Apple’s iPhone new accessories and YouTube support
Writing by walking leaf on Wednesday, 20 of June , 2007 at 2:38 pm
Only a week to go before the North American launch of the highly desirable mobile communication device from Apple is made available.
The iPhone has been ‘upgraded’ since Apple’s CEO Steve Jobs announced to the world’s press at the Macworld Conference & Expo back in January. The product will now feature a longer battery life and a new touch screen.
Instead of lasting around five hours of video/talk and 16 hours of audio playback, the Apple iPhone will now provide the following: up to 8 hours of talk time, an enormous 250 hours on standby mode (over 10 days!), 6 hours of internet use, 7 hours of video playback and 24 hours of audio playback.
In addition, the original spec of the 3.5-inch plastic screen has been replaced with “optical-quality” glass, ending concerns about the durability of the device’s primary feature and user interface.
So the build quality is an improvement and so is the usage, but there’s more! The iPhone now supports YouTube, meaning you can watch all the video clips on the world’s most popular site in the palm of your hand.
The YouTube application will have a multi-touch display and will work over EDGE and Wi-Fi. And don’t forget that all new uploaded videos is now encoded in H.264 format, so that Flash will not be needed on either the Apple TV or the iPhone to enjoy the content.
As for the accessories, the iPhone will feature an iPod-like Dock and those white headphones (which has a built-in microphone, so you don’t have to lift the device to your head when someone calls whilst you listen to Macy Gray).
Category: Technology
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Comment by Yink
Made Wednesday, 20 of June , 2007 at 5:59 pm
Woah, I’m hoping Steve can throw in a few more features and improvements when his team finally decide to give good ol’ uk peeps a chance to buy this device.
It’ll be interesting to get reaction from across the pond to see if they like it or not and what bug bears they have with it.
Comment by Snige66
Made Thursday, 21 of June , 2007 at 8:19 am
Hmmmmmm Appple iPhone arrrrrhhhh. I want one sooooooo bad. too bad I’m tied to 18 months on my present phone. But then it could be a little while for it to come out here so a ring to my provider and some grovelling is in order when the time comes.
Many have moaned about the camera and no 3g ( As I’ve said before ). But the moment they played with the phone they all said they dont care. It’s just so nice to use, and with a glass front etc it’ll no doubt feel solid and a joy to hold.
