Up in the November 30th edition of DiggNation Kevin decided to let out a few iPhone rumours.

• very small form factor - obviously
• two batteries, one for the mp3 playback side and one for the phone - excellent for people like me that listen to music a lot
• a lot of touch-screen - can we get a mock-up rotary wheel out of an iPod-style scroll-wheel?
• 4 or 8 gig offerings, US$249 and US$449 estimated - for an Apple smart-phone? sign me up!
• slide-out keyboard - keep in tune with the form factor, I’m sure

Of course this is all rumours. It’s supposed to come out in January - which is both good and bad for me since I won’t be able to get it until sometime in May most likely, but by then hopefully all bugs will be ironed out. Or, who knows, a lovely little birthday present for me :)

Other rumours deal with the OS, which is supposed to be a trimmed-out version of OS X. I think this is a bit far-fetched - although the UI elements should be there for Mac users to feel comfortable and homey and non-Mac ones to fall in love with, whether the technology will actually take from Leopard in terms of kernel and other subsystems…

I hope for cross-over headphones. That is, ones that will let me switch between phone and mp3 player seamlessly when I get a call. They should also be wireless because we want cool :)

Either way, can’t wait. Call me a fanboy.