| Apple's iPhone was the technology gadget of the | | | | the multi-touch screen allows its user to scroll up or |
| year for 2007. From the intense expectation before | | | | down just by dragging a finger towards the desired |
| its release to impressive reviews as soon as it was | | | | direction. The speed by which it is programmed to |
| released to the open market, the iPhone became a | | | | scroll is proportional to that of the dragged finger. |
| must-have for those who can afford the less than | | | | Other features included headphones that were similar |
| affordable price. | | | | to those of current iPods (another apple invention) |
| Apple announced the iPhone on January 2007 and | | | | but also designed to incorporate a microphone. |
| was introduced in June 2007. | | | | In addition to this gadget's smart features, it allows |
| The most important feature of the iPhone was the | | | | unrestricted web access through the Mac OS X |
| multi-touch screen. The touch screen allows users to | | | | operating system and the Safari web browser. This |
| use bare fingers to access the phone's features | | | | allows it to be used just as any other Apple |
| unlike other smart phones that either sport | | | | computer actually making it smarter than any other |
| mechanical keyboards or require the use of a stylus. | | | | smart phone in the market today. |
| Just by tapping on the screen with your finger, you | | | | Several applications were built in as well: text, |
| were able to go through its menus, dial numbers, | | | | calendar, photos, camera, YouTube, stocks, maps, |
| compose SMS or e-mail messages and use the entire | | | | weather, clock, and so much more. These applications |
| functionality of this gadget. Its 3.5-inch screen | | | | augmented the phone's main features: Phone, Mail, |
| displays a virtual keyboard for the purpose of | | | | Safari (web browsing), and iPod (music). |
| inputting text. | | | | With all the advancements and enhancements the |
| Although most people are skeptical about typing with | | | | Apple iPhone was technological marvel and |
| a virtual keyboard, it should be known that Apple has | | | | appropriately named Time magazine's Invention of |
| predicted this difficulty and provided the iPhone with | | | | the Year in 2007. |
| features such as automatic spell check, word | | | | In conclusion with a wealth of features, the iPhone |
| prediction, and a customizable dictionary that allows | | | | may be one of, if not the best, handheld mobiles |
| its users to add new words. Also it addresses the | | | | available in the market today. It truly was the 2007 |
| issue of typographical errors common to | | | | gadget of the year. However there is still a lot of |
| touch-screen usage through its self-correcting | | | | space for improvement. |
| capabilities. | | | | Those improvements are coming in the summer of |
| When it comes to scrolling, no wheel was found at | | | | 2008 with the new iPhone 3G. |
| the side of the iPhone. Instead, the functionality of | | | | |