Revolution?

I finally got to watch Steve’s keynote at MacWorld this morning. I wanted to write about the iPhone. But since I have this tendency to deviate from everyone’s positive reaction, I made the wiser decision to watch its introduction and save myself from humiliation.

First off, the multi-touch screen isn’t a new thing. I posted a link about it before and here it is again. I’m not saying it’s not cool. People are just too amazed like it was impossible.

One thing that Jobs didn’t mention is if it’s possible to install third party applications. Widgets are a different thing. Here’s a list of applications that I want in the iPhone that Apple wouldn’t probably bother to port:

  • Vim
  • a PDF reader
  • an SSH client
  • Parallels (I’m kidding)

It looks like that this looks unlikely though. I just read that Steve doesn’t like third party apps on the iPhone. The Inquirer isn’t much of a reliable source though, so there still hope.

Another factor is that wireless internet access here isn’t that cheap. I think that mobile Internet access isn’t something worth paying for.

I do like the fact that you get a full blown browser and that you can zoom in. WAP version of websites are limiting. Wait, does it have Flash player included? The Internet isn’t fun without YouTube.

Yahoo’s Jerry Yang didn’t mention Yahoo! Messenger for the iPhone. IM on your phone would be a great replacement to SMS. Specially if mobile Internet access becomes dirt cheap.

So do I want one? Yes (provided that I can install third party apps). 8GB is too small for me though. I’m currently picturing a racing game in landscape mode with Multi-Touch and the Accelerometer.

  • nash

    wait till you see the patent cases that will be filed. apparently you can claim separate patents for the number of simultaneous gestures you can make on the screen.
    the apple patent is owned by these geeks ( Hotelling; Steve; (San Jose, CA) ; Huppi; Brian Q.; (San Francisco, CA) ; Strickon; Joshua A.; (San Jose, CA) ; Kerr; Duncan Robert; (San Francisco, CA) ; Ording; Bas; (San Francisco, CA) ; Chaudhri; Imran; (San Francisco, CA) ; Christie; Greg; (San Jose, CA) ; Ive; Jonathan P.; (San Francisco, CA))

    ….while the other one is owned by a university……

    i will patent one where one can french kiss the screen while on the other end are electrodes connected to……

  • http://blog.jploh.com jploh

    Yeah, Steve had to explicitly mention that they have over 200 patents. I hate IP laws. I understand why they were made but it gets abused by reducing your rights and selling them to you.

  • nash

    actually, apple bought the company fingerworks who made their touch screen…..fingerworks did a couple of great products but since they’re now part of apple they won’t be selling their technology…..

  • http://blog.jploh.com jploh

    Interesting. Their site says, “FingerWorks has ceased operations as a business”. Not da pingur!!!

  • http://blog.patambrosio.com pat ambrosio
  • http://blog.jploh.com jploh

    5 hours of battery life? WTF?!

  • http://blog.jupepot.com jupi

    parang hyped lang masyado and overrated… sana hinde hehe

  • http://blog.jploh.com jploh

    Xda all the way? Hahaha

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