iPhone Dual Dock; Apple Store downtime; new Apple video
Apple will include a standard iPhone dock alongside each iPhone purchase but will reportedly offer a second dock with added capabilities. Meanwhile, the company is expected take its online store offline for approximately three hours on Friday. And a new iPhone video tutorial has been posted to Apple's iPhone website.
iPhone dock and Dual dock
It appears that Apple is planning to offer two distinct docking stations for iPhone when it goes on sale later this week, the first of which will be called "iPhone Dock" and come standard inside each iPhone box. Also inside the retail box will be the iPhone itself, a stereo headset, dock connector to USB cable, USB power adapter, documentation and cleaning/polishing cloth.
Meanwhile, a second iPhone dock -- reportedly dubbed "Dual Dock" -- will feature built-in charging stations for both the iPhone and Apple's $129 Bluetooth headset accessory. People familiar with current pricing data for the iPhone accessories claim the latter dock will fetch $49 as a standalone product. However, other reports indicate that the Dual Dock may be included with the purchase of the $129 Bluetooth headset.
It should be noted, however, that Apple has not released official pricing for any of its iPhone accessories. Pricing ($129 for the Bluetooth headset and $49 for the Dual Dock) could theoretically change ahead of Friday's launch, when the company is expected to provide more details on available iPhone add-ons.
iPhone features the same 30-pin dock connector as the iPod, so many properly designed iPod accessories should also work with the new Apple handset. However, Apple on its iPhone Q&A page warns that iPhone may cause audio interference with some iPod accessories. Products that are engineered and certified to be compatible with the iPhone will carry the "Works with iPhone" logo on their packaging, the company says.
"iPhone Dock" pictured on left, "Dual Dock" pictured on right.
Apple Store downtime
Meanwhile, people familiar with operations over at the Apple Store claim the online shop will be down for approximately three hours on Friday as the company prepares to accept online iPhone orders.
The store will be taken down around 3:00 p.m. Pacific time and will not resurface until approximately 6:00 p.m. Pacific time, those people say.
iPhone keyboard tutorial
Finally, Apple on Wednesday expanded its iPhone education tutorial by posting yet another video guide, this time demonstrating the device's virtual keyboard and smart correct typing software.
iPhone dock and Dual dock
It appears that Apple is planning to offer two distinct docking stations for iPhone when it goes on sale later this week, the first of which will be called "iPhone Dock" and come standard inside each iPhone box. Also inside the retail box will be the iPhone itself, a stereo headset, dock connector to USB cable, USB power adapter, documentation and cleaning/polishing cloth.
Meanwhile, a second iPhone dock -- reportedly dubbed "Dual Dock" -- will feature built-in charging stations for both the iPhone and Apple's $129 Bluetooth headset accessory. People familiar with current pricing data for the iPhone accessories claim the latter dock will fetch $49 as a standalone product. However, other reports indicate that the Dual Dock may be included with the purchase of the $129 Bluetooth headset.
It should be noted, however, that Apple has not released official pricing for any of its iPhone accessories. Pricing ($129 for the Bluetooth headset and $49 for the Dual Dock) could theoretically change ahead of Friday's launch, when the company is expected to provide more details on available iPhone add-ons.
iPhone features the same 30-pin dock connector as the iPod, so many properly designed iPod accessories should also work with the new Apple handset. However, Apple on its iPhone Q&A page warns that iPhone may cause audio interference with some iPod accessories. Products that are engineered and certified to be compatible with the iPhone will carry the "Works with iPhone" logo on their packaging, the company says.
"iPhone Dock" pictured on left, "Dual Dock" pictured on right.
Apple Store downtime
Meanwhile, people familiar with operations over at the Apple Store claim the online shop will be down for approximately three hours on Friday as the company prepares to accept online iPhone orders.
The store will be taken down around 3:00 p.m. Pacific time and will not resurface until approximately 6:00 p.m. Pacific time, those people say.
iPhone keyboard tutorial
Finally, Apple on Wednesday expanded its iPhone education tutorial by posting yet another video guide, this time demonstrating the device's virtual keyboard and smart correct typing software.
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Not their usual way of doing things, IMO.
I hope that the new imac comes with a virtual keyboard option. So much easier to keep clean and I wouldn't make nearly the same number of errors.
I guess that is out of the box thinking, but...
The only reason they use that virtual keyboard on the iPhone is because of space constraints. It appears to compare well with other smartphones because typing on their tiny little keyboards is dificult also. But when you have the space--i'm sorry, maybe you were joking.
Now, with the iTablet? Maybe...
I highly doubt Apple would charge you $130 for a bluetooth headset and NOT include a way to charge it, instead forcing you to spend another $50 for a charging dock.
Not their usual way of doing things, IMO.
Apple could easily just include a cable to charge the headset and then charge the $50 extra for the convenience of the dock. That's very much Apple's usual way of doing things.
$130 does seem a bit steep for the headset itself, though. Sure, it's small, but it doesn't offer noise reduction like the Jawbone.
The store will be taken down around 3:00 p.m. Pacific time and will not resurface until approximately 6:00 p.m. Pacific time, those people say.
Wow, so no orders through Apple until 9:00 PM on the east coast? People will be pissing themselves wanting to order!
your at $927, or approximately $70 short of the entry level $999 MacBook.
I think you mean "you're".
I think you mean "you're". And $927 is exactly $70 short of $999, not approximately $70 short.
927 + 70 = 997, or, approximately 999.
927 + 72 = 999
Also, the MacBook costs $1099.
Even anticipating the next letter you are going to push. Raising the target area of that letter and decreasing the target area of its neighboring letters.
I highly doubt Apple would charge you $130 for a bluetooth headset and NOT include a way to charge it, instead forcing you to spend another $50 for a charging dock.
Not their usual way of doing things, IMO.
i was thinking the same thing
927 + 70 = 997, or, approximately 999.
927 + 72 = 999
Also, the MacBook costs $1099.
Oh fuck. Well, I'm sure that gave a few people a good laugh. What is wrong with my head today? Tail between legs
Anyway, good points, thanks for correcting me.
http://ilounge.com/index.php/news/co...charging-dock/
Ok, I spent the extra $70 for the MacBook, but I can't figure out how to make a call with it
Much more sense to roll it out at 6pm by time zone. If the east coast stores (AT&T and Apple) are going to begin selling at 6pm local time, the online store should be there also.
927 + 70 = 997, or, approximately 999.
927 + 72 = 999
Also, the MacBook costs $1099.
Unless you're a student or educational faculty or w/e, it's $999 for them. On the same note, do you think Apple will extend their college student $200 discount on iPods to the iPhone too? That's what I really need when I buy mine next year (I am a junior right now).
After seeing the keyboard demonstration. I see why Apple emphasizes trusting the keyboard. It attempts to think two or three steps ahead to predict the word you are attempting to spell.
Even anticipating the next letter you are going to push. Raising the target area of that letter and decreasing the target area of its neighboring letters.
Finally, Apple on Wednesday expanded its it's iPhone education tutorial by posting yet another video guide, this time demonstrating the device's virtual keyboard and smart correct typing software.
Oh, the irony!
I may be alone in this, but I've always hated predictive spelling on my cell phones.
I haven't used it on a cell phone, but yeah, I could see it being really obnoxious. I hate it when MS Word is always trying to guess what I'm doing.
Call to Apple got response that as of now it is planned to have the Apple online Store open at 6 pm local time in each time zone.
And how exactly are they going to do that?