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Steve Jobs iPhone 2007 Presentation (HD)

The full January 2007 Macworld keynote where Steve Jobs unveils the first iPhone. It covers the touch interface, multitouch gestures, the browser, maps and the pitch as an iPod, phone and internet communicator.

Why HN readers recommended it

HN points to it as a landmark product presentation and as primary-source evidence of what the original iPhone was meant to do and how people reacted.

This is a summary from the source dataset, not an endorsement by Hacker News or the video creator.

Video & recommendation details

Creator / channel
Jonathan
Topic
iphone launch keynote
Format
talk
Level
general
HN recommenders in dataset
2
HN mentions in dataset
10
Recommendation years in dataset
2013–2023

These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.

From the original HN conversations

Excerpts from the recorded comments. Follow each source for the full comment and surrounding discussion.

  • Top of my head, here are some books on specific histories I enjoyed. All old, but there are timeless nuggets in them. Soul of a new machine, previously mentioned. Where I first learned about mushroom management. Just for Fun: the story of an accidental revolutionary …

    pfarrell on Hacker News · 2020-04
    In Ask HN: What are some great posts or articles about history of computing?
  • If you have the chance, it really is worth going back and watching the original iPhone release video. It's pretty amazing to see some of the things that were so new and exciting a few years ago now so much a part of the phone …

    publicfig on Hacker News · 2013-12
    In The Day Google Had to 'Start Over' on Android

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