HD video: iPhone interface complete walkthrough
By Ryan Block 
posted Jun 30th 2007 11:09PM
posted Jun 30th 2007 11:09PM
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I'm leaving on vacation for 2 weeks. I hope this shit isn't on engadget any more when I get back.
i hope your not on engadget anymore when i come back...
it's the Paris Hilton of electronic news, I don't expect it to go away for another month...
Great! Want a cookie?
jesusphone crashes so easily?! wah?
Lol wow you could not of said it better, the jesus phone! Thanks for the good laugh!
i just want to be iCool, meh
psst... you can see dante's phone number in the video...
Dante Alighieri?
Except for the caps I totally agree with this. It's still just a phone. And it crashes too. Also the keyboard is horrible, not just horrible. It's in fact the worst keyboard i've ever used. EVER. And i've used a twiddler.
Just curious, would you say overall if its worth the money, because I was also looking at the Nokia N73 which is unlocked for less and I was just wondering if anyone had an opinion on this.
I tried it out and thought it was pretty cool.
You may want to just wait if you don't absolutely need a new phone right now. The iPhone is going to drive up competition, and drive down the prices of other phones that do a lot more.
If you are okay with basic phone tools and iPod tools, then it's perfect. If you need more (e.g. document editing tools, email management, customizeability), then just wait.
I wouldn't spend 350-400 on an n73. That phone is excellent, but it came out last April and will soon be far surpassed by phones coming out in the next few months. The n95 is more worth its money, and while it's running 650, it still a very powerful phone with decent longevity.
Hang in there and do your research.
I wouldn't bother with any Nokia phone. I've always bought Nokia and am currently using an N93. I've had it changed 3 times because the firmware is total crap. I've had the same problem with the last 2 Nokia models (Communicators) that I've had.
Now the iPhone is here I can finally dump Nokia. The S60 OS is very underpowered for what the phone is supposed to be capable of and I don't expect the N95 is any different.
Sure on paper it does more than the iPhone but the user experience is just horrible.
Its funny how everyone who doesnt have one hates on it. Its a first gen phone just like the first gen iPod. But this time it has competition whereas the iPod did not. So everyone has something to compare the iPhone to. Apple isnt marketing this as the phone of the future. They are marketing the simplicity of the way phones should be. From its fluid interface to its simple menus and options, cell phone manufacturers have something to look at when designing their next phone.
The only problem I am seeing with the iPhone is that Apple spent so much on advertising by flooding the media with commercials every other break and their videos online. But after seeing every video and every commercial about 20 times each (literally), it kind of makes me wonder what I would have to look forward to if I were to get one. I mean, I already know what the phone can do and how to use it. Ive seen every menu and feature, so if I were to get one, nothing would surprise me. ATT sucks in my area which is why I will not be getting on anytime soon.
How come I have seen no comments or videos on finger prints on the screen? Ive seen a couple photos with it covered in fingerprints and no one has said anything.
PS. I didnt know you guys were cool with Rich Brome over at PhoneScoop!
The reason why you don't hear about fingerprints and smudges on the display is that it's a non-issue. When the iPhone is off, you can see all sorts of finger gunk on it, but once you turn the display on, you don't see the gunk anymore because the display is so good.
looks cool
is that mr. littlejeans?
lol! oh man I wana see this video if Mr. Littlejeans features!
@ jillie, nope i meant dante cesa
anyone figured what cpu it uses and how many mhz?
you really are a moron...as with any big launch sites are going to do hands-on reviews, it's what they're here for. and edge doesn't take 2min to load up a page like yahoo, heck it doesn't take near that long to load up a huge page like espn...i would know, i use it every single day. and it's even faster now that the speeds were increased a couple days back
@ WIll
Lol i'm just asking the cpu type and mhz speed of the cpu, i havn't found this relevant data on those rich covering blogs, at least searhing "iphone cpu" on engadget gives no clues
that was for psycho dude...not you, my bad for not making that clear
Are you serious? This is the biggest most hyped consumer electronic release ever. Every website, blog, news cast, podcast, etc is covering this phone. Do you really expect one of the top gadget blogs not to have extensive coverage of it? I dont have an iPhone but I understand why they are covering it so much. Its more talked about than the airport attacks today. And if you dont want to read anything on it, go to another blog. No one told you to come to this site and then click on the story, leave a comment, go to your email and confirm your comment. You probably even watched the video didnt you? I did.
But how can we go to another blog if they're all covering it as you say?
What I want to know is why there is so much news on non-events relating to the iPhone. Sure, you can cover actual news but there seems to be a lot of pointless crap floating around. In the absence of decent iPhone news why not just post... y'know... other news.
yep, nobody cares...that's why there were long lines friday and almost completely sold out today
Yeah, I pretty sure Im not the only one who is annoyed at the mass coverage of this phone,and thats exactly what it is....a phone, and I hope that you bought one and signed up for that 2 year service plan, and have fun taking over 2 minutes to load something as simple as a yahoo page.
how does the web site youtube mobile work? Not the app on the iphone.
There is no flash player on the iPhone.... so probably not all that well.
Kyrra: this shows you don't know what your talking about at all...the mobile site of youtube has videos in 3gp for streaming to phones 176x144...but it's a really really tiny fraction of those, mainly the featured ones
OK... we get how it works... NOW.. try ALL of that with ONE FREAKIN' HAND (no holder).. can you do that?
yes I can do all that with one hand you would have to be a retard not to be able to use any feature with one hand. Try using the phone before criticizing.
I am completely honest when I tell you, I literally had an orgasm watching this video. I can not wait to get one of these. C'mon apple store
I really am being honest here, I had the most delicious orgasm watching that video. I can not wait to get this phone. Please hurry apple online store.
Angie -- we should go out sometime. Call me.
Nice comprehensive walkthrough. Really nice UI and animations throughout the device. Makes me want one even more!
No, you don't care. Some people cared enough to camp out at the stores.
This is one of the most anticipated digital communication devices in years and so it is going to get an insane amount of coverage.
I'll agree it is overkill, but how about you just suck it up and just skip over the iPhone stuff for a few more days.
I can't believe the questions people are asking here. What everyone should be asking is "can i have Veronica Belmont's number?".
You know whats amazing about some of the 'WHO CARES ITS JUST A SHITTY PHONE AND IT SUCKS' comments? That these people go through the effort of CLICKING on the iPhone story, going to the comments section, then composing their useless message and sending it through. Pretty damn amazing for someone who doesnt give a shit about the iPhone. I certainly dont see myself going to these lengths for products that I dont care about- simply to post that I dont care about them.
You want to know why I posted my discontent about the iphone?, I like to post on engadget, and when you don't have anything to work with, because apparently you haven't noticed that every single story is about the iphone, and I can say with certainty that I am not the only one that is displeased with the media flood about the Iphone, apparently I stirred up the hive of apple fanboys when I criticized their new baby, and slurpy your hypocrisy is amusing :)
Hey look, some of you mayt not care, but for me, im fucking obsessed with this thing, im going to camp the stores in Australia when it comes out for at least 3 days, i MUST have one. This is one of the most amazing pieces of gadgetry since ......... well the vibrator.
This was a great video, thanks for it guys at engadget, my iPhone cravings are tamed for another hour.
I am looking forward for jesus popping up when I use it and for the internet.
Ironically, you can't watch this video on your iPhone. Not that you would want to as it's for us pathetic people who didn't get one.
Ummm, yes you can watch this video on your iphone....as there are download links for .mp4.....just download the vid, and sync it with itunes 7.3....you can also convert almost any video to an ipod friendly format and sync it to itunes to play on the iphone.
@ baddog70,
I was referring to the web-based version.
well if this video was on a video sharing site you would be able to watch it on your phone. if you check out zannel.com you can watch hundreds of videos on your phone and even send them to friends' phones too. the quality is great and they have some really funny content as well.
Apple has finally come out with a product that is worthy enough for me to buy. Although this iPhone will most likely be my last Apple purchase ever, it was definitely worth the dough, I'm loving it, I can't put it down.
@ Engadget,
Can't you just use Google Video or YouTube for your videos? Your flash player is horrible. Plus, you get to save on bandwidth and server load.
Nice - a 27 minute video of someones hand with the occasional glimpse of a screen.
Now there's a waste of bandwidth.
Is that a thumb or a big toe?
what codec is the AVI file? vlc, wmp, QT, nothing will play it.
How did this thing pass FCC, you can HEAR the interference with the video camera in almost every frame of the shot. So annoying! Keep this thing away from pacemakers or you could be iDead!
Third time that the download breaks mid way, happen to other people ?
I had several breaks mid way but it eventually all came through. Just keep trying.
4th time now ... :/
5th time, ok I'll stop here I guess ... :)
Aside from the usual lols, Engadget: why don't you torrent your videos? Makes a lot more sense than offering just direct downloads.
i just fell asleep
do u have the cheesy iPhone commercial song in the video?
Thanks, but you know, with that big hand of yours in front of the screen whenever it gets interesting, this video is not really much of use. Did you realize where you put your camera? This is annoying, what a waste of 300MB.
Without a doubt that was the best video of someones right hand i've ever seen. When can we expect the left?
All the haters can suck my wand for all I care - this is a cool device.
This is great but next time don't keep your hand in front of the screen 70% of the time.
Haha that is fantastic!
Yay for GSM interference!
i m not impressed with the iphone....the touch screen doesn't look revolutionary..its just a big screen with icons huge enough to be pointed out with a finger...and in the video it wasn't that responsive either....and also the phone did hang alot...not to forget safari CRASHED!!!
the only good thing it has is the nice good looking operating system!!!
Well done. Thanks for the work :)
What a moron. Could he TRY to atleast cover up the whole screen so we didn't have to see his stupid video? He must not know that apple has a professional tutorial out..
http://www.vuze.com/details/EFPASQ3MYSCP62EUIDCQRLFS5UT7PLE5.html
No games?
hey the rosebuds are friends of mine! thats kinda cool. at least we know he has good taste in music.
Great video walkthrough Ryan. I've resisted the very strong urge to grab one since I need some additional functionality that I'm getting through my WinMo and Nokia devices, but there's no denying the simple, effective UI as you've shown.
TO ENGADGET: (not written in a sarcastic tone) Be mindful of the position of the camera and where you place your hands in future videos.
Man, normally I don't post but aside from a few issues, this is an amazing device. It works like all cell phones should have always worked. Apple got it right. Have a cookie!
But the issues...
Recessed headphone jack: My beautiful Sure e5s won't fit in it. WTF?
Apple remote headphones that use the doc connetion... won't work. See above. No workaround here.
No flash content in the browser? Shame on you Apple. What's this truncated Youtube... who decides what's there? Get Flash running quick!
iCal is OK... but what about a simple task list? We need something a little more robust than the calender. Thanks for the multi alarm per event though!
When I'm IMing... why can't it work in widescreen mode so I have a bigger keyboard?
Other than that... and a lack of 3rd party apps, this device is a thing of beauty and worth every penny.
Well, I tried one today at the store. Some random impressions:
I used it for about 30 minutes...I was surprised actually that there wasn't a line to try it out. That store did sell out, but there wasn't the line of people waiting to get their hands on it that I expected.
Another guy came in to try it out, and he had a really hard time understanding that the Google Maps app needed a Wifi or cell connection to work.
My personal impression was that the video performance/ipod features were great. Web browsing was pretty decent too, even on EDGE. The Youtube app was actually impressive, and even over edge was acceptable (sort of). On WiFi, the video I tested took 3 seconds to load and play; on EDGE it was 14 seconds. Not speedy, but it worked.
The keyboard absolutely sucked, though. I hope that they offer a graffiti-type interface for it in v2 or with a software update. One other thing I noticed is that it is VERY easy to miss-hit the screen's many icons, particularly when using the pinch-pull resize in google maps or the browser. This thing just isn't suited for sending long emails.
Most probably know already, but there is no Flash support, so web pages that need it are worthless on the phone. So really, Apple gave us 98% of the internet, but not quite the whole internet as promised. Hopefully, the y will fix this in an update.
The early comment about smudges disappearing when the screen is on was accurate, at least in the store. It is a very, very nice screen.
YEEESSS I AGREE FINALLY SUM1 SPEAKS UP THIS WAS LIKE THE BEST WEBSITE BUT NOW..... Screw !phone screw !apple all togethor comps are crap and if ppl werent so stupid they would not even buy ipods coz they got UBER shiit playback and can play like mpeg4(SHIT) and....... hmm....... mp3(WOW)creative plays like everything its like VLC media player compared to windows media VLC PWNS WMP as engadget PWNS itself these last few days.
Many of you say you don't care anymore than why are you reading and commenting on the subject. If you really want it to go away don't read it or comment about it.
When morons complain about the so called violence in TV we all say than stop watching. Same goes here.
Than being said The iPhone lives up to and surpasses expectations. No it is not without flaws but the is no perfect Phone yet. If you don't like Apple or its platforms fine it is not for you but don't preach to everyone else who has open minds and will choose for themselves.
Stop saying its expensive ... expensive is relative some of us have good jobs and can afford it... don't hate, study graduate and get a job.
Don't knock the features - for now it is the most feature rich phone around ... well for the next few weeks anyway. It needed to come out so the industry could move forward. I lived in Japan for all of last year and J-Phones are far better than the iPhone but thats a different market. iPhone will push us closer.
Don't bitch about edge - we will manage or go to a 'buks and use the hotspot.
Just learn to read the news and make good comments or none at all. All the whining is killing the fun of reading blogs.
Actually, I don't know what's more pathetic:
1. People who hate the iPhone without even trying it
2. People who hate the iPhone because it's made by Apple and hate Apple products anyway
3. People who call enthusiastic users of Apple products "fanboys" or "lemmings", yet defend their non-Apple (read: usually Microsoft) gadgets to the death.
Fact is, according to most, if not all, of the early reviews of the iPhone (even the Boston Globe, and C-Net, whose writers are well known Apple-Haters) the device is a game-changer and has already set the mark that other phone makers will have to reach, as far as UI is concerned. If Apple's domination of the MP3 market is any indication, it just might do some serious damage in the cell phone industry.
Don't hate - celebrate!
Dude! That Background would be soooo cool if it really showed the battery life, Awesome photoshop work man!!!
soo cool
Fuck you guys for deleting my replys -not my fault you failed the personal nail hygiene FUCKING LOOSERS
im off t ogizmodo or techeblog
Decent video, the guy that made it doesn't have a lot of common sense as he keeps putting his hand in the way the whole time. It looks like the iPhone's software still needs some work too.
I bet the next version of this fixes a lot of stuff