After receiving a gift card to the Mast General Store from my brother (it was a belated birthday gift), I decided to pick up a pair of 5 finger shoes (by Vibram for those wondering).
After testing them out in the store for 15 minutes, then running/walking/trotting upon running trails, streets and enormous water pipes in the park (note: kids don’t do the latter in as you could fall and crack your head open) over the next hour, I am now officially ashamed that I have worn traditional sneakers for so long instead of 5 finger shoes.
The only thing I don’t like about 5 finger shoes is that it takes a lot longer to put on than traditional sneakers (as you can see from the video below), but aside from that I’m probably only going to purchasing 5 finger shoes in the future due to how natural they feel upon my feet.
I’m planning on purchasing another pair (5 finger boots for those wondering). However if I could find a pair of 5 finger dress shoes, my feet would be complete!
Okay, I don’t have any spies inside Apple HQ (you’ll have to contact Michael Arrington for success in that department) but looking at last year’s clues I have the feeling that the next iPhone HD (aka iPhone 4G) is going to be classified as a medical device. Yes seriously.
Before I delve into the latest iRumor, here is a video from last year debuting iPhone 3.0 OS.
This idea apparently was inspired by a diabetic who pleaded Steve Jobs to make managing diabetes much easier.
Life Scan announced this app at the WWDC last year, but unlike the various other apps (ranging from multi-player games to enterprise apps) Life Scan never appeared in the app store–and Steve Jobs never breathed a hint about this app again.
I suspect that as soon as this app was revealed, Uncle Sam (or the US Government for you non-yanks) got involved, and that Apple and Life Scan had to go through some medical approval process before being allowed to mention this app again.
I also suspect that this feature (or app) will ONLY be available upon the upcoming iPhone (which could be called iPhone HD or iPhone MD).
Again, I have no hard evidence on whether or not this is true (so you’ll have to tap your own sources as Apple is as secretive as the Kremlin), but I have a feeling that Steve Jobs is going to unveil iPhone MD in a few days.
And when that happens, we will hear a loud, rusty, breaking sound, as Android devices everywhere are seen as “green junk.”
So I know what your thinking. “Are you serious?! How can you eat that Goliath meal?!”
Answer: It’s delicious! Truth be told I’ve had a strong hankering for salads lately ever since spring officially broke out.
But no salad is complete without pizza of course!!!
Don’t worry folks, I’m not turning into some kind of glutten. Truth be told I’m experimenting with eating 1-2 meals a day, as well we receiving only 6-7 hours of sleep (it’s up from 5).
But regardless of the meal (whether pizza, soup, a slab of cow, or even toasted bread) my menu is not complete without a salad.
Perhaps I’m turning into a rabbit? Or worse, a Vegan!! (I kid, I kid!)
When the iPad was first revealed to the world I was very disappointed.
The lack of camera, flash and multitasking made the device less appealing in my eyes, making to look elsewhere (with the HP TouchSmart and WePad being top contenders–and no, I would never by a Joo Joo after they screwed over Michael Arrington of TechCrunch, but that is another story).
Fortunately, wiser geeks than I have remedied these issues, making the iPad gloriously awesome again.
No Camera for me? Think again.
Forget Apple’s camera connection kit. I would never buy something like that, mainly because its for taking pictures or video on a digital camera, which I’ve (unfortunately) come to loathe due to Apple’s iPhone.
Instead, I can simply upload images to either Flickr or Picasa, and download them to the iPad.
Video is a little bit trickier, but I’m hoping the KnockingLive will be able to remedy that for me in a few weeks. (hint, hint!)
Sudden Flash Backs
The only reason I was upset about the lack of Flash for the iPad was the fact that services like Hulu would not work for me (since their ads are in flash and no flash equals no cash).
Thanks to the boys and girls at Google (hat tip: TechCrunch) this may no longer be an issue as they converted a flash game of Quake into an HTML5 compatible game.
More sites are jumping on board the HTML5 iPad train, so this means that Hulu may soon be available plus Facebook videos may finally play in my iPhone! (and everyone shouts hurray)
Lack of Multitasking?
Truth be told the only reason I would want multitasking for the iPad is so that I can play Pandora in the background.
I could care less about instant messaging (as I hardly use it any more thanks to Twitter and Facebook) and those silly GPS apps that broadcast your where abouts globally in order to make it easier to get robbed.
But for the love of geek I would pay extra money or even suffer through a Twilight flick in order to play Pandora in the background (and no I’m not joking–well, at least when it comes to Twilight, as I haven’t seen it yet).
Fortunately hackers may make that possible via a jailbreak. The only trade off is that Skype may no longer work.
Other reasons?
$30/month for unlimited internet contract free (everywhere else is between $40-$60/month with a 2 year contract–ugggghhh!)
The touch screen is second to none. Don’t believe me? Compare the iPhone (which the iPad is based upon) to its rivals to see what I mean.
Between iBooks and Stanza, I’ll have access to over 500,000 books! It will probably be a million by years end! I can carry a library without having to carry a library! Plus it will work great for text books (for college)
So yeah, I’m finally going to get an iPad 3G. Not when it comes out (as I want to avoid the iCrowds!) but I’ll visit my local Apple Store or order it online in late May.
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