The iPhone's storied journey from Steve's brain to your hand

by Christopher Grant posted Jan 10th 2008 at 1:45PM

Come, reader. Take a step into our very special Engadget Blog Archive 2000™ device, watch as we wave our fingers through the air and say, "Doo-do-dodo, doo-do-dodo," and think back to this time last year when industry conferences CES and MacWorld overlapped, overworked (and heavily caffeinated) tech writers tripped over themselves to cover both, and Apple introduced a little product called the iPhone. Wired's got a look at the development of the groundbreaking handset and, though most of this may be a rehash for our gadget-savvy readers, there are some interesting moments documented in the piece: The chronology of the failed Motorola ROKR; the porting of OS X to the iPhone (which didn't start until early 2006); and the year Apple engineers spent working on a tablet PC, whose tech was obviously rolled into the iPhone's multitouch display. It's worth a stroll down the tattered corridors of your memory before El-Jobso's Macworld keynote next week.
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NuShrike @ Jan 12th 2008 8:34PM

What a US-centric article that ignores the fact that the USA is a third-world fractionated fief while the rest of the world rolled around in democratic options.

Hence, everywhere else having awesome GSM/UMTS phones on unified frequencies and catered to the consumer while the USA giggled on by-products. Of course the iPhone would then appear as a second-coming, light-of-awareness into such a dark age.

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Coolone3000 @ Jan 12th 2008 8:33PM

@NuShrike

Angry much?? Its the way the U.S. is so deal with it. Get an overseas GSM phone if you don't like ours. And last time i checked this was a U.S. engadget website hmmmmmmm crazy huh.

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NuShrike @ Jan 14th 2008 10:16PM

Thanks for agreeing with me with your straw man.

Yes, I have a Kaiser (aka Tilt) which you can buy from at&t and I can use everywhere on every major frequency except China. Makes the iPhone's tech look like crap.

You still smoking it?