iPhone

[dugnsuz (Doug)]

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.
I'll have to wait till Cheap as Chips is selling them though!
http://events.apple.com.edgesuite.net/j47d52oo/event/

Cheers
Doug

[Striker (Tony)]

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 (Doug)]

Originally Posted by 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.

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

[Omaroo (Chris Malikoff)]

Originally Posted by dugnsuz

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

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 (Chris)]

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

[Astroman (Andrew Wall)]

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

[toetoe (Peter)]

Originally Posted by Astroman

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

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 (Chris Malikoff)]

Originally Posted by toetoe

i would love to have one but i think the frustration would be to much for me to handle.

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 (Peter)]

Top marks for a great piece of technology, maybe i'm a bit scared of new tech stuff like this 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 , first of the digitals
It still works fine though

Cheers

[sejanus (Gavin)]

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 (Doug)]

Originally Posted by 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.

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

[ving (David)]

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/...te/cisco_apple

[ving (David)]

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

[fringe_dweller]

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

[dugnsuz (Doug)]

Originally Posted by fringe_dweller

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

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