First Hand Experience with an IPHONE (in MANILA, Philippines)
Spent some time playing with an Iphone by Apple.
Wish I could upload the vids and pix now but our company has blocked almost all the file uploads and I can't remember the Flickr post to blog email address. HMPH! Hehe. Anyway all I can say about it is --wait for the pictures and here are some first impressions:
1. My officemate tried using Wifi in Robinson's mall. Worked!
2. Gorgeous pictures even on close up. Who cares if it doesn't have zoom?
You just need to get close to get macro shots of the face. My N70 doesn't work on close-ups this good. It's like using a PalmPilot to take pictures, the whole screen's a viewfinder. And when you click on the CAPTURE button - virtual camera shutters appears. This is identical to the ones that close on James Bond's movie's opening screen (after he shoots the audience/camera). Then you can shoot again.
Yes, you can shoot almost in sequence using this. The delay isn't that bad (as said in Twit's latest episode) and is NOWHERE near the N70's ultra slow sequence shot. Yes, it's even better than using the N70's "Shoot in Sequence" mode.
3. Coverflow? I had a hard time looking for the coverflow ICON or button. No need! Just click on the IPOD icon then music, then FLIP the iphone horizontally--and COVERFLOW will appear. Don't blame me if I didn't memorize Steve "the Master" Job's Iphone presentation, its 200MB and using my constantly disconnecting GlobeDSL connection -- I wasn't able to get my own copy to watch it repeatedly. I went to a CAFÉ just to watch it in parts using YouTube!
4. Just like an IXUS camera, you flip the phone horiz or vertical and the picture (photos) will re-orient.
5. Played with the Zoom and Unzoom finger movements on the glass screen. Nice way to browse photos by flipping the fingers. What was intuitive was to try to make rotating motions on the photos displayed (like an ipod wheel). Of course the picture DID NOT rotate or change orientation permanently (saved). Maybe this is a feature for the future.
5. Playing Videos. NO - this only works in landscape (horizontal orientation) mode. Flip the iphone and the video stays in landscape mode. Moving fast forward is just a screen tap and a drag on the progress bar. Nice. Yes, it will be difficult if you have stubby fingers. Jobs recommends the thumbs. I don't know, I used my index.
The unit I played with had several movies in it. Watch out for the Youtube videos I made of it playing. It has its own good quality Speakers!
More later. Have to go back to work. Of course this is exciting. If this were you - I'm sure you would be.
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