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Robb Montgomery

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Joined: 07 Mar 2004

Posts: 1504

Location: Chicago

Posted:
Tue Jan 09, 2007 1:15 pm

Still not having to travel with a phone AND an iPod will make it easier getting through security checkpoints.
Cool

So this is a big deal and Apple changed their name from Apple Computer to just Apple - probably can do that now they recently settled their financial terms with the Beatles over use of the name 'apple.'
Jobs demoed iTunes with Beatles albums.
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Denise Covert

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Joined: 25 Jun 2005

Posts: 399

Location: Daytona Beach (Fla.) News-Journal

Posted:
Tue Jan 09, 2007 2:01 pm

Oh. My. Frickin. God.

I need one of those. I need one BAD. I dont' even surf the web on my cell phone!

You don't even have to press a button to change it from portrait to landscape view -- just turn the phone, and IT JUST KNOWS.

*wipes drool off the keyboard*
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Rob Weir

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Joined: 23 Feb 2006

Posts: 57

Location: Columbia, MO

Posted:
Tue Jan 09, 2007 3:03 pm

This is really fantastic, y'all. It completely cuts through the issues most phones have with dealing with text and photos ... to the point where it's ridiculously easy to deal with video. Among other things: This essentially kills text messaging by completely eliding the difference between it and e-mail. No more thumb-typing on a tiny keyboard.
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Ernie Smith

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Joined: 03 Jul 2004

Posts: 726

Location: Linked in Norfolk, Va.

Posted:
Tue Jan 09, 2007 3:33 pm

This thing is worth it, but man, Cingular-only? Cingular's expensive and I like T-Mobile just fine.

Oh, and I just bought a RAZR. Putney told me not to do it, even though my old phone was breaking. Now I feel like I couldn't agree with him more.
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nelanj

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Joined: 14 Sep 2004

Posts: 49

Location: Grand Rapids, Mich.

Posted:
Tue Jan 09, 2007 3:48 pm

This is what I've been waiting for ... the all-in-one. Haven't we all?

It does start out 8GB at $500 ... we all know we want more than 8GB.
Or I need to rethink how I use this little critter. Is it necessary for me to carry around all my photos? No. All my songs and podcasts? No.

O.K., when does it come out? I want one.

Oh, wait:

I'm not keen about ... but it might be addressed ... the small keyboard. Yeah, they're common. But is it possible to add a collapsable keyboard, like what is available for the PalmPilot?

Do we have to go with Cingular? Maybe at first. It's a software brand compatibility issue.

With those thoughts, I'm gonna do my usual "wait and see." We've got our wonderful 17-inch MacBookPro to keep us satiated for awhile.

Dang these iPhones are cool. Way cooler than Palm's now ancient LifeDrive or that ROKR or that silliness Apple brought out last year.

Yea, Apple!

douglas e. jessmer

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Joined: 19 Mar 2004

Posts: 1364

Location: Tampa Bay (Clearwater)

Posted:
Tue Jan 09, 2007 4:39 pm

Gimme at least 40GB of memory and I'm all over it. I'm floored to see this thing, but I've gotta ask if this will really replace personal computers. I don't see that happening.

It looks like a great device. It's portable, it's great for flying, it's intuitive (anything Apple does is, though â€” why can't the PC people figure this out?), and if it runs all Mac OS software... just hook it to the right peripherals and you can fire up Illustrator on it. (Right?)

Flash memory, though? If it's as loopy as my last flash drive was (it died just hanging on my keychain), I'd be worried.

Just hope it multitasks better than my Treo 650.
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Jonathan Kleinow

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Joined: 12 Nov 2004

Posts: 205

Location: Kansas City Star

Posted:
Tue Jan 09, 2007 5:13 pm

Robb Montgomery wrote::

Which makes me wonder, when will we see the Beatles' catalogue in the iTunes Store?

Douglas E. Jessmer wrote::

It looks like a great device. It's portable, it's great for flying

I'm actually a little worried about that last bit. Will it have some sort of "plane-safe" mode so we can use its non-phone functions on an airplane, or will it be banned during flight like regular cellphones?
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Robb Montgomery

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Joined: 07 Mar 2004

Posts: 1504

Location: Chicago

Posted:
Tue Jan 09, 2007 5:47 pm

What's cool is the SIM card makes it more universal - assuming that you will be able to buy an unlocked version.

Flying. I can tell you that the mesage they give during boarding is that ALL electronic devices must be switched off. (But if you use black earphones and tuck that iPod in your pocket - rarely will you have to listen to the disgusting sounds people make during 'boarding'. Sorry, a pet peeve of mine.) I almost never get told to take the cans out.

Battery life is an issue - got to watch that one. Memory cpapcity is same as their top-selling model.

This is the phone that Apple REALLY wanted to release - last year we saw the phone that some executive ordered a marketing group within Motorola to release.
The difference in vision betweeen that unit and this one is profound. The entire APPLE experience is included in this baby.

And the RAZR is a good phone, Ernie. You can sync it to your OSX address book via bluetooth and put in custom ringtones and graphics via bluetooth - it's a great phone. It's A BIT FRAGILE but otherwise it networks well.

And, you can get it in pink - which I know is important to some of you.
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Mary Yanni

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Joined: 17 Jan 2006

Posts: 26

Location: Newark, NJ

Posted:
Tue Jan 09, 2007 6:28 pm

This is awesome, but I really think 8GB is much too small for this thing. I have more music than that on my iPod now â€”Â and this is supposed to replace my iPod. Of course, I don't listen to all of that music, and I could certainly weed it out, but add a couple of movies to the mix, and you're already overloaded.

I agree â€” give me 40GB and I'm all over it. Oh, and a 12-hour battery. At least.

Robb Montgomery

Founder

Joined: 07 Mar 2004

Posts: 1504

Location: Chicago

Posted:
Tue Jan 09, 2007 7:37 pm

The video for the keynote speech is up . . .

Watch it now

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