Well, for now, I am waiting patiently.  I’m still unemployed, so dropping $300 on a gadget weighs a little heavier than it used to.  And I still have a strong feeling that if Verizon launches an iPhone, it will be a 32GB model and AT&T will show their trump card, a 64GB iPhone 4.

Update: I finally got a DPP and I’ve installed the app on my iPhone.  Now to learn some more about developing for the iPhone in Xcode!

Thanks Ron!  You seem to be the angel of reason on my shoulder.

This is a unique headset.  It starts as a standard bluetooth earpiece. And for phone calls it does a great job.  It has adaptive noise reduction and multipoint technology to connect to multiple phones.  7 hours of talk time and 160 hours of standby.

Where this product shines is its ability to stream audio via the A2DP protocol.  When connected to my iPhone 3GS, I can listen to podcasts and music through the single earpiece.  This is extremely convenient when you want to keep an open ear to hear your environment.

But it gets better.  Attach the secondary earbud, drape the light, cloth cable around the back of your neck and you’ve converted this earpiece into a full stereo headset.  There is a fit kit with 3 sizes of earpieces.  For me, the medium gels fit great and provide good sound isolation.  Since the secondary earbud and cable are so light, you can pop it out temporarily to hear your environment.

While this isn’t a full review, it covers the highlights.  Here comes the pros and cons.

Pros:

• Ultralight
• Versatile – A2DP in either mono or stereo
• Audio Quality – On par with my current favorite, the Motorola S9HD
• Inexpensive – I was able to purchase this headset for under $35 ($120 retail)

Cons:

• No hard case – Only a soft pouch (which doesn’t fit the charger)
• Micro USB Charger – Everything else I have uses Mini USB
• Doesn’t include a travel charger – Since it is Micro USB, I need to purchase one separately

That’s it for now.  If you have any questions, leave a comment.

What interests me the most is the enhancements to the Airport Extreme and Time Capsule.  Apple has seperated the 802.11g and 802.11n into seperate channels.  This will allow each device on the network get the optimal speed without slowing up the network (iPhone at 802.11g and Apple TV at 802.11n).  They’ve also added a “guest” network that will provide a password protected, seperate WiFi network that doesn’t see your local network.  Very nice touches. At $499, Im seriously considering the 1TB Time Capsule.

Source: Apple

Dasme wrote an interestering article over on Nukoda.com about gaming on the iPhone.  Here’s an excerpt:

I like many of you out there with a brand new iPhone 2.0 have been in love with the App Store. I’ve downloaded my fair share of both free and paid games, and have been amazed at the quality of the launch software. Like all things however, it hasn’t been a perfect experience.

I’ve collected my thoughts and gripes into one long post that I’m hoping iPhone/iPod Touch game developers will see and take to heart. While it’s likely that this won’t be seen by many, I want to speak my peace mainly so I can stop all my bitching to friends. Below you’ll find my three top gripes, and my solutions that would make iPhone/iPod Touch gaming a wonderful experience to be had by all… in a perfect world at least.

Read more here

If you’ve experienced this problem, let me know.  I’m going to go check the discussion forums at Apple and see if this is common or even a known bug.

EDIT: Nothing on this over at the Apple Forums.  I’m going to try and recreate this scenario at home with a standard charger and dock.  Check back tomorrow for an update.

1. Tasks/ToDo List app for iPhone
   (Have to wait till Feb for 3rd party app I guess)
2. Google “My Location” app for iPhone
3. Voice Recorder for iPhone
   (See #1)
4. iPhone SDK
   (Wasn’t released, but still on track for February)
5. Apple TV Upgrades
   (Holy Cow! This was more than I expected.)
6. NBC/Universal back on iTunes
   (If Universal is doing movie rentals, why not bring back our TV shows?)
7. iTunes Movie Rentals
   (Oh Yeah!)
8. Smaller, less expensive MacBook (I’ll take a 1/2 point here)
   (OMG. Smaller, yes! Less expensive, not so much. But ultra cool!)
9. Microsoft Office 2008 (Corrected)
   (Nobody mentioned it, but I now see that it WAS in the Keynote)
10. iPhone Futures
    (Nothing forward looking, just reviewing the past)

I’ve got to get back to work. I’ll summarize the keynote later today when I get back home and

1. Update my iTunes
2. Update my Apple TV
3. Update my iPhone
4. Spend way too much time geeking out on items 1-3

I was hoping that would be Steve’s “One More Thing”, but that phrase never left his lips (or nobody blogged it).  I’m curious to see if they show up on the sly.

Do you have comments about this?  Feel free to leave them here.

What am I looking forward to seeing announced/released this week? Here’s my list:

1. Tasks/ToDo List app for iPhone
2. Google “My Location” app for iPhone
3. Voice Recorder for iPhone
4. iPhone SDK (are you seeing a pattern here)
5. Apple TV Upgrades (not holding my breath)
6. NBC/Universal back on iTunes (come on guys, we want it)
7. iTunes Movie Rentals (hence the need for Apple TV Upgrades)
8. Smaller, less expensive MacBook (my house could use 2-3 of these)
9. Microsoft Office 2008 (I love iWork, but I still need Office)
10. iPhone Futures (3G, More RAM, etc)

That’s all I can come up with on short notice and most of them have been rumored for some time now. I kept it at 10 to keep score. Let’s see how I do.