PC World has manhandled Apple’s iPhone, stuffing it into bags of keys and rubbing keys all over the device, “When the iPhone emerged with its screen just as pristine as when it went in, we then attempted to gouge the screen with one of the keys. We were very impressed that even this deliberate attempt to scratch the screen completely failed.”
PC World then dropped Apple iPhone onto a concrete sidewalk from head height, as if they’d been talking on the phone and reports, “The iPhone not only continue to work after each drop test, impressively it still looked good as well… It came out without a scratch on its glass screen, despite our best efforts to mar it in repeated tests of both types… There’s no need to coddle this sexy little device.”
Full article here.
PC World’s Eric Butterfield put the iPhone through a grueling set of tests to check how the device handles abuse in a video here.
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Jeffrey” for the heads up.]
But will it blend?
Warning! The scoring with the keys and the repeated dropping was a little difficult to take.
Bet it won’t survive the “Smash my iPhone” attempts.
Hasn’t ANYONE dissected the iPhone yet?
*taps foot impatiently*
walking into my apple store today… haha, no line!!!
To Road Warrior,
Think Secret and ifixit have dissected it.
This was an awesome video to watch – holds up far better than expected – a “real world” smart phone!
ROAD WARRIOR
you should check out http://www.macrumors.com
and they have something about this guys dissecting the iPhone.
Or go directly here…but I don’t know if the link is working.
http://www.macrumors.com/c.php?u=http://stream.ifixit.com/&t=1183212303
Well, if they’re not gonna put it in a microwave and then a blender, then why test it at all?……
here is a link from the story above, “Apple store in Seattle” guess who is line to buy an iPhone
http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,133634-page,1/article.html
Adrian, who asked that his last name not be used, was just one Microsoft employee standing in line at an Apple store. He wouldn’t point them out, but said that two other Microsofties from the Windows Mobile division were in line, planning to buy phones for competitive research.
Start your photo copiers
Thanks guys.
http://web.mac.com/traveler19/iWeb/Site/About Me.html
Stop dropping me. I’m warning you, stop now….
http://blogs.tech-recipes.com/davak/2007/06/29/multiple-iphone-activation-errors/
lol
Too bad Steve’s wunder gadget can’t make phone calls. What a joke. Even when thousands of unactivated iPhones lie dormant in desk drawers the mac fanbois can’t help but praise it’s design and functionality.
I can’t wait to sell shit sandwiches with the Appe logo toasted on each slice of bread. 9 of 10 Apple fanbois absolutely love the texture and aroma!
@hehe
If you read any of the blogs, the wait is worth it!
Apple should have planned for the overload better, I bet they could have purchased extra bandwith from the Zune store
hee hee
Are you an Idiot, need to think about what your saying, either your Dump or Bad.
PS: I believe you are under the age of 25, if so try to read a bit please as if you take the direction of some Misguided technical people you will end up a looser.
PC World! What do they know?
Wait until a real expert like Enderle gets his hands on an iPhone and really puts it through its paces. It’s a slick device, remember.
Wait until you see how it does in the next California earthquake! i”ll bet there will be broken glass everywhere from the iPhone! Not to mention all of that other broken glass from Enderle’s iMac!.
Just you wait!
dumb (MR Tony)
Guys ffs just check out Cnet Reviews They like it and watch the video its is very cool.
cnet.com
Poor little Hee, hee!
If he’d only have been at the Houston Galleria store last night, he’d had watched iPhone owner after iPhone owner unbox their phone, plug it into their laptops, register and activate with NO PROBLEMS whatsoever.
Sure, *some* people likely had problems, but as I was there, watching people hook up without any at all, I just had to pipe in.
Hmmm. Can anyone point me to videos of folks intentionally dropping or keying a Blackberry or Razr or a Chocolate? I guess extra hype leads to extra abuse.
yeah Bob well done
As for the initial connection problems:
A.) Blame a HUGE surge of connection requests at exactly the same time!
B.) Blame AT&T
Remember folks, whiners ALWAYS make the most noise!
Well, Mr. iPhone expert and tech wizard, please explain how thousands of other iPhone purchasers have failed to active THEIR phones?
How many inactivated iPhones would you consider to be a first release failure? One? Two? Fity thousand? Two hundred thousand? How many failed-to-activate iPhones are acceptable to you? Please explain, oh great sage of consumer satisfaction.
Hmmm? Can you explain? Too hungry? Low blood sugar? Shall I crap a meal for you now or would you prefer Steve Job’s organic feces on whole wheat with sprouts?
@ @bob
what world would you have if you had it your way. ??? Thats the question, You sad man
“But will it blend?”
LoL #Twisted Mac Freak
..but that is the question