iPhone

[dugnsuz]

Hi all,
Looks like Apple are about to do another iPod with iPhone.
For Macophiles follow the link then click on 'Watch iPhone introduction'
Amazing looking/functional device.:eyepop:
I'll have to wait till Cheap as Chips is selling them though! :lol:
http://events.apple.com.edgesuite.net/j47d52oo/event/

Cheers
Doug:thumbsup:

[Striker]

Yeah saw it on the news.

Looks good but we wont see it till 2008

Launches mid this year but not for us...where always 6 months to a year behind.

[dugnsuz]

Yeah striker,
and $499US for 4Gb version - Ouch $638AU.:(
Doug

[Omaroo]

Considering that the iMate which I just took on has a retail value of $1,400 or something like that, it makes the iPhone look cheap. I suppose that they can be sold on plans of some sort (being a phone) which will bring their "barrier' price right down anyway.

[33South]

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

[Astroman]

I will buy one when they come out with iTelescope Controller or iobservatory

[toetoe]

Good one Andrew.
I still get confused with my old nokia phone with basic features but this iphone thingy, i would love to have one but i think the frustration would be to much for me to handle.

[Omaroo]

This is the area that Apple excels in - simplification of the user interface. After checking out www.apple.com I think that they've done another brilliant job on this one. It's so intuitive that I doubt you could actually mis-understand it. To all Apple detractors - take notice folks as this is an object lesson in "human" design.

[toetoe]

Top marks for a great piece of technology, maybe i'm a bit scared of new tech stuff like this :shrug: but like you said Chris, be a bit hard to mis-understand the user friendly touch screen operation of this unit.

[Ric]

I'm still using a Nokia 1610 :ashamed: , first of the digitals :thumbsup:
It still works fine though

Cheers

[sejanus]

Apple turned unix into an OS my mother could use without asking questions, so I reckon the usability on the phone will be good as well.

I think the phone runs a cut down version of OS X.

[dugnsuz]

I'm a bit of a Mobile Phone Luddite (MPL) I'm afraid:(
My $49 'Coca-Cola' Motorola is my high point:lol:
Doug

[ving]

I think that $700 is pretty keen pricing actually. I'll be looking into one when my mobile contract runs out for sure.

a friend put me on to thi the other day and said something like "i'd get it if it had gps". I an wondering if since it seems to have OSX and bluetooth could you hook up a bluetooth gps to it and install some gps SW?
that would be cool :)
or if it has a CF slot there are CF gps anteneas...

i currently have a sony-erisson z520i... it serves its purpose.
cheryl and bec just bought new nokia somethings with upgradeable memory and mp3, bluetooth, everything... pretty flash :)

[snowyskiesau]

There may not be an iPhone.
Cisco own the trademark iPhone and are suing Apple.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070110/ap_on_hi_te/cisco_apple

[ving]

i just hope its not as buggy as the nano...

[fringe_dweller]

:rolleyes: thats just great here comes the virus's ect. they shouldnt be encouraging all the riff raff to use OSX :screwy: :sadeyes:

[dugnsuz]

I'm with you on that one fringie!
I'm on the eMac right now but have a PC laptop for Astro imaging work.
The laptop is constantly under fire from viruses, not one on the Mac!
Cheers
Doug:thumbsup: