{"id":132,"date":"2007-01-11T16:44:01","date_gmt":"2007-01-11T12:44:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kunaldua.local\/blog\/?p=132"},"modified":"2007-01-11T16:44:01","modified_gmt":"2007-01-11T12:44:01","slug":"i-can-breathe-now-thanks-for-asking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kunaldua.com\/blog\/2007\/01\/11\/i-can-breathe-now-thanks-for-asking\/","title":{"rendered":"I can breathe now, thanks for asking"},"content":{"rendered":"

After the hysteria of my previous post<\/a> (that is why I try not to post in the immediate aftermath of an event), I am happy to report that I have calmed down sufficiently now to write without sounding like a 12 year old<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Not that I think any different of the phone itself though – I still think it’s going to be as groundbreaking as the Macintosh and the iPod (to quote Steve himself). Check out this video<\/a> over at YouTube for more on the user interface. I haven’t watched that video myself yet – YouTube seems ridiculously slow right now.<\/p>\n

I am yet to see the keynote<\/a> in full either – only bits of it on the news. It must have been great, considering Steve had this great new toy to show off and we all know what a showman he can be. “Scrolls like butter”, anyone? (I heard he said “Not quite like butter” regarding the iPhone – LOL!).<\/p>\n

The “subdued” keynote at WWDC 2006 is well and truly history now I guess and from what I read Steve is back at the top of his game. You should really watch one of his keynotes (except the WWDC 2006 one like I said) if you have never seen him in action – it’s a lesson in public speaking\/ presentation. This is the guy who had audiences drooling over something as “dumb” as the iPod shuffle – suddenly having no screen was a *feature* and did everyone buy it (pun intended) or what?!!<\/p>\n

Of course, some “experts” say, that the fact that he didn’t really have anything new “in hand” at the WWDC was a factor in the less-than-inspiring performance. Steve and Apple hate to pre-announce – infact the only time in recent times that Apple have pre-announced anything (the iTV<\/a> as it as called then) was at the WWDC last year – go figure. In any case, WWDC is a developer’s conference, not a consumer show like MacWorld, so we shouldn’t be expecting any big fancy stuff at the WWDC in the first place. I guess Steve has spoiled us over the years by giving two stellar keynotes a year, every year, so anything else is a big disappointment.<\/p>\n

Anyways, I hope to get my bi-annual dose of the reality distortion field<\/a> sometime tomorrow and maybe catch a movie or two as well. You too have a nice weekend.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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