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iphone is in the house

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iPhone 8GB Box Shot

Look what I just got my grubby little hands on…

After a brief, uneventful visit to my local AT&T store (on the Northwest side of Chicago,) I managed to score one of the last couple of 8GB iPhones in stock. They only had about 35 or 40 total phones in stock, and it seems as if about 75% were 8GB models, and the other 25% were the 4GB…

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June 29th, 2007 8 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

iphone smudge simulator

filed under: interactive | just plain fun | media players | mobile tech

iPhone Smudge Simulator

Whether you’re holding off on that new iPhone purchase until version 2.0, or you’re already camping out, this fun online plaything should keep you occupied while you’re waiting.

The wonderfully-named iSmudginator is a bit of interactive Flash that lets you simulate what will happen to your shiny new iPhone after you’ve put it through it’s paces…

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June 28th, 2007 4 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

iphone store kiosks revealed

filed under: interactive | media players | mobile tech

iPhone Kiosk Preview

A video surfaced today showing off the iPhone kiosks that will be going into select AT&T stores for the June 29th launch.

The kiosks feature a giant interactive version of the iPhone which shows off the user interface magnified for all to see. It’s not clear to me if the display will feature a multi-touch display like the actual iPhone has, but it’s still pretty cool…

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June 22nd, 2007 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

apple releases iphone walkthrough video

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iPhone Walkthrough Image

Apple today released the most comprehensive demonstration of the iPhone to date. The 20-minute long iPhone guided tour shows off many of the features of the much-anticipated device in more detail than ever.

The video really shows off how compact the iPhone is relative to the demonstrator’s hand. It’s really not much bigger than a 5G iPod from what I can tell…

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June 22nd, 2007 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

iphone battery life concerns put to rest

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Apple iPhone

Apple today made a significant announcement regarding the estimated battery life of their upcoming iPhone…

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June 18th, 2007 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

apple iphone release date confirmed

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Apple iPhone Detail Image

Apple today released a series of television advertisements which reveal the official release date for the highly-anticipated iPhone mobile media powerhouse. The ads confirm a release date of June 29, 2007, keeping Apple’s original promise of a June launch.

The new advertisements also show off some new interactions with the user interface in glorious high definition detail…

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June 3rd, 2007 1 comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

iphone interface knock off on pocket pc

filed under: mobile tech

iPhone UI knock off on Pocket PC

Tech geek Tzywen was too impatient to wait for the upcoming Apple iPhone, so he created a custom launcher application for his Microsoft Pocket PC which is based on the iPhone user interface.

He’s even went so far as to recreate the finger-scrolling capability for music playlists that Steve Jobs showed off when the iPhone was announced…

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February 27th, 2007 3 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

apple and cisco kiss and make up

filed under: mobile tech

Apple and Cisco have been duking it out over the last few months over who rightfully possessed the right to use the moniker “iPhone.”
Tonight, the companies have jointly announced an agreement which will allow both companies to use the iPhone name on their own products.
No financial details were revealed, but all that we know is that all legal actions have been dropped by both parties…

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February 21st, 2007 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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