Planet CNET: iPhone heartache Video

Planet CNET: iPhone heartache Video Transcript

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>> Hey, there! I'm Kara Tsuboi reporting from CNET Headquarters in San Francisco and welcome to Planet CNET, our weekly show that will bring you reports from CNET editors around the globe. We start in London where Rory Reid puts Tangent's ultra portable 300 dollar notebook the ePC up against the new contender. The one disclaimer this is not the kind of review criteria you will normally see on CNET [background noise].

>> Welcome to the UK where apparently small is the new big. We've all heard about the ePC, its tiny, its cheap, and it virtually revolutionized the small laptop industry but there's a new kid on the block. This is the HP2133. It's a bit pick up, bit more expensive but is it better than the ePC? Let's consult the voice of the people. [Background music] Okay, when I say people I mean women. It's not that men's opinions don't matter it's just that a more interesting and how this laptops make you look to the fairer sex cause let's be honest a ladies opinion is generally worth more, right? This first lady wasn't impressed with e's tiny keyboard but she did think that the HP mini-note went really well with my outfit and that's always important. My second victim, interviewee felt the HP was too heavy at 1.3 kilos but though it's done wonders for my muscular physique. Amanda wouldn't stop asking me to demonstrate the HP's provisional instruct pad but that's just probably an excuse to look at my well-manicured nails. These girls were just interested in the size of my solid state, 20 gigs on the e 120 on the HP. Okay, I've asked the questions and I've got the answers and it would seem that the general consensus is that the ePC is quite effeminate and a bit too cute especially for a big bulky man like myself to pull off that being the case the HP2133 is the machine that's gonna get me the most dates if I was interested in that of course. It doesn't quite fulfill every single requirement. I mean it's a bit too slow and a bit too expensive for most people's taste but out of two machines I think the HP just manages to edge it. I'm Rory Reid at Planet CNET [Background noise].

>> Rory if this ultra portable category doesn't get you dates then may be next week try LCDs screens and by the way we want a full report next time we see you or may be take a cue from our CNET Tokyo editor. Know how girls love guys with dogs but how about robots? Check on this video where Carrie Yamoto [phonetics] shows off some real date baits [background noise].

>> Hi! I'm Carrie Yamoto from CNET networks Japan. Today I'm here at Yodobashi Akiba, the biggest electronic shop now only here in this Akibahara district but also in Japan. Now I'm walking down through the floor where the cellphones are sold and as you can see this floor is full of cellphones and from all of these events mobile phones today I would like to show you this Robophone. A Japanese carrier a Softbank mobile says this cellphone mean Phone Braver. This was made by Toshiba which can transform into robot. This was made for Japanese TV show called Kaetay Sossa Con 7 [phonetics] which means cellphone investigator 7. This is a real cellphone but comes with detachable arms and legs with the screen showing various faces. It doesn't move by itself but can hold a lot of poses. This comes with artificial intelligence and expresses what you want to say through characters and special expressions. What he says gradually improves based on user's behavior. The phone also comes with games related to the TV show. Other features of this 3G phone include 2.4 inch QVGA screen, 2 megapixel auto focus camera, music player, infrared communication function, and a micro SD card slot. I'm Carrie Yamoto and this is Phone Braver [background noise].

>> Cellphone investigator 7. Now that is a show I would set my TiVo 4 but really the RoboPhone it sure make us realize how far behind we are with cellphone tech here in the US. Where are your arms? Where are your little legs? Well you think the US is behind we bring you some serious tales of woe from down under [background noise]. Do you own an iPhone? It must be nice. See while Americans and Europeans had been busy texting on their virtual keyboards and getting iHot see jobs tattooed on their foreheads since mid-2007 Australians are still waiting for a piece of iPhone goodness. With me is renounced mobile phonologist, George Harmon. George how would you rate Australias expectations for the iPhone?

>> Well I have been tracking the data here at CNET since 1973 and as you can see Australia's expectation for the iPhone has well started up slowly but into that in relation with the initial announcement it picked to absorbed my gutt level before going up a bit because when we were wearing cardigan I'm more racing because now I'll gonna get and it might be 3G its recent so we got specimen e-level of anticipation.

>> I understand that in contrast to attract American friends we won't be tied to one particular service provider.

>> Now that's exactly right Ellen. We've recently discovered that we have at least two mobile carriers in Australia that will have the iPhone and we seriously expect both by the time your watching this video at home there would be a third mobile carrier with the iPhone in Australia.

>> And when can we expect to see the iPhone on the Australian shelves?

>> We'll have it from our secret source selling that the iPhone will be available in Australia in the last week of June. We've also heard a slinky reminder that Steve Johnson himself will be in Australia for the launching of the iPhone and for the grand opening of the Flagship Store in Sydney City

>> Thanks George. Well there you have it. Not long to wait now. Soon no longer be faced with the sight of young wretches like Timmy here trying to make calls into the iPod touch and you should find that no one answers.

>> Steve? Are you there Steve? Steve?

>> I'm Ellen Morton in Sydney with Planet CNET [background noise].

>> Steve Jobs if you are watching this video we hope you feel bad. How can you ignore that cellphone, all of the scientific and carefully calibrated data? That is all for this week. We will catch you next time on Planet CNET. I'm Kara Tsuboi reporting from CNET Worldwide Headquarters in San Francisco ^M00:06:30 [ Music ]