Apple have began the advertising campaign which they hope will see iPhone go from shop window into your jean’s pocket.
I have to congratulate Apple on the adverts they have released to date. They are exactly how ads should be. Informative, short and simple. Each of the three adverts actually demonstrate the iPhone in use.
It’s a far cry from their ‘I’m a PC, I’m a Mac’ campaign which was only successful in further portraying Apple users as snooby gits who look down their nose at Windows users.
Anyway, enough of that. Here is the first advert:
The touch screen looks amazing. The functionality looks unreal. The features, well, they are feature rich. Add Zoolander and Hansel (he is hot like a hot cross bun) into the mix and wham!, you have a product which I didn’t really care for up until now. This advert below illustrates the phone’s capabilities more than the one above:
There is a third advert which demonstrates the use of the GPS and Map software available on the iPhone. That looks really cool.
I know what you’re saying, ‘Bah, I want one, when is this thing coming out already’. Ken blogged of a release date of the 29th of June but I would presume that’s a US date as no arrangements have been made with European carriers.
The iPhone is set to enter the EU market in and about the €550 mark. Is it worth it? Probably not. I’m personally going to wait until maybe until the third iteration. Apple aren’t going to get it spot on from the get-go and that price above will probably be halved within 18 months of its release. As a rule I generally never buy brand new technology, but the iPhone is tempting..
Are you going to get an iPhone?
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June 6th, 2007 at 11:30 pm
I’m heading to the States soon and I was thinking of getting one. I’m still undecided. My biggest concern is carrying around something that expensive all the time. I’ve never lost a phone myself, but people lose such things all the time. I think I might wait to hear how durable they are to drunken shenanigans also.
June 7th, 2007 at 8:52 am
Hi Niall,
If you buy the phone in the States can you put a Irish SIM card into it?
None of the Irish networks are supporting iPhone yet as far as I can tell.
June 7th, 2007 at 9:37 am
I’m sure you’re right, Cormac. Hopefully I’ll be in the States for a while so I could justify buying one (if I do actually buy one). I could use it as an ipod in Ireland though, and I’m guessing you can use it on the web so long as there’s a wifi connection (maybe I’m wrong?). The actual phone part might be the only functionality I’d lose here.
June 7th, 2007 at 9:44 am
I jumped in with the release of the HP iPAQ 6515 messenger phone when it was released and I now curse the day I did it. Within a few very short months it took a slight spill, had to get the main board replaced but the phone was wrecked after that. Cost me 600 bucks at the time as well.
I’d be worried in that regard about the iPhone – once bitten twice shy guiding my purchasing intentions on this one. I don’t doubt the iPhone will pack a massive punch and the iPAQ was the only incident I’ve ever had with a mobile phone but I’d still be weary of laying down so much cash for the phone.
Hard to imagine though that if you buy the phone you wouldn’t be able to make calls on it, surely the likes of the 3G services or other ones would be limited?
On a lighter note, fair play on the new blog, really like it! (as a fairly new mac user as well)
June 7th, 2007 at 10:39 am
Cheers Ken,
I agree with you about Nial buying the iPhone and just using the ‘i’ and not the ‘Phone’. I suppose it depends on long you are in the States but I’m not going to rush in for the iPhone. I’m going to wait to see what Google brings out…if they ever bring out a phone.
July 31st, 2007 at 11:50 am
you might find this interesting Cormac;
http://www.markwebster.eu/apple/iphone-no-carrier-for-ireland-on-sale-in-3-months
speculation at the moment but you never know.
October 13th, 2007 at 4:15 am
ok, so can anyone actually buy an i phone from the us and use it in ireland??