Apple announces the new ipod/iphone !

October 2008 well that really does suck, no biggie though my current phone is nice enough and I have a Video iPod ;)
Will be pretty out of date by October 08 also :\
 
It looks utterly amazing. Definately seems to a big step forwards for phones/ ipod!

I'll still wait for the second generation of them to be released though.

Got to hand it to Apple though... they really know how to make awesome products.
 
Hellsmk2 said:
It looks utterly amazing. Definately seems to a big step forwards for phones/ ipod!

I'll still wait for the second generation of them to be released though.

Got to hand it to Apple though... they really know how to make awesome products.
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Some poeple are too easily pleased :rolleyes: :p

starscream said:
Although this looks awesome....

5 hours battery life using apps, 16 audio, and these are the manufactures specs as well, so probably in optimised conditions.

Although this is great for PDA type device, as a phone, it is going to be a bit of a pain if it needs charging at least once a day.
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16 hours audio playback is kinda lame when you consider my w850i would do nearly twice that.Gota give it to them for the slimness of the device though.
 
ChoÞÞer said:
rrrr there nice, i bet apple will be replacein a lot of these phone's due to the screen breakin :(
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Will people ever give this screen scratching nonsense a rest?

It's a specially designed screen. It's been in the working for years, according to Mr Jobs. Just look at PDAs at the moment – you don't see their screens getting scratched, and they're being assaulted by people tapping and scraping them with styluses, not sliding their fingers gently over the surface.

Perhaps when units are released to the general public and you have first-hand experience of screens scratching it will be a valid criticism of the product, but not at the moment.
 
oh yay! another apple product that will be overpriced and snapped up by people who want to wear them like a fashion statement, just like the bloody iPod. How long before they go all out for the trendy market and start marketing apple trainers at £250 a pop that you can only use on iPaths? or maybe a raincoat that only repels iRain? oooh i know, how about toilet roll that only wipes up an iTurd?

Go on MacFanboys, give me a grilling. iDare you. :D :D :D
 
I like iphone... but like i said before.. its not a phone with ipod in.. its just an ipod with a phone in.

Design is awesome, but the greasy screen will annoy plenty people.
 
Psypher5 said:
i thought id never say this about an apple product..

I want one.

it has multi touch !!!!
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Got to admit it - but its made me rethink my mp3/video plans (in the near future) as I am really after a decent convergence device (normal I carry 2 mobile phones, a PDA mobile phone and my 40GB mp3 player).

Just like the ipod this isnt really a new technological advancement, just a device that considers/weights form as much as function. No doubt it will be overpriced, but I can see there being a massive market for this - bigger than the ipod...

Im certainly no Apple fanboi, but if it means I can reduce that list and not be really restricted (main issue with ipods) in what I want to do/way I want to do it, then Im happy. I cant forsee this replacing my nokia 6230 or my 40GB H340, but I just might not need them as often as I do now...

Certainly be on my radar now, especially considering the existing mobile phone companies have about a year to reply. Ultimately I may not get an iphone, but its existence will dictate the types of devices that Ill have a choice from, just like what the ipod did aswell - thats where us consumers will really see the benefit, a focussed gadget...

ps3ud0 :cool:
 
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no-one knows yet. I expect apple will be in a good position to negotiate with the major networks in the uk if it wants to go with a single network as in the US

Apple will probably want the networks to subsidise the cost of the phone quite a bit to be able to offer it at an attractive price to consumers. Given the technology involved I can't see it going sim-free for less than £400.
 
the price is with the two year contract! not the price plus your months payment! thats in total! not to bad really..
 
You have to remember the US mobile phone network works in a completely different way to ours, it doesn't matter what network they offer it to first for contracts, we'll be able to use them on any.

In the US, they're stuck with cingular, their phones don't have sim cards.
 
BillytheImpaler said:
This is not entirely true. In fact most services use SIM cards. As far as I know Alltel is the only big one that doesn't.
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As far as I knew if you want a certain phone you have no choice but to go with the provider offering it since you don't have the option to just put your sim card into any phone, none of my American friends have sim cards or even know what they are.
 
Al Vallario said:
This is an absolutely killer wireless device, though. The wireless functionality and software (Widgets just like OS X, Safari web browsing, beautiful contact list system, conversation-style SMS messages, photo viewer, video viewing, iPod-like music playing interface) combined with the 4/8GB hard drive makes it the best companion you could possibly imagine if you're on the move. Plus it's 11.6mm thin, has three proximity detectors, an ambient light sensor, a huge touch-screen with unbelievablely smooth multitouch functionality...

It's not a replacement for the iPod, it's a separate device which puts the iPod to shame and does so in style :)
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It's a redundant wireless device since it doesn't seem to offer anything new. Convergence in such a nice looking product is good, but when HTC devices are around and do what the iPhone is promising better and for cheaper, there's really no contest.

No 3G in this phone means I won't be adopting for over a year (on contract with 3), the price makes it absurd, no GPS, how do they expect people to use the wireless when you can only connect to open networks? No use for the maps when you want to find (for example) a Starbucks, as the Starbucks will be the only place you can pick up the wi-fi in the first place. Not to mention the lack of expandable memory.

It really does seem like the jack of all trades device, but in a much nicer case.

"unbelievablely smooth multitouch functionality..."

Wait, have you used it?
divosuk said:
Hate to burst everyones bubble, but if the screen is just 320x480x180ppi then the picture will be no where near as good as displayed on the website and demo pictures.

Nokias N80 is 352x416 on a screen about 1.5Inches (it looks great) This phone is roughly the same res on 3.5 Inches.

The Website demo pic and all the hyped up pictures on the web are way too defined & anyone that believes the screen will look anything like that deserves all they get.

I'd like to think the screen would look as cool as that - but there's no way it will at that size and that res. Look at your own phone screen size - then check the specs for it.
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If you've used an N80, you'll also know that the screen is absolutely tiny and impossible to use for any length of time. For video is awful at 1.5". The iPhone is 320 x 480, and considering TV is 720 x 576, I think it's fair to say on a 3.5" screen it's still going to look pretty damn good.

The pictures on the next generally aren't that big from what I've seen, and it's obvious they won't look exactly like the mock-ups, but it'll be pretty darn similar.
 
If you read my posts in Mobile Phones forum, you would know I have an N80 - and I find the screen amazing and easy to look at (even for extended periods).......

What I'm saying here is - The Apple phone is roughly the same res as the N80 and its 3.5" (2" bigger than an N80 screen) - That being the case, there is no way the Apple phone is going to have a display like they portray on their website and in the preview pictures...... they are way too defined and are actually more representative of a screen about 600x400 pixels.
 
divosuk said:
If you read my posts in Mobile Phones forum, you would know I have an N80 - and I find the screen amazing and easy to look at (even for extended periods).......

What I'm saying here is - The Apple phone is roughly the same res as the N80 and its 3.5" (2" bigger than an N80 screen) - That being the case, there is no way the Apple phone is going to have a display like they portray on their website and in the preview pictures...... they are way too defined and are actually more representative of a screen about 600x400 pixels.
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I had one as well as my main phone for ages, it's fine for mobile use but otherwise (such as trying to watch something that's more than a minute in length) just leads to eye strain.

2" bigger, yes, but you don't have to hold it as close as the N80, and you forget most TVs are of a resolution about twice that, so it's hardly fair to say the resolution is poor when it is more than enough for what is required.

No, it won't have a display exactly like is being shown in the mock-ups, that's why they're called mock-ups. It happens with graphics cards too, you don't actually get the nice looking pixie-elf on the front cover, nor does she welcome you when you turn the PC on.
 
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