Apple has done it again

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I repeat: “Apple has done it again”. Few years back , they redefined the music industry with their revolutionary product iPod. Now they are changing the rules of the game for the phone industry by introducing their most innovative product yet : iPhone. Check out the MacWorld Expo keynote address by Steve Jobs. It’s a trademark, worldclass presentation by Steve, the master of presentations. Don’t miss the stylish unveiling(rather introduction) of iPhone by Steve.

iPhone is unbelievably cool. It has already got people talking about it. My opinion: It IS one of the coolest gadgets I’ve ever seen. The best part is, there are no physical buttons and no pesky touch-pens involved in its operation.Everything is software now, all you need is your finger to operate it. Apple has expanded the screen width and exploited the multi-touch technology to perform all actions previously carried out by buttons. It has got all of Apples trademark features: simplicity, elegance, ease of use, awesome design, no-clutter-no-nonsense user interface. iPhone has definitely redefined the cellular phone. You’ve got to see the MacWorld Expo convention video to believe how cool it is.And yes, finally I’ll be able to see my mails and websites on my phone the way I check them on my laptop. iPhone’s internet connectivity features handle rich-text html emails and Ajax websites. What more? It has all of iPod features.It has Yahoo ‘push’ email facility, Google earth and Safari browser and lot more. So, it’s an iPod, mobile and PDA, all bundled into one sophisticated, yet easy to use device. No wonder Apple has filed 200 patents for this chick gadget.

The important question is : Will iPhone dominate the cellular market, which already has big players like Nokia, Motorola, Sony etc ? Time will tell. It has definitely out-done all its competitors in terms of features . Will it persuade users to dump their current expensive cells/PDA/Palmtops and buy an iPhone( that costs $499 for 4GB, and $599 for 8GB phone) ? The only disadvantage(according to me) is that you can buy an iPhone only via a 2 year contract with Cingular mobile service. This considerably restricts the phones user base. But ofcourse, this will change in future as more cellular service operators will collaborate with Apple to support iPhone.

Other than that, iPhone Rocks !!! I can’t wait to get my hands on one.