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June 9, 2008
WOW… what an exciting keynote. There was so much going on, and the demos were amazing. The big news obviously is the new iPhone release.
First off the Major stuff..
• OS 10.6 (Snow Leopard) will be released to developers later today.
• iPhone 2.0 software updates
• MobileME showcased
• iPhone 3G released simultaneously in 70 countries on July 11. ROCK!
A lot of the new apps were demoed at the show, here is a list of them
• Super Monkey Ball - This is a game, apparently very popular on the Playstation platform. There were several games demoed and they all look REALLY robust. Seems like the iPhone could easily rival the PSP for gaming.
• eBay App - allows for full eBay integration as a buyer or seller, and unlike most of the other apps demoed is free. Maybe this will help put some life into the dying online auction site…
• TypePad Blogging tool - This is VERY cool, and seems to have a ton of functionality to it. Unfortunately I didn’t see any mention of WordPress, but I am sure that will be handled by someone soon. hint hint.
• Loopt - This is a location based social networking tool, and this will definitely reshape the social networking world. There will likely be some pretty scary hacks to this as well…
• Modality - a very robust medical application that, as Molly Wood put it, “turns you into a brain surgeon”. Not so much, but I am sure this will be a pretty cool thing to keep handy when you visit the doctor.
• Band - This is an application put together by an independent UK firm, that allows you to make music on the iPhone… awesome.
Games will have a price point of $9.99.
Apple is also providing a push services cloud for all developers to use. This will enable the use of Exchange ‘esq services, as well as instant always on IM, email, and other web enabled apps.
Support was announced for Powerpoint, BUlk Message deletion, a new scientific calculator, Parental Controls, and multi-language support..
The multi-language support looks pretty amazing, and supports both traditional and simplified chinese, and even has character drawing and recognition.
The 2.0 software will be available early July (before the 11th, I assume) and will be free for the current 2G iPhones , but will cost iPod Touch users $9.99.
The MobileMe app looks extremely well put together as well.. Basically it turns your browser into a functional desktop, and will support mail, iDisk, iCal, Address Book, and a wide range of other macapps. The service will stay 99$ a year and will be a free automatic upgrade for the current .mac users
Now.. for the important stuff… LOL
The iPhone 3G will be released on July 11, and will cost 199.99 for the 8GB version.. RoCK!
• GPS
• Subsidized cost
• Thinner
• Flush headphone jack
• 3G is faster then Nokia N95 and Blackberry
• Full Exchange support and Secure VPN
• Available in 70 countries
• 300 hours of stand by time - 10 hours talk time - 5 hours 3G usage - 5 or 6 hours of browsing - 7 hours of video, and 24 hours of audio…
It was an exciting few hours, and my head is still spinning.. but July 11th you can find me at the South Coast Plaza iPhone store in Newport Beach California..
w00t!
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