As if you didn’t already know, Apple’s Steve Jobs unveiled the cool new iPhone at MacWorld in San Francisco yesterday. And today Cisco sues Apple over the use of the iPhone name. Cisco registered the iPhone name in 2000 for it’s internet phone and Apple was in intense negotations for rights to use that name. Apple was supposed to get back to Cisco right away with signed agreement, which it didn’t and obviously Cisco filed a suit today. Apple’s shares fell nearly 1 percent in after hours trading. Steve Jobs, ya better get those docs signed if you want iPhone to be publicly available by July as advertised.
Regardless, iPhone is one heck of a device. It’s truly revolutionary. The iPhone features a wide-screen iPod, a cell phone, a wireless communications device, a web browser, a 2 megapixel camera – all in one. The intuitive multi-touch screen is fascinating. The touch screen even de-activates when you bring the phone closer to your face as you’re talking over the phone, so that you don’t accidentally face-dial. Impressive. But I’d wait for it to mature and the coming versions of iPhone would be even better. Think of new carriers offering their services through iPhone, 3G broadband capability, a camera phone with much more than it’s current 2 megapixel capability, larger storage capacity and much much more! I’m excited already.
Apple also announced it’s taking orders for Apple TV which lets you watch movies dowloaded on your PC on a high definition flat screen. How cool is that!! Apple rarely ceases to amaze me.
With a slew of gadgets, Apple’s reshaping it’s image as merely a computer company. Apple Computer Inc. is now known as Apple Inc. Which shows that it’s now a consumer electronics company.
