Apple's iPhone is an amazing device. It's not just the neat features, but it's the ease of use and clean design that sets Apple apart from competitors. I like the feature where you make a call by tapping a name or number in your address book, favorites list, or call log. E-mailing photos is hassle-free. Other amazing features: a multitouch interface, visual voice mail, iPod cover flow, integrated e-mail to links to a web site, audio and video files, or phone number in message.
The hang up is that the iPhone is only available through AT&T (formerly Cingular) whose signal quality is varies from OK to terrible, depending on where you live and the volume of cellular traffic on the network.
iPhone features a 2-megapixel camera and a photo management application, but I would prefer downloading photos from my computer that were captured with a better-quality digital camera.
Negatives?
A replacement battery is very expensive: $85.95 per unit. The battery in the iPhone is
apparently soldered to the device and this means that the customer cannot replace the battery by himself.
Talk of iPhone 5.0: Apple is not known for sitting still with its designs, Chris Taylor, Business 2.0 Magazine senior editor writes:
To catch a glimpse of iPhone 5.0, forget the notion that we're all bound to own the same model.
For one thing, look closely at iPhone 1.0 and you'll see that this is a device with a lot of customization in its future. See that tantalizingly blank row of icons on the main screen? The software that fills that row will depend largely on what you, the user, want from the device.
For example, future iPhones might have programs that let you play World of Warcraft or cruise through Second Life. And while you can already download applications like iZoho, which lets you edit Word and Excel documents, to your iPhone, it probably won't take Apple long to add a similar feature.
The iPhone's hardware will change too. Apple's recent patent filings suggest that one day we'll have an iPhone encased in zirconia and another with an iPod-like trackwheel on the back. And when Jobs described the iPhone at its January unveiling as "the best iPod we've ever made," it was a strong hint that future iPods too will start looking a lot like the iPhone.
The iPhone's hardware will change too. Apple's recent patent filings suggest that one day we'll have an iPhone encased in zirconia and another with an iPod-like trackwheel on the back. And when Jobs described the iPhone at its January unveiling as "the best iPod we've ever made," it was a strong hint that future iPods too will start looking a lot like the iPhone.
It's now hard to imagine that the next iPod won't have the iPhone's gorgeous touchscreen features, the better to watch movies with. Conversely, the iPhone would be vastly improved with the iPod's supersized storage and easier access to iTunes. And while Apple engineers are at it, why not use the same basic motherboard, screen, and interface for both devices -- with touchscreen on the front and a trackwheel on the back, perhaps?
CNN Money: http://money.cnn.com/2007/07/03/magazines/business2/iphone_what_next.biz2/?postversion=2007070609
CNN Money: http://money.cnn.com/2007/07/03/magazines/business2/iphone_what_next.biz2/?postversion=2007070609
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