Apple iPhone Exists!
Yesterday Apple, Inc. announced the creation of iPhone. As a user of an Apple Mac desktop and laptop of course this interests me, however this device can sync with Mac’s and PC’s alike (though if you have a PC you should really get a Mac!).
Really this interests me more because I was hoping there was truth to the rumor that Apple was creating a cell phone device. Why? Well personally I just wanted a cell phone that was as easy to sync my data on my computer as an iPod, function like an iPod and also be able to handle email and web data. Really there isn’t a cellphone out there that sync’s seamlessly and I knew if any company could make such a device and take a cell phone to the next level it was Apple.
Well the rumors were wrong. What I mean by that is they predicted Apple was coming out with all these seperate devices: a phone, a widescreen/touchscreen video iPod, and a mini tablet-like wi-fi computer, etc. Instead Apple created ONE device with all of that and more! The iPhone exceeded even the most believable rumors and that takes a lot!
This is Apple’s quick abstract of the iPhone:
iPhone combines three products — a revolutionary mobile phone, a widescreen iPod with touch controls, and a breakthrough Internet communications device with desktop-class email, web browsing, maps, and searching — into one small and lightweight handheld device. iPhone also introduces an entirely new user interface based on a large multi-touch display and pioneering new software, letting you control everything with just your fingers. So it ushers in an era of software power and sophistication never before seen in a mobile device, completely redefining what you can do on a mobile phone.
To see much more about its functions go to Apple’s iPhone demo page. Also watch Steve Jobs introduce and demonstrate the iPhone at his MacWorld Expo keynote. The intro video is worth it to see how amazing this device seems to be.
When Steve Jobs gives keynote addresses to announce new products, usually several different products are offered. This was much different. Besides the AppleTV device, the entire keynote was about the iPhone. And it makes sense, since this product would have been all of the talk afterward anyway.
I don’t think Apple will in one swoop, knock Nokia, Motorola, Palm and RIM out of the power user cell market however I do think it challenges them to come up with something better. As of now Apple just made the Treo and Blackberry look and function like something from a few years ago.
Unfortunately the iPhone won’t ship until June. The reason for the lag makes sense since all cell phones must be approved by the FCC and that takes a couple months of very public documentation. Apple didn’t want the FCC to be doing the announcing for them so they unveiled it now.
Only 6 months left for my ol’ clunky Motorola RAZR cellphone!
