Originally Posted by
ScottC
Some things not mentioned (so probably missing)
Voicedialing/commands
Vibrating alerts
Messaging light
USB charging option
removable battery
Eh, I have to wonder how many of those will turn out to be missing. It's clear that not everything was demo'd in the keynote. The calendar function wasn't shown, for example, but we know that's in there. Things like vibrating alerts and voice dialing might be seen as very standard and not worth talking about.
Messaging light? Probably not. Removable battery? I kinda doubt that as well. USB charging should be easy, though: it has an iPod dock connector. Why wouldn't it charge through that like all other iPods?
I'd shell out for this right now and re-sell my soul to Cingular for an extra two years. June? Argh! I was reading some of those live blogs from the keynote this afternoon and about halfway through wanted him to shut up so I could order it already. Didn't expect to have to wait quite that long.
No, it really doesn't do anything that hasn't been done before. It's just the way that it's done. Phone interfaces suck. Phones that play music are hideous compromises. This one seems to have no such compromise. It helps my decision that I don't yet have an iPod, of course, so there's no duplication for me.