Stream your entire iTunes library to your iPhone, that doesn’t sound too bad. There’s a demo available, just visit on your iPhone. It looks like the software is half price ($9.99) for another 13 or 14 hours. It’s available at MacUpdate Promo.
August 2007: Monthly Archive
George gets his sweet Nissan today as well as those 3 iPhones.
While browsing today I found Dobson’s coverage map. Dobson is the wireless company that AT&T is in the process of gobbling up. It’s not a huge network, but it’s enough to make Dobson #9 or so in the US. As you see above, it will at least bring a bunch of coverage to Alaska, Kentucky, West Virginia, the Texas Panhandle region, and the Great Lakes region. If you want to check out the overlaps in coverage for yourself, here’s AT&T’s coverage map.
figure 1: The Edge
The Inquirer has a good post about EDGE. Europe doesn’t really use the EDGE network all that much; from what I understand, they kind of skipped that step — they went from GPRS to 3G pretty much right off the bat. Any carrier in Europe is going to have to install EDGE on their network for the iPhone to be useful and for iPhone customers to be happy. So how hard will that be?
provisioning EDGE requires only a simple software upgrade to existing base stations. Ericsson revealed that all of its base stations which shipped after 1995 were EDGE ready.
But Ericsson, fine purveyor of cell tower equipment worldwide, isn’t the only group with money quotes. Their competitor Nokia Siemens also had this little gem:
“A typical upgrade for a country-wide network would be measured in weeks”
Ericsson also revealed that they’d be happy to do the work, as part of their managed services division.
Robert Scoble has a nifty little photostream available on his Flickr gallery, called iCult. In it he profiles various well known bloggers, tech celebrities, and other digerati who proudly carry iPhones. All the A-list people are there including Chris Pirrilo (pictured above) wearing his usual “Feel free to punch me in the face and steal my lunch money” geek persona non grata.
I see lots of tech workers inside major Silicon Valley’s companies carrying iPhones these days. Google, FaceBook, Flickr, Yahoo, the usual suspects. Even Microsoft employees use them fondly, with cautious restraint.
Apple is hosting an iTunes event on September 5th, and they’re widely expected to release something neat. But of course, no one knows what they’re releasing, so the rumor mill is exploding.
Engadget reports a wireless iTunes store, where you can buy tracks and download them directly from the device you want to play them from. You know, your iPod or your iPhone. This of course requires that wireless iPods be available. The supposed wireless iPods would be like the iPhone: run OSX, be like an iPhone but without the phone part, big touch screen, etc. The iPhone is, of course, already wireless, and would just need one of those little wee updates.
Mobility Site reports that there will be no Beatles added to iTMS, but adds this gem:
“A new feature for iPhone users that will allow them to make ringtones out of songs they’ve already purchased from iTunes. This is a long-overdue step for the digital music business, which has found itself in the weird position of selling complete digital songs for a dollar but 15-second ringtone snippets of the same songs for $2.50.”
A wireless iPod would be awesome, but I think it’s dubious that Apple would let us remove too much hub from the digital hub. If Apple let you convert ringtones from iTMS purchases, that would be awesome. A question remains though, what about ringtones from albums you ripped?
In all the years I have covered mobile technology, I’ve never seen any single device have such a polarizing effect, or invoke such heated emotional debate in the backwater bars and pubs of the online gadget community, as iPhone has. Make no mistake; there is no middle ground to stand on, no comfort zone. You’re either an iPhone lover or a hater. Many, if not most, outspoken critics love iPhone. But to some the very thought of casting an approving eye or complimentary remark on Apple’s beloved black slab is akin to publicly condoning Michael Vick’s dog fighting hobbies.
Well I say NUTS! to all the haters out there. The time has come to put this argument to rest once and for all. Let me illustrate why you should embrace Apple’s ambitious efforts and love , yes LOVE the iPhone. Read the rest of this entry »
Dear God, is it Friday already? I forgot to pay the rent. Before my landlord sends his goons to collect the check or break my kneecaps, here are a few submissions for you pixel hungry piranhas to enjoy on this eve of summer’s blowout. You’re welcome.
I’m heading out this weekend to the biggest spectacle in classic car exhibition at the Kruse Auction park, part of the annual Auburn Cord Duesenberg Festival in Auburn Indiana. It’s a huge event that draws thousands of collectors and spectators, including celebrities.
I once collided into Jay Leno scoping out a cherry red 68 Mustang convertible. The klutz spilled his drink all over the car’s irreplaceable upholstery, then made a quick getaway, leaving me to assume the blame and foot the bill. Damn you Leno! I got a $700 invoice for reproduction seat vinyl with your name on it!
I’ve mentioned the tech talks earlier; it turns out that if you weren’t able to go to San Fran, LA, New York, or Chicago, a very nice person has put his notes online and is summarizing those talks for the benefit of anyone that was unable to attend.
Thanks, Mike Brophy of RIActant, for posting your notes for the benefit of web app developers all over. [via]
In case anyone here missed it, midnight on Wednesday has passed. Not a peep from the
