Articles by Dieter Bohn
The iPhone’s recessed headphone jack has been a headache for those who prefer to use their own headphones instead of the stock Apple headphones. The new Smartphone Experts Headphone Adapter ($9.95) solves that problem handily — and without sticking out too far either.
Read on for the full review.
That right. The first iPhone we got in our hands - we took the mother apart. Read on for pictures and (coming in just a bit) video of the guts of the iPhone. Hint: it’s tightly packed and uses an ARM processor with an Apple logo. Hint 2: This iPhone - it’s dead Jim.
Read on to see the fruits of our “IPHONE SMASH” labors and check back a little late tonight for the full take-apart video - including tips for how to (and how NOT to) take apart an iPhone.
Update: Ready to cringe? Check out our disassembly video, below. And by “disassembly” we really do mean “destruction.” But our pain is your gain - there’s plenty of great details in the vid.
Don’t forget - detailed photos of the iPhone’s innards after the break.
Mike’s in line at the Mall of America - lucky number 13! Which means that a) at least one of the proprietors this website, which is dedicated to the iPhone, will actually have an actual iPhone in their hands, b) he has been there since 7am CST, and c) he has a good long wait ahead of him.
As Mike mentioned in his post below, news is taking a back seat to getting an iPhone today. However, you can keep an eye on this post right here for more pictures and updates of the Mall of America’s Apple Store iPhone craziness throughout the day.
(Latest update: 4:45:00 CST)
This 20 minute video at Apple.com is nice, actually a little soothing. Goes through all the main functions of the iPhone. I’ll probably watch it every day for the next eight long days (well, 7 and a half now).
Near half of the people who signed up for email updates aren’t AT&T customers. Added benefit of pre-announcing: gave everybody a heads-up to run out their contracts with other carriers.
Boy Genius posts memos for AT&T stores on how to tell their landlords that next Friday will be crazy busy. No new details, but the “Sample Dialog” is (unintentionally) hilarious.
A supply chain researcher claims that the iPhone presents a high-risk challenge that may cause shortages for a couple of months. One assumes Apple has a pretty good idea whether or not there will be enough and is planning accordingly. This is like those “reports” on what the actual manufacturing costs of a product are based on part costs - fun to speculate on but bad to believe in.
