Steve Jobs just keynoted at Macworld 2007, introducing (among other things) the iPhone. Engadget has the run-down.

I think that what is particularly interesting is its Nokia-770ish avoidance of a dedicated hardware keyboard in favor of an on-screen keyboard (driven by fingers, not a stylus). They call it "MultiTouch." I think it's funny that one of the major complaints about the 770 has been its lack of a keyboard. Now that Apple is doing it do, I bet those complaints disappear (because somehow Apple can do no wrong). Oh yeah, and Apple seems somehow to have "patented" MultiTouch, although I'm not sure exactly what that means.

At a $499 price point (with 2-year mobile contract, though, I think), this might actually be some serious competition for the 770. It does everything the 770/n800 does (camera, WiFi, Bluetooth) and more (2 megapixels, GSM, Edge, no 3G though). Like the 770, it's based on a "complete" operating system (OSX vs. Linux). The screen is a bit smaller (3.5 inch, looks like maybe 640x400?), but so is the form factor.

I avoid Apple (too expensive and proprietary), so I won't buy one. But I thought it might be interesting to discuss the competition possibilities.

Edit: Aaaand here's a related thread that I didn't find earlier because it didn't mention iPhone. My bad.