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On a scale of 0-10, how much do I want one of these?

That would be, oooh, at least a 12. I was literally drooling while I looked through the demos on the Apple website. iPhone rumours have been floating around for years, but the reality actually manages to top the hype (assuming that reality lives up to the demos). Obviously there are some unanswered questions (third party - and home-brew - application support being top of my list), but it has the potential to be the coolest gadget ever.

On the downside, it is quite pricey (not unsurprisingly, but cheaper and more featureful than getting separate 'phone + iPod + PDA), and not overly well-endowed in the storage department. Also, us Europeans have to wait until Q4 and there's no word as yet on network support.

Still, OMGWANTZ!

PS. AppleTV: Hmmmm. It is rather shiny, but the feature set is rather minimal. Big unanswered question: can it play video that comes from anywhere other than the iTunes store? If not, I certainly can't see myself wanting one...

Well, the excessive heat continues to ... er ... continue. I'm not sure exactly how hot it is, as my Galileo thermometer only measures up to 27°C and has been off the scale for weeks (although it could be hotter - Mum's reported temperatures up to 41°C in the shade at their place in the south of France). Thankfully, my freezer is well stocked with Ben & Jerry's from the last time that Sainsbury's had a sale, so I have been able to do something to combat the heat. I've been largely inactive (outside of work, at any rate) this week - reading books and watching DVDs are two activities requiring little effort and hence suitable for the current climate.

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Today, it was time to head for home. There was time to get an all-American breakfast for lunch before returning to O'Hare to catch my flight, Of course, there was no way that things were going to run to plan - my flight to Pittsburgh was delayed by an hour and some - nicely nixing any chance of catching my connecting flight. Thankfully, alternate routing was available, and I'm typing this on my flight from Charlotte, NC (hey, that makes four states for this trip) to London.

By happenstance, this is a much more impressive aircraft than on the way out - in addition to being better-looking, it has a top class on-demand video system (watch what you want, when you want) even here in cattle class - I am most impressed, in true geek style.