If any of the recent rumors of the 3G iPhone are even fractionally true, then the iPhone 2.0 is going to be an even hotter potato then existing model. In addition to GPS and Video Conferencing via a second camera on the front of the iPhone, LeMatin.ch report the addition of Mobile TV.
It makes perfect sense – how else is the 3G iPhone going to keep up with the Jones ala LG Vu if Mobile TV was left out? The large display of the iPhone combined with AT&T’s fast 3G network makes it a perfect device for watching TV on the go.
Apple issued a press release earlier today stating that Jobs will kick off WWDC 2008 as expected. The slogan “A landmark event. In more ways than one.” Lets see, Apple already announced and showed off iPhone OS X along with Mac OS X leopard. So it is unlikely he’ll say or do much there. That leaves me to wonder if Jobs will briefly introduce the 3G iPhone and then quickly jump to introducing a new iTablet running OSX Leopard. Make sure to join iPhone Buzz if you want to know the second Jobs make the announcements on Monday June 8!
Mobile TV in a iPhone makes about as much sense as the mythical Apple DVR that gets rumored from time to time. I just don’t see Apple enabling anything that lets users access mainstream (i.e. not YouTube) content without going through iTunes. There’s a reason why iPods don’t have radio tuners built in.
Personally I just wish the damn thing would drop so we could all just get on with our lives. In the growing frenzy we’ve gone from a phone with faster mobile internet to this insane device that will do literally anything. GPS, video, video conferencing, now TV. Why not throw in night vision? Or a four dimensional hoverboard that expands and contracts in your own personal wormhole? I mean, seriously, with all the hype and rumors surrounding a phone that might not even be announced, when the thing does drop everyone’s just going to be disappointed.
A “landmark” event, huh? Sounds like GPS!!
The iPod doesn’t have radio because radio sucks. The iPhone doesn’t need mobile TV for the very same reason, TV sucks! They can’t even agree on a reasonable price to sell TV shows on iTunes for. What the heck would happen if they had to deal with mobile TV on all these iPods? A nice GPS and a faster network I could actually use while I am on the phone would be nice. Oh, and can we finally have some freakin stereo Bluetooth already!?