iPhone Review Hands On, and iPhone Demo Videos!

Cisco Systems just sued Apple Inc. in federal court, saying that Apple's iPhone violates Cisco's trademark. We knew Cisco owned the iPhone name since 2000, and Linksys, a division of Cisco Systems have their own LynkSys iPhone Voip line, but at this point, how ever this turns out, most people will associate the iPhone with Apple. Can't we all get along?!

Moving on, I wish it was me who had the chance to get my hands on an Apple iPhone , but the honor went to a Gizmodo writer who was able to spend 15 minutes with the new gadget. After making a phone call, the writer dove into some of the iPhone's unique features using the new multi-touch interface. 15 minutes is not a lot of time, and of course he couldn't get all the iPhone details, but it's worth a read.

Exerpt:

What do I really think of it? Well CD players and iPods both play music. But elegant design at the fundamental level of how it plays tunes is what helped it transcend the category. From what I saw, first hand, I think the iPhone is going to do this for cellies. I have a bit of sympathy for our friends at RIM and Nokia.  read the iPhone hands-on review | Gizmodo

UPDATE: new iPhone reviews are in!

David Pogue of The New York Times got a full hour with the iPhone yesterday and said "It feels amazing in your hand. Not like an iPod, not like a Treo — but something new."  He liked the iPhone multi-touch interaction but also noted that typing is difficult. He said the Web browsing experience was incredible, and that it's possible to see the entire Web page on the iPhone’s screen. 
Read more | NYTimes Bits

Now let's turn to a TIME article called "Apple's New Calling: The iPhone", where Lev Grossman writes a fascinating tale about the evolution of the iPhone, and his meeting with Steve Jobs and associates at Apple headquarters in Cupertino, Calif. 

He writes:

The iPhone developed the way a lot of cool things do: with a false start. A few years ago Jobs noticed how many development dollars were being spent—particularly in the greater Seattle metropolitan area—on what are called tablet PCs: flat, portable computers that work with a touchscreen instead of a mouse and keyboard. Jobs, being Jobs, figured he could do better, so he had Apple engineers noodle around with a tablet PC. When they showed him the touchscreen they came up with, he got excited. So excited he forgot all about tablet computers.  read more: TIME.com

OK, on to the iPhone videos!

CBS News reporter John Blackstone presents this detailed iPhone video review:

and this iPhone video demo that shows the music functions:

and how about this video demo that shows iPhone Safari browser functions: