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iPhone Roundup
Some of you are tired of the blizzard of coverage the iPhone is getting, so this roundup of iPhone stories is running off the main page. First off, EMIce points out what seems to be plenty of prior art (as well as a booming research scene) on the multi-touch interface that Steve Jobs demo'ed, boasting of having "filed for over 200 patents." FastCompany has a profile of NYU researcher Jefferson Han and his killer demo of a multi-touch interface at TED. Next, Toreo asesino writes in with Microsoft's Steve Ballmer's take on the iPhone; the Microsoft CEO doesn't sound very impressed. And finally, an anonymous reader notes CNet's article on why the iPhone, once it's in the hands of consumers, may be the most muggable item of consumer electronics ever.
Holy geezus crisco, do you apply fanboys rove in packs? The grandparent gets modified 0 Troll and this is 3 Informative?
The iPhone does nothing a two-year-old Treo can't do, except do it all with an obnoxious gesture-based user interface. And I use Treo as an example because I consider it one of the worst platforms on which to implement that functionality.
And the lack of third-party applications disqualifies it from the moniker smartphone.
Like it or not IPhone is a threat to the Mobile Industry leaders. The time it got launched, Nokia's share prices dropped. http://www.treo700.org/