By now, everyone in the civilized world has seen the debut of the iPhone. This is the device that I’ve been waiting for. Quad-Band GSM. EDGE (tho HSDPA or UMTS would have been better), Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. And your choice of either 4GB or 8GB storage. I pick the 8 Gig.
I am reserving judgement and curbing my techno lust until I find out a few things about it. I was able to speak to an Apple drone about the iPhone. I hit him with some questions. And as usual, the answers I got were slightly better than useless…
The 2 MP camera; is it autofocus or fixed focus? “erm, I think it’s autofocus coz it’s 2 MP.” FYI, the camera is fixed focus. Okieee…
Is the iPhone sold SIM locked since it’s going through Cingular (ugh) or is it going to be sold unlocked through Apple, similar to what Palm does with its Treo line? “We haven’t made that marketing decision yet”.
Skype client? “we don’t reveal that information”
I’d like to know these things before I throw down US$700 and commit myself to yet another 2 year period of indentured servitude (AKA “contract”). So the ultimate internet tool? Not quite yet. Still, that’s one seksi piece!!!
Crumpler is here and it’s staffed with Ozzies. Besides the accent giving them away, I asked about beer for bags and they had beer there! Burp.
Micro$oft is planning a new release of Office next year to match this year’s new PC office release. No info except that they’re “adding features”. I suggested to them that they bring offline messaging to the Mac Messenger client. Wonder if it’ll actually happen…
Surprisingly, Timbuk2 is not here this year. So no 20% off and no (pay your sales) tax deal this year. Booooooo!