I wub the Apple iPhone
Macworld 2007 kicked off today with the Steve Jobs keynote. Apple definitely delivered on the anticipated hype by delivering on the iPhone:
As always, if you want full covereage do a search or check out Engadget. Why the iPhone is freakin’ cool in tee dot’s book:
- All-in-one device – Cellphone and iPod combined into a single device. Finally I can get rid of burden of carrying my smartphone and iPod at the same time, which means I”ll always have my ipod with me.
- 11.6mm thick — thinner than the Motorola Q and even my new Samsung Blackjack.
- Runs full blown OSX – 3rd party app creation will be far simpler for developers. No need to scale down apps? woah.
- Proximity sensor — turns off screen and touchscreen interface when it’s close to your face
- World phone enabled – Quad-band GSM
- Push-IMAP Yahoo email — This freakin’ rocks since I use Yahoo as my primary email provider. I’ve been using them for nearly 5 years and the pain of changing my primary email address is big enough to stop me from doing it
- 4GB and 8GB storage – priced at $499 and $599. Pricey for a cell phone alone, but considering this double as an iPod, it’s a little more justifiable. But still… $500?! Will be interesting to see if (1) Cingular reduces the price based on contract, and/or (2) it’s unlocked. I can’t imaine Cingular agreeing to carry an unlocked device despite the rumours.
- Google maps integration – I wub Windows Live Maps more, but tight integration with Google Maps is never a bad thing.
- Available through Cingular – since this is my carrier, it’s obviously a good thing
Other minor features I love:
- Visual voicemail — I absolutely hate voicemail since triage is so difficult. This almost makes it palattable.
- SMS conversations – I’m an SMS junkie and showing my SMS exchange in a conversation form is an obvious enhancement. I love it.
I do love my Windows Mobile devices (and my new Samsung Blackjack), but am absolutely in love with the iPhone already. Gotta love how Apple keeps pushing us. Always an advantage when you build the hardware along with the Software, which is one of the reasons Microsoft has been so succesful with the Xbox 360 and will be succesful with the Zune.
I’m skiddish on the “multi-touch” UI, as I’m a big fan of the tactile response from a keypad. I guess I’ll either have to wait for an in-depth review, or just take the plunge and score one when they are available from Cingular in June 2007.
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