Ideal Gadget

With its sleek minimalist design coupled with a complete package it is no doubt that the iPhone is going to be another spunking awesome product that’s going to hit Asia with a big wave like the iPod did. With only 11.6 mm thick, the gadget is surprisingly VERY thin for a package of product ranging from a quadband phone, superb internet browsing ability and connectivity, a 2.0 megapixel camera to Apple proud product, the iPod.

Design (external): The 3.5-inch 480 x 320 multi-touch screen is what made the design so minimal. iPhone does not need any physical keyboard or dial since the software supports a QWERTY keyboard and a phone dial once the function is activated. There’s only ONE button, the home button. The top consist of a headset jack, 3.5mm, SIM tray, and a sleep-wake switch. The bottom: a speaker, mic input, and an iPod connector. A camera is built right in.

Design (internal): Three advance sensors. A proximity sensor - switch off touchscreen when you bring it to your ear. Ambient light sensor - adjust brightness thus saves energy and an accellerometer that will adjust the image whenever you swing your iPhone from potrait to landscape and vice versa. Drooling already?

Browsing: just use your finger. No stylus. You can scroll up and down almost butter-like smooth. Type your SMS or e-mail using the QWERTY keyboard. Edit pictures - YES - enlarging picture by using 2 fingers move together. Double-tap to zoom. Almost like a virtual reality thing. Except this is REALITY.

Phone Features/SMS: Quadband GSM + EDGE. Visual voicemail (meaning you can actually CHOOSE which voicemail message you want to hear). Speakerphone mode. Conference call. SMS just like a chat script. All message conversation from the same people is lumped under the same contact name. Keyboard prevent mistakes (probably only for English).

Connectivity: WiFi & Bluetooth 2.0. Safari web browser. Google maps. Widget (for weather forecast, etc.). Whole NYT website (not a WAP version) which translate to - desktop ability of internet browsing. Flipped over already?The list goes on and on and on. They actually REINVENT the phone. I’m just praying that the year ends quickly and 2008 will arrive because only then this phone will be available here (as in Asia). Then again… a year is probably enough time to accumulate the $$ in my piggybank for this awesome Apple gadget.

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