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iPhones on Campus

Just found this article on AppleInsider:

Apple holds big plans for 'iPhone University' on college campuses:
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/02/27/apple_holds_big_plans_for_iphone_university_on_college_campuses.html

You can follow a link from the article to this page:
http://www.acu.edu/technology/mobilelearning/index.html

Interesting video on the 2nd link, showing how an "average&q

iPhone Human Interface Guidelines

I thought I'd bring this to the attention of the group, in case you haven't
already seen it. Apple has published an iPhone Human Interface Guidelines
document. You can see it here:
http://developer.apple.com/documentation/iPhone/Conceptual/iPhoneHIG/

I only skimmed through it, but I didn't see too much that was
groundbreaking.

Apple's Gesture Dictionary

Apple's most recent patent is for a "multi-touch gesture dictionary".
I'm most interested in figure 2, which suggests using a thumb and
finger pinch to cut content, and spread to paste (functions not
currently available on the iPhone). The patent describes thumb and 2
finger and 3 finger actions, as well as clockwise and counter
clockwise gestures. Some of them seem quite intricate, but the simple
ones could be fairly intuitive.

iPhone - its not about the UI

I think we need to realize that iPhone-lust is not about the UI or the
features. Look at the ads. The calamari add message is about fun,
spontaneity, movies, restaurants, leisure time. It is a lifestyle device, a
contraption you use to signal to yourself and your surroundings who you are.
Its about having the newest, most shiny gadget for people that can afford a
$2000 phone.

As one of the most expensive feature phones on the market, it has to match
the basic features of its competitors like camera and email. Not having
basic features is not an option.

iPhone Ads

In case you haven't seen them. Super slick.

<http://www.apple.com/iphone/ads/>