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RSS 2.0 IPhone OS 3.0 - Worth the Hype?
Apple will be releasing version 3.0 of their IPhone (and Ipod Touch) in the Summer, possibly with the launch of their new IPhone (my theory). Features that have been begged over and over by users, such as copy ‘n paste and MMS will be present along with a bunch of other exciting features. They are already seeding the beta build to testers and the initial impressions have been great. But, will it be worth the hype? I think so. This is a partial list of features that will be included in this new OS.
- Copy ‘n paste.
- MMS - No video sending since the IPhone still won’t be able to record video (at least un-jailbroken)
- Note syncing
- Widescreen keyboard available pretty much everywhere
- Push notifications - at last!
So is it worth getting excited about? Definetely. And if Apple releases new IPhone hardware along with the new OS, you should definetly think about upgrading, especially if you have V1.
IPhone OS 3.0 Link Round-up
- Check out this video walkthrough by the guys over at Gizmodo. Pretty illustrative
- Gallery and initial impressions by Gizmodo
- Scorecard by Crunchgear
- IPhone 3.0 Wrap-up by MobileCrunch
Awesome Gadgets with Design Flaws
Popular Mechanics has an interesting article about 5 exceptional gadgets that “feature” design flaws. Yes, popular products by Apple, Motorola, Amazon, Nintendo and RIM make the list. Do you know about a gadget that seems to have a very annoying “feature” or flaw? Share in the comments!
Kindle 2: Did Amazon Get it Right This Time?
The good guys over at Ars have some nice (nicer?) things to say about the Kindle 2, because they sure enough said some nasty ones about the first generation, ipod-for-reading device that came out last year. But, who could blame them? The device had some flaws but people still loved them and Amazon couldn’t crank them out fast enough. So, yeah, Amazon heard what people had to say about the first generation device and improved in the Kindle 2 and they made the device’s battery last longer and made it thinner, but in my opinion, we won’t see massive adoption until the thing comes down in price, to at least half of what it costs now (same goes to you Sony, with your expensive PS3). I mean, $360 is pretty steep to substitute an something that we have been doing for centuries; reading books. Sure, its convenient to carry a device that can store thousands of books, download more over-the-air, and can read the test to us, but with that price it won’t be in everyone’s pocket anytime soon.
Howard Stinger to be Prez of Sony
Sir Howard Stinger will become Sony’s new president starting April 1st, and will expected to bring Sony afloat after historical losses (about $2.7 billion). Sony will cut a ton of jobs, 16,000 of them, and will also be combining divisions. Hopefully they’ve learned not to introduce more proprietary formats (MiniDisk, MemoryStick, UMD, etc, etc…). Could you imagine the state of Sony if HD-DVD would’ve come out as the reigning format instead of Blu-Ray?
Run 4 Servos on your Next Arduino Project
Ever wanted to run 2 more servos on your Arduino based robot/device/humanity destroyer? The guys over at Curious Inventor have release demo code allowing you to extend your next project to have up to 4 servos. Now imagine the possibilities of having 4 axis of control, for better presision on your Water Cannon or your head tracking device.
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