The next big thing from Apple?

Apple Computer CEO Steve Jobs announced the company's iPhone on Tuesday. The gadget won't have buttons like a traditional cell phone. Instead it will be controlled by touch. It will also play music, surf the Internet, runs the Macintosh computer operating system. The iPhone will also have in it a 2 megapixel digital camera -- most of today's camera phones are 1.3 megapixels or less. The iPhone -- which will run on the Cingular wireless network -- will cost $499 for the 4-gigabyte model and $599 for the 8-gigabyte model. It should begin selling in June.

... The phone will automatically synch your media -- movies, music, photos -- through Apple's iTunes Music Store. The device also synchs email content, Web bookmarks and nearly any type of digital content stored on your computer.

... Jobs says the iPhone uses a patented touch-screen technology Apple is calling "multi-touch." He says multi-touch is more accurate than any touch display ever shipped, and even ignores unintended touches.

... Another nice touch will be "visual voicemail," so iPhone users can jump to the most important messages rather than have to listen to all of them in order.

... The phone supports Wi-Fi and Bluetooth wireless technology and can detect location from Global Positioning System satellites.

... Jobs also unveiled a $299 video box, called Apple TV. It will be available next month. The gadget is designed to bridge computers and television sets so users can more easily watch their downloaded movies on a big screen.