As every
geek within a 50 foot radius knows, today was the day that Apple
announced its latest innovations. Despite rumors, there was no Steve Job in sight. However, the news was just as exciting!
The
result: Genius. I am not one to use that word loosely, but a minute
into the new iPhone presentation, it is obvious the people at Apple
are geniuses.
What is
so special about the new iPhone? Different people are going to be
impressed with different things, but the top new features I founds
are as follows.
Video
Camera
Only
Apple would put a video camera of this magnitude in a hand held
phone. iPhone users can now video an event, edit it right on the
phone and then upload or email. YouTube better be ready with an
influx of videos coming at them! The editing is so dummyfied even I
can do it!
Better
camera
Lets
admit it. The worse part about the old iPhone was the camera. It
hardly ever focused and you could not text pictures to other phone
users. You could email, but texting was out of the question. Apple
has now made it possible to take better pictures through steady hand
control and the ability to focus. In fact, you just tap the screen
where you want the phone to focus. You can now focus up close or far
away. Then you can email, upload or text immediately.
Voice
activated
My
favorite part of Night Rider as a kid was the voice control. Now I
get to be David Hasselhof. By voice command, I can have my phone call
someone in my address book, call the number I tell it to or even play
the song I want. Then Apple took it one step farther and will let me
order the phone to play songs similar to the song I like through the
genius playlist all by voice command.
Voice
recorder
I would
have died for this feature in college or even when I was a reporter.
All those so-called off the record conversations would be recorded.
With a tap of the button, the iPhone now records class lectures,
conversations, etc.
Copy and
Paste
This was
probably the most complained about missing feature on the iPhone. Not
any more. Microsoft could stand to learn from Apple. When users
complain, Apple fixes the issues. Now users can copy by tapping and
highlighting. They can copy emails or text messages then pasting in
other applications. It is now a cross application tool.
Compass
and Map
This was
another issue with the old iPhone. You could never tell which way you
were actually going on the map. You would move and see the roads, but
you never know if you were going north, south, east or west on the
road. Now the iPhone has a compass app that tells you which way you
are going. Not only that the map will readjust to show you as well.
Battery
Another
long complaint about the iPhone was the short battery life. No longer
is that an issue. You can now listen to songs longer, play music or
games longer, etc.
The cost
for the iPhones stayed the same. It is $199 for the 16 gig or $299
for 32 gig with new service. The 32 gig is a new phone. Apple has
never offered one that big before. Those with the old iPhone can
update their software to get the copy, paste free but that of course
does not come with all the new features.
Be sure
to check out www.apple.com/iphone
and check out the video of all the new features. Also, I am taking
donations to buy my own so feel free to give to the Laura needs an
iphone fund. HA!
