Apple’s cell phone. Some said it would never happen. Steve Jobs introduced the iPhone at MacWorld on 9 January, 2007.

Image from apple.com

The phones began shipping on 29 June 2007, at $499 for the 4GB model and $599 for the 8GB model. A 16GB model was introduced at Macworld 2008.

SDK and iPhone 2.0

At a special event on 6 March 2008, Apple introduced the SDK and offered a preview of version 2 of the iPhone software, with Microsoft’s ActiveSync technology for pushing events (email, calendar) from Exchange servers. The SDK will use a modified version of Xcode, a new library called Cocoa Touch, and an iPhone emulator to allow third-party developers to build native applications for the iPhone.

Resources

• Gizmodo’s hands-on at MacWorld. Also see part 2.
• Phil Schiller demos the iPhone on CBS.
• David Pogue’s Ultimate iPhone FAQ, or, at least ultimate today, three days after the launch. Also see part 2.
• Jason Kottke’s excellent roundup
• Mike Elgan’s piece (from Computerwold and Macworld) on how Steve Jobs blew the keynote when he announced the iPhone. Some excellent points.
• Andy Ihnatko spends 45 minutes with the iPhone