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The Apple iPhone Bluetooth Headset is now available for pre-order. This in-ear headset is ridiculously light, .23oz (!), and it gets surprisingly good battery life (5.5 hours) for a device of that size. I’m guessing it doesn’t have digital sound processing at that weight, as DSP munches battery life in serious fashion. I’ll guess we may pay a premium for those extra cables and dock too, but it also might just be extra cost for the miniaturization. Oh well, time to pre-order.

Apple first attempt at a communications device wasn’t quite so elegant. But it did have a touchscreen.

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After a week of using the iPhone and living in Steve’s world, I offer my experiences, opinions, and revelations.

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So, after twelve hours of waiting in line, it didn’t take me long to take the iPhone out and start playing around with it. I didn’t get the zip and seal treatment that some folks got at AT&T stores, but then again, the MOA was trying to zip people through as efficiently as possible. Here are my impressions, there will be a full review later with video and pictures.

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David Pogue is tired of answering your stupid questions, so he published a list of stupidly asked questions that he hopes will finally shut you up. Some interesting tidbits revealed in his FAQ include

• You CAN’T USE a screen protector on the screen – it requires direct contact with fingertips to work. That means no stylus access either.
• iPhone cannot be used as attached storage device, like an iPod. So you can forget about using iPhone as an expensive USB thumbdrive. Sorry.
• Safari bookmarks on your Mac (and PC) can be synced with iPhone. That’s good news.
• iPhone’s Bluetooth radio can only be paired with its headset, and nothing else. NOTHING else.

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Hello, Manning? Ah good you’re awake. Say, I just received this press release from Apple – apparently they’re launching this smashing new iTelephone thing and they’ve invited us to some kind of red carpet event. Do let’s meet at the Apple Store for a round of gawking, shall we? Wonderful. Afterworlds I thought we might pop over to Pacific Catch for some Calamari. That’s a good chap. Read the rest of this entry »

In a rare event, Steve Jobs will give a private speech Thursday to Apple employees at a special gathering at the company’s Cupertino Headquarters.

From: Steve Jobs Date: June 27, 2007 1:47:55 PM PDT To: [redacted] Subject: Town Hall Meeting Tomorrow Team, We’re launching the most revolutionary and exciting product in Apple’s history this Friday. And given Apple’s legacy of breakthrough products, that’s saying a lot. I’d like to get together and share my thoughts about this amazing moment for our company. So please join me for a company-wide communications meeting tomorrow, Thursday, at 11:00AM in Town Hall. This meeting will also be broadcast to other Apple campus locations. Please check [redacted] for details. See you there, Steve

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According to a blurb posted on Apple’s Retail site, Apple stores will close at 2 PM local time and reopen at 6 PM local time. Here’s the relevant blurb:

Apple retail stores will be closed on June 29 from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. to get ready for the premiere of iPhone. We’ll open the doors again at 6:00 p.m., when you can be one of the first to see, try, and buy the iPhone. Be sure to arrive early — iPhone is available on a first-come, first-served basis.

It fascinates me that Apple’s marketing and commercial videos for the iPhone so far has also been all training. They show the iPhone being used for the main tasks that people will use, and that’s it. The interface is good enough that it sells itself and doubles as a training video, which is brilliant.

• YouTube
• Google Maps
• Internet Browsing
• iPod Video
• Overall How-To

• the guided tour video
• activation and sync video

God and Satan join forces to bring Microsoft Exchange Hell spawn DirectPush support to iPhone, offering all the benefits of Windows Mobile (and then some) to Jesus phone users. This according to Mary Jo Foley at Zdnet.

Here’s what I’m hearing: Apple will announce this week — possibly as soon as June 27 — that it has licensed the Exchange ActiveSync licensing protocol. Via the licensing arrangement, Apple iPhone users will be able to connect to Exchange Server and make use of its wireless messaging and synchronization capabilities.

This will no doubt elicit a loud HUZZAH! from those of you that use a hosted Exchange service, like myself. Though personally I’m thinking of dumping the Microsoft ecosystem and using a mashup of various solutions like Google apps + .Mac.

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