Apple finally reveals iPhone
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At the Macworld Conference & Expo today, Apple finally revealed its new mobile handset, the iPhone. It has a number of core features includind the iPod, digital camera, smartphone and widescreen display.
The new input technology is called “MultiTouch” – thus the phone contains only a single home button, according to MacWorld. The device is expected to come to the US market in June of 2007.
Source: Apple.com
It will be interesting to see how the public responses to a mobile device without any physical buttons. While the cost for Apple will be less (no keyboard), the response by the public on touching the screen will be interesting – I for one am bothered by the fingermarks I leave on my iPod. The one big advantage is the size of the screen, coupled with the OSX software – this will be a compelling device for anything visual, particularly for browsing the Internet and watching videos. The web companies (Google, Yahoo) must be drooling at this…
