SmartPhone

iPhone First Generation 8GB

Apple portable media got a major upggrade with the introduction of the iPhone. Originally announced on January 9, 2007 Apple entered the market with its first Smart Phone market. With it signature touch screen and minimal interface that renders a virtual keyboard or custom interface options when necessary. The first generation iPhone has a 2.0 Megapixel camera, portable media functions, internet (including email, web browsing, and Wi-Fi connductivity) as well as text messaging and visual voicemail. First-generation phones were released with quad-band GSM EDGE.
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The iPhone killed the SmartPhone

Stock chart for the 9th of January 2007, the day the iPhone was released. Compared are, Apple, Research in Motion, and Palm. MacWorld keynote is was from 12pm - 2pm. tuaw breakdown: 12:15 The Intel transition. 12:20 Paramount movies and the new iTunes ads. 12:25 AppleTV announcement and demo. Ships February 2007. 12:40 The iPhone. Ships June 2007. 12:40 It's an iPhone. It has no keyboard, runs on "OS X", syncs to your home computer OS X data, and has the following hardware features. 12:55 Interaction demo: multi-finger gestures, iPod functionality and cover flow. 1:00 Call-making demo: Conference calls and visual voice mail. 1:15 Content demo: iPhotos and rich text e-mail; surfing with Safari and Widgets. 1:30 Content providers: Google and Yahoo executives. 1:40 Accessories and Price announcement. 1:50 Cingular partnership discussed. 1:55 Wrapping up, thanking employees, mini-Concert. 2:10 The end.
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