iPhone 5 Home Page Paragraph & Manovich-isms

The iPhone 5 is a touchscreen smartphone created by Apple Inc.  It was released on September 21, 2012.  This is the sixth version of the iPhone to be released since it all began just 5 years ago in 2007.  In just the first 24 hours of going on sale, Apple sold over 2 million devices, and after the third day Apple reported sales in excess of 5 million!  Weighing just 3.95oz it is the lightest and thinnest smartphone of its kind.  The iPhone 5 received strong praise for the new larger screen measuring 4-inches diagonally.  Criticism came when Apple announced that a new universal connector/charger would be required for the phone.  This lessened when consumers learned that all forthcoming iOS devices would use this same connector and that it was done to be able to make their future products more thin.  It has now been nearly a month and a half since the pre-orders began, and the device is still sold out worldwide, and the back-orders won't ship for at least 3-4 weeks.  Apple has clearly created a product that is desirable to millions worldwide and we look forward to seeing what is to come!

Possible Manovich-isms that could appear in the final project:

• Numerical Representation
• Modularity
• Automation
• Variability
• Transcoding
• Hyperlinking
• Interface
• Operations
• Illusions
• Forms
• Database Logic