Apple may have sold 700,000 iPhones, beating estimates
Via Bloomberg, “Shoppers may have bought as many as 700,000 units over the weekend, Goldman Sachs Inc. analyst David Bailey said, twice his projection of 350,000. Piper Jaffray’s Gene Munster pegged sales at about 500,000, more than twice his original 200,000 estimate.”
“Jobs says he aims to sell 10 million of the phones in 2008, capturing 1 percent of the global market for handsets. He expects consumers will buy 1 billion mobile phones next year, which would be almost four times the number of personal computers sold.”
Now the math…
First weekend: 700,000 * $499 (conservative estimate) = Gross $349,300,000
Lifetime: 10,000,000 * $499 (conservative estimate) = Gross $4,990,000,000
I have a feeling that Jobs is doing his happy-dance.
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Get ready to dig deep. Business 2.0 has a nice guess on how much the iPhone’s data and voice plan is going to cost. They are estimating based on current BlackBerry fees.
Figure between $34.99 and $79.99 for data and $39.99 to $99.99 for voice. If your on the lowest plan, thats $80/month before fees and tax. With that you would roughly be at 450 phone minutes, but unlimited data and either unlimited or 2000 text messages (source, engadget).
In the end, if you last the entire two years, you’re going to wind up at $2,420 before tax. ($80/month plus 4GB model).
Source, gizmodo
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Video of inaugural Chinese iPhone knock-off
Via macdailynews.com, YouTuber “benjamin1272” has posted a video of one of, if not the, very first Chinese knock-off of Apple’s iPhone. Other phones trying to be iPhones are around, but this is the first classic Chinese knock-off that macdailynews.com has seen stealing the Apple logo, icons, etc.
Meet the “tPhone” complete with a stylus:
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Gizmodo is giving away an iPhone for free (sort of)
Gizmodo.com is giving away an iPhone for free (sort of). Eureka, the show on Sci-Fi, is helping them deliver Apple’s newest toy to one Gizmodo reader.
Here’s what you have to do to win: Create or design an original invention (emphasis on original – no recycled projects please) and send in a sketch, render, mockup, blueprint or some kind of image plus a description detailing your invention to contests@gizmodo.com with “Made in Eureka” as the subject. The better it is, the better your chances are of winning.
Contest ends July 10, so get moving!
Did Apple shrink the iPhone just days before its release? No—but it certainly looks like they tried to. boingboing.net noticed that Apple has changed the size of the hand that holds the iPhone in their ads. With a quick comparison of the official Apple photos, you will see what all the fuss is about.
My view has always been that the iPhone is a bit on the large side. Sure, as a true PDA replacement the size is not so bad. But a replacement for my compact RAZR, no. Perhaps if they started with the bigger hand in the first place I could have been convinced. For now, it is still huge.
It’s official: No Flash support on the iPhone
Sources at WWDC are reporting that there is officially no Flash support on the iPhone. Apparently, in the State of the Media address yesterday, the announcement was made that: “There will be no Flash support at the moment on the iPhone.” Developers are being told not to serve video via Flash, as there simply isn’t a player built for the phone yet.
Via The Unofficial Apple Weblog
iPhone release date confirmed: June 29th
Are you ready to lay down $600 on the new iPhone? The iPhone is yours on June 29th at AT&T. Start the countdown.
Via: Engadget Mobile.
If you are at all interested in interface design, this is a MUST see product.
Via crave.cnet.com, After 5+ years of development, Microsoft shows off a top-secret multi touch screen kiosk device. Apple really has to be hoping that this technology does not get introduced into Windows mobile devices, because Microsoft could possibly blow away the iPhone (p.s. I never thought that I would say that).
The kiosk implications are endless—let’s just hope that it can use Flash.
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15 Minute Video: LG Prada phone complete interface walkthrough
Via Engadget and Ryan Block.
Engadget created a great 15 minute presentation of the new LG Prada phone interface. For those who are still interested in the iPhone (and it’s competition), this video is a must.
Samsung takes a stab at the iPhone with new F700
Via In an effort to keep up with the touchscreen buzz generated by Apple’s iPhone, Samsung as created the F700. The F700 is part of Samsung’s new Ultrasmart line of phones and sports 7.2 Mbps HSDPA, a 5 megapixel shooter, your typical media functionality, Bluetooth, 2.78 inch touchscreen display, and a slick looking interface designed by Adobe.
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Via Electronista:
Samsung on Thursday unveiled what it says is one of the world’s most advanced smartphones. Closely resembling the minimalist design of the iPhone, the Ultra Smart F700 is conspicuously targeted at “the recent trend” in touchscreens, according to the Korean company. A 2.8-inch, 440×240 screen is used to control calling, Internet, and music functions. It further includes VibeTonz, a vibration system introduced in the recent W559 that simulates tactile feedback to touchscreen presses. A further resemblance to its American counterpart is a singular navigation button. In contrast to Apple’s device, however, the F700 also contains a slide-out physical keyboard for messaging and heavy-duty browsing.
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