The Apple iPhone is Sweeet!

So, after reviewing what I wrote on Sunday. I decided maybe it was a good time to check out the keynote Steve Jobs gave at MacWorld in January 'O7 in which he announced the iPhone. I'm sure you all are thinking that I would have already done that, but I hadn't....for some reason I kept putting it off everytime I visited the apple.com site to look at iPhone pictues and read about it (yes, I did this more than a few times). I have to say, now, after looking at the keynote, the iPhone is Sweeet! I am more excited now than I was before....maybe it was a good thing I waited to listen to the keynote, because I really really really want one now. I woke up this morning feeling like I've been waitin' in line for tickets to see a Prince concert (and that's the only artist I have ever stood in line to get tickets for). My favorite feature? Visual Voicemail. You see a voice mail list. It's a list of your voice mails on the screen, and you can select which one you want to listen to. If you want to listen to the fifth message, you don't have to listen to the four before it, or skip through them to get to the fifth message. You just select the fifth message from the list, or the second, or the third, it's your choice! Nice!

Oh yeah I have one take back -- the web sync with your .Mac account idea -- it seems that I was a little over zealous with that idea. The Apple iPhone is going to sync through iTunes for PC and Mac users. So, you'll sync your calendar and your contacts through iTunes the same way iPod users sync up the contacts and calender on their iPod now (I'm guessing they do, I don't...yet) -- put the iPhone on it's dock and it automatically charges and syncs contacts, calendar, music, video, and photos. Very cool. I still like the web sync idea...future feature.

Finally, I decided to check out some Apple iPhone forums to see if their were updates on the release date, and what the memory sizes will be, because a salesperson at Cingular told me the iPhone would be released in 20GB, 40GB, and 80GB models. From everything I've read today this is way wrong. In the MacWorld announcement Steve Jobs said it would be released in 4GB and 8GB models. After reviewing everythingiphone.com and cnet.com I found no recent news disputing this. Those sizes seem small for video, but the sizes are the same as the iPod Nano's memory sizes. And the iPod Nano is the best-selling iPod in the iPod family. 'Nuff said until we get to use it. On the forums and news it seems that Apple is now saying the release date is late June. The latest date I saw was June 29th. Some reports said June 2oth. Ugh! And there is a news report saying that the release will definitely not coincide with WWDC '07 which starts June 11th. Ugh! I know, I know, "Patience is a virtue. Whenever the iPhone is released , it will be the perfect time"...yada, yada ,yada....I want my iPhone;) Go Go Gadget Gurl!

Gadget Gurl's iPhone Wait

I have been waiting for the iPhone since I heard the review on it in January. My Dad knows me so well that when I saw him a few days after the announcement, the first thing he said to me was so you’ll be getting a new phone in June. YEAH BABY!!! ☺ I have asked about this iPhone every where I’ve been. I have been to the Bay Street Apple Store in Emeryville, CA the Apple Store in Thousand Oaks, the Apple Store in Atlantic City, NJ, the 5th Avenue Apple Store asking two simple questions: Have you seen the iPhone? Do you know when it will be released? The answer to both has been no. I have even asked at my local Cingular Store more than once. The last time I was in there he said bring it by when you get it, hmmm…what makes him think I’ll have one before his store does….I wonder ;) All I know is I can’t wait! (metaphorically, obviously I have been for almost 6 months!) I wish Apple was taking pre-orders!

When I first heard the iPhone announcement on NPR (National Public Radio) I was driving down San Pablo Ave in Berkeley, CA and I screamed. Two things got me excited one it was an integrated phone, pda, and ipod; two it was being released on Cingular. My prayers had been answered, well maybe that’s strong…the tech snob in me at least had been validated…When Motorola’s Razr V3 became so common every other person on the street had one, I started hiding mine. That’s when I knew it was time for me to get the next latest and greatest. So I looked for a slim pda and saw nothing I liked. I was even willing to for go the scream…I screamed when someone placed the Razr in my hand for the first time. When Motorola announced the Motorola Q, I was excited, but after investigating it, it turned out it wasn’t worth changing plans for. It was wider than I wanted and it wasn’t touch screen...I heard rumors they were going to release a version for Cingular, but we haven’t seen that and we probably won’t since Cingular will be riding the iPhone wave all the way to the bank (imho). It is going to be a hot summer for both!

So, why am I so excited about the iPhone and I haven’t even seen it yet. Well, first it is made by Apple, and I am biased. I’m writing this blog on my PowerBook G4 I have had for almost 4 years (so I’ve been ready to upgrade), and I have an iMac desktop. I love my Macs. I wouldn’t call myself a Mac geek though, I used to have a Sony VAIO laptop, but now that I run Windows XP on my iMac using Parallels Desktop I have passed the VAIO on to charity. I love the design, feel, and look of Apple products. And the iPhone, from looking at Job’s Keynote will not disappoint. It’s sleek and slim which is a must for me. Next, it’s an integrated phone, calendar, address book, photo album, web browser, and 80GB ipod -- it might come smaller, but I don’ play small); This configuration means it’s an itsy bitsy mac (can’t cal it a mini mac for obvious reasons) in the palm of my hand that will fully sync with my iCal, Address Book, and video and photo albums on my laptop, desktop, and web (.mac account). This is sort of an aside but with the iPhone Apple introduces a whole new market for the use of their .Mac program. iPhone users will be able to keep their calendars, and address books backed up on the web whether they are pc users or not. Other companies may already offer this, but they don’t have the market presence Apple does. This may surprise you but I am typically the type of person that routes for the underdog. Apple use to be one when it was Apple vs. Microsoft; but in the music player arena it’s Microsoft who? (I can’t totally dis’ Microsoft thought I am using MS Word right now).

The iPhone is rumored to be released June 11th, or 14th. I know it will probably be available at WWDC ’07 at the Moscone in SF, CA which coincidentally NOT! starts June 11th. But, I have to be in Orlando for the Cyberwize (what is Cyberwize, you ask?) International Convention starting on the 14th. So, I am just going to manifest my perfect connection to get my first iPhone. Stay tuned…I’m off on my adventure…holla back GO! GO! Gadget Gurl! ☺