Nature abhors a vacuum, so
frankly we've been a bit concerned about the dearth of Apple rumors as of late, half-expecting to witness some sort of
unnatural disturbance in the space-time continuum. Well thankfully Barron's Online has swooped in the fill the void
(you'll have to trust us- B.O. is subscription-only), quoting two Morgan Stanley analysts who claim that Steve and
Friends are hard at work on "an iPod with phone functions," which is naturally being referred to as the
iPhone. Morgan's Johnny Chan, based out of Hong Kong, speculates that
Apple may subcontract Taiwanese electronics manufacturer Hon Hai Precision for a role in the phone's production, while
another analyst proposes that Taiwan Green Point Enterprises may also get in on action. Obviously the details
here are super-thin (as in, we just gave you all the details), but there's been so much buzz about this fabled device,
that Apple's gotta be planning on putting a cell radio in
something, even if it's just an iSight. [Note: The
above pic is one of the many past "iPhone" concept designs, and is only being used because we don't have a
nice photo of the Morgan Stanley folks.]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Noah VanValkenburg @ Mar 19th 2006 1:48PM
Wouldn't Apple use Myriad Pro font instead of the old Garamond?
Noah VanValkenburg @ Mar 19th 2006 1:50PM
Wait... that has to be a photoshopped Sony Ericsson T616.
hellomoto_25 @ Mar 19th 2006 2:44PM
Yes, this photoshopper came out when the T610 was around. It's an old photo. Like engadget said, it is an old photo, they just don't have anything else at the moment.
Good luck Apple.
Chris @ Mar 19th 2006 3:52PM
of course it's photoshop look under the "0" button, you will see that looks like a long name and sony ericsson is very long, or it could just be something else
matt @ Mar 19th 2006 4:23PM
heh, that photo just inspired me to paint my t610's faceplate white :)
Benjamin Allen Grimsbo @ Mar 19th 2006 5:28PM
I'd buy one.
nizzy1115 @ Mar 19th 2006 7:36PM
Yes the bottom of the phone says 'Sony Ericson'
To my best abilities, the bottom of the box says:
Something borrowed
Apple makes great computers. Sony Ericson makes great mobile phones - phones that have set the standard for the ( )( )( ) with your iPod. Thats where you'll find enriched Sony Ericson technology driving the new iPhone. This time Apple didn't reinvent the wheel, it just added....(end of image)
Something blue
Buletooth wireless communication is now () across the whole Apple range built in to everydays laptops and even the iPod. This means that while you talk to your family and friends the iPhone can talk to your computer. It will automatically sync with your calender, iCal...(off of image)
I'm pretty sure thats what it says. the () means i dont know what on earth it says as it was way to blurry.
Chris @ Mar 19th 2006 9:20PM
so it will be s.e. phone with apple software
Leo Maia @ Mar 20th 2006 7:46AM
Come on people, read the article:
[Note: The above pic is one of the many past "iPhone" concept designs, and is only being used because we don't have a nice photo of the Morgan Stanley folks.]
So, that picture is just a picture... Stop the bad speculation!
Greg @ Mar 20th 2006 10:40AM
Those idiots forgot to photoshop the Tiger background. That is 10.2 I think.It should be the tiger backround, duh.
Kiteless @ Mar 20th 2006 1:37PM
"i" anything is soooo 2005. Come on, you know this thing is going to be called the "MacPhone Pro". :p
- Kiteless
David Muszynski @ Mar 20th 2006 2:43PM
"standard for the ( )( )( ) with your iPod."
Actually, this says, "standard for stress-free syncing with your Mac."
And this, "is now () across", says "is now standard across".
Liam Billington @ Mar 21st 2006 7:27AM
If Apple was to make it's own phone, I'm sure they wouldn't go to SE.
They would do what most OEMS do, go to someone like HTC or Quanta. With the Samsung i300 it is a signal to the iPod's death. OK the i300 hasn't dented Apples sales yet... but when the price comes down and Apple has a 8GB nano vs a 8GB phone which does far more than a Audio/Video player. Apple doesn't really cut the cheese.
Apple has a large portfolio of software which could intergrate into a phone. Why not a hard drive based phone with OSX mobile? Why you could even use XSCALE chips. Come on Apple we all know iTunes and the iPod is the core business.
But please just don't get Motorola or Nokia etc to design it for you. The ROKR is well forgotten.