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Steve Jobs Introducing The iPhone At MacWorld 2007

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Steve Jobs presents the first iPhone as a combination of a widescreen iPod, a revolutionary phone, and a breakthrough internet communicator.

On January 9, 2007 Apple introduced the iPhone. The iPhone was a revolutionary product from Apple and it changed the way smart phones look and work. This video is from MacWorld 2007 were Steve Jobs introduced the original iPhone (1st Gen. / 2G). If you like vintage Apple stuff are just general Tech stuff be sure to check out my channel and watch some of my videos! Thanks! :)

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What people say. Frequently referenced as a masterclass in product presentation and a pivotal moment in the history of mobile computing.

bkoon Hacker News • Recommends

On “Humane, a startup full of ex-iPhone talent, trying to make phones obsolete”

Jobs did a great job showing off the first iPhone. iPod + phone + Internet. And of course iPod was 1000 songs in your pocket. This is what made it successful. Not bs. We think about jobs as very head in the clouds and saying things like computer is really like a bicycle, but he was very practical and clear link to this video
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Someoneon Hacker News • Mentions

On “The Windows 11 taskbar is an annoying step backward”

…roducts from the competition, and has been doing that for years. The competition sells MP3 players, the iPod was a _music_player_ or just the iPod (look at link , and count how often Steve says music before he says mp3. 1); the iPhone an iPod with touch controls, a revolutionary mobile phone, and a breakthrough internet communications device ( link to this video ), the iPad just the iPad. 1 There’s a claim in hat video that Apple invented FireWire. I think that is mostly correct. They were the driving force there.…
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alexwassermanon Hacker News • Mentions

On “At Apple, Rare Dissent over a New Product: Interactive Goggles”

Yes, Job was very clear it was iPod, Phone, and Internet in one device. link to this video But the first couple really didn't do much more than that. Other features were rudimentary or missing, even compared to other phones of the day.
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SamuelAdamson Hacker News • Mentions

On “Text editing on mobile isn’t ok”

This take is a little ironic. In the original iPhone keynote address 1, Steve Jobs specifically called out physical keyboards as a negative user experience. The advantage of the iPhone is that the entire device could adapt to whatever application you were currently using. That being said I still think you are right. Typing on iOS could be improved. 1: link to this video
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HarHarVeryFunnyon Hacker News • Mentions

On “A.I. researchers are negotiating $250M pay packages”

…nes" - flip phones with a keyboard and a few built-in JavaScript apps. The Blackberry wasn't much different - just a better keyboard with a focus on messaging/business use. The iPhone was quite radical - masterfully presented as an iPod, phone, and internet communications device, before revealing that they were all capabilities of the same device. link to this video The effect on the phone market was immediate, and turned the market upside down. It was basically the end of Nokia who had been dominant up to that point, and caused everyone else to scrap current plans and go back to the drawing board, realizing that this new pocket-computer smartphone concept, with it's large touch screen interface was ob…
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