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XtremeMac iPhone Sportwrap
A while back, I wrote about purchasing and using the
Belkin Sport Armband for the iPhone. It was a terrible purchase, unfortunately, but I got my money back. I then continued my quest to find a product that could hold to rigors of my physical excursions.
The answer: XtremeMac iPhone Sportwrap.
I’ve had this sportwrap for several months where I have gone jogging, bumped into walls, etc. and am happy to say that this sportwrap shows no signs of tearing or breaking down. Although it is speckled with paint now, the iPhone remains unscathed.
If you want a dependable sportwrap and protective cover for your shiny iPhone, then I recommend checking this out.
iPhone 2.0 Issues
Merlin Mann recently wrote an article recently about iPhone 2.0 Glitches. I would have to agree with that list of issues but I have a few more to add to the list:
- E-mail Evaporation - I am a heavy OmniFocus user and one of the things I find myself doing often is capturing new tasks that I need to work on when away from the office (as set via the OmniFocus mail preferences). Now, when writing a new task using the Mail app on my iPhone, the app and message will evaporate after hitting the send button. Great, now instead of making better use of time, I’m wasting it. I’ve not seen other apps do this…yet.
- Podcast/Song Resume - I easily consume over 10+ hours of news and information on a weekly basis (especially now that I have been painting on the weekends). When I’m working out on the elliptical machine in the morning, I’m watching video. When I’m doing other house tasks or tooling in the garage, I’m listing to the my podcasts. Prior to version 2.0, I could pause a song or podcast midstream and resume it later. Not any longer. I can only do that with video now. Bah!
The other issues, you can read about on Merlin Mann’s site, especially about all apps being much slower to use. I’m still using the orignal iPhone and not the 3G phone but it sounds like it doesn’t matter which phone you are using, 2.0 is much slower.
Apple TV 2.0 does not support full HD resolution
© Apple
If you have been following the MacWorld hype this week, you will have noticed that the Apple TV has been improved and reduced in price. Some improvements include wireless connectivity, updated user interface, ability to rent and watch movies, etc. It is a great device with plenty of bells and whistles in both hardware and software.
However, it still misses the mark. By taking a close look at the Apple TV Tech Specs you will see that maximum resolution is 1280×720 pixels at 24 fps but the specs for HD video is 1920×1080 pixels at 24 fps (although it can go as high as 60 fps). If you care about getting the maximum benefit out of your TV and movie watching experience, then this is not the device for you. Nor is the storage space (160 GB maximum) as you’ll need over a terabyte in storage if you have a decent movie collection, let alone storing TV content, downloadable media, or your own home videos.
Food for thought.
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