Well, Apple has introduced the new iPhone

I heard the story earlier this week on CNBC
(http://www.cnbc.com)

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

Yeah, I think it is an ok idea. The problem is that a LOT of people already have MP3-capable phones. However, since this is from Apple, a lot of people are going to buy it once it gets authorized. I'm just wondering if people with a cell phone and an iPod are going to buy it. Probably not. Most people already have iPods, but knowing Americans today, boom goes the iPod and here comes the iPhone.

I want one. Period.

It looks like my car sterio (sp) remote; thin! Looks nice, but I have no need of a cell phone.... and iPod, well that's different! But I need a new comuter first :-P

I want one. Period.

I want one, too, but I already have an iPod and don't want another one, even if it does have a built-in phone. I guess it all depends on if I break my iPod again and need another one. Then I'll get one. But if it is way expensive (I didn't search around for prices) then I'm not going to.

I just don't get one thing!
I hear it doesn't have buttons.

Why did they take off the buttons?

Well on my new Motorola SLVR L7 cellphone it's pretty easy to get iTunes connected onto it. All you have to do is install a 1GB chip to replace the Sim card and you can have up to 1000 songs once you get the software online. So far I have five songs. :P I've been using a lot of that space as you can tell! Hehe, so I have something that is like an iPhone... But it's close enough.

I think if you have an iPod and a cellphone you are good to go. Not much more said.

Why did they take off the buttons?

Typical Apple: Touchscreen.

Not that I'm saying a touchscreen is bad, but one more thing to get scratched and break. But, seeing as it is Apple, count on it that it is a pretty high-quality screen.

Typical Apple: Touchscreen.
How is it typical Apple? What other products do they have that use touchscreen?

I would never buy an iPhone. I refused to buy an iPod.

I already have a phone that plays mp3s and surfs the 'net, and I also have an mp3 player that's pretty much superior to the iPod. The only thing the iPod has going for it is its trendiness.

...and the stupid battery on mine! I had it plugged in all night and it says low battery!


The only thing the iPod has going for it is its trendiness.


Agreed.


How is it typical Apple? What other products do they have that use touchscreen?


What is wrong with buttons? Nothing, but Apple throws in a touchscreen for pleasure to get more people to buy it. It is all Apple. iPods. Buttons? No. ClickWheel. I just meant that Apple just put it in to get more people to buy it.

I do need a new phone... But...

Definitely not an Apple. I shouldn't actually say iPhone yet when referring to Apple's new phone. Cisco owns the rights for the name iPhone with a very similar (And what lawyers are calling, "confusing") description. There is a lawsuit pending that Cisco does in fact have a case and therefore Apple will have to do a lot of dirty work to try and be able to use that name. I've done some research and read through all of the articles about the suit, and it is going to be tough for them to be able to use it unless they offer Cisco a lot of money for the rights to it.

Now that I have that out of me... I think the phone is great. I think it has a ton of very handy features and is such an amazing advance in cell phone technology. However, this is a project that Apple has been working on for two years. All of their affiliates that helped with the project, and their employees, had to keep their mouths shut or they were going to be terminated and sued for leaking information. Now, I go back to the two years part. In those two years, many other companies have produced cell phones with mp3 players and whatnot.

I also think that with all of those features can come a lot of trouble. If one little thing goes wrong, you have to send the whole thing in to get fixed. With all of those features, I think that could disgruntle any consumers if they ever have the slightest issue. Also, who honestly needs all of those specifications? Not your average Joe, in my opinion. Sure, I think this phone could be wonderful for businessmen and people who have a real use for something all-in-one like this. For someone like me? Even a technology geek? Not even close.

Then there is one other thing. The space. Some people have already complained about there only being a version up to 8GB. They figure that after a standard 2-year contract with a service provider, their 8GB's are going to be long gone if they take advantage of the storage. Also, with that storage and all of the features comes more money rolling in for Apple. Most of the features require additional purchases, for instance like you would see a personalized ringtone cost either $1 or $2 from your provider. That will certainly add up for someone.


I'll stick to my Motorola camera phone (really a phone with a camera, that is a whole new argument), thank you.

Okay, this isn't exactly the topic, but why do the call it Ipod, or iPhone? Why does everything have an I?

It originally stood for internet when the campaign was first produced many years ago with the iMac, because of the internet connection. The "i" stuck with them, although now not all of the "i" products need internet to function. It certainly makes them unique and defined from other companies and products. However, as I mentioned before with Cisco owning the rights to "iPhone", they registered that in 1993 I believe it was, a few years before Apple with the iMac. Nowadays I still consider it standing for internet, although it doesn't really stand true for all of their products.

The iMac was hardly the first mac to sport networking capability. It's more likely that the 'i' literally stood for "I" or individual. That fits much better with their marketing campaigns then (all the pretty colours!) and since (oh-em-gee, home videos!). I Mac, I pod, I book, I life; I consume (http://www.geocities.com/peacemalion/iproduct.gif).

The iPhone seems okay. It has the best aesthetics of any phone or PDA I've seen and from what the flash videos show, certainly one of the better UIs. However, like several Apple products before it, it will undoubtedly have one or several flaws which Apple will ignore because, by god, they're Apple! Or because they're "fixing" it in the G2 iPhone...

Another must-have thing! :lolol:

Once, my brother went to an Apple stor, and found a Mac computer, he liked the lights!
Okay... Why should we like pretty colors?