Prepare for Madness as Apple iPhone Arrives June 29
Sun Jun 3, 2007 10:51PM EDT
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I hate doing posts like this, I really do, but the energy surrounding the Apple iPhone is so extreme that I just can't help myself. And the news is: It finally has a release date: June 29. 26 days from now as I type this.
There's nothing much more to add to the story for now. It's still $499 (4GB) or $599 (8GB) with a two-year contract from AT&T (née Cingular). It still doesn't have a 3G radio in it. And it still looks way cool. No news on what the monthly plan charges will be, as you'll definitely need some kind of data plan to run all of its cool features. If you want some more up-close-and-personal action, Gizmodo has Apple's three TV commercials for the iPhone (the last one is pretty amusing) that will begin playing any moment now.
How's June 29 as an omen for a product launch?
Not much good to report, really. It's the birthday of Gary Busey, Richard Lewis, and Fred "Gopher" Grandy. Much worse: Fatty Arbuckle, Katharine Hepburn, and Jayne Mansfield all died on that date, and the infamous Sampoong Department Store collapsed in Seoul on that date in 1995, killing 501 and injuring 937 more.
Bad omen or just unfortunate coincidences? I'm not sure, but I don't think poor Fatty's death will be enough to dampen enthusiasm for the "it" gizmo of 2007.
So... are you getting one?
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2 Posted by jeri_space on Thu Sep 3, 2009 4:33PM EDT Report Abuse
Question?? Is there anything out there that is portable, as in ipod size, that plays XM? Jeri in GA.
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3 Posted by dizzneeguy on Thu Sep 3, 2009 3:44PM EDT Report Abuse
jeri_space...check out the Pioneer Inno for easy listening and portability of XM. My wife bought me one a few months ago and I love it.
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4 Posted by cnull on Thu Sep 3, 2009 3:27PM EDT Report Abuse
jeri - there's even a review of the Inno on this very blog - http://tech.yahoo.com/blog/null/883
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5 Posted by happy_plaki on Thu Sep 3, 2009 4:16PM EDT Report Abuse
I don't buy the iPhone hype. It's a different playing field and there are alot of trendsetters in the mobile phone industry. It's not like the iPod wherein it set the standard for MP3 players back then... One thing to put in mind, the more a device gets integrated. The more burden it gives to it's processor. I'm skeptical about the iPhone. Of course it won't have 3G! It's all about marketing! They'll let the other features one at a time... It's the usual "Apple" that we consumers take a bite on...
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6 Posted by p3dcrane on Thu Sep 3, 2009 7:48PM EDT Report Abuse
The data packages will be the same for all PDA phones I'm sureof $39.00 on top of any two year voice package you may sign up for.
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7 Posted by goody1701d on Thu Sep 3, 2009 4:11PM EDT Report Abuse
Here's my question, did they fix the short battery life on this pricey item?
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8 Posted by sjreed212 on Thu Sep 3, 2009 9:25PM EDT Report Abuse
lame central!
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9 Posted by aaronp123 on Thu Sep 3, 2009 2:43PM EDT Report Abuse
If you have an iphone already, can you please take a video and send it via multimedia mms to pix@wiremob.com? Thanks.
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10 Posted by tightfliphoymeez on Thu Sep 3, 2009 10:10PM EDT Report Abuse
That's of my birhday!!! woohooo Apple should give me one as a present =P
1 Posted by bibeadsky on Thu Sep 3, 2009 3:06PM EDT Report Abuse
when does Apple iPhone arrive in Manila ? surely , iPhone will be a hit ...