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that transforms you GPSing, Phoning, Texting, Websurfing, Picturetaking, Social-Netowrking, (and much more) Iphone into a WIFO remote control is such an awesome free gift for apple to throw in there. So like apple. Awesome! Additionally, while the GPS is a massive feature upgrade esp. considering that navigation is a core value of mine, it’s good to know (according to David Pogue) that metal devices (like a car) can obscure the gps. But cool that it’s authentic gps on the new phone. Also relieved to hear that even though 3g speeds are top of the charts, you can’t even use your 3g speeds in 10 states and only in certain cities that have the at&t coverage. So your good non-3G is still golden.

Personally, I still follow Pogue as the top mac software reviewer, but after reading one of Coen’s applescript columns, I’ve reconnected with his humor, whit, and overall “good-reviewing” style. But I’m most excited about just the “boring, productivity” changes to the iphone software like apps that can all copy/paste or the G-park one where gps gets utilized to remember your parking spot (or any location of importance)! It runs in my family that we frequently forget where we parked. So if you have that app, no more hours of wandering around in parking lots with that iphone app, haha! I’m just most excited about iPhone 2.0 and the massive source of comfort that the 3G, while a stellar speed increase, still keeps the non-3G relatively cutting edge.

Games
One developer of the game iDrops

commented on how the app store is being flooded with apps and “App Engines”. Some developers list multiple applications. He complained, additionally that a lot of the apps not in “Top Apps” lists barely get recognized. Catch his gripings (and possible development insights)

software really takes the

with its release of Supermonkeyball putting iPhone’s accelerometer to full utilization.

It’s a whopping 35.2mb. If you figure the average app size at 1mb (many are much less). It takes up nearly 3 dozen the times of a typical app. However, relative to modern games like hhmmm….Doom 3′s 4 DVDs and gigabytes of space consumed, 35.2mb doesn’t present too much of a problem. Just be wary of space consumption.

Reference and Navigation
Some exciting and “high-tech” anatomical apps are
which have some great human anatomy references.

I heard TomTom and Garmin’s GPS implementations for the Iphone’s rocking GPS features are in the works.

Dutch-Based TomTom just needs to decide on the price for one and a GPS iphone app will be out.

Don’t fear, more are a-coming…

That article shows that the iPhone may (quite understandably) knock off a lot of other GPS devices and companies. Pogue reported that the iphone GPS sensor “antenna nub” wasn’t sensitive as other GPS devices and it could experience interference with metal devices. But when the next iphone version (post-G3) rolls out with (likely) even more solid GPS features, there will exist no reason to purchase any other GPS devices other than your iPhone! The time was ripe for me to get an iPhone with all the nav features up-and-coming!

Currently there’s a few for SanFran’s Bart, as well as a lot of city transit features.

Conclusively, two apps I found just goofy, but still fun.

“Light” quite simply turns your iPhone into a, believe it or not, light.

Phonesaber

This app uses the iPhone’s gravity detection to respond to movement with corresponding “light saber” sounds. 

Goofy? Yes. 

Useless? If you’re over 5 and do not suffer from a severe Star Wars addiction, yes. 

However, this app along with “Light” both show how simple and massively advanced “free” apps get can get with the iPhone’s accelerometer, touch screen, and simple, intuitive, but profound SDK, and Apples’ brilliant direction of all this development.

Final tidbit: don’t forget the image capture feature for the iPhone. Yep, “Cmd-Shift-3″ all built into the iPhone with “Hold Home button + Tap top button” for image capture of the screen!

The new applications button in itunes added is very cool. This so exciting. I feel like, thanks to apple, it’s christmas in July!