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[Saoh]

The only 8 gig thing is good.... hopefully means cheap.. oh who the **** am I kidding this thing is going to cost an arm and a leg.

for you USers and EUropeans. it wont even come outside those regions :/ (there's no technology in LAmerica and they wouldnt bother in Japan imo)

 

[soundwave05]

Damnit...why did I sign up for Telus (them and no sim card....****!)

Please be availible in Canada, please, please, please

 

[keiichi]

quad band

shame it only had edge though, isn't Cingular releasing UTMS(?) capable phones later?

 

[PhatSaqs]

The Zune has just been killed.

This looks like it's competing more with stuff like the Treo and Blackberry than Zune.

 

[Tiktaalik]

GSM+EDGE = Rogers for Canucks

 

[Sapiens]

Jeeeeessssuuuuuussssss

 

[Animal]

me thinks its gonna be more than 5 bills. Easily.

 

[acklame]

has wifi too.

umm yea holy crap at iphone, it's beyond what i imagined.

now they just need a few more thing to make this explode:

price, distribution/availability through networks

 

[BenjaminBirdie]

Aww... The ****ed it up. No HSDPA.

What is this now?

Oh, and did I say I'd never use this as a phone?

Ah heh.

"Hi, Cingular? Yeah, how are you doing today? Uh huh. Uh huh. Listen, shut up for a second..."

 

[soundwave05]

GSM+EDGE = Rogers for Canucks

Works for me ... how are they going to sell this thing though? I hope I can buy right through Apple.

 

[djkimothy]

I want to trade in my PS3 for this!

 

[Mason]

+ Gorgeous, all-in-one

- Cingular only
- Inevitable astronomical price
- Only 8 gb
- No 3G


.....I'll wait for the 2nd gen, but still amazing nonetheless

 

[Meier]

I hate Cingular.... They suck in the Chicago-metro area. I hope they release a verion of this sans telephone, as an iPod, PDA, video players, etc...

Yeah, just was talking to Dormer on the phone and said the same thing. Not sure if I'll get the iPhone or not (maybe I could switch to Cingular).. depends on price and whatnot. But I do want to upgrade my iPod and these features sound amazing.

 

[Tiktaalik]

The best part of this phone, is that you can probably use Adium on it.

 

[soul creator]

Won't be any worse than a regular smartphone.

I suppose that's true, although I've never actually used a smartphone before so this would all be new to me :lol

One one hand, I don't really use a phone that much to need something expensive...on the other hand, my current contract runs out in the summer. If I can switch to cingular and get it subsidized nicely, it may be cool to have. If anything, I can pick up chicks easier.

me: "yeah baby, give me your phone number. Slide your fingers on the screen to put it in..."

her: "oooh, that's so cool! i love your phone"

me: "yeah...speaking of sliding and putting it in..."

 

[Aruarian Reflection]

Would anybody else prefer that it NOT have phone functionality? Other than that, it's pretty hot.

 

[Archer]

Cingular /flexes
Apple /flexes

 

[Meier]

me thinks its gonna be more than 5 bills. Easily.

Has there been a phone in the US in recent years for more than that MSRP? I can't imagine it being much more.. $600 absolute tops, but I feel $500 is likely.

 

[BenjaminBirdie]

I suppose that's true, although I've never actually used a smartphone before so this would all be new to me :lol

One one hand, I don't really use a phone that much to need something expensive...on the other hand, my current contract runs out in the summer. If I can switch to cingular and get it subsidized nicely, it may be cool to have. If anything, I can pick up chicks easier.

me: "yeah baby, give me your phone number. Slide your fingers on the screen to put it in..."

her: "oooh, that's so cool! i love your phone"

me: "yeah...speaking of sliding and putting it in..."

You're totally going to end up having sex with her!

 

[Wario64]

10:08 am touch once and call
10:08 am make a list of favorites
10:08 am crowd is impressed
10:08 am just touch to add callers
10:08 am conference call between the three
10:07 am Jonathan Ive & Phil Schiller
10:07 am push 2 buttons and now a conference call with johny and phil

 

[Patrick Bateman]

Ah, **** that, I want a real iPod, not this 8gb-shit.

 

[Mason]

Has there been a phone in the US in recent years for more than that MSRP? I can't imagine it being much more.. $600 absolute tops, but I feel $500 is likely.

The Nokia 8800 on T-Mobile retailed at a $500+ price point

 

[tetsuoxb]

If I can buy it SIM unlocked and just plop my softbank SIM card into it, then no big deal. But I can imagine that they will lock that shit down tighter than a virgin on prom night.

 

[Pristine_Condition]

wow there is either some serious hardware in there or some crazy advancements in battery capacity.

Proximity sensor helps regulate power consumption. Like when you put the phone up to your ear, the display goes to sleep.

 

[Wario64]

 

[BenjaminBirdie]

Yeah, the phone functionality sounds amazing. I'm sold across the board.

 

[Forsete]

3G?

 

[acklame]

soo yea, nokia, motorola, sony ericsson, lg, samsung, every other phone manufacturer owned big time?

they aren't likely to catch up to iphone's style and functionalities any time soon either.

 

[Tiktaalik]

you can bring up keyboard if you want to call "last century"

Well don't you have to add their number for the first time?

 

[Meier]

Imagine the killing Apple is gonna make on ringtones...

 

[White Man]

Has there been a phone in the US in recent years for more than that MSRP? I can't imagine it being much more.. $600 absolute tops, but I feel $500 is likely.

Well, you can find a smart phone for just about any price you are willing to pay. No guessing how much this will cost, but I'm expecting above 500.

 

[Mason]

3G?

Nope, EDGE (2.5 G)

 

[Hiro_Kunimi_80]

8gb for real ?
>999$

 

[Pristine_Condition]

So glad I held off on that Blackjack.

So glad.

 

[Tiktaalik]

Imagine the killing Apple is gonna make on ringtones...

I would be surprised if they didn't let you use mp3s as well. Apple's style is to let you do a lot.

 

[woxel1]

Well don't you have to add their number for the first time?

Not if you've synched their contact information from your Mac, assumedly.

 

[Grimmy]

No 3G? LAME. Sorry, but how is this even advanced then?

 

[BenjaminBirdie]

I really want to see this feed later. People must be actively shitting themselves.

 

[Mason]

As cool as the phone features are, I could do without them. Give me a real iPod (30 GB) that runs OSX and has WiFi for internet. That's all I need.

 

[Wario64]

 

[Y2Kev]

No 3G? Hm.

 

[Futureman]

what about the "Internet Communicator" deal?

 

[Souldriver]

Just had an error connecting.


Edit: Damn you, macrumors feed.

 

[tetsuoxb]

No 3G? LAME. Sorry, but how is this even advanced then?

It is going to make it hard to part with my HSDPA TyTN.

 

[Forsete]

Nope, EDGE (2.5 G)

Still interested in it though, WiFi.

 

[BenjaminBirdie]

No 3G? LAME. Sorry, but how is this even advanced then?

What is this stuff you're talking about now?

 

[Saoh]

btw, do you really HAVE to use your fingers?? really, a must?

ew.

 

[PotatoeMasher]

waiting for iChat Video with builtin 2MP cam... you know it's coming

 

[Grimmy]

What is this stuff you're talking about now?

Uhmmm...3G? Like, the tech that much of the world has but North America?

 

[Kung Fu Jedi]

Hell! We haven't even seen the "Internet Communicator" options yet! My god, I need this thing! I haven't had Techno-lust like this in a long time!