Reasons To Buy an iPhone ?

The most popular new 'gizmo' available today has got to be the iPhone by Apple. For a company that seemed doomed to be eliminated by Microsoft in the mid to late 90s, they sure have made a herculean comeback. A big part of this 'comeback' must be attributed to the release of the "iPod" as well as a smart, hip marketing campaign that left the competition in the dust. They took the lead and never looked back with the iPod and they appear to have crushed another one out of the park, this time with the release of the iPhone.

It's no wonder it's so popular with all of the options that are included in this technological gadget. From the multi-touch screen, 2.0 megapixel integrated camera, media player, visual voicemail to internet features such as email, web surfing and wi-fi connectivity this small gadget is a lot more than just 'a phone'. One amazing feature is the keyboard on the touchscreen. Have you ever been forced to type a message on a phone without a keypad ? It's such a time saver to be able to just hit each key on the touchscreen instead of needing to press the corresponding number the right amount of times to get the letter you need to appear. With the iPhone, those days are gone. The LCD touchscreen is 320pixels by 480pixels at a resolution of 160 pixels per inch (ppi). The glass is scratch resistant and is specifically devised for the use of fingers for multi-touch sensing. The only drawback is that bare skin is required so users wearing gloves will have to take them off to use the touchpad. The iPhone was initially released with either a 4GB or 8GB flash drive, however Apple decided they would be discontinuing the 4GB version in early September 2007. A new 16GB version was announced in February 2008 and that model is currently the most popular Smart Phone available today.

For those of you who want to be able to listen to music, view movies or television shows, take pictures all the while be able to stay in touch by taking your calls, messages and being able to surf the internet and check your emails, the iPhone is for you. You don't have to bring your iPod, camera, mobile phone, laptop, portable DVD player on your trips to make sure you have all you need to stay up to date. Apple has done a marvelous job gathering all of the best features from these devices and packaging them all up in one fabulous do-it-all device. It's no surprise that it was declared Time Magazine's Invention of the Year for 2007.

The announcement of the iPhone was made by Apple on January 9th, 2007 and was launched in the United States on June 29th, 2007. It was subsequently released in the United Kingdom, France and Germany in November 2007 and more recently for Ireland and Austria in March 2008. Surprisingly, several countries are still eagerly awaiting the official launch of the iPhone for their citizens. These countries include : Brazil, Chile, Columbia, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Greece, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Philippines, Portugal, Singapore, Turkey and Uruguay. Apple has scheduled the release of the iPhone in those countries for sometime later in 2008.