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.

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What you have really been waiting for.

[cloudkiller]

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.....

Re:What you have really been waiting for.

[identity0]

Microsoft's response was big and brown, but it wasn't a new Zune...

Alternate Name

[Lev13than]

"NewtonberrySP"

Re:Wireless, but still less space than a Nomad

[codeshack]

Yeah, but soon it'll be the iPhone shuffle -- just hit a button and it calls one of your friends at random!

Meanwhile, in Redmond

[bonch]

Ballmer is all out of chairs.

Compare and contrast

[Klaruz]

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."

Re:Compare and contrast

[Llywelyn]

So does this mean the iPhone is doomed?

Re:Say what?

[Deep Fried Geekboy]

I suspect that this may turn out to be the 2007 equivalent of Cmdr Taco's infamous iPod post.

You got a Zune for Christmas, didn't you?

[Picass0]

I'm sorry. I know it must be rough for you right now. We're all here for you.

Re:"Never seen a presentation like this before"

[sokoban]

Even for those who cover all the MacWorld talks, this was BIG:
 
 

"People are rapt, everyone is actually literally leaning forward and on the edge of their seat. We've never seen a presentation like this before."
 

I've seen a presentation like this before.

People were rapt.

And they were actually literally leaning forward on the edge of their seat.

But then this chick threw a hammer up on the stage and got escorted out by security.
Here's a video:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1350418123 536412275&q=apple+1984+commercial

Someone freeze me

[IceCreamGuy]

I'm going to freeze myself until this comes out. Remember that tree over there and get me in June.

MD5 Hash......

[shaneh0]

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.