iPhone

So guys the iPhone is finally out there and sports a 3.5-inch 480 x 320 touchscreen display with multi-touch support and a proximity sensor to turn off the screen when it's close to your face, 2 megapixel cam, 4GB or 8 GB of storage, Bluetooth 2.0 with EDR and A2DP, WiFi that automatically engages when in range, and quad-band GSM radio with EDGE. Perhaps most amazingly, though, it somehow runs OS X with support for Widgets, Google Maps, and Safari, and iTunes (of course) with CoverFlow out of the gate.

But will it Blend?

02/07/2008 TERRY2

Needs a keyboard like the voyager

01/23/2008 Shimmy

i own one and its awesome!!!1 I love it!

12/27/2007 matty

i heard that the first gen freezes alot is this true?

12/21/2007 bjbowland

my friend loves her - im gonna wait till the price comes down.....

11/29/2007 Doctor Rate

Far to big for my twight jeans.

11/26/2007 NZ1

Often referred to as the "Jesus Phone" because of its laundry list of supposed capabilities, there were a lot of people, myself included, that did not believe that the Apple iPhone could possibly live up to the hype. For the most part, I was wrong. It can and does live up to almost all of the hype. There are a number of issues, but the iPhone is very much the device that Apple CEO Steve Jobs promised the world in January. Is it the ultimate phone? No. The best iPod ever? Probably. More importantly, though, it may well be the most advanced handheld computer ever marketed. Read on to learn most all there is to know about this remarkable device. Physical Aspects There really isn't much to the iPhone in terms of physical controls and features. The device weighs a somewhat hefty 145g (5.1oz) and measures up at 115mm x 61mm x 12mm (4.5" x 2.4" x .47"). For comparison, a current model 30 or 80GB iPod weighs 136g (4.8oz) and measures 104mm x 61mm x 11mm (4.1" x 2.4" x .43"). Most people will be able to forgive the iPhone its size and weight once they see the beautiful 3.5" 480x320 pixel touch screen display that dominates the front of the device. Apart from the home key that is located below it, there really is nothing else going on up front. Almost all interactions with the phone take place on the display, but we'll get to that later. A chrome frame surrounds the glass that covers the black face of the iPhone. A matte finish metal covers up most of the sides and back of the phone where, oddly, the phone's serial number and IMEI are clearly written. The camera lens, also located on the back, is very small and unobtrusive. One of the only places where plastic is used on the device, and the only place it is used as a cover material, is along the bottom section of the rear of the device where the speaker, microphone, and standard 30-pin iPod docking port are found. Plastic was needed here so as to not obstruct the phone's antenna. Plastic is also used, sparingly, for the remaining few controls on the iPhone. The ringer switch and volume controls, which are found on the left edge of the device, are made of plastic. A well hidden SIM card slot is located on the top of the device, sitting between the plastic standby/power key and the 3.5mm headset/headphone jack. I find few things to fault with the iPhone's physical design, but the headset jack is one of them. It is deeply recessed and will force many owners to purchase an adapter to use their own headphones. Another problem is the rear cover of the iPhone: it cannot be removed. Accordingly, the user cannot swap the battery. When the battery starts to lose capacity after 300 to 400 charges (according to Apple), the iPhone will have to be sent in to Apple to receive a new battery, a process that takes 3 business days and will cost US$86, including shipping. I am happy to report, however, that my initial concerns about the durability of the iPhone's finish seem unfounded. The iPhone ships with a dock, a stereo headset with a call button, and a cable that can attach the iPhone to either a computer or the charger.

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