It's official, Apple announces iPhone (pics inside)

Here's what we know:

Exclusive to Cingular (multiyear contract)
Smartphone
iPod
NO STYLUS, everything is touch screen
Widescreen LCD
Proximity sensors
Patented interface technology
EDGE and WiFi compatible, switches between modes automatically

Pricing:
$499 for 4GB model
$599 for 8GB model

Pics:

lol. come on, tell me that phone isn't cool.

Unfortunately, I can't see the piccy. Blummin' NetSense again.


Still, does this phone come with;

a) a battery with a short life-span that is non-user-replaceable
b) a screen that breaks if you look at it in a dodgy way

or are Apple going to make a decent product this time?

Bah, those battery problems have been corrected. As for the screens, that was also fixed w/ the new iPod nano.

I do see ur point though.

I used to like Apple until the iPod and it's DRM infested version of iTunes came out.

They're just the "in" thing to have these days. My roommate's girlfriend is all about Apple "because Microsoft is so evil". Which is true to a point, but not anymore than Apple is. If I had the need for an MP3 player (do they still call them that?) I'd prefer one that supports more "open" formats.

I thought you were trying to sell me one

Given all the hype, I'm surprised they didn't call it the iPwn.

Woops, should have put that in Comptia's joke thread.

Jess...Ya been away far too long.
FanBoyz get flamed here...remember?

LOL. Yeah, that's pretty much what prevents Apple from gaining significant market share in desktops and laptops (price). But I gotta say, the Mac Mini seems like a great value to me.

Here's a good one for you... My step daughter has had an iPod for a while now. For Christmas, she got a $200 Circuit City gift card to get a new car stereo to be able to hook up her iPod. She's got a 2006 Equinox w/ a stock stereo that plays MP3 CDs. She has tried the FM transmitters, and she didn't like them, too static-y and too much volume loss... So she goes to CC, picks a stereo for $200, there's free installation, but it's $210 for parts. "Mom, can I have $200?" I tell her she's getting robbed, and I'm not giving her that money... She gets another option from Circuit City for $250 total. I find this and this, at the time $50 or $150, respectively, plus Crutchfield gives you free vehicle specific install manuals. So I says to her "Here, I'll give you the money for one of these, saving you at least $100. She's like "Well, the gift card was bought to get me this stuff." I say "Who cares, go spend it on $200 worth of music and movies and sh[b][/b]it."

Here's the best part.
"You know, your car plays MP3 CD's, so you can put like 10 CD's on to a single CD, and your car will play it. Cost = $0! You never leave town, your longest car ride is 15 minutes."
"I bought this iPod, and I never use it, so I'm going to prove I can use it, so not only am I going to spend $250 having this thing installed from Circuit City, my friend is also going to buy me a new iPod for Christmas because I want the newer version, and I'm going to give the old one to Grandma, who never leaves the house!"

"Fine, whatever..."

Stupid teenage girls.....

Battery life = 1440hrs or still not long enough to receive a call from the friends you don't have in your case.