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Umagazini ISIKHATHI ishicilele uhlu lwamadivayisi angamashumi amahlanu anethonya kunawo wonke aso sonke isikhathi. Uhlu olubanzi lwemikhiqizo ehlukene luvela kuyo, phakathi kwalokho i-smartphone evela ku-Apple, i-iPhone, eyathatha indawo yokuqala, ayitholakali.

Abahleli bemagazini i-TIME, esanda kushicilelwa futhi uhlu lwabantu abanethonya kakhulu emhlabeni, kusukela kuwo wonke amadivaysi akhethiwe angamashumi amahlanu kusukela ku-elekthronikhi ephathekayo kuya kumakhonsoli egeyimu namakhompuyutha asekhaya, bakwenza kwacaca ukuthi ubani owinile kule mpi nokuthi ubani ofanele ukuthwala umaka "wedivayisi enethonya kunawo wonke wesikhathi sonke". Yaba yi-iPhone, abahleli ababhala ngayo:

I-Apple yaba yinkampani yokuqala ukunikeza bonke abasebenzisi ikhompuyutha enamandla emaphaketheni abo ngemuva kokwethula i-iPhone ngo-2007. Ngisho noma ama-smartphones ayeseneminyaka ekhona, akekho owayedale into efinyelelekayo nenhle njenge-iPhone.

Le divayisi ingenise inkathi entsha yamafoni ayisicaba esikrini esithintwayo anazo zonke izinkinobho eziphuma esikrinini uma uwadinga, eshintsha amafoni ngamakhibhodi akhipha isilayidi nezinkinobho ezimile. Kodwa-ke, okwenza i-iPhone ibe yinhle kakhulu uhlelo lokusebenza kanye ne-App Store. I-iPhone yandisa izinhlelo zokusebenza zeselula futhi yashintsha indlela esixhumana ngayo, sidlala imidlalo, sithenga, sisebenza futhi senza imisebenzi eminingi yansuku zonke.

I-iPhone iyingxenye yomndeni wemikhiqizo ephumelela kakhulu, kodwa ngaphezu kwakho konke, yashintsha ubuhlobo bethu nekhompyutha nolwazi. Ushintsho olunjalo lungaba nemiphumela emashumini ambalwa eminyaka ezayo.

I-Apple ingene kulolu hlu neminye imikhiqizo. I-Macintosh yasekuqaleni nayo yabekwa ebhokisini, noma esikhundleni sesithathu, isidlali somculo se-iPod esishintshashintshayo sithatha indawo yesishiyagalolunye, i-iPad yathatha indawo yama-25 kanye nekhompyutha ephathekayo ye-iBook iqede endaweni yama-38.

U-Sony uphinde waba inkampani ephumelelayo phakathi kokukhethwa okunikeziwe kwamadivayisi anethonya, eziqhayisa ngesethi ye-Trinitron TV endaweni yesibili kanye ne-Walkman endaweni yesine.

Uhlu olugcwele luthunyelwe ukuze lubukwe kuqala ku iwebhusayithi esemthethweni yomagazini ISIKHATHI.

Umthombo: ISIKHATHI
Photo: Ryan Tir
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