'Antennagate' press conference video and official pages up

Now that Apple's command performance for journalists in Cupertino this morning to deliver the full story on the iPhone 4's image problem is concluded, the company has posted the video of the event [link fixed] for your viewing pleasure. See the fetching Keynote presentation and the demonstrations of other smartphones' reception issues with your very own eyes! Enjoy.
Along with the video, there's a new section on apple.com that shows the anechoic chambers, the design process, videos of other smartphones and more than you ever wanted to know about antenna engineering for modern cellphones. Apple clearly wants us to understand that the iPhone 4 wasn't just thrown together by some cavemen in a cubicle.
[For those who were getting the WWDC video off that link, the CDN redirect was flaky -- the canonical link for it is http://www.apple.com/apple-events/july-2010/]
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Now that Apple's command performance for journalists in Cupertino this morning to deliver the full story on the iPhone 4's image problem...
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For all of the detractors, then what would have satisfied you? It appears that nothing Apple could have said or done would have satisfied the detractors short of a total product recall, Apple's abandonment of the iPhone 4, and their pledge to try better next summer.
While that may have gratified a small vocal minority, I imagine the 99% of satisfied users would object. So tell us, what else can Apple reasonably be expected to do for a product that the vast majority are entirely satisfied with?
No, I'm serious. What else could Apple have done to appease the dissatisfied while at the same time not pissing off the majority that are perfectly happy with the product?
You should all watch this video about the iPhone. its short, on point and puts a lot of things in perspective: http://vimeo.com/13406519
Maybe there are more important things going on in this world than the iPhone debacle...
smile you are getting insulted and you're enjoying it
July 17 2010 at 7:09 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyAHH, Apple's doomed!! (COMPLAINING!!!!)
Seriously i'm tired of this crap. Why do people hope for others to fail? If you're having problems with YOUR iPhone, return it, get a better phone.
It's ironic that I'm trying to watch the video about signal quality, but can't get it to download on my iPad cause the wifi reception sucks so much. I'm sorry apple, but I'm done with you.....it's also funny that they spent 100mill on those rooms,but were still using rubberbands to hold the phone in place. Kinda reminded me of the US space pen vs the Russian pencil.
July 17 2010 at 1:44 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyI think Apple nailed this one:
http://whatsnottaken.wordpress.com/2010/07/17/apple-press-conference-7162010-the-aftermath-antennagate/
Near the end of his presentation (about 32 minutes into the video), Jobs talks about working to understand the problem, so that they can "actually solve it, rather than just putting a Band-Aid on it".
I find it amusing that a Band-Aid placed across the antenna gap might actually work pretty well to minimize the problem (but, of course, it wouldn't be any more aesthetically ideal than duct tape).
Was that emphasis on 'with your very own eyes' a reference to the Eyeborgs movie?
July 16 2010 at 11:22 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyJazz tune at the beginning of the video is irreverent. Give apple props for a sense of humor.
July 16 2010 at 11:14 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyAnd i'm not talking about the stupid video.
July 16 2010 at 11:18 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply"more than you ever wanted to know about antenna engineering for modern cellphones".
Sure, because the years of schooling and education can be boiled down to a 1-minute and 40-second video.
Hyperboles like this are juvenile. Let's just stick to the facts like proper journalists and avoid perpetuating the stereotype that Internet journalism lacks real substance.
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