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The Apple iPhone: Phone, iPod & Internet Device
Tired of having to carry around your cell phone, iPod and PDA? Want to incorporate the features of all three products into one convenient handheld device? Apple's iPhone lets you do just that.
The iPhone offers a mobile phone, a widescreen iPod and an Internet communications device in a sleek package that weighs less than five ounces. With the iPhone, you can talk, listen to music, surf the Internet and more.
iPhone Features
The iPhone offers users the convenience of three devices in one handheld unit. With the iPhone, you get:
- A Cell Phone: The iPhone doesn't offer users just any old mobile phone. With the iPhone cell phone, you can make a call by simply pointing your finger at a name or number on your screen. You can access this information from your address book, call log or favorites list.
As an added bonus, the iPhone cell phone automatically syncs all of your contacts from your PC or Macintosh computer.
Unlike traditional cell phones, the iPhone cell phone also lets you listen to your voicemail messages in whatever order you choose. Plus, the iPhone lets you merge several calls into a conference call.
- A Widescreen iPod: iPhone also functions as an iPod. The iPhone's 3.5-inch screen lets you listen to your music and watch your favorite videos, movies and TV shows all by simply touching the screen. Also, the iPhone can synch with your PC or Mac to download content from your iTunes library, making it easy to access your favorite content.
- An Internet Communications Device: With your iPhone you can surf the Internet just as you would on your home computer. Using the Safari Web browser, your iPhone will automatically synch with you PC or Mac and download your Internet bookmarks. Safari also includes built-in Google and Yahoo! search.
iPhone uses a rich HTML e-mail client to allow you to access your e-mail from most POP3 or IMAP e-mail services. With iPhone you can see photos and graphics included in your e-mails.
iPhone Extras & Price
In addition to offering a phone, iPod and Internet communications device, the iPod also lets you:
- access Google Maps, allowing you to get traffic updates and directions from one point to another
- manage your appointments with a built-in calendar
- take pictures with a built-in 2-megapixel camera and store them for later access
- use widgets to access stock reports, weather reports and more in real time.
The iPhone also features:
- a battery life of up to five hours for talk, video and browsing
- a battery life of up to 16 hours for audio playback
- a full QWERTY keyboard
- a protective shield to help keep your screen scratch-free.
Expect to pay approximately $500 for the 4 GB iPhone and $600 for the 8 GB iPhone.
