Would you like to take a peak at the future? Though the YouTube video mentions that it is the Intel UPMC vision video, the device seen in the video makes me believe its the next generation Apple iPhone. Who else can pull it off in the consumer electronics space other than Apple?

In the past 5 years, with the success of the iPod and power PCs, Mac has come to dominate the high-end consumer electronic space, with their clean, minimalist aesthetic. With such a prestigious design-driven brand, one would think that Apple would be leading the way in the green design revolution. Sadly, this is not the case – Apple is actually lagging behind companies like Dell and HP.

Wealth management experts have banked on the iPhone as the driving force behind Apple’s near-future growth — but cautioned that the fourth major platform in the company’s lineup could also eat away at the very iPod share that has helped build its recent success.

At 3.5 inches it seems suspiciously perfect for reading….Setting aside the comfort issues, the iPhone could either kill the nascent e-reader business or take it to new levels. We’ve been saying just about forever that the problem with dedicated e-reader is the fact that the consumer isn’t seeking a device that does only one thing. With its “smart” orientation features, the iPhone could usher in the mass market e-book era.

Steve Jobs is a great storyteller. If he were a fiction writer, he would stand shoulder to shoulder with the likes of Tom Clancy and John Grisham. Mesmerizing in prose, master of the climax. His performance at the Macworld Keynote was no different. We hyper clicked, reloaded websites and traded SMS messages trying to find out more details about new iPhone, the real thing, not the poser that came to market a little while ago.

With the unprecedented success of the iPod, which has turned around Apple, there is a strong feeling that iPhone will be another smashing hit, increase the Apple’s revenues to the next levels. I think this will almost certainly be true. So how can we tap on this iPhone making money phenomenon?

Apple is going to create a “mega-platform” of devices based around the multi-touch display introduced by the iPhone. Analyst Ben Reitzes encouraged his clients to look past the minute details of the initial iPhone and focus on the power that lies in the ‘unannounced’ multi-touch ecosystem that will eventually find its way into several products across the company’s product portfolio.

You have another year to go on your wireless contract, and you want out, without paying a hefty early-termination fee. Is it really possible?

Marco says it is. The Consumerist offers tales from people who say they’ve succeeded in escaping contracts early, and offers tips for pulling it off: