IphoneThe Big Tech News this week: Apple introduced the iPhone at the 2007 Consumer Electronics Show at the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas.

This beautiful little device is an mp3 and video player, cell phone, 2 mega pixel camera, and fully multi-tasking Internet device using Wi-Fi or EDGE connections.

It runs OSX (Apple’s powerful operating system) and uses only a touchscreen interface (no keys). Watch your videos and view your pictures on the 3.5″ display. View web pages while downloading email.

  • 3.5 inch widescreen display featuring the highest pixel density ever shipped in a portable device.
  • 2 megapixel camera.
  • Proximity sensor which switches between modes and screen orientation based on how a user holds it.
  • 11.6 mm thick.
  • Syncs with iTunes
  • GSM/EDGE; Wifi; Bluetooth
  • Visual voicemail - shows a list of your voicemails like you see a list of emails.
  • Error correcting on-screen keyboard.
  • Mail; Safari web browser.
  • GPS
  • 5 hour video battery life; 16 hour audio battery life.

Cingular will be the service provider for this phone, but don’t rush down to buy one just yet. They won’t be available until June, and you might want to know the pricing before beginning to drool: the 4GB costs $499 and the 8GB $599 with a 2 year Cingular contract. I think cell phone contracts are a rip-off to begin with. Add that to the fact I hate phones of all kinds, and I seriously doubt I’ll be getting one, no matter much I lust after it.

To read all about it’s features, go to the Apple iPhone web page.