| The iPhone is an internet-connected multimedia | | | | generation phone hardware was quad-band GSM with |
| smartphone designed and marketed by Apple Inc. with | | | | EDGE; the second generation also adds UMTS with |
| a flush multi-touch screen and a minimal hardware | | | | HSDPA. |
| interface. Lacking a physical keyboard, a virtual | | | | Apple announced the iPhone on January 9, 2007. The |
| keyboard is rendered on the touch screen. | | | | announcement was preceded by rumors and |
| The iPhone's functions include those of a camera | | | | speculation that circulated for several months. The |
| phone and portable media player (equivalent to the | | | | iPhone was initially introduced in the United States on |
| iPod) in addition to text messaging and visual voicemail. | | | | June 29, 2007 and is in the process of being |
| It also offers Internet services including e-mail, web | | | | introduced worldwide. It was named Time magazine's |
| browsing, and local Wi-Fi connectivity. The first | | | | Invention of the Year in 2007. |