abersparky in vegas
17Mar/092

Summer 2009 = 3.0!

Apple hosted the highly anticipated iPhone OS 3.0 Media Event in Cupertino, CA today.  More than 1,000 new APIs are included in the new SDK which allow developers to access more functions of the device.

More than 100 New Features will be included in the 3.0 release, including many on my iPhone Wish List!  Unfortunately, Flash & Theme Customizations will not be in this release.  Also, if you have a 2G iPhone, the Stereo Bluetooth and MMS features will not be available due to hardware limitations (different radio sets) but you'll still benefit from many of the new features.  Below is a list of the features that were demoed today at the event:

  • Push Notifications*
  • In-app email*
  • Cut/Copy/Paste*
  • MMS*
  • Peer to Peer Connectivity
  • Messaging Forwarding and Delete*
  • Landscape Keyboard*
  • Voice Memos
  • CalDAV Support & Calendar Subscriptions
  • Spotlight Search
  • Log into YouTube account
  • Repeat Alerts Setting*
  • Call Log (was not demoed, but I have a feeling you'll be able to delete specific call records opposed to all or nothing - and/or call records in the call log are now more detailed)
  • Notes Sync

*These features were on my iPhone wishlist! WOOHOO!  I'm so excited to see the full feature list!!  Can't wait to see what else Apple has in store!

The links to the Apple Preview site and Presentation are included as well as screenshots from the Presentation...

iPhone 3.0 Preview
iPhone 3.0 March 17th Event Presentation

17Mar/091

JACKPOT!

I finally won my first jackpot after after 1 1/2 years living in Vegas last night!

Jackpot

Adam was teaching me how to play video poker on the nickle slots. I was getting the hang of it and almost hit a few big hands but then all of a sudden, it hits... A - J - K - 10 - Q ... all of Hearts! Adam grabs my arm - the one which was still sore from the gym btw - and his eyes got real big and he screams, "YOU GOT A ROYAL FLUSH!!!" Apparently that's a good thing 'cuz it pays the highest on that game! I won $200 which was how much I had already spent on slots - so all in all, I walked away happy that I won and got my money back! HA!

Filed under: Gambling, Las Vegas 1 Comment
17Mar/090

15 Minutes to Go!

3.0

It's about to start!!

Live text/photo coverage available from the links below...

- Gizmodo
- Engadget
- ArsTechnica
- Macworld
- CNet
- Wired
- Fortune

I'm tuned into Gizmodo and Engadget now.  Better get on before the Internet crashes! HA!

13Mar/090

iPhone 3.0 = MMS?

Has the time finally come???

The Boy Genius Report thinks so! They've been told that the 3.0 Update will include MMS as well as Tethering via Bluetooth & USB. More to come...

12Mar/093

3.0

via Engadget: iPhone OS 3.0 is coming, preview on March 17th

iPhone 3.0

MMS, Cut & Paste, Forwarding SMS Messages, Push Notifications, Theme Customizations, Flash... just a few on my wishlist... keep your fingers crossed!

8Mar/092

Bare Skin Baby!

Like Brian, I too am at a loss for words...

jamiebamberuk300

Jamie Bamber's PSA with PETA UK.  I think I may need to look him up on IMDB and molest him via his acting history.  O:-)

Filed under: BSG, PETA, TV 2 Comments