Macworld Expo: Jobs Unveils the iPhone
"This is a day I've been looking forward to for two and a half years," said Jobs. "Every once in a while a revolutionary product comes along that changes everything."
In 1984, said Jobs, Apple introduced the Macintosh, and changed the computer industry. In 2001, Apple introduced the iPod, and changed the entire music industry.
"Well, today, we're introducing three revolutionary products of this class," said Jobs. "The first one is a widescreen iPod with touch controls. The second is a revolutionary mobile phone. The third is a breakthrough Internet communications device."
Apple Officially Launches iPhone, Apple TV
By PC Magazine Staff
Apple finally took the wraps off its long-awaited iPhone on Tuesday, sharing a brand name with a competing Cisco product.
The iPhone -- called the iPhone, and not any derivative, as had been speculated -- will serve both as an iPod as well as 3G phone, somehow cramming a "3G" radio, iPod functionality, and even a version of OS X into the phone-size package.
The phone itself is dominated by a giant touchscreen, the patent Apple applied for in February.
No word yet on pricing or carriers, but PC Magazine will have more as details roll in.
Apple also confirmed its iTV product will be called Apple TV. Priced at $299, the box won't contain a DVD player, but will somehow output 720p HDMI output from only a 40 Gbyte hard drive. Wireless connections will include 802.11b/g/"draft" n, according to PC Magazine reporters.