I want an iPhone!
Originally titled: Awesome Tuesday (Part 1 of 2)
I typically don't talk about technology, the field of expertise in which I work in, on my blog. The first and last time I wrote something about it was a while back when I purchased my Network Area Storage. Well, this blog entry will be about technology!!! =)
As usual, whenever I'm working at home, I have my television set tuned to CNN Headlines in the background. During the quarter-hourly cycle of news around noon, it was reported that Steve Jobs finally announced at Macworld 2007 the long and highly anticipated iPhone. CNN indicated that Apple, Inc may call it iP, since Cisco owns the iPhone trademark currently.
With this exciting news, I logged onto Apple.com, but did not see any details regarding this announcement. All I knew then was that they made more information about iTV, now AppleTV, and the iPhone. A quick instant message to my buddy in Seattle who is an astronomical fanatic of Apple products yielded a semi-live coverage of the event by engadget.com. Apple.com did not include this announcement in their Hot News section until a few hours later.
As I don't write about technology or computer much in my personal time, this is good news; so much so that I absolutely have to write about it. As I travel a lot for my job, it has proven ridiculous to have to carry my portable music player (a fourth generation 40GB Apple iPod), digital personal assistant (a Toshiba e740), and a cell phone (a Nokia 7610). That is until my iPod broke, which occurred at the heels of Nokia's finally announcing the availability of the N91 in the US, after almost a year of teasing us with "Coming Soon!" thanks mostly in part to the Federal Communications Commission.
I love the N91. It totally replaced all the three portable devices I used to carry with a single device. I still use it today. The N91 has superior operating system, excellent web browser, great contact/calendar management, seamless integration with Microsoft Outlook at home and Lotus Notes at work, built-in WiFi and Bluetooth, a 2 megapixel camera, and a kickass near open standard music player that can play every format out there, except for the proprietary (monopolizing) music from iTunes. But there are a few things about it that I still can't get over:
1. Low resolution screen,
2. Not much of an internal memory for the phone's core functionality, which would cause the browser to halt or sometimes crash when a web page has over 500KB worth of data, and
3. A storage of 4 GB for music.
On the final note, it is interesting to realize that I have not yet used the entire capacity yet, and that Nokia will be releasing the 8 GB version for the same price I paid for the original version: $549.
But with the announcement of Apple's iPhone, which is slated for release in June of this year, I am already itching to own it, despite the fact that I am not a huge fan of Apple products. Even though I'm an early adopter of most technology gadgets, I might take a wait and see approach to the iPhone before I purchase it to replace my N91. I want these questions answered:
1. If the phones are sold locked from both Cingular (now AT&T again) and Apple, will either provide the code to unlock the phones, even though the U.S. Copyright Office made a ruling on November 27, 2006 that breaking the lock is no longer illegal?
2. Will the phone's main user interface, an advanced touch screen, which strongly supplements the only physical button of the iPhone, be able to withstand drops without cracking?
3. Although the iPhone runs on GSM quad band with Edge, it does not have 3G!
4. Since contact synchronization is done through iTunes, how well will it interact with Microsoft Outlook and Lotus Notes?
5. Will Shure produce a sound isolating headphone that will work with the three channel 3.5 mm jack?
There is no doubt that this phone will be super awesome, but if most of the above problems which I deem super important are not addressed, then there is no chance I will buy the iPhone. But I still can't wait to check out Apple's spin on cellular phone and music player convergence!
Note: The iPhone 4 GB will retail for $499, and the 8 GB will retail for $599; both of which require a two year contract.
I typically don't talk about technology, the field of expertise in which I work in, on my blog. The first and last time I wrote something about it was a while back when I purchased my Network Area Storage. Well, this blog entry will be about technology!!! =)
As usual, whenever I'm working at home, I have my television set tuned to CNN Headlines in the background. During the quarter-hourly cycle of news around noon, it was reported that Steve Jobs finally announced at Macworld 2007 the long and highly anticipated iPhone. CNN indicated that Apple, Inc may call it iP, since Cisco owns the iPhone trademark currently.
With this exciting news, I logged onto Apple.com, but did not see any details regarding this announcement. All I knew then was that they made more information about iTV, now AppleTV, and the iPhone. A quick instant message to my buddy in Seattle who is an astronomical fanatic of Apple products yielded a semi-live coverage of the event by engadget.com. Apple.com did not include this announcement in their Hot News section until a few hours later.
As I don't write about technology or computer much in my personal time, this is good news; so much so that I absolutely have to write about it. As I travel a lot for my job, it has proven ridiculous to have to carry my portable music player (a fourth generation 40GB Apple iPod), digital personal assistant (a Toshiba e740), and a cell phone (a Nokia 7610). That is until my iPod broke, which occurred at the heels of Nokia's finally announcing the availability of the N91 in the US, after almost a year of teasing us with "Coming Soon!" thanks mostly in part to the Federal Communications Commission.
I love the N91. It totally replaced all the three portable devices I used to carry with a single device. I still use it today. The N91 has superior operating system, excellent web browser, great contact/calendar management, seamless integration with Microsoft Outlook at home and Lotus Notes at work, built-in WiFi and Bluetooth, a 2 megapixel camera, and a kickass near open standard music player that can play every format out there, except for the proprietary (monopolizing) music from iTunes. But there are a few things about it that I still can't get over:
1. Low resolution screen,
2. Not much of an internal memory for the phone's core functionality, which would cause the browser to halt or sometimes crash when a web page has over 500KB worth of data, and
3. A storage of 4 GB for music.
On the final note, it is interesting to realize that I have not yet used the entire capacity yet, and that Nokia will be releasing the 8 GB version for the same price I paid for the original version: $549.
But with the announcement of Apple's iPhone, which is slated for release in June of this year, I am already itching to own it, despite the fact that I am not a huge fan of Apple products. Even though I'm an early adopter of most technology gadgets, I might take a wait and see approach to the iPhone before I purchase it to replace my N91. I want these questions answered:
1. If the phones are sold locked from both Cingular (now AT&T again) and Apple, will either provide the code to unlock the phones, even though the U.S. Copyright Office made a ruling on November 27, 2006 that breaking the lock is no longer illegal?
2. Will the phone's main user interface, an advanced touch screen, which strongly supplements the only physical button of the iPhone, be able to withstand drops without cracking?
3. Although the iPhone runs on GSM quad band with Edge, it does not have 3G!
4. Since contact synchronization is done through iTunes, how well will it interact with Microsoft Outlook and Lotus Notes?
5. Will Shure produce a sound isolating headphone that will work with the three channel 3.5 mm jack?
There is no doubt that this phone will be super awesome, but if most of the above problems which I deem super important are not addressed, then there is no chance I will buy the iPhone. But I still can't wait to check out Apple's spin on cellular phone and music player convergence!
Note: The iPhone 4 GB will retail for $499, and the 8 GB will retail for $599; both of which require a two year contract.
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