iPhone

[laxin17]

in my opinion this is going to revolutionize technology. I want one so bad but i have sprint! Anyone know how to change my plan from sprint to cingular without paying the cancelation fee. If anyone gets one today at 6..let me know how sick it is.

[LiquidMercury16]

How exactly is this going to revolutionize anything?

[twin58]

How exactly is this going to revolutionize anything?

Beats me, other than the growth industry of conspicuous consumption. I'm getting annoyed with the incessant product placement on all the channels, too. A writer for the Washington Post was skeptical of the "revolutionary" aspects of this new device.

The iPhone As Crowning Achievement? Um, Hel-lo? (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/28/AR2007062802297.html)

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[CustomX157]

It should be pretty cool but if you think about it, Apple basically took everything that was already available, revamped it in their own way and added a huge touchscreen. If i had cingular i would most likely pick one up, but i have the feeling that they may have a lot of problems to start.

[cjm3113]

Iphone is sick, but I don't think it is worth that money.

[kb-lax_attack10]

well, i myself think they are pretty cool, but with my previous experience with cell phones, i know i will drop it once or twice. Since the whole thing is a screen, if you drop it and the screen cracks, you have no phone. [touch screen is very inconsistant with a crack]

[DtritonP]

if you have an ipod you now they scratch very easily and you dont really touch the screen but with a touch screen its going to look liike you went oveer it with a razer blade

[spyopticgoggles]

How exactly is this going to revolutionize anything?
it has new digital technology, a real internet, email, no actual buttons (i think its the first with no buttons at all)

[drift2onr]

its not even a good iPod , it comes in 4gb or 8gb I think. That's a nano.....

[murderlax]

it's an ipod/organizer/internet/youtube "thingy".

...oh yea, it's also a phone.

[MainLax28]

and I can do everything this can do on my blackjack without the touch screen. Anyway, people were camping out for this thing at some places. The store where I work has another location, and they couldn't even open up today because there were too many people camped out near the cingular store next to it.

My friend is going to get one/was supposed to get one, so I'll check that out when I get a chance. I read a couple reviews on it (local newspaper), and apparently the OS is really slow, and it lags a bunch with the touchscreen. It is still pretty cool none the less, and if someone offered to buy me one, I'd probably take it.

[tiplax]

i'm going to a Sweet 16 party tonight, and i was trying on my pants this morning and realized they didn't fit. so i rused over to the mall to buy new ones and i saw the apple store. they had all the windows covered with black paper, and there was a massive line of people winding through the mall.

needless to say the people in the front were very nerdy looking, and were in folding chairs playing World of War Craft

[lax4life6]

in all honsety, who really wants a touch screen that badly? It's just an accident waiting to happen. You have the problem of locking and unlocking it, It scratches really easily, its a non-flip phone which creates more problems. Personally I don't think its really that great of a phone. For 600$ I could buy myself a Sidekick and a bigger Ipod and still save money on the plan.

[tiplax]

in all honsety, who really wants a touch screen that badly? It's just an accident waiting to happen. You have the problem of locking and unlocking it, It scratches really easily, its a non-flip phone which creates more problems. Personally I don't think its really that great of a phone. For 600$ I could buy myself a Sidekick and a bigger Ipod and still save money on the plan.
i agree. i'd much rather get a sidekick or even a blackberry + a new ipod
i think a lot of people just want it due to all the hype. i also think that's rediclous money to shell out for a phone

[ATXlacrosse]

All apple employes get free i phones

[Jugthug42]

it has new digital technology, a real internet, email, no actual buttons (i think its the first with no buttons at all)

Umm...phones have had real internet browsers for years now...Email included...all business phones have email.

No buttons? Is this really a good thing? I've heard alot of people saying that the keyboard was pretty buggy and difficult to use.

The iPhone is nothing special...the Apple name is whats going to sell it and make it something. A few generations and it may be worth purchasing.

[Mista Hollywood]

6 Minutes.... haha a camera woman holding a mic doing an interview just got attacked. they were like wrestling on the ground

[BurnSomeRope]

As cool as most of the new stuff thats coming out is, things are going nuts. People are getting KILLED over this stuff. Ever since the ps3 people turned gaga over technology. A guy and news reporter already got attacked.

Me, i still play my n64. Golden eye is a classic man.
and better than that, my favorite video games are the ninja gaiden series for the original nintendo which i still play.

gg america.

[lax21goalie2008]

I'm sure if you are gonna drop all that money on a phone, you are gonna buy a case that you'll be able to use the touch screen through, so that will take away all the oil off of the touch screen, as well as making it less suspect to scratches.

Oh yeah, BTW, I went up to the mall today and the Apple store was closed until 6, and I saw all the nerds like tiplax saw.

[Lockbox911]

not to mention the cheapest plan you can get is like 100$ a month

[laxmax137]

They should make it have one of those pens like the treo has. That would be a lot better.

[Meade Lacrosse]

The phone itself is georgous, but does the average person really need all that much stuff? I use my computer for the internet, and I use a T.V. for my shows/videos/video games, so I don't see the point of dishing out $550 for a phone.

[TigerMiddie08]

if you have an ipod you now they scratch very easily and you dont really touch the screen but with a touch screen its going to look liike you went oveer it with a razer blade

the screen is glass, and doesn't scratch easily

[steve-okneav-o]

its like the whole camera phone thing.you end up with a crapy phone and a crapy camera

[LaxDman62]

Its way too expensive for a small gadget. I guess its cool but not worth $600 or $500.

Thats more than an xbox 360.
hahahhahah

Did anybody hear about the mayor of philly giving up in line? I guess soem guy went up to him and asked him how he could sit waiting for the iphone my the murder rate is in the thousands.

[samuellee]

my dad just got one this morning, and it is pretty tight.
the little touch thingy is uncomfortable though
i really dont think it was worth the money either. i wouldve rather gotten a sidekick or blackberry

[PMRaiderLax6]

:grin: I got one.

[ReLaxin 13]

You guys that say it's to expensive. Think about it. It's an Ipod Video $250, Computer $200, Cell Phone $100= $550.

[truste1]

Umm...phones have had real internet browsers for years now...Email included...all business phones have email.

No buttons? Is this really a good thing? I've heard alot of people saying that the keyboard was pretty buggy and difficult to use.

The iPhone is nothing special...the Apple name is whats going to sell it and make it something. A few generations and it may be worth purchasing.

Money is not made by the company who lays the tracks, but by the one who drives the train.

[johnlaxer]

i got one and it broke already...im so mad i want to kill someone...

[PMRaiderLax6]

i got one and it broke already...im so mad i want to kill someone...
how'd you manage to do that already?

[lax4life6]

You guys that say it's to expensive. Think about it. It's an Ipod Video $250, Computer $200, Cell Phone $100= $550.

99% of business phones will do all that. My Samsung Sync does most of that. I cant do word processing but it's got music, videos, email, internet, aim, downloading. And it was free with a plan

[lax@wwu21]

You guys that say it's to expensive. Think about it. It's an Ipod Video $250, Computer $200, Cell Phone $100= $550.

8GB memory...that is like my ipod mini...

8gb-$149
Handheld TV-$50
Internet-$33/month
Phone-$0.10/minute...

You do the math...Apple advertises them as the best thing since sliced bread, when in reality, it is an overpriced cell phone, that cost pennies on the dollar to make.

Everybody saying its going to revolutionize technology, they're wrong, it is just making it look different and its by (Cr)Apple...It's nothing new and nothing special, just another way Apple is getting into other parts of technology and sucking everyones money up.

[GClax49]

lets see some pics of it broken... I would have liked to see people waiting in the mall, always wanted to see people waiting for something (ps3, iphone, etc...)

[EricL]

it has new digital technology, a real internet, email, no actual buttons (i think its the first with no buttons at all)
I'm pretty sure there were phone models like that out years before the iphone. Its just a big hype because its made by apple. IMO, I don't really like the apple products, they tend to stick to one strict thing and not be universal. IE. only a handful of programs that work on the pc work on the mac. Iphone uses at&t (which no one uses)

I stick a 4gb memory stick into my phone and voila, 4gb of memory + all the other phone goodies.

-edit read a post and its really funny because they guy asked the mayor what about the 200 murders (we hit that point I think 1 or 2 days ago) out there and your waiting in line for an ipod.

[Tool]

The youtube thing seems kinda cool if you want to show your friend a movie at school or something, I like the idea of it but it's too much money.

[lax@wwu21]

The youtube thing seems kinda cool if you want to show your friend a movie at school or something, I like the idea of it but it's too much money.

Try the computer or email...and it wont get taken away for having it out in class...

http://www.everythingiphone.com/forum/

The iPhone has created a cult...

[ML_LAX09]

not to mention the cheapest plan you can get is like 100$ a month

actually it's like 60

[GClax49]

Are these things sold out with none or very little on the way (like ps3 before xmas) or is there ample supply or more on the way?

[CSlax06]

Obviously more on the way. I still dont even have a cell-phone. I borrow my dads when I go out. I can think of alot better things I could spend $500+$60 a month on.

[Solstice]

At Woodfield mall it was ridiculous tonight. They had a huge, armed security contractor, one woodfield security officer, and two uniformed policemen outside the AT&T store.

People were lined up out the door to get an iPhone.

[wmaclax]

on the news it said it was 6000 bucks for the phone and service, etc. over 3 years

[egrlax10]

if you have an ipod you now they scratch very easily and you dont really touch the screen but with a touch screen its going to look liike you went oveer it with a razer blade

actually they showed some reviews of people who got it early and they all said that it was pretty scratch resistant.

anyway, ive heard that a lot of stores havent even sold out of them yet. some stores have over 20 left.

[Brandon303]

its not even a good iPod , it comes in 4gb or 8gb I think. That's a nano.....
That's why it's called the Iphone not Ipod.

But, I think it would break/crack very easily when dropped and getting a case (a possible solution) would totally defeat the purpose of having the touch screen which I also think would scratch like mad (just like any Ipod). Very cool though.

[kb-lax_attack10]

i agree. i'd much rather get a sidekick or even a blackberry + a new ipod
i think a lot of people just want it due to all the hype. i also think that's rediclous money to shell out for a phone

i just got my sidekick 3 today, its amazing
and it can hold 500 songs on it so...

[lax@wwu21]

At Woodfield mall it was ridiculous tonight. They had a huge, armed security contractor, one woodfield security officer, and two uniformed policemen outside the AT&T store.

People were lined up out the door to get an iPhone.

Its pretty ridiculous that so many people are there that they need FEDERALLY FUNDED POLICEMEN to make sure the stores don't erupt in a riot.

If something like this is known to happen, hire extra security for crying out loud, don't make my tax dollars work as child control at the local ipod store because of a bunch of Apple fanatics.

I hate the fact that so many people go bananas over these things...it's a phone. Not eternal salvation in Ice Cream Sundae Heaven...stupid people, just a bunch of sheep. Which is funny because Apple prides themselves of being such an independent store, when in reality, these people are nothing better than sheep following the leader.

[pjk21793]

dude everyone was acting like they were gonna be sold out, and that they wouldn't have alot the first day it was out, but I went to the mall at like 8 last night and they had like 100 iphones left

[raykessler]

While I do think that the iphone is pretty sweet, I'm gonna wait until they come out with one that can actually hold all my stuff (music as well as videos) and still have room for other stuff. 8gb is really just not enough, so I'll probably be waiting a year for the next gen iphone to come out.

[Dlax44]

my dad has one it is sweet..he paid me fifty bucks, his old razr phone, and is buyin me a new pole to wait online for five hours in front of the cingular store to get him one..he hooked it up and its amazing

[WIlax]

on the news it said it was 6000 bucks for the phone and service, etc. over 3 years

Actually its a little under 3000 over 3 years...The service is $60 a month...so 60x36=2160+600(phone) $2760 over 3 years.....a sidekick3 over 3 years is $2100 just to get an idea.

[egrlax10]

for those of you who have these so far, what are your first impressions.
also, heres a stress test of it.

http://www.pcworld.com/video/id,545-page,1-bid,0/video.html

[MACDADDY]

my dad has one it is sweet..he paid me fifty bucks, his old razr phone, and is buyin me a new pole to wait online for five hours in front of the cingular store to get him one..he hooked it up and its amazing
wow...your dad must REALLY want one. he basically gave you like $200 to wait in line.

[lax21goalie2008]

my dad has one it is sweet..he paid me fifty bucks, his old razr phone, and is buyin me a new pole to wait online for five hours in front of the cingular store to get him one..he hooked it up and its amazing

I don't think I would agree to this deal...

Five hours waiting in line would be too much.

[lax@wwu21]

I don't think I would agree to this deal...

Five hours waiting in line would be too much.

I just got back from camping outside an REI store (Recreational Equipment Inc.) as they do a "garage sale" about once every 4 months and this one was crazy! Got there at 11:30 at night and they open at 10:00 the next morning... I got a backpacking tent for $75 (normally $175), 2 pairs of REI Spirit 3 Boots for $35 and $30 each (normally $190) and a thermarest pad for $20 (normally $100). an REI Talus backpack for $35 (normally $70) and an Ex-Officio button up white fly fishing shirt for $20 (normally $55). So you can see, it is worth camping out if you want the items really bad or need them for summer camping.

Maybe these people just really needed an iPhone to be in with the people who have the most expensive gadget/toy and to "keep up with the Joneses"...

[DCDSLAX]

I'm on my iPhone right now it is better thanthe sidekick much easier to use and looks better. Everyone who thinks that it is not a revolutionary device obviously has not held one

[WestlakeLax]

http://iphonekiller.ytmnd.com/
lol.

[mrguyname]

I bet Japan had their version of iphones for a while haha. A couple of my friends and I always joke about that.

It's nice and everything but its not worth the money and it only has 8GB which is completely useless to me

[Valaxman17]

the phone isn't the thing that is so revolutionary while it still is it is mostly the favt that apple will controll the service and such for example when you buy a sidekicj it is activated in the store meanwhile the stores can't activate the i phone you have to activate it onnline with apple. essentially what apple is doing is giving more control to the manufacturer as opposed to the provider which is an incredibly ingenius idea of them

[JazzyJake]

don't like the iphones very much
treo FTW, they won't explode if you look at them too hard

[mdawg]

8 gigs of storage is ALOT for a phone. you guys are forgetting its a phone, not an ipod, not a laptop, not a camera, but a PHONE. it is a little pricey, but the price will go down eventually. and i think that it is in some ways a revolutionary device. no other product combines all the features the iPhone has, and with such an easy to use and intuitive package. plus its very attractive product, and even though people say thats not important, it is, in fact i bet its almost the number one reason people buy the products they buy.

[laxr24]

can you buy an iphone, not set up the phone part and just use it for internet/music/videos?

[livin4lax09]

8 gigs of storage is ALOT for a phone. you guys are forgetting its a phone, not an ipod, not a laptop, not a camera, but a PHONE. it is a little pricey, but the price will go down eventually. and i think that it is in some ways a revolutionary device. no other product combines all the features the iPhone has, and with such an easy to use and intuitive package. plus its very attractive product, and even though people say thats not important, it is, in fact i bet its almost the number one reason people buy the products they buy.


yeah, that basically sums it all up. It's a good phone (~300), an 8gb flash ipod (~250-300), a PDA (~200?) and dont forget it runs basically like a laptop because of the friendly UI (Priceless) If I bought one I would just sell all my other stuff. It's cheaper/easier than buying 3 different devices and carrying them all around. Too bad verizon and apple will never team up because verizon won't carry it unless it supports their OS and apple won't allow them to cripple it.

[the next 'one']

i was on one today at the apple store. they had a table with about 15 of them and i found an opening so i got on here and was in the middle of a post saying i was on an iPhone at the time but it died from all the use right before i clicked the post quick reply button.
it was pretty cool. the screen is pretty big and has amazing quality and resolution. the bad part is how hard it is to navigate around the internet. my fingers are too big to focus in on one part, like to click on something.

[Sik Laxer]

is it just me or the camera doesnt zoom?

[Valaxman17]

No, from what I understand you have to activate it with an AT&T plan or else you can't use the phone at all.
yes with an at&t pla but thats only the first two years its out essentially at&T is just a pipe apple has complete control you activate it for at&t but through apple on the internet.

[RIT37FO]

this phone is amazing even with the short commings being BLATANT to me even when i set mine up. it really is an incredible peice of engineering.

[middleton23]

is it just me or the camera doesnt zoom?
i didnt think it came with a phone??

[livin4lax09]

is it just me or the camera doesnt zoom?

even if it doesnt zoom, it doesnt matter. a camera phone does not actually zoom, it just has digital zoom, which essentially crops the picture, and you lose lines of resolution. So if you just download the picture and crop it, you'll get the exact same results.

[thepalehorse]

lets just remeber that its just a phone with a bunch of bells of whistles. its not worth 600 +. wait a year and see it drop down.

[LAXNIXONKIL3R]

i got two..two 8 gigs...so far everything is awsome the txting is awsome it comes out on the screen like a aim convo..the only thing is the letters are a lil small but other wise.. its awsome

[mdawg]

can you show us some pics? id like to see it in action

[Sik Laxer]

even if it doesnt zoom, it doesnt matter. a camera phone does not actually zoom, it just has digital zoom, which essentially crops the picture, and you lose lines of resolution. So if you just download the picture and crop it, you'll get the exact same results.
i guess
but they can at least let us record videos!

[onslowlax]

can you buy an iphone, not set up the phone part and just use it for internet/music/videos?
you can but you have to have 2 iPhones

[Farny]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjzhNdHN7Vc

CAUTION: This video may make you cry, as it displays the stupidity which runs rampant through our society.

[livin4lax09]

haha that ladies an idiot.

[the next 'one']

haha that ladies an idiot.

haha quoted for emphasis.

it was a good idea in the beginning...but not 16,000 dollars worth of them. maybe like 3 or 4...

[CtLaxin]

well the concept is smart its just that should should have read the rules before

[mljohn1992]

How exactly is this going to revolutionize anything?

It revolutionizes every phone out there right now. There are over 200 new patents on iphone. The main ones:
1) Visual Voicemail
2) combination of an ipod with a phone
3) Cover flow
4) A real internet - Other phones have internet on it, but the internet is "fake". Iphone is the first phone ever with this quality internet.
5) When you go to the store to buy iphone, it is like buying any other ipod. You just go to the cash register and pay. You don't set up the phone there. When you get home you set it up on your computer. This makes it easier to customize features.
6) Widgets. Iphone is running Mac OSX, which means you get widgets on your phone.
7) This is the first phone ever with multi-touch. You navigate the phone with your fingertip. No keys or stylus.

There are 7 ways of how iphone revolutionizes the phone industry.

[NdubLAX27]

i have not read the other posts, so I'm just gonna put my opinion up

granted, the phone in itself is pretty frickin sweet, but there is little practicality in the phone itself, I mean, what is it, 600 for 4 GB and 800 for 6 GB? good lord I got a 30 GB video iPOD for 200, and I carry it around with me all the time, I've got my cell phone too, a generic AT&T flip phone that is actually really nice, together they cost less than 300 dollars

granted the screen on the iphone is crucial and can display whole pages, but how much does it cost to display those pages or retrieve that information, I give cool points to people who buy them, because they are so awesome, but in my mind they lose common sense points as well, because its not exactly the best buy available

[NdubLAX27]

Actually its a little under 3000 over 3 years...The service is $60 a month...so 60x36=2160+600(phone) $2760 over 3 years.....a sidekick3 over 3 years is $2100 just to get an idea.

good lord thats exactly what I'm talkin about

[DutchyLacrosse]

I'm not even considering buying a overpriced phone that doesn't have the latest technologies (although they advertise it).
I already flushed $600 worth of ipods down the drain in the last six months, they all broke down without dropping, water damage or whatsoever.

I'll go for a HTC touch: cheaper, technologically more advanced and without the tacky unstable software that iphones use.

Steve Jobs can blow me.

[Sik Laxer]

i have not read the other posts, so I'm just gonna put my opinion up

granted, the phone in itself is pretty frickin sweet, but there is little practicality in the phone itself, I mean, what is it, 600 for 4 GB and 800 for 6 GB? good lord I got a 30 GB video iPOD for 200, and I carry it around with me all the time, I've got my cell phone too, a generic AT&T flip phone that is actually really nice, together they cost less than 300 dollars

granted the screen on the iphone is crucial and can display whole pages, but how much does it cost to display those pages or retrieve that information, I give cool points to people who buy them, because they are so awesome, but in my mind they lose common sense points as well, because its not exactly the best buy available
its actually 500 for 4gb and 600 for 8 gb

[spartacus9]

I think that the Iphone is beautifully designed. Apple was meticulous about making sure everything flowed and was as easy to use as their computers are. There are also some amazing features with this phone. I just don't see it having practical use as a cell phone. I am bewildered by people that sit outside the stores waiting for this phone when they probably have no real need for it. I can see some of the features being usefull to them but not the whole iphone. That's how I see it.

[marchmadness35]

It seems like a cool gadget, but it has two major flaws: The price tag and the touch screen, which will get gross, greasy, and oily in, oh, two days.


haha
its called
soap, wash your hands b4 using it
and wash the screen
its glass , its not like its gonna blow up if u clean it

[navylax161]

its not worth it because the service is so much money

[irvingtonlax]

I'm not even considering buying a overpriced phone that doesn't have the latest technologies (although they advertise it).
I already flushed $600 worth of ipods down the drain in the last six months, they all broke down without dropping, water damage or whatsoever.

I'll go for a HTC touch: cheaper, technologically more advanced and without the tacky unstable software that iphones use.

Steve Jobs can blow me.

600 bucks worth of ipods in 6 months?! don't they have year warranties?

[marchmadness35]

1) You're not going to wash your hands before you use it everytime. Eventually it will get gross.

2) It's an electronic device. You don't douse electronics in water if you want them to work again.


i never said anything about dousing it in water
did i??
the iphone is not going to explode if u wipe he screen down witha damp cloth everyone in a while , that way the sceen won't get "dirty and oily in 2 days"
most people hands arent covered with dirt and oil 24/7

i didnt say put it into a bucket of water , the glass screen will not be effected by a little water

the iphone is cool
bottowm line
someone is just upset they cant afford one

[gigo567]

Bumping this up, who got one.

My parents go two 8 GB's iPhones while I was at camp. It is completely worth the price. The iPod feature is actually better than the iPod itself, using the internet is very easy, the phone is cool. It has a heat sensor(like the ipod scroll wheel) on the top, so when you put the phone against your ear the screen turns off and when taken off the screen turns right back on.

The camera is pretty good, its 2 MP but it could have some more features.
The iPhone is worth the price.

[Jugthug42]

I'm on mine as we speak. I was hesitant at first but now I'm so glad that u bought it. It is much better than the cingular 8525. There are a few bugs but I'm sure that they will be addressed very soon. Ask me any questions and I'll do my best to answer them.

[BurnSomeRope]

i still find it awesome that apple got owned by Sisco. When the iPod came out sisco had there thinking caps on and they immediately patented the name "iPhone" with a crap online phone product. Sisco banked hardcore off of it.

[chuckdke]

i love the phone but im becoming increasingly annoyed with the keypad. quite frankly, its not very intuitive to make the keys smaller than the average-sized finger. i guess i could just have fat fingers. anythings possible.

question: can you manually update the iPod component or do you have to sync it everytime? if you cant manually manage playlists and songs, than this is my only other major complaint. everything else is phenomenal.

[livin4lax09]

#2. The iPhone is running a downgraded version of OS X. What you get on your iPhone is not what you get on your MacBook.


Well, yeah. But a downgraded version of OS X is a million times better than any crippling OS I have ever seen on a phone.


So you manipulate it with your fingers instead of a stylus. Big deal. As far as I'm concerned, all that means is that your screen gets greasy, oily, scratched up and otherwise nasty that much quicker.

so you take your shirt and wipe it off. My cellphone screen gets greasy. I take my shirt, rub the screen with it, and it's clean. why would it get scratched sooner? unless you have little tiny pebbles in your fingers...



you just seem like you dont want to like it.

edit: damn, i had a lot more written but managed to delete it.

[etowahlax21]

I have sprint too. I don't really need a new phone but I want the 6G iPod really badly!!!
iPhone - phone + 80 and 100GB HDD = 6G iPod
Touchscreen iPod = AWESOME!!!

[kevidinho]

I have sprint too. I don't really need a new phone but I want the 6G iPod really badly!!!
iPhone - phone + 80 and 100GB HDD = 6G iPod
Touchscreen iPod = AWESOME!!!
By sixth generation do you mean this?
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.gadgetspage.com/wp-content/ipod_av.gif&imgrefurl=http://www.gadgetspage.com/pda-phone/the-return-of-the-newton.html&h=261&w=425&sz=59&hl=en&start=3&tbnid=ymLxPLG4fgH35M:&tbnh=77&tbnw=126&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dnew%2Bipod%26gbv%3D2%26svnum%3D10%26h l%3Den%26sa%3DG

Let me find a video for you really quick.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4906639947318307298&q=ipod+photoshop
Sorry to burst your bubble.

[etowahlax21]

Somthing exactly like this...

http://www.greghinzmann.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/01/6G%20ipod1.jpg (http://www.greghinzmann.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/01/6G%20ipod1.jpg)

I've seen that video it was made in Februrary 2006 before the iPhone was announced.

[egrlax10]

Somthing exactly like this...

http://www.greghinzmann.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/01/6G%20ipod1.jpg

I've seen that video it was made in Februrary 2006 before the iPhone was announced.

thats just a picture of what people thought apple was going to come out with. everyone thought that apple would release a cell phone and a touch screen ipod. instead, apple released a touch screen phone that could act as an ipod. so there is no touch screen ipod coming out for a while. maybe next year.
anyway, i wanted to get an iphone really bad, but its so expensive and ive got verizon and i wouldve had to pay for part of the service. i probably would have bought one if the contracts for it were cheaper than $60 a month. but im just gonna wait for verizon to release an answer. supposedly, verizon is working with a secret manufacturer and are releasing an answer to the iphone later this summer.

[gigo567]

There won't be a 6G iPod for awhile.

Reasons why:

-The 5G iPod is selling well
-iPhone was just released

Unless the 5G sales start to drop there won't be a 6G iPod for awhile.

[Lacrosse4life31]

There won't be a 6G iPod for awhile.

Reasons why:

-The 5G iPod is selling well
-iPhone was just released

Unless the 5G sales start to drop there won't be a 6G iPod for awhile.

plus 5GB would be WAY to small, 4GB is way too small anyway... they should make like a 10GB

[etowahlax21]

Check this out:
http://www.macrumors.com/2007/07/11/osx-based-ipods-in-august/

Steve Jobs eve said that iPods with OSX were in the works.

and this:
http://www.macrumors.com/2007/07/17/second-generation-249-299-iphone-in-september/

Why update the iPhone so soon? Because it's not an iPhone!!! Different casing and the iPhone just came out why update it 3 months after it comes out? This is the 6G iPod.

[gigo567]

Check this out:
http://www.macrumors.com/2007/07/11/osx-based-ipods-in-august/

Steve Jobs eve said that iPods with OSX were in the works.

and this:
http://www.macrumors.com/2007/07/17/second-generation-249-299-iphone-in-september/

Why update the iPhone so soon? Because it's not an iPhone!!! Different casing and the iPhone just came out why update it 3 months after it comes out? This is the 6G iPod.


Analyst Gene Munster recently chimed in, stating he believed that the updated iPods would come by Macworld 2008.

Right now it is the summer of 2007.
http://www.macworldexpo.com/live/20/

Macworld is January 2008.

And have you ever used a iPhone, it still has some bugs. That iPhone OS is an update to fix the bugs.

It would be stupid for Apple to release the 6G iPod after releasing the iPhone.
plus 5GB would be WAY to small, 4GB is way too small anyway... they should make like a 10GB

What?

5G means 5th Generation.

[etowahlax21]

No, a new iPod would not ruin the iPhone. One is for people that want a phone , internet, and a bunch of other cool features The iPod is for music and videos.

A new iPhone to fix bugs. Yeah right. They would just do an iPhone update you can download to fix the bugs in the iPhone OS.

I can almost garuntee there will be a new iPod sometime this fall.

[gigo567]

No, a new iPod would not ruin the iPhone. One is for people that want a phone , internet, and a bunch of other cool features The iPod is for music and videos.

A new iPhone to fix bugs. Yeah right. They would just do an iPhone update you can download to fix the bugs in the iPhone OS.

I can almost garuntee there will be a new iPod sometime this fall.

The iPhone's iPod feature is 'better' than the iPod.

The iPhone is a phone, internet device, has some other features, and an iPod.

[Lacrosse4life31]

Right now it is the summer of 2007.
http://www.macworldexpo.com/live/20/

Macworld is January 2008.

And have you ever used a iPhone, it still has some bugs. That iPhone OS is an update to fix the bugs.

It would be stupid for Apple to release the 6G iPod after releasing the iPhone.


What?

5G means 5th Generation.
lol my bad, i thought you ment like 5 gigabytes.... lol wow i'm lost..
even if they do release the 6G ipod, that would be stupid because what gigo said i don't think that apple would screw their customers like that. even if they do, i don't care, it may cool and all, but it would probably cost alot of money and you probably have never used an Iphone... besides, the 6G ipod wouldn't do everything that the iphone is able to do, even if it can run OSX or whatever, it doesn't have the main element... the phone part. thats the only reason why i bought the iphone, IT HAS EVERYTHING IN ONE. the 6G ipod won't have a phone, it won't have emails, or text messages, it will just be a cool music/video player. otherwise, iphone takes the rest.

[etowahlax21]

Yeah, but it is only 4GB and 8GB. It need more storage.
The current iPod had 30B and 80GB.
I guess the 6G will have like 40/80?GB and 100 GB HDs.

[gigo567]

Yeah, but it is only 4GB and 8GB. It need more storage.
The current iPod had 30B and 80GB.
I guess the 6G will have like 40/80?GB and 100 GB HDs.

100GB is the max right now. I really think that Apple is going to wait on it mainly because 5G iPod sales are good and the iPhone was just released.

And to add... iPhone on youtube. (looks like crap because of my Camera phone)
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g168/gigo567/th_a0b3addd.jpg (http://s56.photobucket.com/albums/g168/gigo567/?action=view&current=a0b3addd.flv)

[Lacrosse4life31]

The iPhone's iPod feature is 'better' than the iPod.

The iPhone is a phone, internet device, has some other features, and an iPod.

yea, totally agree with gigo, all my guns back him up :guns:
etowahlax, i don't think you understand, why would want a 6G ipod, when you can basically get the same thing with a phone, internet device, GPS, weather, stocks, phone, text messaging, etc. etc. so whats the point of a 6G ipod? iphone beats it, its already an ipod with music and video capabilities, also, it has youtube and such. nah, 6G ipod would be a stupid move on apple's part, at least not until christmas, or after christmas. and even then... who would buy it? when they can get an iphone?
I guess the only reason is, if you have to switch to AT&T then you might not get the iphone, but other then taht... getting a 6G ipod would be a waste.

[livin4lax09]

someone should make a video of them watching a video of them watching a video on youtube of them watching a video on youtube of them watching a video on youtube, etc. etc.

[Lacrosse4life31]

apple is going to want to get as much money as they possibly can, so they are going to get as much out of the 5G ipod as they can, when the sales start going down, then they might throw the 6G ipod out there.

[etowahlax21]

Who knows what will happen? Apple has suprised us before. (With the iPhone of course) What says they won't do it again? I say only time will tell...

[Lacrosse4life31]

The iPhone will never succeed as a viable MP3 player unless it gets more storage. 8GB is just not enough.

What The Fudge?
dude, iphone has already succeded http://money.cnn.com/2007/07/02/technology/iphone_sales/

i don't know what the fudge your talking about, iphone has more then succeded, they have dominated the mobile phone market...
please, state facts and links, not made up stuff in your head.:banghead:

[Lacrosse4life31]

Who knows what will happen? Apple has suprised us before. (With the iPhone of course) What says they won't do it again? I say only time will tell...

True dat...:grin:

[gigo567]

Heres a better video:
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g168/gigo567/th_d74ca486.jpg (http://s56.photobucket.com/albums/g168/gigo567/?action=view&current=d74ca486.flv)

[Lacrosse4life31]

gigo are you sure thats your parents? you seem to play with it more then them... lol!

[Lacrosse4life31]

Yes, it has succeeded as a device, but the storage is just too little for people to use it as a serious MP3 player.

True, true, but 8GB a good size, it can hold 2,000 songs, i mean, if you want a serious MP3 player, then obviously go with the ipod, but i don't know to many people that have over 1,500 songs. seriously. i only have about 300 songs, and (i don't know for sure, just my opinion, and my guess) but not many other people have over 2,000 songs. so the iphone is great for their uses. and its great for mine. It seems that you have over 2,000, so you may not like/want it because it can't hold as much as you would like it too. BUT its the ONLY phone with a somewhat-serious ipod feature in it. If you were to get a phone with some type of MP3, the iphone would be the best choice. I understand where you are coming from, but i think that for most people, it works out fine. But my info. is coming from friends and family, i'm not sure on other people, but some of my friends who are real music buffs, only have 1200 songs. Just because, you don't need that many songs! And if you do, then only download your favorite songs on your iphone... i mean... i don't know. whatever.

[Lacrosse4life31]

true it wouldn't work for you lol.
but it works for me, and i'm happy with it lol. i have 300 songs, and 4 chappelle shows, 500 photos, and alot of emails and text message conversations, and i still have 5GB left to do whatever i want.
but i do agree, they should make like a 12GB Iphone, that would be sweet.
I like my iphone alot because it shows videos and photos in great quality, and plays the music flawlessly. i don't know, but i'm hooked. the first day i got it, i played with it for 9 hours straight without putting it down.
i use it to email and text and call people more than listen to music--but don't get me wrong, i listen to music alot, just i like my 300 songs, i'm picky when it comes to music. Either that, or i'm just not exposed to enough different types of stuff.
oh well, it works for me and i lilke it, its a bummer that it wouldn't work out for you. its really a nice device.

[livin4lax09]

The iPhone will never succeed as a viable MP3 player unless it gets more storage. 8GB is just not enough.

yes because everyone knows the ipod mini/nano/shuffle have also failed horribly. I'm surprised apple still makes flash based mp3 players! hell, I'm surprised flash based players are even around at all!

[lax@wwu21]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjzhNdHN7Vc

CAUTION: This video may make you cry, as it displays the stupidity which runs rampant through our society.

That was freaking awesome! I had to watch it twice.

That glutton got what she deserved...

someone is just upset they cant afford one

Its not so much not being able to afford one, it is the hype and how Apple tries to convince the masses that you can't live without one.

When will you use the internet? When you're sitting on the bus? No, because if you have one, you most likely don't ride the bus.

Waiting for someone? Maybe, but will you get your money's worth?

I bet there is a huge contract breaking fee if you choose to leave their special yuppie club.

For me...I won't buy one. Don't need it. Don't want it. I'm fine with a phone I've had for 3 years (yes, they last a long time if you take care of them), my dying iPod mini (will be replaced though), my DESKTOP PC (not a Mac), my 3.2 mega pixel digital camera, and my good high speed comcast internet.

The iPhone has been made out to be something that you absolutely need which is far from the truth.

Bottom line. Don't bank too much on new technology, the stupid woman did and is:
A. $800 lighter ($1400 if you count the phone in her expenses)
B. Stupid for thinking that she could buy off some persistent kid and then proceed to buy out the store leaving everyone else to just sit there holding their balls.
C. Hopefully regretting being so stupid for being a gluttonous pig.

[lax@wwu21]

Out of curiosity, who foots the bill for all of your iPhone services and the phone itself?

Pretty sure a bunch of 14 year olds are not paying it...:bull: :thinking: :thinking: :thinking: :thinking: :thinking: :thinking: :thinking: :thinking: :thinking:

[Lacrosse4life31]

yes because everyone knows the ipod mini/nano/shuffle have also failed horribly. I'm surprised apple still makes flash based mp3 players! hell, I'm surprised flash based players are even around at all!

Do you have any evidence? to my knowledge, neither the mini or the nano have failed. they haven't succeded with flying colors, but they didn't fail. please show evidence!

[Lacrosse4life31]

That was freaking awesome! I had to watch it twice.

That glutton got what she deserved...


Its not so much not being able to afford one, it is the hype and how Apple tries to convince the masses that you can't live without one.

When will you use the internet? When you're sitting on the bus? No, because if you have one, you most likely don't ride the bus.

Waiting for someone? Maybe, but will you get your money's worth?

I bet there is a huge contract breaking fee if you choose to leave their special yuppie club.

For me...I won't buy one. Don't need it. Don't want it. I'm fine with a phone I've had for 3 years (yes, they last a long time if you take care of them), my dying iPod mini (will be replaced though), my DESKTOP PC (not a Mac), my 3.2 mega pixel digital camera, and my good high speed comcast internet.

The iPhone has been made out to be something that you absolutely need which is far from the truth.

Bottom line. Don't bank too much on new technology, the stupid woman did and is:
A. $800 lighter ($1400 if you count the phone in her expenses)
B. Stupid for thinking that she could buy off some persistent kid and then proceed to buy out the store leaving everyone else to just sit there holding their balls.
C. Hopefully regretting being so stupid for being a gluttonous pig.

yea, but its great for people who do use it to its fullest extent such as myself.

[Lacrosse4life31]

TO: lax@wwu21

true, i bet a bunch don't, i have to pay for mine, its $20 a month. i make $400 a month-it's not that big of a deal.
oh, if you are wondering what i do to make that much money. I mow lawns. yep, i get $20 a lawn, i have 5 lawn jobs that i do every saturday, it takes me 3hours to do all of them. But don't get me wrong, i put alot into savings, i'm just sayin, i have a job and i work and i pay for my stuff. Also, my birthday was july 14 so i got a bunch of b-day money and thats how i paid for my iPhone.

remember, if your an existing AT&T customer such as myself, the iPhone costs $20 a month, which comes with 400 minutes (which is fine, since i been with them, i have a bunch of roll over minutes, i have about 200000 minutes, so i don't really care, i just go with the cheapest plan). i get 200 text messages, and unlimited everything else. nah, its a great deal.

BUT BUT BUT! if you are SWITCHING to AT&T, then you get ripped off. i understand that much, but if you are an existing customer, its a great deal.

[livin4lax09]

Do you have any evidence? to my knowledge, neither the mini or the nano have failed. they haven't succeded with flying colors, but they didn't fail. please show evidence!

i attribute this miscommunication to the fact that I refuse to use the sarcasm meter.

[Lacrosse4life31]

i attribute this miscommunication to the fact that I refuse to use the sarcasm meter.

okay, now i'm confused.

[itsthatkid]

yes because everyone knows the ipod mini/nano/shuffle have also failed horribly. I'm surprised apple still makes flash based mp3 players! hell, I'm surprised flash based players are even around at all! (10)


Edited for easier understanding on your part lacrosse4life31.

[sailorslax88]

youtube: conan iphone

[Lacrosse4life31]

Edited for easier understanding on your part lacrosse4life31.

oh, thanks dude! hehe :thumbsup:

[kevidinho]

The iPhone will never succeed as a viable MP3 player unless it gets more storage. 8GB is just not enough.
But no other phone has even been close to 8GB..that's what makes it great, in accommodation with all of the other fun stuff.

[EricL]

http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.5179

Yeah, I think I might get one of these.

[JazzyJake]

iphones are (pretty much) garbage.
i work at a computer repair shop, and i've (so far) seen 4 iphones that came fubar'd. the screen detatched etc
5 already cracked from user abuse
and 1 that was more or less exploded.
all of which were scratched pretty heavily already considering how long they had been out at the time.
save yourself some pain, money, and time.
they simply aren't worth it.
they aren't even productive.
get a treo, it'll even work!!

[Meade Lacrosse]

I know about 4 people with iPhones. Most of them adored it when they got it, liked it a little less after 2 months, and are still very happy with it.

[UNCLax12]

As cool as most of the new stuff thats coming out is, things are going nuts. People are getting KILLED over this stuff. Ever since the ps3 people turned gaga over technology. A guy and news reporter already got attacked.

Me, i still play my n64. Golden eye is a classic man.
and better than that, my favorite video games are the ninja gaiden series for the original nintendo which i still play.

gg america.

I agree 100% with you. I don't understand why people are going crazy over this new technology, it's like they must have it. There's plenty of phones that do the almost exact same thing as the iPhone, but they just don't have the Apple name. By the way, I also agree Golden Eye is the best FPS ever, hands down. I actually went to rural NC the other day and saw 2 Nintendo 64s that were on the shelves probably returned about a decade ago.

[CSlax06]

http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.5179

Yeah, I think I might get one of these.

Lulz an iFone.

Haha.

[wmaclax]

So what kind of cases do you iPhone owners have? I have the contour showcase with an antiglare screen protector.

[RIT37FO]

Iskin case for mine its by far the best one out but i havn't been using it lately I have a scratch case around the phone as well. so i have been running it "naked" for the past couple of months no problems yet. knock on wood

[livin4lax09]

i got the belkin leather folio for my ipod touch.

[WestSideLa X eR]

I'm seriously thinking about getting one. For previous users...if you had a chance to return your iphone + all the money you've spent on the plan...would you? Or do you think the iphone was as much as you hoped/wanted it to be?

[RIT37FO]

worth every penny and more

[Eclipse]

The new update is great. Best one thus far in my opinion.

[JupiterSailfish]

Here is my IPHONE. I set it on the hood of my friends car and it slipped off. I did not have a case on it:bawling: :crying: Everything works fine though:thumbsup: I bought a film that you can put over it so that stopped the shards of glass going into my fingers.

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b286/JupiterSailfish/P1171235.jpg

[laxmj1992]

For everyone saying the iphone will fail, in the 1st quarter that they started selling iphones, it was the number 2 leading smart phone seller in the country. They have also sold wayy more than expected, averaging 20,000 iphones sold each day.