'iPhone' Phone Home: Apple Wants You

October 17, 2006

 It's always fun to read AppleInsider for the latest news, buzz and rumors of what's going on inside the core of Apple Computer.

Well, it's not a surprise to many of us (I expect) to read today about Apple seeking the rights to the iPhone trademark. (Love to add this little symbol after the word ... ®)

(Thanks to ilounge.com -- formerly ipodlounge.com -- for the photo above.)

Does this suggest that Apple plans to use this term for its iPod cell phone? Duh ...

The September 15 filing, made with a Far Eastern trademark office, is the latest in "a long list of incontrovertible evidence to suggest the Cupertino, Calif.-based iPod maker is in the final developmental stages of the project."

Here's some excerpts from the report:

Apple describes iPhone as "handheld and mobile digital electronic devices for the sending and receiving of telephone calls, faxes, electronic mail, and other digital data; MP3 and other digital format audio players."

Under the primary but broad classification, Apple said iPhone may also consist of "electronic handheld units for the wireless receipt and/or transmission of data that enable the user to keep track of or manage personal information."

Similarly, it may include "software for the redirection of messages, Internet e-mail, and/or other data to one or more electronic handheld devices from a data store on or associated with a personal computer or a server; and software for the synchronization of data between a remote station or device and a fixed or remote station or device."

Of particular interest is a secondary classification of iPhone listed in the filing which pertains to a "stand alone video game machine," implying that the device may be compatible with the handful of arcade games recently introduced for Apple's fifth-generation video iPod players.

Sounds intriguing, doesn't it?

And the speculation continues ...



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Comments to 'iPhone' Phone Home: Apple Wants You


  1. Cory :
    October 17, 2006 2:43 PM

    Tom - that photo looks shopped to me. Product looks a little too "busy" to be a real apple design. One would expect a bit more simple and elegant interface from Apple than just cramming a keypad in there.


  1. Randy Savicky :
    October 17, 2006 3:00 PM

    Dreams of future products are always good ones ...


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