I've looked at every iPhone mock-up on the web. My favorite is this one, you know, the one where the screen can change depending on what function you want to use on the phone. Making a call? Select phone from the menu, and you'll get a number and keypad to sent texts or dial numbers. Using the music feature? Select iPod from the menu, and instead of numbers and keys, a clickwheel and iPod interface appears on the screen. Playing games in the iTV, the screen could change to a game controller, you turn the device on its side like a joypad, on the right is x,y,a,b and on the left is a four way controller. With all those apple patents recently, this is more fact than fiction then you may think. Also I think these mock-ups not only look real, but look like they would be durable and useable in a real-life situation.
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These are pretty damn cool and nice. I don't know about the game controler function though the lack of tactile feedback might be werid for games.
I just hope whatever they offer isn't using themselves as the provider because then I won't get one and even if I want'ed to the service would probably be f*ed up in Canada anyways.
Apple just make and sell the phone for a price of a 80gb ipod and sell it online and at your stores unlocked and on top of that offer a subsidized version to providers.
No one outside the US wil be able to use your phone if you make yourself the provider!
I think it's a bit much: 22% of Apple's revenue from a product that's starting out from zero in its market? I think that's a bit much. For a product with no direct predecessor in the market, to something that's basically predicted to take in half as much revenue as the entire Mac line or half the revenue as half the iPod line? I'm not saying it won't happen, but I think that number is a little high. I realize that the mobile phone market is huge but that's still a major leap.
As excellent as that commercial is -- and as seductive it makes that phone design -- there are definitely some ergonomic issues with that phone design. It's just tough to see it with all the cool smoke and mirrors being thrown at us in that "commercial". So yeah... your point still remains. It works! They SHOULD hire the guy!
I think it's a bit much: 22% of Apple's revenue from a product that's starting out from zero in its market? I think that's a bit much. For a product with no direct predecessor in the market, to something that's basically predicted to take in half as much revenue as the entire Mac line or half the revenue as half the iPod line? I'm not saying it won't happen, but I think that number is a little high. I realize that the mobile phone market is huge but that's still a major leap.
You don't believe Apple could take 3% of the market in its first year?? The phone market is very competitive for sure, but when it comes to software, hardware and UI, Apple is the best in the world. If the iPhone is as good as it could be, judging from Apple's past product history, then 29 million phones in year one is definitely feasible. After all 40 million iPod's this year, and the iPhone will have an iPod built-in.
I think it's a bit much: 22% of Apple's revenue from a product that's starting out from zero in its market? I think that's a bit much. For a product with no direct predecessor in the market, to something that's basically predicted to take in half as much revenue as the entire Mac line or half the revenue as half the iPod line? I'm not saying it won't happen, but I think that number is a little high. I realize that the mobile phone market is huge but that's still a major leap.
I'm not so sure. They already have ready users in their iPod contingent. They also have many Mac users who will move to it.
That's a pretty big number in total. And then there is the other 95% of the population.
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I've looked at every iPhone mock-up on the web. My favorite is this one...
I don't know what the iPhone will look like, but Apple shoud hire Christopher DeSantis to do the commercials
I've looked at every iPhone mock-up on the web. My favorite is this one, you know, the one where the screen can change depending on what function you want to use on the phone. Making a call? Select phone from the menu, and you'll get a number and keypad to sent texts or dial numbers. Using the music feature? Select iPod from the menu, and instead of numbers and keys, a clickwheel and iPod interface appears on the screen. Playing games in the iTV, the screen could change to a game controller, you turn the device on its side like a joypad, on the right is x,y,a,b and on the left is a four way controller. With all those apple patents recently, this is more fact than fiction then you may think. Also I think these mock-ups not only look real, but look like they would be durable and useable in a real-life situation.
These are pretty damn cool and nice. I don't know about the game controler function though the lack of tactile feedback might be werid for games.
I just hope whatever they offer isn't using themselves as the provider because then I won't get one and even if I want'ed to the service would probably be f*ed up in Canada anyways.
Apple just make and sell the phone for a price of a 80gb ipod and sell it online and at your stores unlocked and on top of that offer a subsidized version to providers.
No one outside the US wil be able to use your phone if you make yourself the provider!
I think apple is done with the phone. It will be out sooner than we think.
For someone who just registered you have some insight. This MWSF better be good, because I'm looking forward to it. Too much waiting frankly.
I don't know what the iPhone will look like, but Apple shoud hire Christopher DeSantis to do the commercials
As excellent as that commercial is -- and as seductive it makes that phone design -- there are definitely some ergonomic issues with that phone design. It's just tough to see it with all the cool smoke and mirrors being thrown at us in that "commercial". So yeah... your point still remains. It works! They SHOULD hire the guy!
I think it's a bit much: 22% of Apple's revenue from a product that's starting out from zero in its market? I think that's a bit much. For a product with no direct predecessor in the market, to something that's basically predicted to take in half as much revenue as the entire Mac line or half the revenue as half the iPod line? I'm not saying it won't happen, but I think that number is a little high. I realize that the mobile phone market is huge but that's still a major leap.
You don't believe Apple could take 3% of the market in its first year??
I think it's a bit much: 22% of Apple's revenue from a product that's starting out from zero in its market? I think that's a bit much. For a product with no direct predecessor in the market, to something that's basically predicted to take in half as much revenue as the entire Mac line or half the revenue as half the iPod line? I'm not saying it won't happen, but I think that number is a little high. I realize that the mobile phone market is huge but that's still a major leap.
I'm not so sure. They already have ready users in their iPod contingent. They also have many Mac users who will move to it.
That's a pretty big number in total. And then there is the other 95% of the population.