Hidden features of the iPhone

updated 11:20 am EST, Mon February 26, 2007

 

Hidden iPhone features


A YouTube video by Actioncorp (embedded below) claims to glean unmentioned features of the Apple iPhone by analyzing Steve Jobs' recent MacWorld keynote. The Calendar application was scarcely mentioned during the presentation, for instance, but still photos reveal three different views (Day, Month, Year) and a display of upcoming events within a timeframe. Also, when scrolling through lists on the phone, a column of letters on the right-hand side lets users tap to instantly jump to sections alphabetically. The most interesting revelation may be the likelihood of ringtones bought or created by the user, which is suggested by the likes of a "Ringtones" tab used in the keynote version of iTunes. Click below for more details.


By Electronista Staff

Post tools:

TAGS :  

toggle

Previous Comments

  1. testudo

    Forum Regular

    Joined: Aug 2001

    0

    OMG!

    The Calendar application was scarcely mentioned during the presentation, for instance, but still photos reveal three different views (Day, Month, Year) and a display of upcoming events within a timeframe.

    The calendar app can show day, week, or month! Wow! Just like, I don't know, iCal! I never would have guessed. I would've bet millions they were only going to have Year, Decade, and Century views!

    Also, when scrolling through lists on the phone, a column of letters on the right-hand side lets users tap to instantly jump to sections alphabetically.

    Wow! If only the iPod had such a nifty navigation method! Oh, wait, it does...

    The most interesting revelation may be the likelihood of ringtones bought or created by the user, which is suggested by the likes of a "Ringtones" tab used in the keynote version of iTunes. Click below for more details. And its going to support ringtones? OMG, OMG, OMG, OMG! No one in their right minds would have dreamed that apple would offer ringtones on a cell phone. That's just so.....I don't know what!

    And if that's listed as "the most interesting revelation", there's absolutely no reason to check out the article/video.


  1. FastAMX79

    Junior Member

    Joined: Sep 2000

    0

    RE: omg!

    testudo hit the nail on the head. this really is not ground breaking news.

    "The Calendar application was scarcely mentioned during the presentation..." maybe because it is a calendar. I'm sure Mr. Jobs wanted to show 'cooler' features than a calender.

    But only time will tell if there are actually any 'hidden' features worth mentioning.


  1. koolkid1976

    Fresh-Faced Recruit

    Joined: May 2003

    0

    re: OMG!

    I don't usually agree with your sarcastic remarks testudo but they fit here 100%. There could not have been a better response.


  1. mymacluvsme

    Fresh-Faced Recruit

    Joined: Aug 2004

    0

    tetsudo

    For once, your post makes sense.


  1. jtrwallace

    Junior Member

    Joined: Dec 2006

    0

    re: omg!

    I don't know... I agree with most everything you said but the ringtones part did interest me. I figured that ringtones would just be something you could make and obviously use from your own music collection seeing as how it is an iPod too... but instead you have to buy individual ringtones most likely from music you already own. I think thats ridiculous and I hope I am still able to make my own ringtones on my mac for my iPhone.


  1. jarod

    Fresh-Faced Recruit

    Joined: Apr 2005

    0

    testudo

    LOL!! U're a champ dude! I love it! :-)))


  1. jcatma61

    Fresh-Faced Recruit

    Joined: Nov 2006

    0

    oy

    kill ringtones. kill software patents. keep testudo.


  1. mr100percent

    Forum Regular

    Joined: Dec 1999

    0

    Today

    I'm pretty sure that the calendar button he couldn't see was "Today"


  1. hokizpokis

    Fresh-Faced Recruit

    Joined: Jan 2007

    0

    food button

    the button in the lower left corner of the maps screen is 'a fork and a spoon' which is the international symbol for 'restaurants'....so hitting the button will surely show availabile 'eateries' within the given map screen.

    Of course I could be wrong, but I'm not... most GPS systems include this feature already....


  1. paulc

    Junior Member

    Joined: Aug 2000

    0

    The real hidden...

    feature is...

    The iRingtone Store!

    Thousands and thousands of ringtones, all with 3 note previews. Not sure if they are going to be 1.99 or 3.99, the 1.99 is probably too low. They already have the press release drafted about how they have sold $200,000 worth in the first week.

    Stockholders will be ecstatic that all of them will be synthed so no rights need to be paid, so we're talking PURE profit.

    Testudo told me that right about now, the only product worth anything from Apple is a share of stock. Or better yet, thousands of shares.


Login Here

Not a member of the MacNN forums? Register now for free.

 
close
Photo
toggle

Network Headlines

toggle

Most Popular

Sponsor

Recent Reviews

MaxUpgrades MaxConnect for 2006-2008 Mac Pro

Nobody outside of Cupertino's privileged bunch knows the future of the Mac Pro line for sure. Despite Apple's reluctance to tell us wh ...

Brother HL-3170CDW LED Printer

We've mentioned before that we are far from a paperless society. For now, at least, there are tasks that require a piece of paper for ...

HTC One

It is hard to overstate just how critically important the HTC One is to the Taiwanese company’s fortunes. Despite its alarming decline ...

Sponsor

 
toggle

Popular News