gay

Wakeboard

I've always preferred white on the iPods and Macbooks over black, but this time around, the black looks a lot sleeker on the iPhone.

chrstphr

I've always preferred the white finish over the black finish. I chose white for my new Macbook instead of the black. The white just looks more aesthetically clean and defined to me. I'm planning on keeping my 5g iPod for as long as possible just because I love that glossy white finish. I'm entertaining the idea of buying one of the new iPhones. The fact that white is now offered might just be enough to initiate the purchase.

nathangimpel

Um...Is just the back of the 16 gb iPhone white?...or all of it?
I don't think a white back and a black front really attract me...so I'd probably get the black iPhone.

zeqounx

@Kaiser-Machead is in your Macbook Pro!: Its that finger prints and other stuff such as scratches are more noticeable & occur more often on somethings like (ipods, iphones,imacs, monitors in general)lots of times people dont like to have a bunch of scratches or finger prints on stuff.

Fingerprints on touchscreens make the screen hard to use because you cant really see the screen and have to do lots of wiping.

Glossy stuff because it gets really noticeable when you have 10, 20 or 30 fingerprints or scratches on something.
It could be brand new just taken out of the box 5 minutes ago and look like shit due to scratches & fingerprints because of what it is made out of.

My point was why do lots of things apple make are glossy imac's, ipods, iphones, does someone there have a fetish about glossy items. Every other generation seems to be glossy or matte

utube2007

@spyder91: yeah, i kinda like the white. white in the mobile phone market is something you don't see much. it looks a lot nice in my eyes than the standard silver/black/metal look found in most phones.

tr

White is Right!

jimcord

@qbrad: Them's fightin' words... I think.

itchytooth

I really can't stand the silver G6 iPod. If there were white too, it wouldn't be so bad, but there isn't. I miss my 3G iPod...and the fact that it's buttons lit up :( It was sort of like it's eyes started shining when you used it :(

shenanigans61

@Ariel_Wollinger:

Funny story. A friend once got mugged by a motorcyclist while in traffic in Brazil. Minutes later the guy rode back and threw the watch back at him cause it was a fake Tag.

OGHowie

It could be worse, they could have gone brown.

Mayor McRib

@Late_Night: well wrapping a phone in a faraday cage is less than ideal. I welcome the plastic.

thechansen

I bet the plastic back is giving better call quality. Why isn't anyone pointing this out? I always thought the least apple thing about the iphone was the black was split in two colors, this solid seems more apple like to me.

Late_Night

@itchytooth: Your backside is made of zirconia! So nyeah nyeah nyeah!

qbrad

I'm getting the white. I don't care.

thechansen

I bought a white White BlackBerry Pearl instead of black (the only other color offered by T-mobile at the time) because it was more aesthetically pleasing to my eye. This is why they offer both black and white MacBooks, still, and now both colors of the iPhone. When your product line spans two phones, a choice in color can be a big seller.

spyder91

@utube2007: I don't get this whole fingerprint phobia. Its' as if the oils in their hands are acid or something.

Kaiser-Machead is in your Macbook Pro!

Or, white could be the new beige.

frigg

@aelver: Cable mic > holding whole phone up to your ear.

Kaiser-Machead is in your Macbook Pro!

@utube2007: Most of Apple's products are actually matte in finish. The only things with gloss are the chrome backs on iPods, the displays of some of their computers and PMP's, and now the back of their iPhone.

Kaiser-Machead is in your Macbook Pro!

@ferrdidly: What people want glossy products, i always hear people complaining fingerprint magnet and thats on hear.

Neither you or I know what the people want so you cant say that be sure its true most be accept stuff because thats the way it is, not what they really want.

utube2007

I'm going with the white.

Epershand

Always wanted a white iPhone.
More specifically, a white iPhone that would not cost me over 1300 dollars in the first year.

I guess dreams do come true *sniff*

hatboysam

@aelver:
I dare someone use one in Brasil..

Ariel_Wollinger

@utube2007: cause its what people want...

ferrdidly

plastic? WTF?

Ariel_Wollinger

@Monty: They're products are gonna look like crap when they launch OS Peacock.

Hiphopopotamus

@Kaiser-Machead is in your Macbook Pro!: No, not if it's against your ear.

I guess you could get a case, but that would defy the whole point.

aelver

No white is not cool again whats cool is the no glossy color which ever it is, has anyone ever asked Apple why they make a bunch of glossy products

utube2007

When you are putting out a new operating system called 'Snow Leopard', you better be sporting white devices.

That said, the decision probably has less to do with white being cool again, and more to do with a variety of color choices in the iPhone future. Can a red be far behind?

Monty

I for one think its awesome that the Samsung Glide and MS Zune are today's Gizmodo sponsors. Hooray for contextual advertising.

And white sucks because some of us are fairly abusive of our Apple products and dont like it to look 5 years old after a week of use.

Hiphopopotamus

@aelver: You mean the big ass display with the colorful icons doesn't say that already?

In any case, I'm pretty sure a lot of people will be putting these in a case anyway.

Kaiser-Machead is in your Macbook Pro!

My girlfriend immediately wanted the white one, so I guess it's cool. I will have to see them both in person before I decide. I was hoping the backside would be made of zirconia.

itchytooth

White just screams 'Mug me!'

aelver

@matt buchanan: If I am forced to get white, you will be too, since I'll already be ahead of you in line.

Benny Goldman

The question is "How many people will be forced to rock the whitePhone when they run out of the standard one at launch?" I've got dibs on the black one Benny Boo.

matt buchanan

Yes white is cool. I'm debating on black or white... arrrgh can't decide.

Ken_Darrow

What did they mean by, it will cost a maximum of $199???? do they mean AT&T could even sell it cheaper if they want????? cause at $199 & $299 i don't see them subsiding anything since that will be a standard global price

snitch29

not gay

AndersonBMX

I just don't get all of these material and color changes. It's like no one at Apple can make up their minds lately. Macbook's are supposedly moving to aluminum casings and now the iPhone is going back to plastic? Have we not had enough evidence from the 1st gen iPod Nano that plastic in your pocket scratches? Metal will always feel and look better to me. It feels like quality. Nothing plastic I have ever held in my hand felt like it was of outstanding quality. Even my first gen Intel iMac looks and feels like a piece of crap next to my aluminum iMac.

UmbertoCabbageton

i love how the black macbook looks, but the white iphone looks awesome. like a shiny, white easter egg. Though, I think the black iPhone will always look and be the more professional looking phone, i think i'll prolly get the white one. also hate to admit it but i think the white one will also appeal to spoiled 16 yr. old girls.

lols

Check the Apple tech specs, the 16gb is available in white or black. This is kinda the oposite of how macbooks go, black is usually the more expensive option.

gamecrazychris

@jimcord: Black Is Might!

genius74

As long as they don't try to pull off a brown, it's fine with me.

lecti

@Wakeboard: You should write a comment on how to get banned. Oh wait, you can't anymore!

Benny Goldman

White is just such a clean, bold color... and I'm all for a plastic backing. The back of my current iPhone is the only scratched part of the whole thing.

And quite frankly, it prolly means a weight reduction for the unit, too. Woo hoo. My beautiful brick will be less brick-ish now.

gizmodo_is_my_crack

FYI: White comes only in the 16GB model while the Black comes in both the 8GB and 16GB. What would of been cool is if they had a Silver (Metal) in 32GB or at least an iPhone Pro with more memory or something. All I needed was more memory, grrr. Now I'm getting a White iPhone.

Derek Devine

@lecti: I think I vomit (just a little bit) every time I realize that they actually attempted to make a brown Zune likeable...bleh.

shenanigans61

@Benny Goldman: DAYUM B

Oh well.... the hammer has fallen once again on an ignant ass poster.....MU AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH

Arise Lord Goldman.......ooooooo buuurrrrr

Readers are plentiful; thinkers are rare.
Cordfucious

Cordfucious the Black

plz im tankful it went baq 2 wyt. black is sonys color

niel718

White iPhone and iPod touch are cool, but let me know when they are available in terra cotta or a dark-khaki shade of brown.

Fierock

Mine will probably be white, though it truly depends on which one looks better to me in person.

videoCWK

white for summer, black for winter

white for day time, black...well you get the picture

I'm casually glancing at my mound of tech gizmos (mainly remotes) and my white ipod sticks out like a shiny white albino nugget of goodness....

I would definitely choose the white one just so I don't lose it in my big pile of black ones!

media_lush

>> "one without booms"

Are you kidding me? Did you not hear the 4 or 5 thunderous BOOM sound FX that they introduced with this keynote? ;-)

Dearhaw

Personally, I like the aluminum finish. Wireless reception? Bah! Punch up the wattage on those cell towers until they can cook sparrows!

I like the white though. It's different from other black phones.

And you know what? 3G and GPS is f-ing awesome, but superior call quality is tits. Like THE reason to upgrade, IMO.

alowishus

@cybergrunt: now that you mention blow, I have to disagree.

Black shows coke residue, white doesn't. Something to remember when snorting coke off of your gadgets. And no, I don't believe in licking the residue off the damned iPhone.

OMG! Ponies!

I'll get the one that matches my gorilla.

itchytooth

i have never seen so many racists in one thread.

it's 2008 people... white and black are equally good.

x23

Just because white people are normally skinny and geaky does not mean the white iPhone will be the same way.

pardyhardy

white blows. everything should always be black.

cybergrunt

@gamecrazychris: Actually, only the Macbook has that price premium for the color thing going on (and to some extent, the nano, but you get more than just a color). I'll bet that if there was a choice between the matte black and the white, the black would leave a lot of unsold whites laying around =O

Kaiser-Machead is in your Macbook Pro!

The only reason Im not gonna get the white one is Im afraid of it looking dingy eventually. What about me pulling it out of my jean pockets 200 times a day? Will they get blue on them like the headphones does? After work and my hand arent dinner time clean? What if I leave in on my friends dirty counter that Im only cool with because he's fun to drink with?

fgreenwe

I converted to black Apple products when I bought my second fifth gen iPod. I made the mistake of buying a white lg chocolate (well, first I made the mistake of buying an lg chocolate) and it just got dirty and scratched and looked too girly for me.. Because I am not a girl..

ethanlechcharles

I like the IDEA of a white iPhone, but myself, I'd have to go 16gb in black. I would however, rock a white ipod again.

norfizzle

@melikespi: Talking about Apple specifically, though you do raise some good points. However, iMac is no longer white, it's aluminum (I forgot that while I was writing this post on my white iMac), and only the cheaper MacBook is in white (which I mentioned in the post).

Benny Goldman

What are you talking about? White has never "gone out" in the past couple of years.

Note:

iMac
MacBook
Wii
DS
recent clothing styles
Plethora of new white luxury cars on the road

the list goes on and on. I think it makes as much sense offering a white model as it does black. White it is for me!

melikespi

The finish on my iBook shows almost no wear, it really is great. The finish on the white iPhone looks similar, so I imagine it'd be just as good. The black version will probably show scratches a lot easier.
I didn't realize White would stand out as much, I may have to go for the Black just for that reason... Dunno, White is so clean looking =P

EnzoFX

Wesley Snipes in Passenger 57: Always bet on black.

Chester_Copperpot

Yeah, i like apple, the white on apple is really cool. But if it on other brand MP3 player may be not a good color, the feeling is not same as apple.

Digicach

I'd definitely prefer to get the white one. I'd take either, but if I had a choice...

Skeezoyd

Why is this such a big deal? Does it really matter what color this over priced gadget is?

drugshovel

@drugshovel: Over priced? Are you on drugs?

Also, what color were they going to make it? It's plastic, they can't do the brushed aluminum. Yes, white is still cool.

The Magnificen7

I think the white looks great.
If Apple has thought it through, as I believe they'll have, that thing has a nice polycarbonate back. I expect it to be just as prone, or even less prone to show scratches than displays of the current iPods.
Anyway, you don't see fingermarks that easily on white, ketchup is a bad idea, though.

If my iPod sells for as much money as i expect it to, I'll get the new iPhone in white.
otherwise I'm going to wait until the last generation iPhone (that kinda feels painful to write) drops below €175,- which is going to hapen in a few weeks I think.

mangochutney

@ThisCharmingMan: Hey, Steven Patrick, guess what: iPhone 1.0 has a plastic back.

bobdobbs's MBA wants LindsayJoy's MBP

I'm not a fan of the new white OR black iPhone. The first iPhone was sleek, with its brushed metal back. The new one looks like a fucking toy, not a high end piece of electronics.

ThisCharmingMan

@melikespi:
The DS has never been available in white. It debuted in silver, and the first thing people wanted to know was when it would be available in other colors. The DS Lite debuted in white, and the second thing people wanted to know was when it would be available in other colors (the first thing was why the hinges were always cracking). I had a friend import a Japanese graphite black DS Phat for me, and I picked up a domestic black DS Lite, but I'm not even going to bother looking for a Wii until they come out with a different color. I didn't touch the iPod until they came out with a black model (which I promptly covered up in purple skins, but it looks better over a black base).

If you want it to look like art, you go with white. If you want it to look like it'll actually do something useful, you at least go to silver, but black or a dark metallic grey is preferable. White looks like something you'll have to spend more time cleaning than you'll ever get to spend using.

Purple Dave

@Fierock: Burnt Umber ftw! :D
@OMG! Ponies!: Dude, everyone knows you use the glass side. Duh! ;)

Den Dragon

I'm getting the white one, it will go better with my MacBook Air, I've got a black iPod Touch already...

aussie

Ebony and ivory live together in perfect harmony.. side by side on my.....

iaintgoingthere

I want a bamboo iphone :(

KingSnakeX4

White is passe. It's about the chrome/polished stainless paired with colors.

N@tedog

I managed to avoid logic and get 7 iPhones cutomized by the WAY OVERRPRICED Colorware outifit.

So far I have got jet black, white, gold and red. Frames, tops, bottoms and buttons were painted up in the same colour.

By far the sleekest is black. The phone appears slimmer due to the screen, side, top and bottom of the phone all being black.

White looked nice, but it made the phone look VERY wide, very plastic and very much like a toy. Same goes for the red I chose.

Surprisingly, the gold phones I ordered came out very, very nicely. The gold tone they use sits with the black very well.

Colorware really need to think about their pricing now. Paying $180-$200 to paint a $399 phone is wasteful. Paying the same amount for a $199 or less phone.. I won't be doing that.

What annoys me is that, as I ordered them from outside the U.S, the phones were around $600 a pop for the 8GB. I gave 5 of the phones out for the hard working team that works for me but in less than a month these phones are going to be thrown out!! Cheers Steve!

m55

yes. i love the new white iphone. And when i replace my old iphone i' going for the white.

joelmck

@utube2007: glossy iPhone + 220 grit sandpaper = matte iPhone.

Gann

The idea is to try to reduce ubiquity and mob scene ownership. A lot of people (myself included) like having something that most other people do not.

Anticipating the popularity of the new iPhone, Apple minded to give consumers an option to make their phone a little more different.

But now that I think of it, we could easily do that with different skins and cases.

So I think now I've changed my opinion a bit: because Apple did the analogous with their MacBook, so why not with the new iPhone? Charge a little more with some exclusivity on it. Except here, there isn't a premium on the color above the "higher" model.

wesrubix

white won't be with visible fingerprints

alter

This is like the time when silver colored cars became popular. I actually had someone tell me they were the "original" silver car colored owner in their city.

Yea, keep telling yourself that if thats what gets your rocks off. Now, silver cars look tired, old and boring.

berribrand

@Den Dragon: ya burnt umber would be sweet too.

Fierock

i want apple to bring back titanium, from the first powerbook g4...or was it the last g3? just sayin'.

jsimondsmalamud

problem is the front part is black... yuck

ernipiggy

@alowishus: @alowishus:

+5 for using tits as an adjective. I just had a college flashback.

marcdinkel

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ProsperStork

I was really hoping for matte black, or all brushed metal (no fake chrome). Of course you can add that to the list of 9 other things I was hoping for.

danno4015

ehh, ill just use this one my current iphone

[www.decalgirl.com]

I personaly think it looks better.

uhohpolio

I'm getting black, but I wouldn't mind white at all. definitely back in.

Kprozac

White FTW!

iHuman13