The Iphone - A Complete Media Center In Your Pocket

The iPhone - A Complete Media Center In Your Pocket

Summary: At prices that ranged from $. to $. Apple's new iPhone hit the market on June th. The launch was without a doubt an incredible success, with lines around the corner all over the United States waiting patiently (sometimes) for the latest and greatest high tech toy. The iPhone however has turned out to be more tool than toy. Apple is now changing the way cell phones and cell phone accessories are being used. And what is Apple turning them into? A powerful media and ...

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Article Body: At prices that ranged from $. to $. Apple's new iPhone hit the market on June th. The launch was without a doubt an incredible success, with lines around the corner all over the United States waiting patiently (sometimes) for the latest and greatest high tech toy. The iPhone however has turned out to be more tool than toy. Apple is now changing the way cell phones and cell phone accessories are being used. And what is Apple turning them into? A powerful media and communications device that can fit in your pocket.

Apple has been positioned as the friend of the people, standing against the corporate might of an unforgiving Microsoft. While this stance is more a marketing campaign than a mission statement, Apple is a strong competitor and is certainly a viable alternative to the traditional PC product. In the 's the Macintosh stood against the PC, and succeeded in the educational and creative community (the niche markets Apple wanted to begin with). Now the iPhone has will take Apple into the bleeding edge of technology, and it appears they are leading the charge.

Specifically the iPhone is:

Operating System

OS X

Video

Video formats supported: H. video, up to . Mbps, by pixels, frames per second, Low-Complexity version of the H. Baseline Profile with AAC-LC audio up to Kbps, kHz, stereo audio in .mv, .mp, and .mov file formats; H. video, up to Kbps, by pixels, frames per second, Baseline Profile up to Level . with AAC-LC audio up to Kbps, kHz, stereo audio in .mv, .mp, and .mov file formats; MPEG- video, up to . Mbps, by pixels, frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to Kbps, kHz, stereo audio in .mv, .mp, and .mov file formats

Wireless Data

Bluetooth .+EDR Wi-Fi (.b/g) EDGE

Display

-by--pixel resolution at dpi .-inch (diagonal) widescreen multi-touch display Support for display of multiple languages and characters simultaneously

Storage

GB or GB flash drive

Camera

. megapixels

Audio

Audio formats supported: AAC, Protected AAC, MP, MP VBR, Audible (formats , , and ), Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV

Frequency response: Hz to ,Hz

With a price tag between $. and $. the iPhone isn't cheap. The vast majority of the marketplace will be unable or unwilling to pay this amount for a "phone". As the word gets out however the market will slowly become aware that although this is called an "iPhone", it isn't a phone. This is something new altogether, and from a holistic standpoint the price is right.

Now in a single device you can listen to your favorite song, call your friends, read a web page, send an email, or watch a movie. Yes, watch a movie. Those stats certainly don't read like a phone. But what about the traditional problems that are inherent with traditional PDAs or other wireless Internet devices such as tiny keypads and endless function screens, or the stylus that would never actually input the correct information? All gone. The iPhone is accessed via a touch screen with a virtual keypad that changes depending on the function the user is attempting to access. So it looks like a phone when you are making a call, and it looks like a keyboard when you access the Internet or send an email. The iPhone uses the Safari browser, so current Apple users will already be familiar with the look and feel. Also, don't worry about spelling errors in your email as the iPhone will auto-correct just like you are accustomed too.