As we rely increasingly on mobile technology in our everyday lives, the gadgets we carry around with us – cell phone, Mp3 player, PDA – have multiplied. Realizing how unwieldy and awkward it has become to juggle all of these devices, the innovators at Apple came up with the perfect solution: the iPhone.
This much-anticipated hybrid is a revolutionary mobile phone, a widescreen iPod and a state-of-the-art Internet communications device all in one. It features pioneering Visual Voicemail, which allows users to look at a list of voice messages and choose the order in which to listen to them. The iPod function is much the same as past versions, with the exception of the new 3.5-inch widescreen color display and Cover Flow, a new feature that allows users to easily browse their music collection by album cover artwork.
The Internet function contains a portable version of Apple’s Safari Web browser, which allows users to view Web pages in their original format and then zoom in on any section with a simple tap of the finger. Innovative advanced sensors enhance the iPhone experience by detecting when the device has been rotated from portrait to landscape and rotating the display accordingly, turning off the display when the device is raised to the ear and adjusting the display brightness in relation to current ambient light to save battery power.
The 4GB model retails for $499, the 8GB for $599. Get your hands on one at the Apple Store Arden Fair, 1689 Arden Way, Sacramento. 916-643-0960.
