So as most of you I received and email from apple about the Iphone 4. This has been a speculated item ever since the iphone 4.0 os was announced. Finally we get to see it!!

Well as i am very happy that it is coming with a slew of new and wonderful things. I called my service provider and they said I cant have it until January!! Ok what is up with that new phone and I have to wait. Unbelievable!!

iPhone 4 Technical Specifications
Size and weight1

Height:
4.5 inches (115.2 mm)
Width:
2.31 inches (58.6 mm)
Depth:
0.37 inch (9.3 mm)
Weight:
4.8 ounces (137 grams)

Cellular and wireless

* UMTS/HSDPA/HSUPA (850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz)
* GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
* 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi (802.11n 2.4GHz only)
* Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR wireless technology

Location

* Assisted GPS
* Digital compass
* Wi-Fi
* Cellular

Power and battery2

* Built-in rechargeable lithium-ion battery
* Charging via USB to computer system or power adapter
*

Talk time:
Up to 7 hours on 3G
Up to 14 hours on 2G

* Standby time: Up to 300 hours
*

Internet use:
Up to 6 hours on 3G
Up to 10 hours on Wi-Fi

* Video playback: Up to 10 hours
* Audio playback: Up to 40 hours

Mac system requirements

* Mac computer with USB 2.0 port
* Mac OS X v10.5.8 or later
* iTunes 9.2 or later (free download from www.itunes.com/download)
* iTunes Store account
* Internet access

Windows system requirements

* PC with USB 2.0 port
* Windows 7; Windows Vista; or Windows XP Home or Professional with Service Pack 3 or later
* iTunes 9.2 or later (free download from www.itunes.com/download)
* iTunes Store account
* Internet access

Environmental requirements

* Operating temperature: 32° to 95° F
(0° to 35° C)
* Nonoperating temperature: -4° to 113° F
(-20° to 45° C)
* Relative humidity: 5% to 95% noncondensing
* Maximum operating altitude: 10,000 feet (3000 m)

Capacity3

* 16GB or 32GB flash drive

Color

* White or black

Display

* Retina display
* 3.5-inch (diagonal) widescreen Multi-Touch display
* 960-by-640-pixel resolution at 326 ppi
* 800:1 contrast ratio (typical)
* Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating on front and back
* Support for display of multiple languages and characters simultaneously

Audio playback

* Frequency response: 20Hz to 20,000Hz
* Audio formats supported: AAC (8 to 320 Kbps), Protected AAC (from iTunes Store), HE-AAC, MP3 (8 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 2, 3, 4, Audible Enhanced Audio, AAX, and AAX+), Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV
* User-configurable maximum volume limit

TV and video

* Video formats supported: H.264 video up to 720p, 30 frames per second, Main Profile level 3.1 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; MPEG-4 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps per channel, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; Motion JPEG (M-JPEG) up to 35 Mbps, 1280 by 720 pixels, 30 frames per second, audio in ulaw, PCM stereo audio in .avi file format
* Support for 1024 by 768 pixels with Dock Connector to VGA Adapter; 576p and 480p with Apple Component AV Cable; 576i and 480i with Apple Composite AV Cable (cables sold separately)

Up is available on iTunes. Up © Disney/Pixar. All rights reserved.
Languages

* Language support for English (U.S.), English (UK), French (France), German, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Dutch, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), Danish, Swedish, Finnish, Norwegian, Korean, Japanese, Russian, Polish, Turkish, Ukrainian, Hungarian, Arabic, Thai, Czech, Greek, Hebrew, Indonesian, Malay, Romanian, Slovak, Croatian, Catalan, and Vietnamese
* Keyboard support for English (U.S.), English (UK), French (France), French (Canadian), French (Switzerland), German, Traditional Chinese (Handwriting, Pinyin, Zhuyin, Cangjie, Wubihua), Simplified Chinese (Handwriting, Pinyin, Wubihua), Dutch, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), Danish, Swedish, Finnish, Norwegian, Korean, Japanese (Romaji), Japanese (Kana), Russian, Polish, Turkish, Ukrainian, Estonian, Hungarian, Icelandic, Lithuanian, Latvian, Flemish, Arabic, Thai, Czech, Greek, Hebrew, Indonesian, Malay, Romanian, Slovak, Croatian, Bulgarian, Serbian (Cyrillic/Latin), Catalan, and Vietnamese
* Dictionary support (enables predictive text and autocorrect) for English (U.S.), English (UK), French, German, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Dutch, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), Danish, Swedish, Finnish, Norwegian, Korean, Japanese (Romaji), Japanese (Kana), Russian, Polish, Turkish, Ukrainian, Hungarian, Lithuanian, Flemish, Arabic, Thai, Czech, Greek, Hebrew, Indonesian, Malaysian, Romanian, Slovak, Croatian, Catalan, and Vietnamese

Camera, photos, and video

* Video recording, HD (720p) up to 30 frames per second with audio
* 5-megapixel still camera
* VGA-quality photos and video at up to 30 frames per second with the front camera
* Tap to focus video or still images
* LED flash
* Photo and video geotagging

External buttons and controls

* Sleep/wake
* Ring/silent
* Volume up/down
* Home

Sensors

* Three-axis gyro
* Accelerometer
* Proximity sensor
* Ambient light sensor

Connectors and input/output

* 30-pin dock connector
* 3.5-mm stereo headphone minijack
* Built-in speaker
* Microphone
* Micro-SIM card tray

Headphones

* Apple Earphones with Remote and Mic
* Frequency response: 20Hz to 20,000Hz
* Impedance: 32 ohms

In the box

* iPhone 4
* Apple Earphones with Remote and Mic
* Dock Connector to USB Cable
* USB Power Adapter
* Documentation

So I am Thinking about getting the newest product in the amazing Apple line. The IPad has all the travel options you want Lightweight, Fast, and the ability to connect anywhere. The Ipad is not unlike most of your standard netbooks today. With its compact look and stylish feel, but it just has one feature that these netbooks do not have touchscreen. Yes the same touchscreen that we have come to love and rely on from Apple. But wait this one is even better it is finger print resistant. Now are you sold? Well if not than maybe the fact that you can connect to the internet from anywhere with the 3G capabilities that Apple has offered with the Ipad. If you are sitting at your sons baseball game this summer and you want to tell the world about his monster home run but there is not a hotspot well that matters not, because with the ability to connect via 3G you can connect right there on the spot and get the info out just as fast as the ball gets out of the park. Now if you are not sold on the idea of the Apple Ipad than you are probably from mars. Get yours today Pricing starts at 499.99.

OK Well the movie was great!! Did not like the Rhodey was not played by the same guy but great movie overall!!

But that is not what I want to talk about I want to talk about some of the tech that Tony Stark has. First off Jarvus! Is there any one out there that would not love a talking computer? Secondly, I would really like to be able to walk into any room and tell the TV what to do “MUTE.” That to me is just a dream come true no more “hunny where is the remote” you are the remote. Not to mention lastly the suit it is every little boys dream to have the Iron Man suit. Right or is that just me?

With the release of Nintendo’s newest Gameboy the DSI XL. A Extra Large version making the screen much larger and less convenient to slide into your pocket. But now talks of the next gen from Nintendo’s Gameboy division is something that we have all wanted since we saw the comeback of 3-D films and we are now going to get it A 3-D DSI. More to come on that front.

Also, What do you think about all this 3-D TV talk?

I find it a little far fetched…. OK who am I kidding I want it NOW!!!

I think the idea of me playing a Video game In HD and 3-D is just the greatest thing since HD was released. I believe that there are going to be great opportunities for game designers to go the the limits and beyond with the technology.

Movie theater? What is that?

I also think that having this tech in your home will limit the amount of time you spend in the theaters. Waiting for these master pieces to come to Blu-Ray making the come back of movie night a reality.

I know what you are thinking there are just some films that are not made to see the first time at home or are they?

With the new age of projection screens and video walls and 150″ TV’s why not if you have the want there is the way!!

I would really like to know why it is when I ask someone “What kind of anti-virus software are you running?” I get this reply “Well I think that I have Norton but it keeps asking me to pay for something.” I really wish that people were more educated about the machine that they are buying before they buy it. Sales clerks are so worried about making the sale that they miss the opportunity to inform the customer that they are only getting a trial of the software and that if you want your computer to be safe that they will need to purchase the full version or get a free Anti-virus program.

If you are like me growing up, we had the use of the beautiful Apple II in school. This is what we use to learn how to do all of the things that we do not use any more. With the introduction of GUI’s and of course the the evil empire we call Microsoft. Now my question is “Are you a Mac or a PC?” I know this is all over the net but I really want to hear it from the people.

I have struggled between the two for years many because of cost and the fact that I am a gamer and Apple has a limited supply of entertaining games. Until of course the introduction of the use of Intel. Making it easy to run virtual machines that are capable of running your PC games in a safe environment. Apple has made leaps and bounds to make the Mac the perfect peoples PC.

Microsoft on the other hand still has a clutching grip on the cost friendly PC. These machines are quite wonderful if you like clumsy GUI’s and the fact that every 7 out of 10 of them is infected with some for of virus that most average users would not even know was there.

But in final please let me know what you are Mac or PC!!

Congratulations to the winner of the Xbox Live Giveaway – Becky!

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Here is her winning comment:

#3
* Becky
* February 17th, 2010

I would LOVE a 12-month subscription for my husband who lives and breathes COD: MW2 and my two sons who love to play against friends online in a variety of games. We got a subscription for Christmas 2 years ago, but it’s run out now so it’s time to renew!

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Wow, I have been so busy lately with my wife being home. We have been trying to get the house in order; taking the time that we didn’t have before to fix things up and get rid of the stuff that we don’t use, just to fill it up with more stuff that we will use for now! LOL!

We bought this great bean bag chair from Monstersak.com. We love it so much! It is 8 ft around. My entire family can sit in it comfortably to watch a movie; it is even comfy enough to sleep on – even for a big guy like me.

Also we decided to start mounting every TV in the house to the wall. That makes a small room look so much larger! We were also able to finally put curtains up in my bed room after being in the house for 3 years. Nice, right? Between all the cleaning and rearranging and waiting on the delivery guys, I have only had enough time for a little video gaming with my wife. I love gaming with her, it is so much fun!! Especially in our new Monstersak. Playing things like Resident Evil 5, Left4dead 2 and Modern Warfare 2. I have to let her play with me now because as soon as I get Final Fantasy XIII She will be playing solo for a while. And then shortly after the release of FF XIII I will be starting to play Final Fantasy XIV Online Which will take up all of my time!! HEHE!!

I was hoping to do more with my home, but we just ran out of time and the energy. Things are great in my house now but we are always wanting to do more. Tell me about recent changes to your home or the things that you wish you could do to your home.

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