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But please, please, let this work with CDMA (Alltel)!]]>Aug 2nd 2006 7:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/ichat-mobile-is-it-the-iphone-part-forty-bajillion/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/ichat-mobile-is-it-the-iphone-part-forty-bajillion/Aug 2nd 2006 8:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/ichat-mobile-is-it-the-iphone-part-forty-bajillion/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/ichat-mobile-is-it-the-iphone-part-forty-bajillion/Aug 2nd 2006 8:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/ichat-mobile-is-it-the-iphone-part-forty-bajillion/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/ichat-mobile-is-it-the-iphone-part-forty-bajillion/
Plus, there are no iPods with screens that don't have a clickwheel. It would be a nightmare to navigate long menus with the Shuffle's controls (try it in Front Row... total nightmare).]]>Aug 2nd 2006 8:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/ichat-mobile-is-it-the-iphone-part-forty-bajillion/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/ichat-mobile-is-it-the-iphone-part-forty-bajillion/
Having said that, wouldn't they put a camera on the front for video conferencing?]]>Aug 2nd 2006 8:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/ichat-mobile-is-it-the-iphone-part-forty-bajillion/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/ichat-mobile-is-it-the-iphone-part-forty-bajillion/Aug 2nd 2006 8:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/ichat-mobile-is-it-the-iphone-part-forty-bajillion/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/ichat-mobile-is-it-the-iphone-part-forty-bajillion/Aug 2nd 2006 8:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/ichat-mobile-is-it-the-iphone-part-forty-bajillion/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/ichat-mobile-is-it-the-iphone-part-forty-bajillion/
Or it could just be a fake...]]>Aug 2nd 2006 8:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/ichat-mobile-is-it-the-iphone-part-forty-bajillion/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/ichat-mobile-is-it-the-iphone-part-forty-bajillion/
"Apple has mostly Good designs, except their ugly cellphone"]]>Aug 2nd 2006 8:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/ichat-mobile-is-it-the-iphone-part-forty-bajillion/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/ichat-mobile-is-it-the-iphone-part-forty-bajillion/
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So, is it a half baked phone with a half baked mp3 player on it? Or is it a half baked mp3 player with a half baked phone?]]>Aug 2nd 2006 8:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/ichat-mobile-is-it-the-iphone-part-forty-bajillion/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/ichat-mobile-is-it-the-iphone-part-forty-bajillion/Aug 2nd 2006 8:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/ichat-mobile-is-it-the-iphone-part-forty-bajillion/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/ichat-mobile-is-it-the-iphone-part-forty-bajillion/Aug 2nd 2006 8:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/ichat-mobile-is-it-the-iphone-part-forty-bajillion/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/ichat-mobile-is-it-the-iphone-part-forty-bajillion/
Props to the guy/girl for putting in the effort but this screams fake to me. Also, the name isn't good for a mobile phone, I'm sure Apple has a better name than tagging mobile to an IM client.]]>Aug 2nd 2006 8:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/ichat-mobile-is-it-the-iphone-part-forty-bajillion/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/ichat-mobile-is-it-the-iphone-part-forty-bajillion/Aug 2nd 2006 8:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/ichat-mobile-is-it-the-iphone-part-forty-bajillion/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/ichat-mobile-is-it-the-iphone-part-forty-bajillion/Aug 2nd 2006 8:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/ichat-mobile-is-it-the-iphone-part-forty-bajillion/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/ichat-mobile-is-it-the-iphone-part-forty-bajillion/the "glass" effect sitting the exact same place
front and back - This thing is brought to via
Adobe ;-) ]]>Aug 2nd 2006 8:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/ichat-mobile-is-it-the-iphone-part-forty-bajillion/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/ichat-mobile-is-it-the-iphone-part-forty-bajillion/-camera on back taken straight from the imac/mb
-very messy screen layout
-back panel doesn't appear to be removable so no GSM or battery change or storage
-# buttons look perfectly flat, which would be crappy design

if you're gonna fake it, atleast make it look nice!]]>Aug 2nd 2006 8:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/ichat-mobile-is-it-the-iphone-part-forty-bajillion/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/ichat-mobile-is-it-the-iphone-part-forty-bajillion/
http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/26/apple-patent-embeds-thousands-of-cameras-among-lcd-pixels/

Ps. Engadget, your site search function isn't very good. ]]>Aug 2nd 2006 8:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/ichat-mobile-is-it-the-iphone-part-forty-bajillion/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/ichat-mobile-is-it-the-iphone-part-forty-bajillion/
Fishes,
narco. ]]>Aug 2nd 2006 8:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/ichat-mobile-is-it-the-iphone-part-forty-bajillion/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/ichat-mobile-is-it-the-iphone-part-forty-bajillion/
I wonder how they will market this one, or will they count on the marketing success of the iPod and Mac's to carry over and people will demand these to keep up with the latest trend?
]]>Aug 2nd 2006 8:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/ichat-mobile-is-it-the-iphone-part-forty-bajillion/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/ichat-mobile-is-it-the-iphone-part-forty-bajillion/Aug 2nd 2006 8:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/ichat-mobile-is-it-the-iphone-part-forty-bajillion/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/ichat-mobile-is-it-the-iphone-part-forty-bajillion/Could that design be User friendly?I don't think so!]]>Aug 2nd 2006 8:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/ichat-mobile-is-it-the-iphone-part-forty-bajillion/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/ichat-mobile-is-it-the-iphone-part-forty-bajillion/
(i like me phones teeny tiny)]]>Aug 2nd 2006 8:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/ichat-mobile-is-it-the-iphone-part-forty-bajillion/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/ichat-mobile-is-it-the-iphone-part-forty-bajillion/Aug 2nd 2006 8:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/ichat-mobile-is-it-the-iphone-part-forty-bajillion/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/ichat-mobile-is-it-the-iphone-part-forty-bajillion/Aug 2nd 2006 8:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/ichat-mobile-is-it-the-iphone-part-forty-bajillion/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/ichat-mobile-is-it-the-iphone-part-forty-bajillion/Aug 2nd 2006 8:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/ichat-mobile-is-it-the-iphone-part-forty-bajillion/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/ichat-mobile-is-it-the-iphone-part-forty-bajillion/Aug 2nd 2006 8:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/ichat-mobile-is-it-the-iphone-part-forty-bajillion/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/ichat-mobile-is-it-the-iphone-part-forty-bajillion/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/29/wild-speculation-iphone-to-launch-in-august/2#c1816447)

I would still be psyched for an Apple iChat Mobile, but clearly this "photo" is a fake. Apple would never make something that ugly.

Give me great syncing with Address Book and iCal, plus som iTunes action and I'm standing in line.]]>Aug 2nd 2006 8:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/ichat-mobile-is-it-the-iphone-part-forty-bajillion/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/ichat-mobile-is-it-the-iphone-part-forty-bajillion/Aug 2nd 2006 8:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/ichat-mobile-is-it-the-iphone-part-forty-bajillion/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/ichat-mobile-is-it-the-iphone-part-forty-bajillion/Aug 2nd 2006 8:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/ichat-mobile-is-it-the-iphone-part-forty-bajillion/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/ichat-mobile-is-it-the-iphone-part-forty-bajillion/Aug 2nd 2006 8:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/ichat-mobile-is-it-the-iphone-part-forty-bajillion/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/ichat-mobile-is-it-the-iphone-part-forty-bajillion/Aug 2nd 2006 8:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/ichat-mobile-is-it-the-iphone-part-forty-bajillion/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/ichat-mobile-is-it-the-iphone-part-forty-bajillion/
Anyway, the phone is insanely long (like, tv remote control long), I'm sure it's fake.]]>Aug 2nd 2006 8:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/ichat-mobile-is-it-the-iphone-part-forty-bajillion/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/ichat-mobile-is-it-the-iphone-part-forty-bajillion/Aug 2nd 2006 9:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/ichat-mobile-is-it-the-iphone-part-forty-bajillion/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/ichat-mobile-is-it-the-iphone-part-forty-bajillion/Aug 2nd 2006 9:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/ichat-mobile-is-it-the-iphone-part-forty-bajillion/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/ichat-mobile-is-it-the-iphone-part-forty-bajillion/
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v300/pohatu771/bwiphone1.png

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v300/pohatu771/bwiphone2.png

The flaws of the black one are a bit more noticeable.

I also did a bit of advertising for a friend of mine... check Now Playing.]]>Aug 2nd 2006 9:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/ichat-mobile-is-it-the-iphone-part-forty-bajillion/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/ichat-mobile-is-it-the-iphone-part-forty-bajillion/
1) bluetooth or wifi
2) monkey simple syncing (at least easier than my L6 motorola)
3) and not to forget some iTunes action

and besides they should just redesign the newton and bring that back out]]>Aug 2nd 2006 9:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/ichat-mobile-is-it-the-iphone-part-forty-bajillion/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/ichat-mobile-is-it-the-iphone-part-forty-bajillion/
1) bluetooth or wifi
2) monkey simple syncing (at least easier than my L6 motorola)
3) and not to forget some iTunes action

and besides they should just redesign the newton and bring that back out]]>Aug 2nd 2006 9:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/ichat-mobile-is-it-the-iphone-part-forty-bajillion/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/ichat-mobile-is-it-the-iphone-part-forty-bajillion/
I would find that grammar very un-Apple-like. That's the very first thing that tipped me off as a fake. I would have definately used another preposition rather than using "from" twice.]]>Aug 2nd 2006 9:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/ichat-mobile-is-it-the-iphone-part-forty-bajillion/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/ichat-mobile-is-it-the-iphone-part-forty-bajillion/Aug 2nd 2006 9:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/ichat-mobile-is-it-the-iphone-part-forty-bajillion/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/ichat-mobile-is-it-the-iphone-part-forty-bajillion/Let's face it...if it was shaped like a turnip and only worked on Tuesdays, mac fans would buy it and tell anyone within shouting distance that everything else was crap.

That's the magic of Steve J_bs (pbuh)

]]>Aug 2nd 2006 9:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/ichat-mobile-is-it-the-iphone-part-forty-bajillion/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/ichat-mobile-is-it-the-iphone-part-forty-bajillion/Aug 2nd 2006 9:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/ichat-mobile-is-it-the-iphone-part-forty-bajillion/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/ichat-mobile-is-it-the-iphone-part-forty-bajillion/Aug 2nd 2006 9:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/ichat-mobile-is-it-the-iphone-part-forty-bajillion/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/ichat-mobile-is-it-the-iphone-part-forty-bajillion/ -Chili Pepper]]>Aug 2nd 2006 9:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/ichat-mobile-is-it-the-iphone-part-forty-bajillion/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/ichat-mobile-is-it-the-iphone-part-forty-bajillion/http://img421.imageshack.us/img421/2381/picture1rk0.png

You'll notice the drop shaddow on the navigation circle is very heavy, compared to nothing at all on the buttons on both sides of it.]]>Aug 2nd 2006 9:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/ichat-mobile-is-it-the-iphone-part-forty-bajillion/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/ichat-mobile-is-it-the-iphone-part-forty-bajillion/
And since when have Apple used 3D renders to show off their new products?]]>Aug 2nd 2006 9:33PM