The new iPhone will be available on June 24th. On the 15th, pre-orders will begin. This device, though it isn't new, dwarfs the release of the iPad just a couple months ago. True, the iPhone is nothing new but is really is changing the largest tech market on the planet again. Everyone uses a cell phone. An iPad is still quite new albeit tablets have been around for some time, the iPad is not your ordinary tablet. But the new iPhone, as we all suspected (or even expected), a very capable device that promises to close the gap between phone and computer even more. The fact that you'll be able to take HD video with your phone, edit it!, and then share it, is a feat that should blow anyone away. We finally see video chat becoming a reality and we've even expected it. Why didn't any other phone manufacturer beat Apple to the punch? Of course other phone's will eventually catch up but why wait to catch up when you could have predicted that this would be the case? The fact that this technology only works with other iPhone 4s ought to be proof of the fact that a system where software and hardware is developed in coordination with one another leads to quicker, more sustainable, and higher quality products. You can long argue which is better; hardware or software. But the iPhone proves to me that the integration of the two is the key to success. The success of one over the other serves no purpose to the end user. Just as I start contemplating the benefits of possibly jailbreaking my iPhone, the anticipated release of the new iPhone keeps me patient and the details of the device keep me above the Apple law.
What is also exciting about this iPhone is what is also available for the older iPhones namely, iOS 4.0. So even a 3GS will be able to take advantage of the features of iOS 4.0 so long as it doesn't require the new hardware capabilities of the new iPhone (like video chat).