Tag: ios7

Happy iOS7 Release Day

Today’s the day. iOS7 will be made available at some point today. It’s not out yet, but it will be.

Are you looking forward to upgrading your iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch with a user interface that looks like it was designed by a five year old with a box of crayons?

I know, I know… I’m going to upgrade both of my iOS devices. Maybe not tonight, but definitely this week. The new UI doesn’t excite me at all. In fact, it makes me a little sad. It makes me hesitate to upgrade. The screen shots I’ve seen look… well… stupid. I can’t stop imagining a five year old with the smallest box of crayolas scribbling away on the screen. Despite that, I am guessing that within a day or so I won’t even notice the changes anymore, and I’ll forget what iOS6 looked like. I mean, it’s only a UI after all.

Happy iOS7 release day. Come on and party down with the Apple nerds.

iPhone 5S

The Apple iPhone event is happening right now. They are unveiling the new iPhone 5S and the new, cheaper iPhone 5C. The 5C seems to be a slightly souped up 5 in a plastic case.

The 5S has a 64 bit processor, which is cool. The camera has been upgraded again and now will include a burst mode. When I use a real camera, be it the D90 or the point and shoot, I always keep it in burst mode. So if I upgrade to a 5S you can expect EVEN MORE PICTURES!!! >insert maniacal laugh here<

The 5S also has a finger print scanner built into the home button. No more passcodes. No more entering passwords for purchases. Also, no more slide to unlock. I think I'll miss that. It's a quaint little tidbit.

iOS7 comes out on 9/18 and it's free. I am not really looking forward to the new look and feel. It looks cheesy, like what a five year old would design. Maybe I'll like it once I see it up close. Who knows.

The Apple event is still going, and the said there is another hardware upgrade on the agenda, but I might have to end my lunch break before they do. Hold on a second…

Maybe not. The iPhone presentation is over. Were they calling leather phone cases a hardware upgrade? I don't know.

They also added a new chip that can be used for motion tracking, as in fitness apps. Being a fat sloth, that doesn't interest me all that much. Maybe if I start working out again, but not today.

I'm still following the CNET.com live blog. Just being patient, waiting for that last big reveal…

And the big reveal is… Elvis Costello. Not quite what I was hoping for, but what can you do.

Back to work, fat boy!