| With the release of the Apple iPhone, multimedia | | | | The iPhone does not support Flash or Java but a |
| communications has evolved to an amazing level. The | | | | specially created program will allow the viewing of |
| Apple iPhone has all the features you would expect | | | | YouTube video on the iPhone. The Apple iPhone will |
| from a modern cell phone; you can make calls, | | | | accept streaming video and you can watch television |
| conference, merge and hold. | | | | show feeds through your iPhone. The iPhone can |
| You can text message and add custom made | | | | access Google Maps for ease in finding directions and |
| ringtones to individualize the call alert for all your | | | | locations from wherever you may be. |
| friends and family. But that is only the beginning of | | | | There are only a few physical buttons on the iPhone. |
| the useful and entertaining functions this state of the | | | | Most of the command input takes place on the skin |
| art communications device can perform. | | | | sensitive touchscreen display. The technology that |
| The iPhone originally held a four-gigabyte memory | | | | runs this touchscreen allows multi-speed scrolling, |
| card. That has subsequently been discontinued in | | | | hover, magnification and menu command entry all |
| favor of eight gigabytes and soon the iPhone will be | | | | through various finger commands. |
| available with a huge sixteen gigabytes of onboard | | | | Being electrically sensitive, you can not use a stylus |
| memory. One must pick the size they need when | | | | or a gloved hand to utilize the touchscreen of the |
| they purchase their iPhone as there are no add-on | | | | iPhone but only bare skin or special gloves that are |
| memory card expansion slots. Software updates and | | | | electrically conductive. The touchscreen is a three and |
| security patches for the operating system are | | | | a half inch liquid crystal 160 pixel per inch HVGA |
| delivered through the iTunes interface. | | | | screen. |
| The Apple iPhone can hold an entire library of music | | | | The headphones for the Apple iPhone also have a |
| and as an improvement over the old iPods, can be | | | | built-in microphone and has a multi-function button |
| cataloged alphabetically by title, artist, genre, playlists | | | | that allows you to play, pause and skip your music |
| and more. With an iTunes account you can create | | | | tracks as well as answer and hang up the phone |
| your own custom ringtones from the songs you | | | | without having to touch the iPhone itself. The |
| have purchased through iTunes. | | | | onboard speaker can be used for phone calls and |
| Like iTunes, the iPhone allows scrolling through a | | | | media files but it does not include voice recording. |
| cover art gallery of songs in your library as well. If | | | | Wireless "Bluetooth" earpieces can be obtained for |
| you get a phone call while listening to your tunes, the | | | | the iPhone but must be purchased separately. |
| iPhone will automatically fade the song out and fade | | | | There is a built-in two megapixel still photo camera |
| it back into play on the completion of your call | | | | included in the iPhone package and the ability to |
| without missing a beat. | | | | insert the pictures into the email function. With the |
| Using an adapted Safari web browser, the iPhone will | | | | variety of features that are included in the iPhone |
| allow internet access through a local WiFi connection. | | | | one will hardly miss that there is not a video camera |
| Web pages can be displayed in either portrait or | | | | built-in. Apple routinely creates new features and |
| landscape orientation and you can switch between | | | | functions for the iPhone and these widgets and web |
| the two by merely rotating the iPhone in the | | | | applications can be found on their website through |
| direction you wish to have your web page shown. | | | | the Safari browser links. |