I decided to do a quick experiment using my Canon Powershot SD880 camera. I documented my flight from Burbank to Oakland this past Sunday night. I know its an everyday thing now since its been part of society since the early 20th century but its just crazy covering 350 miles in just an hour. The convenience of that versus driving a car for 5.5–6 hours between the Bay and LA.
A quick getup put together by rolling to the neighborhood Goodwill store.
Safari/explorer/hunter-looking type of hat… $2.
Khaki safari/explorer/hunter-looking type of jacket… $8.
Halloween on a Friday night… Priceless.
I didn’t have enough time to find a wig, or fill in the sideburns. Would’ve added more to it if any. Anyways, I hope everyone had a blast and got home safe. Good times!
Today was the first day of the Apple Expo in Europe, Paris to be exact. I was hoping that Steve Jobs would be announcing the new “Core 2 Duo”-based Macbooks. But alas, that speculation wasn’t even close.
His announcement weighed more heavily in the release of products from the iPod family, then the release of iTunes 7. Here’s the breakdown of the new features per iPod family member:
iPod:
60% brighter display
75% longer video battery life
Gapless playback
Exciting new games
Search and Quick Scrolling
New headphones
$249 for 30GB
$349 for 80GB
iPod Nano, 2nd Generation:
Made of thinner aluminum
Colors of blue, pink, green, silver and black
40% brighter display
24 hour battery life
Gapless playback
Search and Quick Scrolling
New headphones
$149 for 2GB (silver), $199 for 4GB (blue, pink, green and silver) and $249 for 8GB (black)
iPod Shuffle, 2nd Generation:
World’s smallest MP3 player
Aluminum case with clip
1GB — up to 240 songs
12 hour battery life
USB 2.0
Dock & earbuds included
$79
I’m eyeing that Shuffle for $79. Seems reasonable and functional if you play sports; especially when you run a lot.
Anyways, besides Mr. Jobs announcement, a couple of the MA folks and I will be attending Carson Workshop’s Summit: The Future of Web Apps tomorrow and Thursday. Should be some interesting and exciting time. It’s just too bad I don’t have a Macbook (yet) so I can look as cool as those techfreaks attending. Oh well, I hope this Dell Latitude loaner can do the job of writing notes and checking email.