iWant

09Jun08

So I’m typing this whilst eagerly following continous updates on the WWDC 2008 Keynote Live Coverage over at MacRumorsLive.com. Partly because I actually am interested in getting myself an iPhone one of these days -ish, and partly because we have company in our room and she’s a crazy wacko who doesn’t seem to care much for what I think so I really can’t be bothered. Would very much rather prefer being left out, than waste my energy pretending to be interested in a meaningless conversation of which my opinions keep being disdainfully ignored to boot thankyouverymuch.

10:54 am: Showing 2 medical-based applications. First, The first is a learning application for remembering the names of parts of the body. They will have dozens of apps available within weeks of the App Store launch. The second medical app is from MIMvista.

10:58 am: The MIMvista application is for viewing medical imagery. Takes advantage of the touch screen to change the information shown, zoom in and out, and scroll around. The images can be rendered in 3D live too. The app will be available at the launch of the App Store. The last demo comes from Digital Legends.

This sounds promising. I’m not much of a paper person when it comes to my med notes (meaning I prefer to read Bailey & Love’s in the form of a .pdb file using iSilo via laptop, even powerpoint slideshows I save in .jpg format to be viewed on my iPod -it saves the hassle of making printouts and are much easier to carry around by far), plus whipping out a PDA for reference purposes seems grossly unhip to the comparably less fugly sleekness of an iPhone.

11:36 am: 2.8X faster. Approaching WiFi speeds (WiFi scored 17 seconds). When compared to other 3G phones (Nokia N95 and Treo 750), the iPhone is 36% faster — and better looking.

Not that looks matter. Well, wait. Maybe they do. Our visitor is having a chat with my roommates and between bits of static that come up as I listen to play-by-play broadcasts on thedigitallifestyle.tv, I can hear her lamenting on the seemingly unfeasible task of losing unsightly belly flab. Hokay she’s actually pulling up her tee and showing us said belly flab in attempt to highlight the severity of the situation. This is a big deal apparently, cause she’s meeting her future in-laws in a couple of weeks.

We all wanna look good. Call me superficial for thinking that owning an iPhone would do the trick, but it sure would be cool to carry one around! Making me seem neither sensible nor intellectual in any way, yes I know. I like shiny gadgets. Shiny gadgets make me happy so there.

And whoa wait a sec…

11:45 am: Now on to the final challenge — affordability. Started at $599 for an 8GB iPhone, now $399. The iPhone 3G 8GB will sell for… $199.

That’s half the price of the previous non 3G model, and a whole lot cheaper than the current phone that I’m using even -a now very worn Nokia 6111, purchased in it’s heyday. What’s left to consider? The tech specs are more than enough to cover my basic needs and I don’t really give two hoots about the camera function or lack of a external memory card slot because I still have a perfectly functioning digicam and iPod for those purposes.

Okay I really really want this.

That’s Jack Johnson’s If I had eyes on the screen btw. Listen here:

She’s serenading my roommates to the tunes of Celine Dion for some unfathomable reason. These earphones are doing nothing for me. Talk about rowdy. Oh waitwait okay she’s done phew. Wonder how much longer I’ll have to keep facing my laptop just to get out of inane chitchat.

We’re almost over with the conference updates it seems. And so to wrap it up…

11:52 am: We’ll see you at MWSF 2009.

Hmm. Or maybe I should just wait this one out and see if they come up with a better version next year?

Well she just left now, at least. Hello sweet tranquility! I can finally find peace in my own room.

p/s: Doesn’t anyone else find it absurd that Russian is mentioned among the languages offered for iPhone’s Language and International keyboard and dictionary support when it isn’t even officially going to be available in this country, not according to the list anyway?


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  1. 1 DD on June 10, 2008 said:

    shiny gadgets yes me too maddie preferably waterproof and reasonably discounted.

    and umm some seafood … oh you got me going now … better go sleep … dreams are free

  2. 2 Aini Hanan on June 10, 2008 said:

    love the song!

    p.s. sorry can’t comment much on the iPhone (i’m a paper person when it comes to notes :P)

  3. 3 nurul on June 10, 2008 said:

    cool blog! i love celine dion! hueeeee

  4. 4 navarro on June 10, 2008 said:

    hi maddie.
    I just can’t believe Apple decided to sell the 3G iPhone’ for freakin’ $199 bucks..so cheap that your local Wal-mart would even consider selling them in bundles like tissue rolls
    for profit..haha

    Jack Johson is acoustically amazing.any guy that serenades girls with his songs can never go wrong.

  5. 5 maddie on June 10, 2008 said:

    DD: I am a geek sort of person can’t you tell? My gadgets are much akin to life support. That, and music~

    Hanan: I love jotting down little tidbits of info in the margins of my notes as much as the next self respecting med student but my handwriting leaves much to be desired for unfortunately!

    nurul: Thank you. Although I didn’t really mention her singing for it’s melodious dulcet tones (or lack thereof). You’ve got me a bit confuddled here.

    navarro: I think I might seriously consider getting one. The price slash has me rather sold. And Mr Johnson can soothe like no other :)

  6. 6 lubna on June 15, 2008 said:

    I’m fantastically clueless when it comes to gadgets and gizmos, but I gotta say, those thingies up there (iphone, was it? :p) look really slick. I wouldn’t mind having one just for the sake of its slick factor.

    Ah, Jack Johnson.
    You must’ve have heard of Ben Harper and Newton Faulkner too, yes?
    They have similar styles, that whole acoustic vibe. :)

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