[IxDA Discuss] iPhone Keynote

Esteban Barahona esteban.barahona at gmail.com
Tue Jan 9 17:45:11 PST 2007


Yes, the iPhone is a product in the middle of that Venn diagram... but that
leaves many holes. Why no (international, withouth phone functionality)
widescreen iPod?

2007/1/9, pauric <radiorental at gmail.com>:
>
> Changing the rules of the game? hell yes, visualise the 3 markets of mp3
> players, pda's & phones as a Venn diagram.  They've taken a step from
> their
> turf in to the middle sweet spot with a design that is heads and shoulders
> above anything that can be found in the individual segments.
>
> Interface aside. I didn't see mention of battery life, a fairly critical
> checkbox for the three product types this combines.  I expect this to
> spend
> a lot of its life in a dock, expect another wave of accessories too!
>
> I'm also concerned about this being a jack of all trades, Apple laptops
> have
> a reputation of poor 802.11 reception.  That's an awful lot of tech in a
> slender package.  A wireless communication device without a good,
> dedicated,
> aerial better better have some alien technology if its going to work where
> cingular is already weak on phones designed specifically for the job.
>
> I missed the bit about where the camera was.  Can this be used as a video
> phone? If its on the back I'm going to invent the iPeriscope
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