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AAPL - Apple, Inc. Announces iPhone

9 January 2007
Author: Harvey Posted under General, Investing

Here are the highlights of Steve Jobs Macworld Expo keynote.

  • 2007 is going to be a great year for the Intel Mac.
  • iPod is the world’s most popular music player.
  • iPod Nano is the world’s most popular MP3 player.
  • Apple has sold more than 2 billion songs on its iTunes Store to date.
  • iTunes 2006 sales have doubled.
  • They are selling over 5 million songs a day.
  • That’s 58 songs every second.
  • iTunes has sold over 50 million TV shows.
  • In last 4 months has sold 1.3 million movies, exceeding expectations.
  • Apple has struck deal with Paramount and are offering 250 movies now with more to be added.
  • Microsofts Zune has a 2% market share.
  • Behind Jobs a screen showing Zune burst into flames and faded away.
  • iTV is to be called Appletv.
  • Appletv wireless connects digital media to your widescreen tv.
  • Appletv has USB 2.0, Ethernet, built-in Wi-Fi, HDMI, component video, audio and optical ports.
  • Appletv is capable of displaying 720p HD video.
  • Appletv is priced at $299 and ships in February 2007.
  • Apple will reinvent the phone with iPhone.
  • Does not us a keyboard or stylus.
  • Uses new technology called “Multitouch.”
  • Will use the best pointing device, your fingers.
  • Far more accurate tha a touch display.
  • It ignores unintended touches.
  • It supports multi-fingers gesture.
  • iPhone runs on Mac OS X
  • Apple has new technology heavily patented.
  • iPhone synchronizes with iTunes.
  • It syncs media, contacts, calendars, photos, notes, bookmarks, email accounts.
  • Evereything can be moved automatically.
  • iPhone has 3.5 inch, 160DPI color screen.
  • Has a home button and is 11.6 mm thin.
  • 2-megapixel camera.
  • Instant text-messaging capacity.
  • Visual voice-mail system.
  • iPhone not available until this June.
  • Phone is through Cingular.
  • 4GB unit is $499 and 8GB unit is $599.
  • I want one now!

For more great coverage on Apple announcements today see Michael Arrington’s coverage at Techcrunch (Apple post 1 and Apple post 2) and Peter Cohen’s Macworld coverage.

MarketWatch has a good article too.


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