Apple Reinvents the Phone with iPhone

MACWORLD SAN FRANCISCO—January 9, 2007—Apple® today introduced iPhone, combining three products—a revolutionary mobile phone, a widescreen iPod® with touch controls, and a breakthrough Internet communications device with desktop-class email, web browsing, searching and maps—into one small and lightweight handheld device. iPhone introduces an entirely new user interface based on a large multi-touch display and pioneering new software, letting users control iPhone with just their fingers. iPhone also ushers in an era of software power and sophistication never before seen in a mobile device, which completely redefines what users can do on their mobile phones.

“iPhone is a revolutionary and magical product that is literally five years ahead of any other mobile phone,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. “We are all born with the ultimate pointing device—our fingers—and iPhone uses them to create the most revolutionary user interface since the mouse.”

iPhone is a Revolutionary Mobile Phone
iPhone is a revolutionary new mobile phone that allows users to make calls by simply pointing at a name or number. iPhone syncs all of your contacts from your PC, Mac® or Internet service such as Yahoo!, so that you always have your full list of up-to-date contacts with you. In addition, you can easily construct a favorites list for your most frequently made calls, and easily merge calls together to create conference calls.

iPhone’s pioneering Visual Voicemail, an industry first, lets users look at a listing of their voicemails, decide which messages to listen to, then go directly to those messages without listening to the prior messages. Just like email, iPhone’s Visual Voicemail enables users to immediately randomly access those messages that interest them most.

iPhone includes an SMS application with a full QWERTY soft keyboard to easily send and receive SMS messages in multiple sessions. When users need to type, iPhone presents them with an elegant touch keyboard which is predictive to prevent and correct mistakes, making it much easier and more efficient to use than the small plastic keyboards on many smartphones. iPhone also includes a calendar application that allows calendars to be automatically synced with your PC or Mac.

iPhone features a 2 megapixel camera and a photo management application that is far beyond anything on a phone today. Users can browse their photo library, which can be easily synced from their PC or Mac, with just a flick of a finger and easily choose a photo for their wallpaper or to include in an email.

iPhone is a quad-band GSM phone which also features EDGE and Wi-Fi wireless technologies for data networking. Apple has chosen Cingular, the best and most popular carrier in the US with over 58 million subscribers, to be Apple’s exclusive carrier partner for iPhone in the US.

iPhone is a Widescreen iPod
iPhone is a widescreen iPod with touch controls that lets music lovers “touch” their music by easily scrolling through entire lists of songs, artists, albums and playlists with just a flick of a finger. Album artwork is stunningly presented on iPhone’s large and vibrant display.

iPhone also features Cover Flow, Apple’s amazing way to browse your music library by album cover artwork, for the first time on an iPod. When navigating your music library on iPhone, you are automatically switched into Cover Flow by simply rotating iPhone into its landscape position.

iPhone’s stunning 3.5-inch widescreen display offers the ultimate way to watch TV shows and movies on a pocketable device, with touch controls for play-pause, chapter forward-backward and volume. iPhone plays the same videos purchased from the online iTunes® Store that users enjoy watching on their computers and iPods, and will soon enjoy watching on their widescreen televisions using the new Apple TV™. The iTunes Store now offers over 350 television shows, over 250 feature films and over 5,000 music videos.

iPhone lets users enjoy all their iPod content, including music, audiobooks, audio podcasts, video podcasts, music videos, television shows and movies. iPhone syncs content from a user’s iTunes library on their PC or Mac, and can play any music or video content they have purchased from the online iTunes store.

iPhone is a Breakthrough Internet Communications Device
iPhone features a rich HTML email client which fetches your email in the background from most POP3 or IMAP mail services and displays photos and graphics right along with the text. iPhone is fully multi-tasking, so you can be reading a web page while downloading your email in the background.

Yahoo! Mail, the world’s largest email service with over 250 million users, is offering a new free “push” IMAP email service to all iPhone users that automatically pushes new email to a user’s iPhone, and can be set up by simply entering your Yahoo! name and password. iPhone will also work with most industry standard IMAP and POP based email services, such as Microsoft Exchange, Apple .Mac Mail, AOL Mail, Google Gmail and most ISP mail services.

iPhone also features the most advanced and fun-to-use web browser on a portable device with a version of its award-winning Safari™ web browser for iPhone. Users can see any web page the way it was designed to be seen, and then easily zoom in to expand any section by simply tapping on iPhone’s multi-touch display with their finger. Users can surf the web from just about anywhere over Wi-Fi or EDGE, and can automatically sync their bookmarks from their PC or Mac. iPhone’s Safari web browser also includes built-in Google Search and Yahoo! Search so users can instantly search for information on their iPhone just like they do on their computer.

iPhone also includes Google Maps, featuring Google’s groundbreaking maps service and iPhone’s amazing maps application, offering the best maps experience by far on any pocket device. Users can view maps, satellite images, traffic information and get directions, all from iPhone’s remarkable and easy-to-use touch interface.

iPhone’s Advanced Sensors
iPhone employs advanced built-in sensors—an accelerometer, a proximity sensor and an ambient light sensor—that automatically enhance the user experience and extend battery life. iPhone’s built-in accelerometer detects when the user has rotated the device from portrait to landscape, then automatically changes the contents of the display accordingly, with users immediately seeing the entire width of a web page, or a photo in its proper landscape aspect ratio.

iPhone’s built-in proximity sensor detects when you lift iPhone to your ear and immediately turns off the display to save power and prevent inadvertent touches until iPhone is moved away. iPhone’s built-in ambient light sensor automatically adjusts the display’s brightness to the appropriate level for the current ambient light, thereby enhancing the user experience and saving power at the same time.

Pricing & Availability
iPhone will be available in the US in June 2007, Europe in late 2007, and Asia in 2008, in a 4GB model for $499 (US) and an 8GB model for $599 (US), and will work with either a PC or Mac. iPhone will be sold in the US through Apple’s retail and online stores, and through Cingular’s retail and online stores. Several iPhone accessories will also be available in June, including Apple’s new remarkably compact Bluetooth headset.

iPhone includes support for quad-band GSM, EDGE, 802.11b/g Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 2.0 EDR wireless technologies.

iPhone requires a Mac with a USB 2.0 port, Mac OS® X v10.4.8 or later and iTunes 7; or a Windows PC with a USB 2.0 port and Windows 2000 (Service Pack 4), Windows XP Home or Professional (Service Pack 2). Internet access is required and a broadband connection is recommended. Apple and Cingular will announce service plans for iPhone before it begins shipping in June.

Learn More About iPhone
To learn more about iPhone, please visit Apple.com or watch the video of the iPhone introduction at www.apple.com/iphone/keynote.

Apple ignited the personal computer revolution in the 1970s with the Apple II and reinvented the personal computer in the 1980s with the Macintosh. Today, Apple continues to lead the industry in innovation with its award-winning desktop and notebook computers, OS X operating system, and iLife and professional applications. Apple is also spearheading the digital music revolution with its iPod portable music players and iTunes online store.

Source : www.apple.com

iPhone Premieres This Friday Night at Apple Retail Stores

iPhone Premieres This Friday Night at Apple Retail Stores
Free Workshops, Genius Bar Support and One to One Personal Training

CUPERTINO, California—June 28, 2007—Apple’s revolutionary iPhone™ will go on sale this Friday, June 29 at 6:00 p.m. local time at Apple® retail stores nationwide. All 164 Apple retail stores in the US will stay open until midnight, and customers can purchase up to two iPhones on a first come, first served basis. Beginning Saturday morning, iPhone owners can learn how to get the most out of their new iPhone with free, in-depth workshops offered throughout the day at all Apple retail stores. Every Apple retail store will offer free support for iPhone at the Genius Bar and personal training through Apple’s new One to One program.

“Apple retail stores were created for this moment—to let customers touch and experience a revolutionary new product,” said Ron Johnson, Apple’s senior vice president of Retail. “With our legendary Genius Bar support, free workshops and our One to One personal training, we’re here to help customers get the most from their new iPhone.”

iPhone introduces an entirely new user interface based on a revolutionary multi-touch display and pioneering new software that allows users to control iPhone with just a tap, flick or pinch of their fingers. iPhone combines three products into one small and lightweight handheld device—a revolutionary mobile phone, a widescreen iPod®, and the Internet in your pocket with best-ever applications on a mobile phone for email, web browsing and maps. iPhone ushers in an era of software power and sophistication never before seen in a mobile device, which completely redefines what users can do on their mobile phones.

Pricing and Availability
iPhone goes on sale in the US on June 29, 2007 at 6:00 p.m. local time through Apple’s retail stores and AT&T’s select retail stores. Apple’s online store will be taking orders for iPhone beginning at 6:00 p.m. PDT. iPhone will be available in a 4GB model for $499 (US) and an 8GB model for $599 (US), and will work with either a PC or Mac®. Beginning June 30 and continuing through the summer, Apple Stores in the US will open early at 9:00 a.m. for iPhone sales. Customers can check iPhone availability at their local Apple retail store starting at 9:00 p.m. the night before at www.apple.com/retail.

Apple ignited the personal computer revolution in the 1970s with the Apple II and reinvented the personal computer in the 1980s with the Macintosh. Today, Apple continues to lead the industry in innovation with its award-winning computers, OS X operating system and iLife and professional applications. Apple is also spearheading the digital media revolution with its iPod portable music and video players and iTunes online store, and will enter the mobile phone market this year with its revolutionary iPhone.

All About Flowers

How does a Flower Farm Grow?

The first record…We are asked, "Why do I see tomato and corn fields, but I never see flower fields?" The answer is that most cut flowers are grown in greenhouses and not readily seen by the public. It is important to produce blemish free flowers. The protection of a greenhouse helps to ensure perfect flowers. Since flower production is a bit of a mystery to the consumer, let Flowerfarm.com take you on a brief tour of the world of flower production. We will cover SoundBits of information covering:

An Introduction to the World of Commercial Flower Production

Technology and agriculture science has yielded a division called floriculture. It is devoted to the production of floral products.

BEGINNING

The first record of a plant induced to bloom out of season goes back to the 16th century in Denmark. Lilacs were forced into bloom in primitive glass greenhouses for the Danish royal family.

ORIGIN
Commercial cut flower production started in Europe. Greenhouses functioned to mimic the climate of the desired flower. Native plants and species imported from around the world were cultivated. Thus, a flower from the tropics could be cultivated in an artificial environment that simulated its native climate whether the greenhouse was in Holland or England.


GREENHOUSES- HISTORICAL
Until the 20th century greenhouses were constructed primarily of glass, first with wooden frames and supports, later wrought iron. The Victorian era represented the pinnacle of fanciful glasshouse design. Heat would have been supplied originally by wood, later by coal or steam.

GREENHOUSES- MODERN
Depending on the location, greenhouses are still constructed of glass, but also of poly plastic films with lightweight metal frames. The mechanization of many processes include: drip irrigation to water and fertilize the plants, controlled daylight, temperature and air flow systems, typically managed by computer programmed systems.

GROWING AREAS
Flowers are grown commercially on all continents for use around the world. Technology has introduced handling systems that make it possible to transport fresh cut flowers thousands of miles before they are enjoyed. Post-harvest hydration, temperature management, and air transport make this possible. Think of the fruits and vegetables that we consume which are grown in other countries. Floriculture utilizes similar procedures.


DOMESTIC
The 20th century has seen flowers grown commercially in almost every state of the U.S. Initially, European settlers to the Northeast brought growing expertise and established commercial production of popular flowers of the era. Early on, the California coast was identified as an ideal climate for growing flowers. Today, California is the largest domestic growing area for cut flowers.

FLOWER VARIETY TRENDS
The United States has seen many flower types grown commercially. Some popular flowers of years ago are no longer in demand, for example, violets, sweet peas and daisies. Others, such as carnations and roses are enduring favorites. New varieties of these types are always being introduced, so that you can enjoy new colors.

TREND SETTERS
Flowers from around the world are imported to European countries such as the Netherlands and Germany. Here, the per capita consumption of flowers is the highest in the world. The Dutch purchase flowers as frequently as Americans purchase milk and bread. They inspire new variety development in their ongoing interest for new and different flowers.

FLOWER VARIETY HYBRIDIZATION
Europeans in the 17th century were enamoured with the Turkish tulip. So much so, that the Dutch adapted and cultivated (the process of hybridizing) the tulip to the climate of the Netherlands. Thousands of native flowers have been hybridized to yield commercial flower types. A native or wild flower is the source of a commercial flower.

20th CENTURY NEW VARIETIES
Once hybridized, varieties can be cross pollinated to create new varieties. New techniques such as radiation can yield dynamic results for flower colors and shapes.

CLONING
Flower variety replication has been enhanced with the process of cloning, because it duplicates a variety quicker than previously possible. New varieties are available for commercial production in 3 to 4 years rather than the 7 to 10 previously typical.

COMMERCIAL FLOWER TYPES
Have you noticed in recent years the availability of large red roses with 'velvet' textured petals? This variety was cultivated to meet consumer preferences. A new variety must also: grow hardy and free of disease, yield an acceptable volume of flowers in its growing cycle, and transport well. These are the basic criteria for a test hybrid to be selected for commercial cut flower production.

HUMAN CARE
All of the technology involved in producing and assuring high quality flowers can not replace the important step of harvesting cut flowers by hand. Human eyes and hands are required. All of the flowers from one plant are not harvested at the same time. Each flower is allowed to mature to the exact stage of development required before harvesting.

COMMERCIAL VOLUME
Flowers are typically grown in large volume. It can take your breath away to see a two acre greenhouse budding with flowers. While observing the thousands of healthy plants, and the mechanical systems in place, one is fully aware that thorough knowledge and experience is required to generate fresh cut flowers for our enjoyment. Accolades to the floriculturists who produce such a colorful reflection of nature for our enjoyment.

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