Macbook Air

Ok, you knew I couldn't ignore this little baby in a tech blog. This thing is one of the most beautiful computers on the planet. Apple has done it again, with this being another design miracle and it will probably sell thousands of units.
That being said, I don't really want it right now. Yes, I need a computer but I think I'll wait for the second iteration of the Air before I jump on board. Why, you ask? Its because of the obvious downfalls of the device.
First of all, there's only one USB port. That will definetly not fit my multiple devices. Yeah, yeah, you could put a splitter on there, but that kind of defeats the whole slim look. Secondly, no removable battery. The battery is going to die sometime. Its just a fact and I dont want to have to pay $130 to fix it. And lastly, the lack of hard drive space. I really need a lot more than 80 gigs of space to fill with music and stuff. Oh yeah, don't get me started on the pricing of the SSD drive.
These are only personal preferences, so by all means if you like this type of thing go ahead and get it because this is, like I said, a very sexy device.

Apple iPhone and iPod Touch WebApps

Apple, known to host many huge press releases and announcements, seems to have forgot to announce one. That would be the introduction of WebApps for the iPhone and iPod Touch on the Apple Official Site. This announcement went by unnoticed by many, many people including me, until I happened to come across it when looking at the official site on my iPod Touch. I was planning to look at the Apple Store when I saw apps which shot out at me and upon further investigation I found these notoriously hidden WebApps.
These apps range from useful things, such as a Mobile Banking application from Bank of America, to absolutely useless crap, such as iMug Shots which lets you "view mug shots of famous and notorious people". There are already over 400 of these applications and definitely more to come. If you would like to sign up to actually build one of these apps there is more information on the site. The actual site's URL, that you can access through your iPhone or iPod Touch (or computer for that matter), is http://www.apple.com/webapps.
Now these apps aren't brilliantly designed. Some of them are just a couple things thrown together. But, it is a step forward. The biggest problem with viewing them on an iPod Touch is that you can only go to places with Wi-Fi access otherwise you lose connection with the app. The iPhone makes it a little more easy with the Edge network, but you cannot use the app if you are out of the network.
Oh yeah there's another big problem...NOBODY KNOW'S ABOUT THE APPS. Jeez Apple, if your going to take that much time to make these things at least make sure people know about them. But hey, if you don't want to do it Apple, I'll be happy to.

Top 5 Apps for iPhone/iPod Touch

Since the iPhone and iPod Touch (called iTouch by strange people) will soon have third party application support, here are my top 5 most wanted apps for the iPhone/iPod Touch (I'm going to just refer to the iPhone for the rest of the article even though the apps would be for both).

5. Art App

This application would basically be paint on the iPhone. Could you imagine flicking your finger across the touch screen and see pretty colors pop up (ahh). This would be a kid favorite and a good way to keep the kids occupied for a while. It would be even more amazing if you could mix the colors. Imagine all of the masterpieces you (or your kids) could make.
4. Shopping App

This application could be basically an online store similar to Amazon. Actually it could even be Amazon but in an easier to use User Interface than the online Amazon store on Safari. This would be even better for Apple as they could negotiate with Amazon for a percentage of the revenue. As if they needed any more money.
3. Games App

This application should have been implemented in the iPhone since launch. It seems ridiculous that the other models of the iPod, which have smaller screens and more limited user controls have games while the users of the iPhone have absolutely no games. Most of the games would be even better with touch controls and a huge screen that the iPhone has. Oh yes and there is also an accelerometer in the iPhone for a six-axis like experience.
2. Game Emulation App

This app would be a bit more shady than the other apps as emulators are known to use illegal digital copies of games on their emulation systems. But think how cool it would be to play your favorite SNES, N64, and PS1 games on your iPhone. I'm sure the iPhone processor could handle it as it isn't that hard.
1. Streaming Music from Personal iTunes Library App

Yeah, I couldn't think of a short name for this one so I had to describe it in the title. Basically this application would allow you to stream your content in your iTunes Library onto your iPhone. This is important because Apple has only given you 8 gigs (16 for iPod Touch) and most peoples' libraries are much bigger than that. If the EDGE network couldn't handle it, it could only happen when connected to Wi-Fi. This is a must have in my opinion.

Well there you have it, my most wanted apps on the iPhone. Let's hope that these will be implemented in due time.

Time's Invention of the Year goes to: The iPhone

Time Magazine announced their daily Invention of the Year for the year 2007 in their latest issue and it went to the Apple iPhone, which was released in late June. It was cited as a major development for the computer industry in general. Apple has been one of the most influential tech companies of the 21st century.

Mac OS X Leopard

The new Operating System made by Apple was recently released. It goes along with the recent naming them cats and is nicknamed Leopard. I have personally never owned a Mac before, but me and my parents are planning to buy one as our next computer. I've only used them in the Apple stores but what I've heard about them is that they are brilliant. Well the reviews have been fairly positive and it seems to widen the already huge gap between it and Microsoft Vista. Maybe this will push my family over to getting a Mac.

iPhone is AT&T's top-selling cell phone; Third-party-apps on it

Since the iPhone released on June 29th it has been AT&T's top selling handset getting 13% of their total mobile phone sales. There have been a total of 1.325 million iPhones sold since launch. Sales are expected to get even higher as Apple made an announcement that they are creating an SDK which creates third-party-apps for the iPhone and iPod Touch. It will come out in February because Apple needs to make it virus safe, stable, etc. These applications will only increase the booming sales of both devices and it will make my iPod Touch much more useful.