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So i was skeptical about the iPhone 3GS, but being the gadget whore that i am, i HAD to have it.

I was really only looking forward to the voice command feature which lets you hold down the home button for 2 seconds (or the button on your headset) and say something like “call jennifer” and your phone will call jennifer. I realize that this is not a feature for everybody, but i really miss it from my windows mobile obsession period.

What i ended up getting is so much more. If anything the speed is worth the price. Opening up a program is much snappier.  One of my biggest gripes with my iPhone 3G was that opening a program can be extremely clunky, especially when you accidentally hit the wrong program to open. With the 3GS that does not seem to be an issue.

I am extremely bummed that there are still no useful push applications out there.  I have written a couple for my own use but those and my developer copy of AIM are the only push programs that i have since there is nothing approved in the appstore yet. I have the feeling that this is the fault of Apple not wanting to “blow up” their servers but i would think that since AIM released a developer copy they would at least offer that one in the appstore for everybody.

Battery life. I am a heavy user getting a lot of push notification, on the phone, on the internet all the time. I drained my battery dry in 36 hours. Actually pretty good since on the 3g i could only get 10 or 12 hours with such use.

All in all I am quite pleased. The voice command works extremely well, be it limited to making outgoing calls and playing music, still very cool for “hands free” driving. And the speed of the machine really makes it worth while. It is definately Tanguy approved.

So this battery for the iphone 3g/3gs is pretty damn big. But I would not go anywhere without it. I use up my iPhone battery pretty fast from heavy use. Having this battery around will allow me to charge it fully about 3 times. Or i can leave the phone in the battery and get a good 4 hours of constant data (which i have tested and yes it gets that).

It has an extra usb port at the bottom so i can charge up any usb device which comes in very handy for charging my bluetooth headset or my sons iPod Touch.

There is a light on the back as well which is very bright and uses almost no battery. This has come in very handy on many occasions for using as a flashlight. I have never used it for its designated purpose of being a “flash” for the camera because it seems too awkward. But as a flashlight, it is great.

I HIGHLY recommend this battery to anybody with an iphone that will use up the battery in less than a day as i often do.

http://fastmac.com/iv.php

These things are awsome. When placed in the ears correctly, the sound is great.

I even use them while riding on my motorcycle (one ear only), which gets very loud, and i can hear my music just fine. Its great.

The mic is really good but super sensitive. It says it drowns out ambiant sound but it really does not, it picks everything up very loud. But it is far better than the provided iphone headset.

They are also very comfortable. Probably the most comfy in-ear headset i’ve ever owned. I leave them in for hours listening to music and it doesnt hurt my ears at all.

All in all, for $99 its a great buy.

Wow. I just read on TUAW this story about a store reporting that apple told them to distroy all their old apple tv displays and stuff by Tuesday.
Now I love my Apple TV, its awsome. I have all of my dvds ripped and on there for me to watch without getting my ass off the couch.
Imagine what Apple could do with this. They could incorporate a blue ray player into it, set it up for netflix streaming, or even as a AT&T Uverse box.
It could be anything, and i can only hope for the best. Via [TUAW]