model is counterintuitive. Apple most likely has accelerated scrolling included which makes more sense and has worked very well in the past.

Apple has set the bar for UI on this one. It's looking like most of what I was expecting from a full screen touch interface. The gestures don't seem to be there though, might have to do more looking.

Don't get me wrong.  I love the UI too.  There's no doubt it's the most revolutionary UI ever.  I just think it would be kinda cumbersome to scroll through a long list with Apple's metaphor, but with 4 & 8 GB capacities, it's not a big deal.  Apple's metaphor is well-suited to most of the things the iPhone does, so it makes sense to keep it consistent.  I'm just saying it doesn't replace the scroll wheel for music navigation, which is something Apple is going to have to consider for the 6G iPod.

EDIT: It doesn't appear to have accelerated scrolling judging from the demo.

Last edited by Mr. T (2007-01-09 2:39 pm)

No accelerated scrolling. Hmm, that may pose a problem. I guess they can add it in with an update later. With a touch screen and accelerated scrolling, the scroll-wheel kinda becomes irrelevant. However on really long lists, I can see it being far more practical. What little I've seen of the workflow and the UI so far, it looks like they got it very right. I'll certainly trust Apple's judgement until proven otherwise, but it looks good at first glance.

Yes my Cingular contract expires in 2 weeks! I was going to dump them and switch to some one else as I can't stand the company but looks like I might be sticking around for a while.

since this thing runs OS X and has wifi I hope I can install skype on it and use it to make voip calls when around a hot spot.

sucks that I have to spend $600 to get it, and my wife is going to want one so I have to buy 2.

The iPhone while interesting looking strikes me as exactly what I don't want, another all-in-1 device that is bulky, likey hard on battery life and when it breaks I'm out multiple devices instead of just one.

Its also not going to be able to replace a blackberry uneless it can talk with an enterprise exchange server for black berry (which I did not see mentioned or written anywhere)

Neat concept from an input / OS standpoint but I don't see anything earth shattering here.

-robco

I dont think its targeted at the corprate users. This is a smart phone for consumers.

Exchange can be set up for pop access very easily. You would loose the wireless sync that you get with exchange but you could still get your exchange email.

My wife who hated the Blackberry I got her and went back to her old nokia phone, cant wait to get her hands on the iphone and neither can I. So there is your market, I will still have my companies Blackberry, my personal phone and an ipod. Might as well make it the iphone so I can watch TV listen to music and not have to carry my ipod.

Last edited by jayster (2007-01-09 3:13 pm)