if you watch he does specifically differentiate between the two "tap 12 apps" (circles apps with fingers and points then out)......"then along the button there are 4 buttons to access phone, ipod....etc"
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if you watch he does specifically differentiate between the two "tap 12 apps" (circles apps with fingers and points then out)......"then along the button there are 4 buttons to access phone, ipod....etc"
Especially since it hasn't changed anything that we knew about the iPhone, except a few minor clarifications that were already assumed.
I find it quite amusing
My notes from the video
These are the notes I made when watching the video...
ringtones - preset only, can't use songs. How to add new?
That's been discussed here already. If I've bought a song I don't want to pay again to make it a ringtone. I can make any MP3 or MIDI file a ringtone on my Treo 650 (2-1/2 yrs old) so I hope they add this soon. Charging for ringtones is so damned lame.
email - 15m 30m 1hr - no 5 minutes!
I have my Treo and mail.app set to check email every five minutes. I do hope they add a 5-minute option. Yes it eats the battery faster, but I need info faster. This one really bothers me.
no voice dialing
I hope they add this soon. This is a major missing feature (missing near as I can tell).
locking if lost?
I didn't see a way to lock the phone, requiring a password when turned on. I don't use this myself but many consider it critical.
wallpaper, not desktop picture
This struck me - they called it "wallpaper" - the Windows term - and not "Desktop Picture" - the Mac term.
These are the notes I made when watching the video...
ringtones - preset only, can't use songs. How to add new?
That's been discussed here already. If I've bought a song I don't want to pay again to make it a ringtone. I can make any MP3 or MIDI file a ringtone on my Treo 650 (2-1/2 yrs old) so I hope they add this soon. Charging for ringtones is so damned lame.
email - 15m 30m 1hr - no 5 minutes!
I have my Treo and mail.app set to check email every five minutes. I do hope they add a 5-minute option. Yes it eats the battery faster, but I need info faster. This one really bothers me.
no voice dialing
I hope they add this soon. This is a major missing feature (missing near as I can tell).
locking if lost?
I didn't see a way to lock the phone, requiring a password when turned on. I don't use this myself but many consider it critical.
wallpaper, not desktop picture
This struck me - they called it "wallpaper" - the Windows term - and not "Desktop Picture" - the Mac term.
they showed about 3 of the settings. there are lots more.
its not called a desktop picture because its not a desktop. simple.
Doesn't look like it has Cingular's trademark default ringtone. I can't imagine why anyone would want one without this critical feature. 😉
Why not? There are already on the iPods? I don't understand how can be so nervous about every thing> get with the time...😉
well, its not really a Desktop is it?
As for Ringtones, there is a ringtones tab in iTunes when you dock the iPhone. Time will tell whether this is syncing purchased ones from the store, or the ability to add your tracks.
Can someone tell me why would anyone want to replace the battery on their phone?? 😕 I've had the same phone for 5 years and I've never had to replace it. This isn't my first cell phone either... I've never found the need to replace the battery...
Im thinking that it will show up as a html link...click it and it appears in Safari.
I've had my RAZR for eighteen months and my talk time is now about 15 minutes.
You do actually USE your cellphone, right?
It was the terminology that surprised me. Besides, they could call it the desktop if they wanted to.
Some things I'd like:-
1. Customisable keyboard, so you can put certain punctuation marks (fullstop, comma, apostrophe etc.) on their own permanent keys, without having to go into the "symbols" section separately (a la Windows Mobile, god forbid).
2. Templates for commonly used symbols/phrases ie. smileys, preset reponses etc. (again like WM can).
3. Instead of just silent or ring, several profiles with different settings for each (vibrate on/off for different events, and different sounds/volumes for different events) - ie. Home, Outside, Quiet, Silent, etc. My first Nokia phone over 10 years ago could do profiles, with Windows Mobile now allowing for the detailed customisation. Flicking the silent/ring switch could bring up a list of options on-screen.
Surely this isn't too much to ask in a future update? 😉
1. Customisable keyboard, so you can put certain punctuation marks (fullstop, comma, apostrophe etc.) on their own permanent keys, without having to go into the "symbols" section separately (a la Windows Mobile, god forbid).
2. Templates for commonly used symbols/phrases ie. smileys, preset reponses etc. (again like WM can).
3. Instead of just silent or ring, several profiles with different settings for each (vibrate on/off for different events, and different sounds/volumes for different events) - ie. Home, Outside, Quiet, Silent, etc. My first Nokia phone over 10 years ago could do profiles, with Windows Mobile now allowing for the detailed customisation. Flicking the silent/ring switch could bring up a list of options on-screen.
Surely this isn't too much to ask in a future update? 😉
You might WANT a Terminal on iPhone for your own bizarre reasons, but HOPING for it is like hoping that iPhone comes with a free Mac Pro.
All the time... and I use the web too... browsing, texting, IM, emails. And I always have it on the loudest setting + vibrate. The battery certainly isn't what it was 5 years ago, but it still lasts a couple of days without charging and about 2 hours of talk time + web/email/text stuff. It's crappy-beat-up Sanyo Sprint camera phone, but it still works! 😱
I think we are seeing WHY they shifted resources from Leopard to iPhone....
Look at the UI on the iPhone - it's CoreAnimation.
Look at the "readers" - it's QuickView
The iPhone runs on ARM processors, so that's updates to XCode (probably not released externally, but leveraging the tool.)
In other words, while the focus was on iPhone, it was still progressing Leopard. Core Animation and Quick View are probably baked now because they had to be ready for the iPhone.
All in all, the more I look at what it can do, the more I want one.
But they may have sparked MORE GPS comments with the driving directions demo. You know, "If it can do all that why not put a GPS chip in there and guide me..."
And lo, the rumors of a navigation system from apple can be fuelled some more.
While you may not like what Apple does sometimes, I myself can always find a method to their madness. Their actions are well thought out, it's just not always publically obvious as to why.
be well
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Agreed. The level of detail in the UI is immaculate, perfect even.
If only Apple could put so much love and care into all their products all the time- but then again, there's only one Steve Jobs, and he's a very busy guy right now. It's quite clear this is where his attention has been these last few years...
Still, that video was a complete reminder of why the world (or at least, the US) is so hyped about this phone right now.
7 days...
I completely agree with this one. I wonder if it is a feature they just didn't go over....seems like every phone I've ever owned was able to have different profiles.
