Wednesday 12 January 2011

Technology: Where's the iPhone 5?

So, what does the iPhone 5 look like?

Is this iPhone 5?
Image from intomobile.com
Is this iPhone 5?
Image from cnet.com
Looks like only this is the most we'll get to see......
iPhone 5 Antenna Gate Redesign
Image from iphonefaq.org

Rumours said that iPhone 5 / Verizon iPhone was to be announced yesterday. Apple officials were expected to be there, the journalists from various popular gadget websites were invited and everybody had their fingers on the camera shutter.

Then? Oops! As Don Reisinger of eWEEK.com describes it, "it was clear that the hype surrounding the event was far more exciting than the event itself."[1]

Really? How is that so?

Well, check this out if you don't believe me, but warn you, this can cure insomnia!!!


Great to watch if you want t a good sleep, isn't it?

If you want to wake yourself up, I suggest you 2 remedies:
  1. Watch the video clip of Tony Chan Chun- chuen and tycoon Nina Wang Kung Yu-sum calling themselves "Piggy" and "Daddy Piggy"[2] (The 3 judges could only stand for 4 minutes; "Who left the fridge open?" -- Ben Stiller in Tropic Thunder)
  2. Check out "the World's Most Powerful Smartphone" -- Motorola Atrix 4G Smartphone!

This year's CES (Consumer Electronics Show) also features a lot of other phones, like





Looks like Apple will have to make iPhone 5 very much smarter or it will sure lose out to these awesome gadgets! Copycats can do better than the inventors!

Resources:
[1]Verizon iPhone Roll Out Fell Short of Hype: 10 Reasons Why @ eWEEK.com
http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Mobile-and-Wireless/Verizon-iPhone-Roll-Out-Fell-Short-of-Hype-10-Reasons-Why-728224/

[2]CHAN `PIGGY' AND `DADDY PIGGY' VIDEO CLIP GETS COURT AIRING BUT JUDGES GIVE IT ONLY 4 MINUTES
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=30&art_id=106932&sid=30868118&con_type=1&d_str=20110111&sear_year=2011

Scorcher Movie by Ben Stiller @ Tropic Thunder
http://www.scorchermovie.com/

Motorola Atrix 4G Smartphone with Computer-like Power @ YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uCpPimaW-c&feature=player_embedded

Motorola 4G Droid Bionic
http://ces.cnet.com/8301-32254_1-20027499-283.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6szkDakwGM

Motorola Cliq 2 for T-Mobile
http://ces.cnet.com/8301-32254_1-20027511-283.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCfEGZ7Q8oc

HTC Thunderbolt
http://ces.cnet.com/8301-32254_1-20027690-283.html

Samsung 4G LTE
http://ces.cnet.com/8301-32254_1-20027489-283.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qR94jbFC1XQ

LG Optimus 2X
http://ces.cnet.com/8301-32254_1-20027663-283.html

http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/insomnia

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