[Jones]

Well, it had to happen. Read up here:

http://www.apple.com/iphone/

 

[cancon]

Cool!

 

[Jones]

Also, be the first on your block to have AppleTV:

http://www.apple.com/appletv/

I'm not so sure about how great the iPhone will be, but the AppleTV is definitely something worth getting! :up: :up: :up:

 

[cancon]

I have to get this!!!!!!!!

 

[MSM Hobbes]

Will be interesting to see how well this so very device is able to actually take the handling, dropping, tossing, etc. that so many people give to their cell phones, MP3 players and such. iPods had issue w/ screen getting scratched very easily - wonder how tough this interactive screen is? Nevertheless, watching the demo,,,

Be good for myself, someday, when Verizon has 'em available. Cingular has terrible ratings & reviews, besides having quite a shoddy coverage in areas that I need.

btw, also, while I am wondering about things,,, curious as to how much did Steve have to give to Cisco for the iPhone name?

 

[linskyjack]

Yeah, I have Cingular and I get lots of dropped calls. To bad they aren't offering it through Verizon.

 

[cancon]

prices have been released - $499 for the 4GB version, $599 for the 8GB version!!

Comes out in July 2007 in the US, late 2007 in the UK, and 2008 for the rest of the world.

I'm not sure if you can get in sim-free, but I'm sure it will be available on eBay unlocked for the same price brand new the moment it comes out in the US.

(sigh) I love eBay

 

[MSM Hobbes]

When it comes out, be interesting to see what its called at that time...

Right now, based on what is in the public domain, I am disappointed that Apple decided to use the name iPhone, infringing upon another company's trademarked moniker. True, they get some extra 'press' from this mess, but,,, their image is tarnished [IMHO] in this process.

Still, it is a quite device.

 

[cammj]

Not for long, Cisco are taking Apple to court over trademark infringement. They already own the trademark "iPhone" under one of their daughter companies linksys.

 

[MSM Hobbes]

lol,,, yea, what the previous post above yours had said...

Anyhow, couple of good articles that have seen on this are:
http://weblog.infoworld.com/realitycheck/archives/2007/01/why_apple_doesn.html
http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/business/16439276.htm

 

[Cal UK]

Looks awesome but pricey for me though but I'm sure the "phone people" will love it.

 

[thelamecoolguy]

M$ CEO Balmer even laughed at the iPhone calling it "Not a very good email machine." I guess he's used one so he knows all about it Watch the video:

What a complete moron. He's scared.

"Most expensive phone on the market ever"? ...I can name ones on the market right now that cost more. HP has a PocketPC phone w/Cingular 2 year contract with a 3" touch screen, 802.11b, Bluetooth, etc, and 64 MB of storage. $579. Doesn't even compare to the $499 iPhone. And there's a $599 one too.

On top of that, the question was, what was your first reaction when Steve Jobs showed the iPhone? Ballmer starts making up that he laughed at the price. Guess what, Ballmer? Stevie didn't announce the price till the end of the show. He probably peed his pants before Steve got to the price.

 

[Yankee Rose]

Right now, based on what is in the public domain, I am disappointed that Apple decided to use the name iPhone, infringing upon another company's trademarked moniker.

Cisco owns the US trademark to iPhone. Apple owns the European trademark.

I think they jumped the gun a bit in announcing the name before negotiations with Cisco were finalized.

If you notice, though, Apple uses their trademarked Apple logo in front of the "iPhone" (for now.)

 

[ferrija1]

I think the phone looks really cool but there are some things I'm worried about, like it's performance and battery life. In addition, I am not too happy that they went with Cingular, I'd rather have Verizon. I am also kind mad mad that Apple doesn't allow people to put third party programs on it.

As for there name, I think Cisco is suing them.....

 

[ferrija1]

http://newsroom.cisco.com/dlls/2007/corp_011007.html

http://news.zdnet.co.uk/itmanagement/0,1000000308,39285440,00.htm

 

[exegete]

Of course, this week LG unveiled the high-end Prada phone, $799, which has no buttons; due to be released next month in Europe, Asia in March, and negotiations with US carriers still under way.

 

[thelamecoolguy]

Of course, this week LG unveiled the high-end Prada phone, $799, which has no buttons; due to be released next month in Europe, Asia in March, and negotiations with US carriers still under way.

But iPhone's way better than that.

And does the LG phone uses voice-recognition or what? Since "multi-touch" is patented by Apple, there's no way LG could use that.

 

[exegete]

Not to compare directly, but it depends on what someone wants. And the Prada may be available within 1-2 months in US rather than wait six months for iPhone.

Since I'm not in the market for either, it doesn't matter to me.

 

[ferrija1]

We really can't say much about the Prada as no one has reviewed it or seen it in person yet.

 

[shyataroo]

it looks like a PC version of the iPhone (whereas the iphone is a mac)