Place your bets on the iPhone

That chill in the air means two things: the holidays are approaching, and the height of sports gambling season is upon us. The upcoming slate of college bowl games, the Super Bowl, and March Madness always warms the heart of even the casual gambler.

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But this year, techies can get in on the fun. A sports betting site called Bodog.com is taking bets on the launch date for Apple's long-rumored iPhone. Bodog's using the money line system to gauge whether Apple will introduce the iPhone by the end of April 2007, or whether it will introduce the product at January's MacWorld conference.

For example, if you think Apple's going to launch the iPhone by April 30, 2007, you need to wager $150 to win $100. That means Bodog considers that likelihood as the favorite, while a launch after that date (or no launch) would win $110 on a $100 bet. Based on the odds quoted by Bodog, it's even more likely that Apple will annouce the "impending release" of the iPhone at January's MacWorld. A wager of $280 on that possibility is required to take home $100.

We think Bodog should consider additional wagers, such as: Will Steve Jobs come out at MacWorld wearing his traditional black mock turtleneck or something different, like the button-down shirt he sported at Apple's Showtime event earlier this year? But, as usual, nobody asked. Since nobody's asking for our sports picks either, Crave likes Ohio State over USC in the Fiesta Bowl, San Diego's high-powered offense exposing Rex Grossman and the Bears in the Super Bowl, and North Carolina to bring the hardware back to Chapel Hill.

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iSight and iPhone?

So I was thinking...iPhone with wifi and built in iSight and iChat?? Video cell phone chatting?

[blacknois]

Calm down kids

Ok the comp looks good (for 2 years ago). They are using a modification of the original iPod controls, they wouldn't go back to this as the modern interface is much more robust and actually cheaper. Also the on screen numbers are nice but if they have a touch screen interface then why have the touchpad at the bottom.

[blacknois]

Calm down kids

Ok the comp looks good (for 2 years ago). They are using a modification of the original iPod controls, they wouldn't go back to this as the modern interface is much more robust and actually cheaper. Also the on screen numbers are nice but if they have a touch screen interface then why have the touchpad at the bottom. More than likely the iPhone will never emerge as phone technology changes daily. A more likely product will be an ipod with the capability to interface with a bluetooth phone. After all who wants to pay $600-800 for a phone that will be obsolete in a few months.