Then, Jobs touched the screen. Suddenly, the featureless rectangle became an interactive surface. Jobs placed a fingertip on an on-screen arrow and slid it from left to right. When his finger moved, the arrow moved with it, unlocking the phone. To some people, this interaction between a human finger and an on-screen image — and its effect on the iPhone’s behavior — was more amazing than all of its other features combined.

And those features are plentiful. In some ways, the iPhone is more like a palmtop computer than a cellular phone. As with many smartphones, you can use it to make and receive calls, watch movies, listen to music, browse the Web, and send and receive e-mail and text messages. You can also take pictures with a built-in camera, import photos from your computer and organize them all using the iPhone’s software. Although it’s not a turn-by-turn GPS receiver, the iPhone also lets you view map and satellite data from Google Maps, including overlays of nearby businesses.

A modifie­d version of the Macintosh OS X operating system, also used on Apple desktop and laptop computers, lets you interact with all of these applications. It displays icons for each application on the iPhone’s screen. It also manages battery power and system security. The operating system synchs the phone with your computer, a process that requires a dock much like the one used to synch an iPod. It also lets you multitask and move through multiple open applications, just like you can on a laptop or desktop computer.

When Apple announced the iPhone in January 2007, it quickly got the attention of computer technology company Cisco. Cisco was already using the iPhone name on a range of VoIP products and services. Cisco filed a lawsuit, but the two companies eventually reached an agreement with undisclosed terms in February 2007. The agreement allows both companies to use the iPhone name.

But instead of using a mouse or a physical keyboard, the iPhone uses virtual buttons and controls that appear on its screen. This isn’t really a new phenomenon — touch screens have been part of everything from self-checkout kiosks to smartphones for years. But the iPhone’s touch-screen is a little different from many of the others currently on the market. When you touch the screen on a PDA or a Nintendo DS, you typically use a slender, pointed stylus. The iPhone, on the other hand, requires you to use your fingers. It can also detect multiple touch points simultaneously, which many existing touch-screens cannot do.

iPhone Features and Applications

The front surface of the Apple iPhone has only one button — the Home button. Pressing the Home button takes you to the main screen of the iPhone’s graphical user interface. There, you can choose from the device’s four primary functions using icons at the bottom of the phone:

* Phone:GSM or EDGE cellular phone service as well as a visual voice mail menu

* Mail: POP and IMAP e-mail access, including in-line pictures, HTML capabilities and push e-mail from Yahoo mail

* Web: Safari Web browser

* iPod: Music and videos

You can open the iPhone’s other applications from the upper portion of the Home screen. These include a calendar, calculator, notepad, and widgets, or mini-applications made specifically for the iPhone. The iPhone includes a 2.0-megapixel camera and software you can use to organize your pictures. You can also use an iPhone to check weather reports and stock quotes. Even though the iPhone doesn’t support Flash, which the YouTube site relies on, you can watch YouTube videos using the corresponding application. The keys and buttons you need to navigate each application appear only when you need them.

More flexible than a typical PC, the Dell Studio Hybrid is an anywhere-you-want-it-desktop. Our smallest desktop, it looks great in the living room, on the desk, or anywhere else space is at a premium. And because sleeves are available in 6 colors or Bamboo, you know it’ll match your sense of style. Plus, it uses energy-efficient Intel®  CoreTM 2 Duo Mobile Processors, so you can enjoy its power while helping to preserve the planet.

TECH SPECS:DELL Studio HybridTM

Processor:

Intel^® Pentium^® Dual Core, Intel Core^TM 2 Duo

Operating System:

Genuine Windows Vista^® Home Basic

Genuine Windows Vista^® Home Premium

Genuine Windows Vista^® Ultimate

Memory:

Up to 4GB⁴ 667MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM

Hard Drives:

Up to 320GB³ Serial ATA Hard Drive (5400 RPM)

Optical Drives:

8X Slot Load CD/DVD Writer (DVD+/-RW)

6X Slot Load Blu-ray/CD/DVD Combo Drive

Graphics:

Intel^® Integrated Graphics Media Accelerator X3100

Wireless

Integrated

10/100/1000 (Gigabit) Ethernet LAN on system board

Wi-Fi Options

Built-in Draft-N Wireless Networking (Optional)

Dimensions & Weight:

Length: 196.5mm (with sleeve)

Height: 71.5mm (with sleeve)

Depth: 211.5mm (with sleeve)

Weight: 2.18kg (with stand)

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