When will the Verizon iPhone 4 be available?  If you are a Verizon customer you get first crack at it.  You can pre-order it starting Feb. 3rd, the rest of you can get it Feb. 10th.

What is the difference between the Verizon iPhone and At and t’s?   The major difference is the CDMA chips inside the Verizon iPhone that will allow it to run on the Verizon network.  It’s software is more advanced too: running iOS 4.2.5, while most current release for all other iPhones is iOS 4.2.1. One other big feature Verizon will offer that AT and T does not, it’s the ability to use the iPhone as a WiFi hot spot.  Verizon tells me up to 5 WiFi devices can connect to the iPhone’s Internet connection at the same time! 

How much will the Verizon iPhone Cost?  $199 for 16GB, $299 for 32GB, both include a two year contract!

Will your AT and T iPhone work on Verizon’s network?  No. Unfortunately, the two are on separate frequencies so if you are an AT and T customer and want to make the switch, you have to buy the Verizon iPhone and go on Verizon’s network.

Have you ever seen those stories on TV about construction signs flashing “Zombies Ahead”.   I posted a picture of one on the left.  Some practical jokers are hacking into the signs and making funnies.  I laughed…it’s pretty funny.

Well, now there is truly a zombie on the loose in outerspace.  An ‘undead’ satellite threatens other satellites.  A solar flare fried the brain of the satellite, and it can’t communicate with ground control.   So, it is alive, but really dead.  The satellite, Galaxy 15, may crash into other satellites or steal signals from others.  SyFy channel viewers and those in Luxembourg may lose their programming.

While Galaxy 15 is actually called a “zombie satellite”, this is truly a serious problem.   Who knows how many

Galaxy 15 Satellite...Where are You?

satellites this zombie could affect? While that’s a short term problem, a longer term problem is how we deal with solar flares.   Solar flares happen all the time…and we can’t exactly compete with the sun.  Realistically, one monstrous solar flare could wipe out many of our satellites.  We can track the solar flares on spaceweather.com.   Currently there are between 500-600 satellites in operation.   Some are communication, some are military, some are research satellites.   It’s possible, many of them could become zombies one day if one good solar flare  heads toward Earth….then what would we do?  No more cable or satellite TV, no more weather satellite pictures (the horror!), and possibly no more long distance cell phone.  That would almost put us back into the Dark Ages! 

We ran into a similar problem in 2008 when a spy satellite was rendered useless just after launch.  The United States shot it down because it had a hazardous chemical onboard, hydrazene.   Now, Galaxy 15 is rogue.  What should be done? As of the writing of this post (May 11th), I haven’t read or seen anything about what could be done.  The owners of the satellite, IntelSat, may try to re-establish contact with the zombie…if they can’t, it sure seems like it would be worthwhile to shoot this one down, too.  Although, if you’ve ever seen a zombie movie, you can’t kill ‘em!

Sir Isaac Newton

My sixth grade science project was on gravity.  I remember it well.  I also remember learning a lot about Sir Isaac Newton during my research on the project.  At the time, I didn’t quite understand the impact his theories had on us…. in college, I gained a much bigger appreciation. 

You’ve probably heard the story about how Newton watched an apple fall from a tree and then began to wonder and wonder.  He wondered so much that he developed theories of gravity about how planets interact with each other …and why that apple fell to the ground instead of floating in the tree’s branches.   Newton’s Laws are still in use today. 

Well, historians have saved pieces of that very famous apple tree, and one piece of it will be flying into orbit this Friday aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis.   Astronaut Piers Sellers, who is from Great Britain, will have the honor of carrying the piece of wood into orbit.  It’s a neat tribute to a remarkable man.  I still can’t believe they have pieces of the apple tree!!! 

Here’s some more info about it….

Neil Armstrong and President Barack Obama

I promise not to get too political here, but it will be hard not to do that.  One of my biggest passions is space and space exploration.  I feel like I was born about 1 thousand years too early because I would love to explore the universe.  There will be interstellar travel by then right? Well, the path to that day just hit a speed bump.  President Barack Obama will be bringing dreams of manned space exploration back down to Earth in an announcement on Thursday April 15.  He will be addressing workers at the Kennedy Space Center as well as former and current astronauts.

As you probably already know, the Space Shuttle Program will be coming to an end this year.   Nine thousand jobs will be lost at the KSC.  Great timing, right?  Obama will be creating 2500  jobs with his new vision of robotic deep sea exploration.  That’s a bonus.  However, he plans to axe the Constellation program which is NASA’s latest way to get to the moon.   One of my heroes, Neil Armstrong, is very outspoken about the President’s decision saying our space program would become 3rd rate.  Who would know better than Neil Armstrong, former Apollo commanders James Lovell and Eugene Cernan? They disagree with the President, and so do I. 

The three former astronauts sent a letter to the President…here’s an excerpt:

“For the United States the leading space-faring nation for nearly half a century, to be without carriage to low Earth orbit and with no human exploration capability to go beyond Earth orbit for an indeterminate time into the future destines our nation to become one of second- or even third-rate stature”.  

We are destined to fall behind in space exploration.  I personally don’t care if we are first, second or third rate, but we are the leader in space right now.  Who else will step up? Russia? Remember Mir? China? They’re still a decade or two behind us.  The United Kingdom, France, India, Pakistan or Japan aren’t even close.  We need to move forward….not stand still.

Here’s an article on Yahoo News.

Kindle DX

I tried audio books, but it’s just not the same. So, I am thinking maybe this new Kindle is the way to go.

It’s called the Kindle DX. It’s 9.7 inches- versus 6 inches for the original Kindle. It has the e-ink screen that  reads like real paper; boasts 16 shades of gray for clear text and sharp images. You can adjust the size of the text- which would be great, and when my eyes are really tired, I could use the “Read To Me” feature: With the text-to-speech feature, Kindle DX can read newspapers, magazines, blogs, and books out loud to you.

Currently there are over 300,000 books available, and you can download them in under 60 seconds using 3G or WIFI. New releases are $9.99. The device holds up to 3,500 books and it is as thin as a magazine!

So…now I go to B&N or Borders and spend around $20 on a new release. I read it, and throw it on a shelf (actually they usually end up under my bed- not to be seen for a LONG time).

Kindle is looking more and more like what I need. I am in love with it (technologically speaking) actually.

I do have some reservations, however. First, it costs $500 for the new one. I would not want to pay this kind of money and have the Kindle not catch on, and books become unavailable! I would also be VERY nerveous that I would drop it, get it wet, dirty, etc.

I don’t know…does anyone own one- or know someone who uses it?

Things are different today!

Thousands of people have downloaded our new iPhone app. WE have 3 1/2 stars and some glowing reviews in the app store. (***If you download our app, PLEASE write up a quick review and rate the app!)

So, along with the incredible number of downloads for the iPhone app, our mobile site is doing even better! Our mobile number is now a quarter of the audience that the web number is. That is huge!!

I read the other day that there are 300 million people in the U.S. and 260 million people now have cell phones.

Things are certainly changing in the world of cellphones, smartphones, and on the internet when it comes to news. TV is not going away, but isn’t great that you can get our forecast and radar when you are out on the golf course. Or read top news stories while waiting in at the bank?

Of course it is!

AT&T has announced that the upgrade prices for iPhone 3G S will be $399 (16GB) or $499 (32GB) for customers who are still under contract after purchasing the prior-generation iPhone 3G, a $200 premium over the “standard” iPhone 3G S prices of $199 and $299. Using a pricing configurator found on Apple’s BuyiPhone.Apple.com web site, users can find out their individual upgrade prices based on the remaining length of their AT&T contracts, which may be higher or lower depending on the date of their prior upgrades. Users must commit to a new two-year contract; an $18 Activation fee and a $18 Early Upgrade fee are also assessed. More details to come.

In conjunction with Apple, AT&T today announced details of its rate plans for the iPhone 3G S, which will continue to offer “unlimited data” access but without any promises of support for tethering or multi-media messaging (MMS). The iPhone 3G S rate plan will cost $30 per month, with speed performance varying by area—an Apple press release notes that higher-speed 7.2Mb/s HSDPA will be offered “where available” without adding additional information. Tethering, a feature that enables the iPhone 3G S to work as a modem for a Mac or PC, is supported by the iPhone OS 3.0 but has been given no date of availability by AT&T, while MMS support will be coming in “late Summer,” with no clear details on pricing. AT&T is the exclusive carrier of the iPhone 3G S in the United States, as it has been for the original iPhone and iPhone 3G; users have complained about slow data speeds, dropped calls, activation computer issues, and other aspects of the AT&T experience during and after both prior launches.

Now you can shoot video, edit it, and share it — all on your iPhone 3G S. Shoot high-quality VGA video in portrait or landscape. Trim your footage by adjusting start and end points. Then share your video in an email, post it to your MobileMe gallery, publish it on YouTube, or sync it back to your Mac or PC using iTunes.

This is very cool. The camera looks to be way better, and the video feature is sure to spawn all kinds of new YouTube channels!

The new 3-megapixel camera takes great still photos, too, thanks to built-in autofocus and a handy new feature that lets you tap the display to focus on anything (or anyone) you want.

Again, this looks like a great improvement with the focus feature and macro.

Voice Control recognizes the names in your Contacts and knows the music on your iPod. So if you want to place a call or play a song, all you have to do is ask.

This should have been in the first version- or at least the second.

With a built-in digital compass, iPhone 3G S can point the way. Use the new Compass app, or watch as it automatically reorients maps to match the direction you’re facing.

Cool, but useful?

Cut, copy, and paste words and photos, even between applications. Copy and paste images and content from the web, too.

Def. should have been part of the OS all along.

Want more room to type on the intelligent software keyboard? Rotate iPhone to landscape to use a larger keyboard in Mail, Messages, Notes, and Safari.

Same.

Send messages with text, video, photos, audio, locations, and contact information. You can even forward one or more messages to others.

I am not a big messenger, but this is cool- once AT$T gets onboard with it.

Find what you’re looking for across your iPhone, all from one convenient place. Spotlight searches all your contacts, email, calendars, and notes, as well as everything in your iPod.

OK, nice…

So…do you upgrade just for video and a better camera? I believe the othe rfeatures will work on the 3G with the software upgrade…

***As I type this, the new iPhones have not been announced yet. I will post a new article tomorrow detailing whatever comes out of the speach. Rumors are the new phones will be faster, with twice the RAM, and twice the storage. Oh…and a video camera, 3 mp lens…

iPhone OS 3.0:  Over 100 new features, including Cut Copy Paste. Works across all apps. Undo support to let you undo your last action. Landscape mode, letting people use keyboard on widescreen into multiple apps – all key apps. Mail, Notes, Messages (SMS). MMS added this time to Messages, letting people send audio files, locations, text. Requires carrier support. 29 of carriers in 76 countries will support MMS at launch. AT&T will support it “later this summer.” Audience groans. He continues on: Search. You can search calendars, notes, emails, etc, including old messages on mail server. Spotlight is the single location on the home screen to search across the phone, including applications. iTunes – rent and purchase movies and audiobooks and TV shows from phone.

Parental controls, including age-appropriate apps. Tethering to give iPhone Internet connection to your computer – so you can access Internet by connecting iPhone to computer. Works with Macs and PCs. Works wired over USB or wireless via Bluetooth. No need for special software. Requires carrier support – 22 carriers in 42 countries at launch. Audience groans again. Safari is 3x faster now.

Parental controls, including age-appropriate apps. Tethering to give iPhone Internet connection to your computer – so you can access Internet by connecting iPhone to computer. Works with Macs and PCs. Works wired over USB or wireless via Bluetooth. No need for special software. Requires carrier support – 22 carriers in 42 countries at launch. Audience groans again. Safari is 3x faster now.

In-app purchase. You can subscribe to content, get new levels for games, etc from right inside apps. Business terms for in-app purchase remain same: 30% cut to Apple. Free apps remain free for lifetime of the app. Peer-to-peer support, totally seamless wireless connection between devices. Accessories. iPhone OS 3.0 lets hardware accessory develoeprs make products that communicate with software. Previously noted Johnson + Johnson blood glucose monitor can communicate with app to help you monitor glucose and plan meals. Developers can create custom protocols if they need.

ScrollMotion – digital book company. Bringing content to the iPhone, new in-app bookstore powered by in-app purchase. Over 500 bestsellers in the store already – now 50 major magazines and 170 daily newspapers, and 1 million books coming to App Store. Book downloads directly into the app, with a bookshelf. Swipe to turn pages, pinch to zoom. Copy and paste, in-app email let you now do citations from the books without ever leaving the app. They are partnering with leading textbook publishers to bring textbooks to the App Store. App is the Iceberg Reader.

Tom Tom bringing navigation to iPhone. Real Tom Tom navigation in an app. Letting you know where you are with on-screen imaging and voiceovers. Designed to be really easy to use in the car. An optional accessory to be offered – a holder that can mount the iPhone to the windshield or the dashboard. It can improve the GPS speaker and enhance the speaker via your car stereo, and add a microphone for handsfree, as well as powering the iPhone while you drive. They’ll be making maps available for multiple territories: Tom Tom for iPhone. Coming this summer.

My first digital camera was a Canon. I don’t remember the model, but it was 3.2 MP and had, I think, a 3x zoom. I paid $500 for this camera back in the day! I loved this camera, it took great pictures, and I used it for many years. The thing I love about digital photography was that you could take a BUNCH of pictures and simply throw out the ones you did not like. No more paying for crummy photos! I would load all my photos into iPhoto and print ones that I really liked.

This past Christmas my wife and son really surprised me with a brand new camera. My old Canon was getting worn out, sometimes it would not turn on correctly, etc. Not only that, but now digital cameras had better zooms, image stabilization, and higher MP numbers. All for a lot cheaper than my original $500 investment. Enter the Canon Powershot SX110IS 9MP w/ 10x Optical Zoom, and Image Stabilization!

OK, I seriously love this camera. It takes incredible pictures and is more portable and easier than the digital SLR’s. The zoom is great and the 9mp takes huge, beautiful photos. They end up being 3456 x 2592 and over 3mb on the highest quality setting.  The setting are very nice and easy to use for many different scenarios- indoors, outdoors, kids, pets, snow, beach, fireworks, portraits,aquarium, etc. These presets all work very nicely and I have not had to do many manual shots. But you can go totally manual if you want to.  I also use the macro setting for many flower shots. Below are some examples. Of course, they look MUCH better at full resolution!

*I know these do fit into the post correctly, but I did not want to make them any smaller, or the post any longer. Enjoy.

**You can see many of my photos attached to stories on wpri.com. These were all taken with the iPhone.

***To see more of my photos from beautiful Anna Maria Island click here.

My Dogs, The Bay, Shells

Anna Maria Island, Florida

Flowers in my greenhouse and yard

Yesterday there was a rumor that Twitter was going to make some kind of TV show. I guess the Kutchers did not like that idea one bit. Ashton tweeted:

“Wow I hope this isn’t true. I really don’t like being sold out. May have to take a twitter hiatus.”

Ashton and Demi

OMG, Ashton may not Tweet! We may not be able to find out what he and Demi are doing anymore?!? How will civilization survive this blow? Who will we follow?

As it turns out, the TV Tweeter Celebrity Stalking show was not true. So you can still follow Ashton here, and Demi here. Whew..that was a close one for Twitter Nation!

The cool thing is to see who the Kutchers are following! Here are a few of their more notable friends:

Christina Applegate: http://twitter.com/1capplegate

Liz Taylor: http://twitter.com/DameElizabeth

John Mayer: http://twitter.com/johncmayer

Oprah: http://twitter.com/Oprah

Ellen: http://twitter.com/TheEllenShow

Maria Shriver: http://twitter.com/mariashriver

Jane Fonda: http://twitter.com/Janefonda

Miley Cyrus: http://twitter.com/mileycyrus

Ryan Seacrest: http://twitter.com/RyanSeacrest

WPRI.com: http://twitter.com/wpri12

The Rhode Show: http://twitter.com/TheRhodeShow

Pinpoint Weather Team: http://twitter.com/PINPOINTWXTEAM

Yep…you too can follow WPRI.com, The Rhode Show and The Pinpoint Weather Team!

And, if you have no idea what I am talking about, please read this great blog entry called “What?! You Don’t Know How To Use Twitter?! ” by Shawn Tempesta!

Instead, I am going to go over the apps that I use for news every day. Here is my first screen on my iPhone:

I use my iPhone to keep up with news no matter where I am. The news apps that I have were almost all free. I think I may have paid .99 for Feeds and maybe one other.

First up- USA Today. I love this one. It looks great, and the McPaper style is perfectly suited for the iPhone. Short stories, great graphics.

This next one is called 1Cast. This is new, and I haven’t had a chance to play with it that much. What it does is aggregate news video from several sources- CNBC, REUTERS, BLOOMBERG, BBC, etc.  The video loads fast and looks terrific. It updates constantly and seems to be very up to date.

This one is simply called Feeds. All it does is provide RSS feeds that you input. There are a lot of different RSS Readers out there, but this one is very simple and does exactly what it is supposed to do.

AP Mobile News is another app that I use constantly. The app provides stories from AP. They cover Top News, Local, Sports, Showbiz, and so much more. I use this a lot to make sure we have the latest wire copy and stories on WPRI.

I get most of my local weather info from the WPRI mobile site, but I also use this app from The Weather Channel quite a bit. It is quite accurate, and it allows you to add multiple locations. I can check the forecast for Keene, NH and Bradenton Beach in an instant!

SportsTap claims to be “The Ultimate Mobile Sports Portal”. I do use it a lot for scores and schedules. Sometimes it doesn’t seem quite ultimate, however. This morning there is no Red Sox story in the MLB section.

WPRI is a CBS station, so I downloaded this app called CBS EyeMobile. This is not what you might think it is. Basically this app allows iPhone users to upload photos directly to the application for others to see and comment on. There are several categories- Newsworthy, Human Interest, Politics, Weather, and Sports. Although not a standard network news app, it is pretty fun to see what people upload. Good time waster!

Lastly, here is TwitterFon. Of course this not really a news application, but it is handy to keep up with friends, broadcast tweets, etc. There are a ton of Twitter apps in the App Store, but this one just seemed to do everything I needed it to.

Hopefuly this week I will be able to add this to my news arsenal:

OK, I know…I was wondering if maybe a Mac computer did something mean to him at some point in his young life, maybe he knows Steve Jobs and they HATE each other. Maybe an ex-girlfriend worked in the Apple Store. Something. So…we had the age-old Mac vs. PC discussion.

Rhode Show Guy: “They cost way more than PC’s!”  That is so true. But a Mercedes cost a lot more than a Chrysler.

Rhode Show Guy: “MARKETSHARE!”  Yep, companies do use PC’s. If they did not then there would be SO many IT professionals out of a job, or with not much to do at work.

Rhode Show Guy: “Yea Vista was terrible, but wait till you see Windows 7!!!”  Yep, Vista was a disaster. Win 7 HAS to be better, but the fact is, Windows has been trying for 30 years to be “as good as” the Mac OS.

OK, here at work I have 2 Dell Compters and 4 monitors. One Dell is maybe a year old, the other maybe pushing 3. They are outdated. Yep, a computer that is a year or 2 old can’t keep up anymore. It’s slow, Internet Explorer crashes and freezes frequently. I have to restart a LOT, etc. Now before you say “well, you must have a bunch of crap on there slowing it up”…I am not an admin on this computer. I can’t install anything. It has the same stuff as the day they set it up for me.

OK, so that’s my work situation. At home I have Mac G4 (I meant G5) tower. This Mac is maybe 6 years old or so. It runs perfectly. I never shut it off. It never crashes. AND I have a LOT of crap on it! Yes, it did cost more than the comparable Dell (or HP, Sony etc, etc), but it is QUALITY. If you buy a good “anything”, it is an investment, and when you invest in the best you will have a product that lasts and works the way it supposed to. Period.

And of course, OS X is the bomb. Windows is also the bomb- but in a blowing up and crashing type of way. Mac OS X simply works, and flawlessly. The Mac OS is built and optimized for use on Macintosh hardware. PC vendors try for that, but they can’t do it because no matter how much they put on top of Windows to make life easier, they still have to deal with its kernel. I know “wait for Windows 7!”…

Have you ever seen the suite of programs that come with a Mac these days? Safari, Mail, Address Book and iCal, Time Machine, iChat, Boot Camp (so you can run Windows better than on my Dell if you HAVE to), iPhoto, iMovie, Garage Band, iWeb, iDVD…

Never mind the fact that these programs work flawlessly with each other so you can make movies, author DVD’s, create music, listen to and manage music, chat, organize photos, etc., etc…they all come FREE with your Mac. Kind of kills that money argument if you add up what it would take to buy comparable Windows apps that would never work as easily and transparently as the apps that come with Leopard OS.

So, in conclusion…it seems that many people who fancy themselves as “techies” HATE, HATE, HATE the Macintosh. I think these people like to tinker with computers, constantly fight with them and fix the problems that arise. They like to install anti-virus software and still get infected (so they can tinker and fix even more). They like to “know” more than the casual computer user. They enjoy going into the DOS and typing cryptic codes that nobody else knows. They love spouting memory, processor and hard drive configurations. It’s just what they DO.

They hate Macs because they just work. Almost anyone can set one up and use one. You really don’t have to “learn” codes and configurations. You take the Mac out of the box, admire how cool it looks, plug it in, and use it. No fussing with IP addresses, anti-virus software, downloading software, etc, etc. No need to be a “techie”, no need to hire a “techie”, no fun at all for a “techie”!

So, Rhode Show Guy (and others like you)…save some money on that cheap PC (Dell, Sony, HP, Compaq). Buy a bunch of software extras so you can do the basic things you need to do (don’t forget that anti-virus update!) Have fun messing with it for a couple years until it is obsolete. Then go buy another one. And another one. And another one.

In the meantime I’ll hang with my old G5, my iPhone and my iPod. They will work. I won’t have to worry. And I’ll never have to call a techie to help me out!

The pre will cost you $199- but that is after a $100 mail-in rebate. I am not sure why they are doing this, but rebates (unless instant) are not well-received by consumers.  Also, Apple’s iPhone 3G and RIM’s Blackberry Storm already retail for $199 w/o mail in rebate.

Palm announced App Catalog (its version of an application store), a software development kit (the Mojo SDK) and an invitation-only Mojo early access program available for select developers. The question is-  how many Pre applications will be available at launch?

Pre will only be available on Sprint and that certainly isn’t the most popular network. It’s hard to imagine that anyone would actually switch over to Sprint just to get a Palm Pre. Palm isn’t Apple and doesn’t have its loyal following.

I do like that the Pre allows for multi-tasking apps.  You can toggle between applications without having to open and close windows. This is something Apple needs to implement. It is also pretty cool looking, and has a 3-megapixel camera.

Palm needs an iconic phone to compete with the likes of AT&T and the iPhone. I think they may have it in the Pre, but I don’t see it killing iPhone. Blackberry…maybe!

Our new mobile site has much better graphics and story layout than our previous version. We will be tweaking and expanding the mobile site in the coming weeks- so make sure you bookmark the new site on your mobile device!

Speaking of mobile devices…stay tuned for our new iPhone app!

Iphone on AT&T

“Since there is hard iPhone data here, it will likely make some noise today. Today’s AT&T press release and a Bloomberg article below for your reference.

Announced today, twice as many smartphone users have chosen AT&T over any other U.S. carrier. As of March, according to an independent report, the iPhone made up 41 percent of AT&T’s 11.8 million smart-phone subscriptions. And, among smartphones users, 46.9 percent belonged to AT&T – Verizon coming in at a distant second with 20 percent of the smartphone market. As you know, data revenue/growth – not voice calling – is the future of the wireless business, so this finding is significant.

If you would like to shoot b-roll at one of our local stores, feel free to call me….

Best,

Kate”

Slingplayer Mobile App for iPhone is now in the App store- and it costs a whopping $30! Worse yet, it is limited to Wi-Fi only.

Slingplayer Mobile on iPhone

This is from iLounge.com (THE best website for all things iPhone and iPod):

“AT&T has released an unusual statement regarding the limitation and why it was put into place. In the statement, the exclusive U.S. iPhone carrier claims the program “would use large amounts of wireless network capacity” and “could create congestion and potentially prevent other customers from using the network.” It goes on to say that the company considers the iPhone and other smartphones to be personal computers, as “they have the same hardware and software attributes as PCs,” while pointing out that applications that redirect a TV signal to a PC are specifically prohibited under its terms of service. Finally, the company pointed out that it doesn’t restrict users from watching video on the web, and that they can get free Wi-Fi access at the company’s 20,000 U.S. hot spots. The statement is the first to suggest that Apple permits its network partners a veto power over certain application approvals. ”

So, once again, we have a new twist in the approval process for Apple’s App Store. I don’t know about you, but if I want to watch WPRI or FoxProvidence on my phone, it would be in a place where I can’t watch a real TV- not in my house (or for me…at work).

I am waiting for Hulu. Supposedly it WILL work over 3G…but then again, will Apple allow it to? It seems like it has the same “bandwidth” problems as Slingplayer. More to come, of course!

So, here it is. Since I am the New Media Manager here, most of my focus will be on internet, emerging technology, websites, gadgets, etc. I am not really a full-fledged nerd, but I do keep up on all things Apple, cool websites, etc. I do have many other interests that may creep into my ramblings- such as sports, music, photography, gardening, travel, news…

I’d like to write a lot about our own websites here at WPRI and FoxProvidence. I would also love to get feedback on how we can make the sites better.

I will be doing a lot of stories about the iPhone and the App Store. The iPhone has become my main gadget and has nearly replaced my Mac that use at home.

I hope to update at least a few times a week