June 2007
45 posts
PC World - iPhone Stress Tests →
AT&T Activation Clumsiness hurts iPhone
Apple may be smooth and polished, but AT&T has botched the great iPhone rollout. These are some of the frequent errors that people are experiencing. It is so bad that the AT&T web and phone support have shut-down at this point. (via Stephen’s shared items in Google Reader)
iPhone activations hosed until morning?
Filed under: Apple We’ve been hearing scattered reports some that newly-christened iPhone owners are having a heck of a time finalizing the activation process in iTunes. That sucks for a couple reasons: first, these puppies are darned near useless without being activated, and second, it seems the procedure is hanging after the point at which existing customers’ current SIMs are...
I got it
At 6:20 I bought two iPhones. I raced home to activate. Unfortunately I have to wait 24 hours before I can use the iPhone. There were some issues porting over my phone number from Verizon. Kinda disappointing.
Steve: Nice. Free starbucks. Thanks Apple. (via Twitter / Steve)
Steve: Thanks to abercrombie & fitch I’m gonna have house music stuck in my head for days. (via Twitter / Steve)
Steve: Everything I’ve ever said or blogged about the iPhone has been repeated at least three times since I got here. (via Twitter / Steve)
Steve: Apple employees handing out water (via Twitter / Steve)
Steve: I’m number 63 in line for an iPhone. (via Twitter / Steve)
11 Things Missing From the iPhone - Apple Phone...
1) The iPhone hasn’t been designed to work within a hyperbaric chamber.
2) The iPhone won’t help you learn Spanish - while speaking in English, it should should automatically translate spoken words into Spanish when calling numbers located in Spain.
3) The iPhone does not come with a linear algebra mode - users will have to plot their own vector spaces.
4) The iPhone does not sync with...
Building a Smarter To-Do List, Part I | 43 Folders →
The baby on Nirvana's Nevermind album is 17 (Pic) →
Wow, I feel old
Apple iPhone review roundup
Filed under: Handsets, Reviews, ATT, Apple
With just a few days to go before launch, Apple has apparently lifted its embargo on the lucky few journos to get their hands on an iPhone a couple weeks early, and David Pogue, Walt Mossberg and USA Today’s Edward C. Baig are doing the first honors. And honors abound: three out of three reviewers agree that the iPhone is pretty much the sexiest...
If you read nothing else…
If I had you read only one thing to help you simplify organize your life, it would be this.
Press link below now and frequently.
http://www.dumblittleman.com/2007/06/7-secrets-of-super-organized.html (via Stephen’s shared items in Google Reader)
Apple - iPhone - Rate Plans for iPhone →
How to Deal with the Office Dullard →
“… Working hard, I’ve been synergizing all morning.”
Steve: Just got to church and realized I don’t have my wallet or keys. At least I have my Treo. Not sure how this happened. (via Twitter / Steve)
Ninja Gaiden (NES) - Wikipedia, the free... →
Ninja Gaiden lit. Legend of the Ninja Dragon Sword in Japanese, also known as Shadow Warriors in Europe) is a platform game for the NES developed by Tecmo. Originally released in Japan towards the end of 1988, it was the
Apple takes you on an iPhone guided tour
Filed under: Handsets, ATT, Apple
We know, we know, seven days is just too long to wait. So what’s a salivating iPhone junkie to do to pass the time? Apple has the answer with its new incredibly detailed “Guided Tour” video of the device. No real secrets being revealed, but the video gives an in-depth look into the ins and outs of using most of the apps and getting your way...
Digg - New iPhone Photos Show SIM Card Slot →
YouTube hits Apple TV today, headed for the iPhone...
Filed under: Multimedia, Software, ATT, Apple
The wait is over, and you can finally train that Apple Remote of yours on videos of passable karaoke, mind numbing video blog confessions and the genius that is Daxflame. That’s right, YouTube is hitting the Apple TV today, an announcement that is totally overshadowed by a little surprise Apple packed into the press release: YouTube is the...
Versions - Mac Subversion Client →
iPhone to feature eight hours of talk, new glass...
Filed under: Cellphones, Handhelds, Portable Audio, Portable Video Apple’s tooting its own horn about some new spec upgrades to its imminent iPhone. No, it’s not 3G, GPS or anything crazy like that, but we’ll settle for a battery life upgrade anytime, and screen durability doesn’t hurt neither. Apple claims that its preliminary estimates of 5 hours of talk time, internet...
ConsumerReports.org - Car crash test →
Toyota delays launch of third-generation Prius
Filed under: Hybrids/Alternative, Green, Tech, Toyota According to Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun, Toyota is going to postpone the launch of its next generation Prius. Originally planned for fall 2008, the release has been pushed back to spring 2009. This will be the third generation of the popular hybrid-only model, and it was expected that we’d see the first use of lithium-ion batteries in this new...
Digital Life America poll profiles iPhone faithful
Filed under: Studies, Apple It would seem Solutions Research Group’s Digital Life America has its fingers on the pulse of the average iPhone hopeful (or at least a random 1,230 of them) with a new poll titled “Who Will Line Up for the iPhone.” The results seem to suggest that the average iPhone line-camper will be a fairly well heeled individual (we’re not surprised here,...
Find out what (American) accent you have. (very...
title says it all. (via Stephen’s shared items in Google Reader)
TV's "Mr. Wizard"; Don Herbert, Dies At 89
XorNand writes “Television’s Mr. Wizard, Don Herbert, died today at 89. He introduced generations of young viewers to the joys of science. Herbert, who had bone cancer, died at his suburban Bell Canyon home near Los Angeles.” Read more of this story at Slashdot. (via Stephen’s shared items in Google Reader)
Vimeo / Lip Dub - Flagpole Sitta by Harvey Danger Once again, the internet wins. [via: mathowie]
January to June: the iPhone's evolution
Filed under: Handsets, ATT, GSM, GPRS, EDGE, Apple, OS X
Believe it or not, the iPhone shown in January wasn’t in final, launch-ready form. Crazy, huh? An enterprising individual has managed to compile no fewer than seventeen ways that the phone’s software has visibly changed between Macworld and the recent commercials — and that’s just from the few calculated product...
iPhone details uncovered in Sales Training...
Filed under: Handsets, ATT, GSM, EDGE, Apple, OS X
Here’s some dirt that’s sure to heat up the iPhone debates over the next 20 days. According to alleged scans from the “iPhone Sales Training Workbook,” we’re seeing a vast array of features that we were already fully aware of, but here’s the skinny on what you may have not known until now: No one-touch dialing...
Speed Racer's 'Mach 5' comes to life
(Credit: Warner Bros.)
We extend our thanks in advance for your indulgence of our trip down memory lane this morning. Honest, we’ve tried to shake this nostalgia bug, but it keeps coming back—and this time we’re not going to fight it, and you’ll see why.
The Speed Racer… (via Stephen’s shared items in Google Reader)
WatchVideo: Will Ferrell in “The Landlord”
Solar Powered Prius
Attempts to power hybrid cars with solar panels have been around for a few years. But now a company called Solar Electrical Vehicles is producing commercially available after-market panels, starting with the Toyota Prius. Get the sun to juice your hybrid car. (Credit: Solar Electrical Systems) The fiberglass molded panels … (via Stephen’s shared items in Google Reader)
MacBook Pros updated: Santa Rosa, LED...
Filed under: Laptops
Right on cue, we’ve got MacBook Pro updates for you to love or hate depending upon your fanboy affiliation. First the 17-inch which now features new NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT graphics and a new 1920 x 1200 pixel display (for $100 extra)… at last. Both the 15- and 17-inch models now sport Intel’s Santa Rosa platform — Intel’s latest take on Centrino...
Apple iPhone confirmed for June 29th release
I will be the first to admit it — we were off on the release date! Thanks to some hard journalism work from Ryan over at Engadget, and now confirmed by Apple’s iPhone ads themselves, the June 29th release date is 100% confirmed. Want to take a look at the ads? Me too! Check them out below.
Thanks, James and Liam!
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