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I'll join you there Chris.............thinking flight to the US when this baby comes out????? problem with adapter F*** that for this I'll go to the states before it comes out in Europe....THIS LOOKS VERYYYYYYYYYYYYY SWEET :D

ow some more piccies and stuff if interested:
http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/the-apple-iphone/

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Is it going to be quad band from launch then, or are they going to stitch up ROW and build it as a CDMA phone, or will it be UTMS?

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I'd be a bit careful about that, I suspect the 'EDGE' high-speed data network connectivity that they're boasting will have to be replaced with european 3g connectivity for sale over here (unless it's just a branded version of the same thing, but I wouldn't bet £300 on that). You might just get it back over here and find there's no networks it can work with.

It's going to be a long 12 months until next Christmas, but I know what I'm asking Santa for. :D

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long long long 12 months Chris...am dying to get me little mits on that phone. shame bout camera tho but hey I can live with a 2meg cam..

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enhance..._GSM_Evolution
It already exists on Orange in the UK apparantly.

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That's interesting - although as none of us have ever heard of it, and nobody is seen pushing it in the UK, I wonder whether Orange merely dabbled with it and whether they are actively using it. Also, what kind of coverage it has ...

I don't know what the market is like in the US, for all I know they have focused on EDGE (apparently also known as 2.75G) rather than on full-blown 3G. I would still bet that this launches as a 3G handset when it comes to the UK - I would go so far as to say it will seriously dent their sales potential if they don't, unless they can be advertised as being like 3G except cheaper to run.

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I so so so so want one of these. Just viewed the flash videos on the apple site. This is one amazing smart phone.

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Looking forward to watching the keynote laters on ( as long as it gets posted tonight). You can say what you laike about jobs but I really enjoy watching his presentations.

http://www.apple.com/iphone/keynote/

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Just in case anyone missed it. Apple Computer Inc have changed there name to just Apple Inc.

Small change but worth noting after 30 years

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Phones are always expensive in the US, so I wouldn't go by that. Phones that are/were free here on 12 month contracts with free gifts, were cost money + connection fee + 2 year contracts in the US.

I'd like to know how smart it actually is, as the releases are bit vague. Will you be able to run 3rd party apps on it?

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Whilst I think it's a bit pricey for a phone compared to what we all pay now, I remember thinking the same thing about the iPod when it was launched.... "bah, who'd pay that much for an MP3 player" and look what happened to that.

If any company can pull it off, Apple can.

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It runs widgets, which can be developed by anyone - I reckon the answer to that is 'yes'.

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I wonder what the other phones will be like in a year's time. The Orbit/HTC P3300 is already extremely impressive. By next year, there'll probably be phones that have all the good features of iPhone, and more like the ability to play divx movies (which I hear won't be permitted on the phone)

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The keynote presentation is now up for streaming, if you can get past the congestion.

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It hardly just a phone though, I cannot see any device that matchs this. Its a new area almost, a hybrid of Phone, PDA, and iPod. Its got a lot more functionality than a PDA or smartphone.

It plays movies, widescreen.
It detects if the phone has been placed in portrait or landscape
Music fades out when you have a call, then fades back in after
Photo display
Music (iPod mode)
Phone mode looks cool, nice way of going though contacts
Internet, with google maps. Which detects where you are! You can phone direct of google maps/internet.
and so on

3rd party apps are a possiblity IF they are provided I think Punky. It is OSX after all.