Finally, the wait is over and Apple took the covers off their new gadget aptly named as the iPhone. As with any other Apple technology, the iPhone has class written all over it. The iPhone combines three products — a revolutionary mobile phone, a wide screen iPod and a breakthrough internet communication device. Its a small and lightweight hand held device which allows email, web browsing and searching. The iPhone houses an entirely new user interface based on a large touch screen display and software which lets you control everything with your fingers. The device will be powered by Apple’s own OS X.

The technical specifications are as under -

Technical Specifications

Screen size : 3.5 inches
Screen resolution : 320 by 480 at 160 ppi
Input method : Multi-touch
Operating system : OS X
Storage : 4GB or 8GB
GSM : Quad-band (MHz: 850, 900, 1800, 1900)
Wireless data : Wi-Fi (802.11b/g) + EDGE + Bluetooth 2.0
Camera : 2.0 megapixels
Battery : Up to 5 hours Talk / Video / Browsing and Up to 16 hours Audio playback
Dimensions : 4.5 x 2.4 x 0.46 inches / 115 x 61 x 11.6mm
Weight : 4.8 ounces / 135 grams

The Apple iPhone will be made available by June 2007 in the US. It is expected to arrive in European countries by the 4th quarter of 2007. Indians and people in other Asian countries will have to wait till 2008 to lay their hands on this. I’m sure everyone must be queuing up to own this device and if you have the money, its a must have in your 2007 Christmas wish list. The iPhone will come in two versions – one with 4GB of storage priced at $499 and another with 8GB storage priced at $599.