Tuesday, January 09, 2007
Apple News
Today Steve Jobs announced the iPhone and AppleTV.
The AppleTV is an interesting device designed for streaming content from you mac to your tv. Basically it synchs with iTunes so you can watch or listen to content from your computer. It is compatible with Windows.
The iPhone, which hasn't made it to market, is still pending FCC approval. From the Apple Site:
This device has not been authorized as required by the rules of the Federal Communications Commission. This device is not, and may not be, offered for sale or lease, or sold or leased, until authorization is obtained.
It looks to be a very cool device that *might* woo me away from Sprint--it appears to only be Cingular--with its feature set. It runs on OSX and is one massive touch screen. There will be 4 gig and 8 gig models. It will be a music player, cell phone, and web browser. It includes a QWERTY keyboard as part of the touch screen as needed, but that strikes me as being just a little clunky. One of the things about my Treo 650 that I love is the tactile nature of the keyboard.
Specs?
| Screen size | 3.5 inches |
|---|---|
| Screen resolution | 320 by 480 at 160 ppi |
| Input method | Multi-touch |
| Operating system | OS X |
| Storage | 4GB or 8GB |
| GSM | Quad-band (MHz: 850, 900, 1800, 1900) |
| Wireless data | Wi-Fi (802.11b/g) + EDGE + Bluetooth 2.0 |
| Camera | 2.0 megapixels |
| Battery |
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| Dimensions | 4.5 x 2.4 x 0.46 inches / 115 x 61 x 11.6mm |
| Weight | 4.8 ounces / 135 grams |
I'm looking forward to when it ships. I'll check one out at the Apple store when they are available.
