iRob! Attention iRob!

[3113]

Hey, Rob. I just needed another member of the Apple Cult to share the moment with me. Have you seen the iPhone part of the Keynote yet?

iPhone

It's not a short announcement/demonstration. So get yourself a cup of coffee before taking a look.

 

[Liar]

Looks nifty.

I almost got my proverbial head chopped off at a mac forum today when I mentioned that although it got the looks, it's really nothing all that new (my phone does all that, and video chats), and still too big to be a comfy phone. Jeez, I like me the Mac as well as the next dude, but die hard Apple-heads...are so testy.

 

[rgraham666]

Was reading about it my paper this morning. Look cool. Very expensive though.

But to me everything is very expensive.

Doubt I'll ever get one. I like being out of touch.

 

[3113]

it's really nothing all that new (my phone does all that, and video chats)

Um....your phone has a multi-touch screen? You can just wave your finger at it and it will scroll down? You can pinch your fingers and the image will enlarge?

I'm not being testy, per se, but playing music, movies, and the internet is not what's new about this phone (you might as well have said, "Yeah, that iPod plays music but so does my portable CD player. It's nothing new."). What's astonishing (and revolutionary) is that it doesn't need any physical buttons. It's all in the screen using that touch technology. THAT is what's going to alter everything.

 

[3113]

Was reading about it my paper this morning. Look cool. Very expensive though.

Hey, so was the original iPod. Give it a few years. There'll be an affordable version. Now, of course, whether you'll want it or not is another question.

And Dude--WATCH the keynote on that beautiful new iMac of yours. You have GOT to see this thing in action. Reading about it isn't enough.

 

[Liar]

Um....your phone has a multi-touch screen? You can just wave your finger at it and it will scroll down? You can pinch your fingers and the image will enlarge?

Nope. As I said, looks nifty. Good software can do that. Multi touch screens ain't new though. But on PDAs, it's probably the first one.

I'm not being testy, per se, but playing music, movies, and the internet is not what's new about this phone (you might as well have said, "Yeah, that iPod plays music but so does my portable CD player. It's nothing new."). What's astonishing (and revolutionary) is that it doesn't need any physical buttons. It's all in the screen using that touch technology. THAT is what's going to alter everything.

But that's not what the mac-heads was talking about. They were all like "For the first time ever, Internet is mobile." and "It's got wi-fi so you can surf at Starbucks" and "it's an Ipod and a phone in one device". Stuff like that. I'm not saying it's not a cool thingamajig. It does what it do very well. (or seems to when demoed) I just pointed out to them that it doesn't DO anything that other phones have done for three years, in a less fancy interface. Including conference calls, and stuff that the iPhone can't do. That apparently triggered the berserk switch for some people.

 

[rgraham666]

I didn't want to be, but I'm impressed.

That is one sweet device. It almost brings out the tech geek I once used to be.

Almost.

 

[Liar]

Hey, so was the original iPod. Give it a few years. There'll be an affordable version. Now, of course, whether you'll want it or not is another question.

I want the iPhone Nano. Or even better the iPhone Shuffle. Random calls.

 

[cantdog]

Nope. As I said, looks nifty. Good software can do that. Multi touch screens ain't new though. But on PDAs, it's probably the first one.
But that's not what the mac-heads was talking about. They were all like "For the first time ever, Internet is mobile." and "It's got wi-fi so you can surf at Starbucks" and "it's an Ipod and a phone in one device". Stuff like that. I'm not saying it's not a cool thingamajig. It does what it do very well. (or seems to when demoed) I just pointed out to them that it doesn't DO anything that other phones have done for three years, in a less fancy interface. Including conference calls, and stuff that the iPhone can't do. That apparently triggered the berserk switch for some people.

Japanese stuff is 'way ahead.

 

[Nirvanadragones]

I want. And I want now!

 

[3113]

I want. And I want now!

It'll be released in the U.S. come June. The exchange rate being so good now, maybe you should start planning your trip

 

[neonlyte]

V Cool and looks to be intuitive in the way intuitive should be, ie. in a couple of hours, it will be natural to use.

I liked the bit in the intro where SJ dropped 'we're selling 100 million iPods this year'.

 

[3113]

I liked the bit in the intro where SJ dropped 'we're selling 100 million iPods this year'.

Heh. Well, it is a Keynote. That means Guru Steve is expected to address the faithful and assure them that their religion is taking over the world...er...oh, darn. That was suppose to be a secret.

As I let that slip I might as well tell you about how those 100 million iPods will signal the mothership. It involves everyone playing Green Day....

 

[Frank Noir]

Um....your phone has a multi-touch screen? You can just wave your finger at it and it will scroll down? You can pinch your fingers and the image will enlarge?

I'm not being testy, per se, but playing music, movies, and the internet is not what's new about this phone (you might as well have said, "Yeah, that iPod plays music but so does my portable CD player. It's nothing new."). What's astonishing (and revolutionary) is that it doesn't need any physical buttons. It's all in the screen using that touch technology. THAT is what's going to alter everything.

Good point.

It's just that I have this irrational fear of touch screens. I'm afraid that I'll suddenly poke a hole in it, spilling liquid crystals all over my shirt.

And - there's still the basic problem: How can you make a tiny, handheld device you want to carry with you - but still include a QWERTY keyboard that you can type sex stories on for hours without damaging your hands (by the typing bit, I mean )?

I want this with bluetooth!

 

[3113]

I want this with bluetooth!

As I understand it, it does come with bluetooth. At least, the wireless headset you can buy for it connects to the phone via bluetooth.

 

[Liar]

Good point.

It's just that I have this irrational fear of touch screens. I'm afraid that I'll suddenly poke a hole in it, spilling liquid crystals all over my shirt.

And - there's still the basic problem: How can you make a tiny, handheld device you want to carry with you - but still include a QWERTY keyboard that you can type sex stories on for hours without damaging your hands (by the typing bit, I mean )?

I want this with bluetooth!

Or this.

Personally, I write just fine on this. I wrote news articles and reviews on a borrowed one for two weeks. Then I had to give it back. Not I'm in withdrawal.

 

[Huckleman2000]

Japanese stuff is 'way ahead.

Maybe, but the Japanese can't do UI. Or, just don't do it.

 

[australwind]

I like it... but they tell me it will be at least a year before we can have one (or more) in Oz......