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Ending months of speculation by industry analysts and gadget junkies alike, Apple announced today that it would be releasing new product called the “iPhone”. Initial cost of the iPhone will be $499 with a two year contract and that will get you a 3.5-inch touchscreen, proximity sensor for when you have it close to your face, 2 megapixel camera, a hefty 8GB of storage for all those movies, music and photos that sync via Apples iTune’s store. It also sports Bluetooth with EDR, automatic WiFi and quadband GSM radio with EDGE. Nice. The most shocking aspect of the new iPhone is that is runs on OS X and supports widgets, Google Maps, iTunes and more. With the popularity of the iPod, the iPhone looks to be the next geek must have gadget.

During his speech, Jobs said the iPhone would surpass current phone offerings and “leapfrog” the telecommunications sector.

“Every once in a while a revolutionary product comes along that changes everything,” he said during his keynote address at the annual Macworld Conference and Expo. “It’s very fortunate if you can work on just one of these in your career. … Apple’s been very fortunate in that it’s introduced a few of these.”

I want one. Unfortunately, at $499 that might be a bit too rich for my blood right now. For now though, view all the cool pictures from MacWorld 2007 courtesy of Engadget.