While the biggest buzz generator here in Vegas at the Consumer Electronics Show was Bill Gate's demo of Vista, Steve Jobs and Apple reveal their next cash machine today at MacWorld, held in our very own San Francisco.
So who will be the clear winner in this showdown of giants? Surprisingly, the cell phone industry is fast becoming the runaway winner this year.
Apple launched an Iphone at MacWorld today with Cingular as their service provider (engadget has some great pics of the phone), which promises to blow every other phone away with it's sleekness and fancy features such as a super chic touchscreen. Here in Vegas, I'm getting the chance to check out the latest stock of ultra phones to hit the U.S market at CES. Samsung debut 6 models, the SGH-A727, the Ultra Music Phone,the A717, the i760, the U740, and the the T329, while Motorola rolled out 2 brand new models that works on a Linux/Java based platform. They're all really cool, and most likely have more bells and whistles than you can handle.
1 thing I'm noticing is that most of these phones, including Apple's iphone are exclusively for Cingular, who also unveiled their 3G technology, highlighted by increased broadband speeds and live video conferencing on 3G enabled cell phones such as Samsung's new SGH-A727. It looks like Cingular is vying hard to claim the incumbent seat in the US broadband cell phone industry which is ironic considering they are infamously known for slower broadband speeds compared to the likes of Verizon.
Regardless, this should spell great news for all our cell phone sellers out there. Plenty of consumers will be craving the new cell phone technology, but will choose to find an alternative to buying a new phone at Cingular's exorbet retail prices. From a buyer standpoint, I'll be looking to eBay for a great deal on a hopefully unlockable iphone (Cingular will have the 4GB iphone for $499 with a 2 yr contract).
Posted by Dave P.
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