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The newly released Iphone by Apple has some of the most innovative concepts that have come out in the cell phone industry to date. Much like their Ipod took the portable music industry by storm several years back, the Iphone now promises that Apple will be setting new standards that other cell phone manufacturers will be trying to emulate.Fusion Of 3 TechnologiesThe biggest selling point of the Iphone is that it fuses 3 major technologies that are often found separately into one package. The Iphone is a portable music player (literally an Ipod), a cellular telephone, and a PDA with internet browsing capability. While some cell phones to date have mixed some of these technologies together in pairs, the Iphone is the first of it's kind to successfully fuse them all.LCD Screen Is GUI And Skin SensitiveThe main interface method of the Iphone is distinct because of it's lack of manual buttons. Instead, it employs a 3.5 inch touch sensitive LCD screen that can be manipulated directly by touch like a PDA. However, unlike a PDA this unit's screen is skin-sensitive, and doesn't respond to contact with anything except skin. This makes a stylus unnecessary. Furthermore, the skin-sensitive surface also has detectors which scan surface areas near the phone, and switches the interface off when near your face to keep you from accidentally pressing a button when you're making a call.Mixing Online Capabilities With Phone FeaturesThe Iphone's internet browsing capability is Wifi supported, and it mixes internet browsing features with some cellular telephone features. For example, SMS can be edited to look like chat format for easy reference. For another, the address book on your email can be linked to your contact list, making it a snap to find a person's contact information. Added to this, Apple has contracts with google and yahoo for specialized Iphone services, like accessing goggle maps via your Iphone.Mixing The Ipod's Versatility With The Browser And CameraLastly, even the common gadgets that are added features for most cell phones today have been mixed with the Iphone's features. For example, downloading songs to your Iphone's Ipod MP3 player no longer requires an external link to a PC since you can browse using your Iphone. Similarly, the Iphone has a camera that acts as a digital cam-corder and playback is done through the Ipod features on the Iphone. This unified system ensures that the Iphone is more than just a bunch of machines glued together. The individual parts all interact seamlessly with each other.