Cisco (Not Apple) Launches 'iPhone' [Update]
It appears that last minute rumors of an "iPhone" announcement today (Monday, December 18th) were true, but referred to a new product from Cisco and not Apple.
Today, Cisco announced a series of Web-enabled telephone handsets designed to work with Voice over IP (VOIP) services.
It's been known that Cisco held the unused U.S. trademark for "iPhone" in the U.S. after acquiring Infogear in 2000. Apple's association with the name has been the consequence of the Apple "iPhone.org" domain that has been registered since 1999 as well as a series of foreign iPhone trademark registrations by Apple over the past few years.
Over the past few months, there have been a flurry of rumors that Apple will be releasing a mobile phone version of their iPod to be released in the 1st half of 2007.
Update: The use of the "iPhone" name in no way affects the existing rumors of an Apple branded phone. "iPhone" was simply the unofficial name adopted by the media referencing the unreleased Apple phone. This name, however, was reinforced by Apple trademark applications for "iPhone" in numerous countries. As previously noted, Apple does not have the U.S. trademark for "iPhone".
Today, Cisco announced a series of Web-enabled telephone handsets designed to work with Voice over IP (VOIP) services.
Dennis Vogel, a product manager for Cisco, says the use of the iPhone name is part of a larger strategic vision concerning networked homes. Cisco CEO John Chambers will expand on that strategy in remarks at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in January.
It's been known that Cisco held the unused U.S. trademark for "iPhone" in the U.S. after acquiring Infogear in 2000. Apple's association with the name has been the consequence of the Apple "iPhone.org" domain that has been registered since 1999 as well as a series of foreign iPhone trademark registrations by Apple over the past few years.
Over the past few months, there have been a flurry of rumors that Apple will be releasing a mobile phone version of their iPod to be released in the 1st half of 2007.
Update: The use of the "iPhone" name in no way affects the existing rumors of an Apple branded phone. "iPhone" was simply the unofficial name adopted by the media referencing the unreleased Apple phone. This name, however, was reinforced by Apple trademark applications for "iPhone" in numerous countries. As previously noted, Apple does not have the U.S. trademark for "iPhone".
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67 months ago
Engadget has it that Cisco just released a VoIP phone named the iPhone, which means that Apple's product will not be named the iPhone.
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67 months ago
Good because iphone is kind of lame. Regardless, Cisco's release looks very nice.
67 months ago
It's looking like Apple's iPhone is now the eWorld...??
As of midnight tonight, and not before (I searched through midnight to be sure), a google search for "iphone" is now taking you to eWorld.com which comes up as the apple.com homepage with "eworld.com" as the url. No redirect.
Is it the Apple eWorld, then? Hmmmm....
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As of midnight tonight, and not before (I searched through midnight to be sure), a google search for "iphone" is now taking you to eWorld.com which comes up as the apple.com homepage with "eworld.com" as the url. No redirect.
Is it the Apple eWorld, then? Hmmmm....
-S
67 months ago
In that case could it be the apple mammals, because apple does have mammals.org redirecting to the apple site.
67 months ago
I'm not hinting at anything, I'm just saying that it would have to be a REALLY huge coincidence or a deliberate apple fakeout (or hedge, if they don't yet have a name) to make their FIRST priority (specifically at midnight last night) to redirect the google search term "iPhone" to eWorld.com (which is actually apple.com).
It doesn't just redirect you to apple.com, the url is actually eworld.com.
That HAS to be deliberate...for whatever it's worth.
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It doesn't just redirect you to apple.com, the url is actually eworld.com.
That HAS to be deliberate...for whatever it's worth.
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67 months ago
I'm not hinting at anything, I'm just saying that it would have to be a REALLY huge coincidence or a deliberate apple fakeout (or hedge, if they don't yet have a name) to make their FIRST priority (specifically at midnight last night) to redirect the google search term "iPhone" to eWorld.com (which is actually apple.com).
It doesn't just redirect you to apple.com, the url is actually eworld.com.
That HAS to be deliberate...for whatever it's worth.
-S
67 months ago
Kind of a bummer for Cisco though. Anybody searching for iPhone in Google will find mostly Apple's so-called iPhone. Kind of a poorly chosen name by Cisco!
67 months ago
I HIGHLY doubt that. It takes money and planning to get a search keyword up that high on the list. Take into account that Cisco is releasing the iPhone TODAY and EWORLD.COM (apple.com) has the redirect for the word "iphone" ABOVE Cisco starting EXACTLY at midnight of the same day...
That is NOT coincidence.
Apple may very well announce it has a mobile phone product today, you never know...and it MIGHT be called eWorld...?? Who knows...
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That is NOT coincidence.
Apple may very well announce it has a mobile phone product today, you never know...and it MIGHT be called eWorld...?? Who knows...
-S
67 months ago
This does, of course, raise the question of how many other "iPhone" rumors (manufacturing in China, for example) were confused by the name.
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