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----- Original Message ----- From: "off_world_beings" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2007 3:16 PM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: The iPhone > I'm not buying a phone until they invent one that can be implanted > into the side of my head, and activated by thought alone. > > OffWorld > > > --- In [email protected], "llundrub" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: >> >> someday i'll find someone i want to talk to on the phone >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Bhairitu" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2007 2:29 PM >> Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] The iPhone >> >> >> > Vaj wrote: >> >> Steve Job's announced earlier today. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> The iPhone >> >> >> >> "This is a day I've been looking forward to for two and a half > years," >> >> said Jobs. "Every once in a while a revolutionary product comes > along >> >> that changes everything." >> >> >> >> In 1984, said Jobs, Apple introduced the Macintosh, and changed > the >> >> computer industry. In 2001, Apple introduced the iPod, and > changed the >> >> entire music industry. >> >> >> >> "Well, today, we're introducing three revolutionary products of > this >> >> class," said Jobs. "The first one is a widescreen iPod with > touch >> >> controls. The second is a revolutionary mobile phone. The third > is a >> >> breakthrough Internet communications device." >> >> >> >> "These are not three separate devices," said Jobs. "This is one >> >> device. And we are calling it iPhone. Today Apple is going to > reinvent >> >> the phone." >> >> >> >> Jobs explained that smartphones provide phone and e-mail and > what he >> >> called "the baby Internet. They're not so smart and not so easy > to use." >> >> >> >> "We don't want to do these," he said. "We want to do a leapfrog >> >> product that's way smarter than these phones and much easier to > use. >> >> So we're going to reinvent the phone." >> >> >> >> The iPhone does not use a keyboard, nor does it use a stylus, > as many >> >> smartphones do today. The device uses new technology > called "Multitouch." >> >> >> >> "We're going to use the best pointing device in our world," > said Jobs. >> >> "We're born with 10 of them, our fingers." >> >> >> >> Multitouch is far more accurate than any touch display, > according to >> >> Jobs. It ignores unintended touches, supports multi-fingers > gesture. >> >> "And boy, have we patented it," he added. >> >> >> >> The iPhone runs Mac OS X, said Jobs. "We start with a solid >> >> foundation," he explained. >> >> >> >> "Why would we run such a sophisticated operating system on a > mobile >> >> device? It's got everything we need," he said. "It's got > multitasking, >> >> networking, power management, awesome security and the right > apps. >> >> It's got all the stuff we want. And it's built right in to > iPhone. And >> >> has let us create desktop-class applications and networking. >> >> >> >> iPhone also synchronizes through iTunes. It syncs media, contact >> >> information, calendars, photos, notes, bookmarks, e-mail > accounts. >> >> "All that stuff can be moved over the iPhone completely >> >> automatically," said Jobs. >> >> >> >> The iPhone features a 3.5-inch, 160 dot-per-inch color screen. > There's >> >> a small "Home" button it. It's also remarkably thin -- 11.6 >> >> millimeters, thinner than any smartphone out there, according > to Jobs. >> >> >> >> On one side, the iPhone sports a ring/silent switch, volume up > and >> >> down controls. On its silver back side is a 2 megapixel digital >> >> camera. The bottom features a speaker, microphone and iPod dock >> >> connector. >> >> >> >> The iPhone also incorporates a proximity sensor that > automatically >> >> deactivates the screen and turns off the touch sensor when you > raise >> >> the device to your face. An ambient light sensor will sense > lighting >> >> conditions and adjust brightness levels accordingly. And an >> >> accelerometer can tell when you switch from portrait to > landscape mode. >> >> >> >> Jobs' demonstration of the iPhone began with iPod-related > features. An >> >> iPod icon along the bottom of the screen brings up a list of > music, >> >> and Jobs flicked his finger to scroll up and down. He flipped > the >> >> iPhone on its side and it reoriented to landscape mode, > displaying >> >> album art in iTunes' "Cover Flow" mode. Jobs also showed video > on the >> >> device. >> >> >> >> "We want to reinvent the phone," he reiterated. "What's the > killer >> >> app? The killer app is making calls! It's amazing how hard it > is to >> >> make calls on phones. We want you to use contacts like never > before." >> >> >> >> The iPhone can synchronize contacts from a PC or Mac, and > features >> >> "Visual Voicemail." He described it as "random access > voicemail" that >> >> lets you navigate directly to the voice messages you're > interested in. >> >> >> >> iPhone is a quad-band phone that operated on GSM and EDGE > networks. >> >> That's the most popular international standard, said Jobs, > though >> >> Apple plans to make 3G phones in the future. It also integrates > Wi-Fi >> >> and Bluetooth 2.0 connectivity, and will automatically switch > from a >> >> cell phone data network to Wi-Fi when it gets in range. >> >> >> >> Demonstrating the phone's ability to make calls, he touched the >> >> screen's phone icon and scrolled through his contact list, > pulling up >> >> Jonathan Ive, senior vice president of industrial design. Phil >> >> Schiller then called Jobs -- visible through call waiting. Jobs >> >> pressed a "merge calls" button and then created a three way > conference >> >> calling. >> >> >> >> The iPhone's text messaging interface looks similar to iChat -- > user >> >> dialogue is encased in bubbles, and a touch keyboard appears > below. >> >> And the phone's photo management software enables you to use a >> >> "pinching" motion to zoom in and out of pictures. >> >> >> >> The iPhone's Internet connectivity includes HTML-capable e-mail > that >> >> works with any IMAP or POP-based e-mail service. Apple has also >> >> included its Safari Web browser. Jobs called it the "first fully >> >> usable HTML browser on a phone." >> >> >> >> The same finger-pinching trick also works with Safari, to zoom > in and >> >> out of images on Web pages. >> >> >> >> Jobs said that Yahoo will offer free "push" e-mail capabilities > using >> >> IMAP to all Yahoo! Mail users. "When you get a message, it'll > push it >> >> right out to the phone for you," he said. >> >> >> >> The iPhone also supports Dashboard widgets, starting off with > weather >> >> and stocks. >> >> >> >> "This a breakthrough Internet communicator," said Jobs. "It's > the >> >> Internet in your pocket." >> > Looks like it does about the same thing as Palm Treos and > Windows Mobile >> > phones have done for years. >> > >> > Their Apple TV box is nothing new either as I've been doing that > in >> > hi-def for 2 years. >> > >> > >> > >> > To subscribe, send a message to: >> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > >> > Or go to: >> > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ >> > and click 'Join This Group!' >> > Yahoo! Groups Links >> > >> > >> > >> > > > > > To subscribe, send a message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Or go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ > and click 'Join This Group!' > Yahoo! Groups Links > > >
