The iPhone! or is it a Desktop Computer!?!

The First Generations computers were very large. people and teens computing 20 to 25 years back from now may not have even imagined about the desktops we are using now. The size of Desktop is reducing very fast; recent events convince, that the transition of desktop computing towards laptop is accelerating at high rate.

What’s next???

Expecting the same for Laptop of future, which would probably be reduced to handheld device just like a Cell phone, and thats exactly what Apple's iphone is. What precipitated these changes? The arrival of the Apple iphone, of course. When i had a chance to check that out, it seemed like an okay phone and an excellent multimedia device, but now, with the promise the Apple SDK holds and the introduction of the Exchange ActiveSync software, it's about to become much, much more.

The iPhone's only missing factor as of now would be lack of physical keys like Black Berry’s pearl. The future iPhone comes equipped with a Touch screen and or Virtual Keyboard, making it much easier easy for access.

Its target market (young, hip 20-somethings) adopted the iPhone immediately and
figured out how best to use the virtual keyboard to message, text, and search in
the Safari browser, and so on.

The addition of business-class tools, such as synchronized e-mail and contacts, and the promise of a whole new world of other apps will transform this product from a really smart phone to a pocket-size PC.

Psychographics aside, the iPhone remains the most important product of the still-young 21st century. Excellent interface software and hardware innovations, including the multitouch screen and internal accelerometer, present possibilities for computing experiences that no deskbound PC can match. Laptops, even ultra portables will pale in comparison, too. Obviously, some people will always want the raw horsepower of a desktop PC. Photo editors, video graphers, musicians, and those working on extremely rich, long, and complex documents will, at the very least, need the power of a mainstream desktop.

PC gamers will demand the power of a desktop or super-charged laptop.

These niches will always exist, but the vast majority of consumers and businesspeople simply need their PCs to handle e-mails, Web browsing, instant messaging, phone calls, word processing, videos, and photos. If they can get all of this from something that fits in their pocket and is ready to do their bidding anytime and anywhere, then why have a PC at all?

That said, there will still be the occasional need for bigger screens and faster input than what you can get from the iPhone. So, expect to see a new class of iPhone docks that provide access to a full-size QWERTY keyboard and the wide-screen display of your choice. The most important attribute is Apple’s iphone is a 3G enabled device, making it accessible for high speed data connectivity. The iPhone will also connect up to Gigabytes' worth (or more) of storage that could be local, a NAS in your home, or on the office network. All business documents will live in the central server, and you'll carry just a subset on your iPhone. You will be able to pull down a file whenever you need it via Wi-Fi (through a VPN, of course) or over the high-speed cell network.

The iPhone's size and motion capabilities offer potential for consumer and business apps we never imagined. How about a notepad app that stores notes with a shake or acts like an Etch A Sketch and erases scribbles with a jiggle of the phone?

What if you could pass notes between iPhones by shaking them in the direction of
a recipient, or play "catch" by gently tossing a virtual ball from one iPhone
screen to another? Or, imagine adding effects to video simply by making the same
motion you want the moving image to make.

Instant messaging will take on a whole new flavor as you tickle the screen to create a smile on the other end of the conversation or give the phone a hard shake to send an angry face to your chatting companion. You'll push slides in presentations by shaking the phone left or right, play Concentration by rocking the phone back and forth, and store ten on-screen files in one folder by tilting the phone and "pouring" them all in.

Yes, there are countless smartphones and ultraportable laptops (and even mid-size UMPCs) out there, but the iPhone is special. One of the reasons Apple's iPhone stands to be a game changer is because people lust after it. Young people buy it because

it's something of a passport to coolness, acceptance, and good times

among their demographic. Businesspeople who like to appear hip want it, too, but many have held off. Without synchronized e-mail, they'd still have to carry their BlackBerrys. Sure, the BlackBerry Pearl is sexy, but it doesn't have the iPhone's cachet.

Iphone was initially launched in United Stated in June 2007. Now, it is attaining more and more popularity with time and its market is growing. Along with its popularity, it is giving a very tough competition to various products of the similar category in the market. Some extra ordinary features of the iphone are 3.5 inches screen, 320 x 480 screen resolution, 8 GB of internal memory, 2.0 megapixel camera, advanced navigation system, etc.
Top competitors of iphone are: Nokia N95, Sony Ericsson W950i,Samsung S700,LG Prada phone, Blackberry Pearl.

Thinking on the innovative side, adding some advanced feature like digital lock, Master Remote control will make the future iPhone a Very powerful handheld device.

The possibilities are limited only by your imagination!!!... the Technology Tabloid keeps you updated!!!