Oh well, fuck it. I'm all hooked up with more minutes then I'll ever use, my wife has the whole bloody internet on her phone. Best thing about it is this proggy i got called, 'the ringtone maker' which allows you to make all your own ringtones. it rocks and i have some weird ringtones boie, best thing is doing my ordering while i'm cooking. i used to have to sit at a desk, or more like, stand at a bar ;)
----- Original Message ----- From: "Bhairitu" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2007 4:00 PM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] The iPhone >I hear ya -- but not on my cellphone :) I only have a minimal account > and use it for emergencies or calling for directions or when running > late. However I am upgrading my service since my current phone receives > analog and they're charging me $5 a month extra for analog which is > going away sometime this year. With the new service I can call > relatives on the same plan for free so it will get more use that way. > > I seem to do most of my communication via email except for the few that > want to hear my voice (and I don't know why). > > > > llundrub 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 > > >
