Apple iPhone - VOA Story

Hype over Apple Incorporated's newest device is reaching fever pitch as the company gears up for the official debut of the iPhone. The hybrid phone can play music, take pictures and surf the Internet. It goes on sale in the U.S. on Friday, June 29.

Anticipation has been building since January when Apple CEO Steve Jobs announced the company's first foray into the mobile phone market. Since then, Apple shares have gained more than 40 percent.

Future expectations are high. Apple is projecting sales of 10 million iPhones by next year.

Apple sold nearly 400,000 iPod music players when it was introduced in 2001. Analysts predict consumers will buy as many as 200,000 iPhones in the first two days of launch. The iPhone goes on sale Friday evening at Apple retail outlets and through phone service provider A.T.&T.

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User interface of the future? Check out the HundredMilTechnology channel. A virtual reality interface that effectively merges physical and virtual worlds within something like a 15' radius! Have mechanical controls created out of, and hanging in, empty air. Have virtual ghosts moving around you, aware of your motion... WOW. The iPhone without having to touch the screen. No wear and tear to the display. Moving your hand through empty space, wizard-like, to control the device.