iPhone Fingers Video

We'll see if people are still laughing about phonefingers when Commander & Conquer comes out on the iPhone. What is your screen going to look like after a 2-hour gaming session, huh?

When You Don't Get All 8 GBs

A Montreal law student is suing Apple because the box on his iPod says 8 GB, and there is only 7.6 GB of usable memory on it because of the OS. Sometimes these ridiculous lawsuits make good points, if having no precedent in law. The fact that the OS takes up memory is known by most people and is on par with “smoking is bad for you,” but just how bad for you, or how much memory, is still relevant. I'd like to see it more clearly marked on the box.

Apple's Version of Google Gears for the iPhone?

Good call from John Gruber in pointing out Ars Technica's "Worst iPhone Source of the Month." I have to admit, I ate up the original story with a spoon and side of blueberries, but in retrospect, it seems ridiculous. The leap in logic from allowing an offline Safari app to native app is just too easy.

New iPhone Commercials: Hello, Kristin

Can't say I'm a big fan of the new style of iPhone commercials. I have to call bullshit on Apple in the new Kristin commercial where she states she "mobile blogs" backstage at her dance concerts. Don't get me wrong, you can mobile blog on the iPhone. But it's not a built-in feature for the iPhone; it's all done on the blog side via email, and it can be a complicated set up for the everyday user. It's hardly something Apple should be marketing as an iPhone feature. Strange.

Best iPhone Accessory Yet

I just bought ten of these, one for each finger.

4 Months Until SDK and Then What?

Assuming Apple releases the SDK at the end of the month of February, as is their way nowadays, it could be much longer before we see a large number of apps on iTunes. Apple will have to hire new employees and build infrastructure to test out these apps. It's likely they are using the time until the release to build that infrastructure. I'll wager that is the reason for the long wait, not the SDK , which is probably mostly finished.

It also wouldn't surprise me that they have already given a rough version of the SDK to a few select vendors who will have apps ready for sale come the public release of the SDK.

ViModa Vibe Duo iPhone Headphones

Gizmodo "reviews" the V-Moda Vive Duos, one of the first iPhone headphones (that is, headphones with a call/music switch). They completely do an underwhelming job of it.

Their thorough conclusion?

"Pick one up if you're in the market for some iPhone buds."

Wow, thanks Gizmodo. I guess.