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iPhone, Apple TV Headline MacWorld Keynote
Steve Jobs kept his audience rapt at the MacWorld keynote today. He rehashed the announcement of the iTV, now called Apple TV, and announced the iPhone, a revolutionary phone/ipod/wrist-computer that had MacWorld attendees sitting on the edge of their seats. Retailing for $499 (4 gig)/$599 (8 gig), it has to be seen to be believed. It uses a touch screen with a new form of input control, runs OSX and many standard applications, and connects to the internet via WiFi. It has a camera, functions as a movie player, a music player, and can send emails and photos in the middle of a phone call. From the Engadget coverage: "'[OSX] let us create desktop class applications and networking, not the crippled stuff you find on most phones, these are real desktop applications.' He's quoting Alan Kay - 'People who are really serious about software should make their own hardware.' 'So we're bringing breakthrough software to a mobile device for the first time.'" Seriously, go check this out. They're going to print money with this thing.
If it'll be available in June in USA and 2008 in Asia, when will be available in Brazil? :-( I want that one !!
ilex paraguariensis for all
Oh man, I was totally with them up until the prices. I was preparing to pull out my credit card and spend an extra few months in debt. But... $500 for a 4gig and $600 for an 8gig? My MP3 collection is 13gigs. I'd have to shell out $500 and I'd *still* have to carry around my iPod. Oh, and also, I'd probably also have to switch from T-Mobile to Cingular.
I'll wait for the next iteration.
Just announced, Microsoft confirms the Plume. It's a phone that's 3 ½ inches thick, runs the full- blown windows vista, plays the new we-promise-it-will-always-play DRM'd music and has 9600 baud dial up modem, and has the ability to take and print pictures with optional ink and paper tray attachment. Welcome to the social, now where is everyone.
I've been waiting for that all day.....
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"NewtonberrySP"
When you have nothing left to burn you must set yourself on fire
CE-What?
"And in other news, flights from Las Vegas to San Francisco immediately sold out today..."
OK, where do I have to go to stand in line?
John
Finally it has wireless and more space than a nomad! Truly unlame;)
(For those of you not in on the joke)
-- Political fascism requires a Fuhrer.
but nice to see a phone/tablet/pda that *seems* to embedded a full OS..... and for the iPhone name, let's just call it the NuTon
Ballmer is all out of chairs.
Dear Motorola:
Thanks for taking so long with the 620. And for dragging your feet with the 603 . Oh - and the higher frequency G4s? Thanks for taking so long with that.
Hope your margins are more than RAZR thin!
Signed,
Apple, Inc.
Oct 23, 2001: "No wireless. Less space than a nomad. Lame."
Jan 9, 2007: "Seriously, go check this out. They're going to print money with this thing."
I suspect that this may turn out to be the 2007 equivalent of Cmdr Taco's infamous iPod post.
I'm not wrong. You haven't thought about it hard enough.
was that a Zune-brown turtleneck Steve was wearing?
I'm sorry. I know it must be rough for you right now. We're all here for you.
can I squirt someone with it???
No Blu-Ray. Less space than a PS3. Lame.
Thunderclone: ONE MAN ENTERS! TWO MEN LEAVE! ONE MAN ENTERS! TWO MEN LEAVE!
More expensive than a Blackberry. Requires a two year Cingular service contract. Lame. :)
That gives you some time to save up for it, rather than put it on your iCreditCard
A feeling of having made the same mistake before: Deja Foobar
I'm going to freeze myself until this comes out. Remember that tree over there and get me in June.
Thanks for taking so long with the 620. And for dragging your feet with the 603 . Oh - and the higher frequency G4s? Thanks for taking so long with that.
Hope your margins are more than RAZR thin!
Signed,
Apple, Inc. Sniff
Avoid Missing Ball for High Score
Who is this Micro$oft that my father used to talk about?
Zune? What the heck is a Zune?
Today it is official. Microsoft == (old + custy + ugly + left behind).
What do you hold the stylus with??? In his mouth. Duh!
Avoid Missing Ball for High Score
The could just call it Phone .. that would be inline with Keyboard, Mouse and a bunch of other Apple products.
This device has not been authorized as required by the rules of the Federal Communications Commission. This device is not, and may not be, offered for sale or lease, or sold or leased, until authorization is obtained.
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Correct, there are myriad other reasons to disparage Zonk, without bringing Taco into the mix.
I can only wonder what the phone of 2020 will do.
I could tell you, but then I'd have to prevent your conception.
Oh, say does that Star-Spangled Banner entwine / The myrtle of Venus with Bacchus's vine?
"ahh but can it run linux..."
No, it doesn't.
Doesn't play OGG, either.
Sucks to be a smelly linux hippie today.
"You've got to config it. And then you have to write some shell scripts. Update your RPMs. You have to partition your drives. And patch your kernel. Compile your binaries. Check your version dependencies. Probably do that once or twice.
It's just so easy. And so simple. I don't know why everyone doesn't run Linux."
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I swear, it's the strangest thing. When I ran this guys post thru an MD5 algorithm, the hash it returned was "fanboi"
Ah, the mysteries and miracles of one-way hashing.
Can the iPod be ordered in beige?