Leopard review, a bit late

Posted by jtbandes on Nov 15th, 2007

Somehow, writing this escaped me, as I got involved in other projects. Regardless, I was waiting downtown at the Apple store at 6:00 for the Leopard release. Continue Reading »

Leopard, iPhone SDK

Posted by jtbandes on Oct 21st, 2007

First of all, Leopard has been officially scheduled for release on October 26th. That’s right, next Friday. I’m going to be at a local Apple store waiting in line for a Family Pack and a free Leopard T-shirt. But that’s not all… Continue Reading »

On the iPhone SDK we know Apple has and won’t give us

Posted by jtbandes on Sep 7th, 2007

I sent the following through Apple’s feedback form and by email to Steve. Maybe they’ll finally get the picture. Maybe I’m just dreaming. Continue Reading »

The Fat, The Flat, and The Matte (a.k.a. New iPods)

Posted by jtbandes on Sep 5th, 2007

As you may have known, Apple today announced the refreshing of its full iPod product line. This included new colors for the iPod shuffle, a redesigned Nano, the renaming of the old iPod, and the introduction of a new touchscreen Wi-Fi–enabled iPod. Also announced were iPhone price cuts, an iTunes wireless store, and a partnership with Starbucks.

Update: Apple has now posted the keynote for your viewing pleasure.

Both iPod shuffle and iPod nano are available in (PRODUCT)RED versions. Continue Reading »

iPhone review

Posted by jtbandes on Jul 13th, 2007

The iPhone, Apple’s revolutionary new cell phone–photo albumiPodweb browser–email–Google maps–YouTubekitchen sink, which you have probably heard enough about in the past few weeks to last you a lifetime of geekiness, has finally been released. Hundreds of thousands of lucky customers were quick enough to obtain one of these spectacular devices.

I got one. Yes, you heard right. I snagged an iPhone on the first day of their release, June 29, 2007. Do I love it? Yeah! Is it perfect? No way! It’s a first-gen device. Those are never perfect. Furthermore, it’s one with incredibly high expectations, and it met most of them, but not all.
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