Here are the reasons beside of the awesome 3m camera:

Notes:

1. Peer-to-peer connectivity requires compatible applications, which can be downloaded from the App Store when available.
2. The original iPhone does not support using Bluetooth for peer-to-peer connectivity. It can use Wi-Fi and cellular data networks for peer-to-peer connectivity.
3. MMS is not available in all areas; fees may apply. See your carrier for availability.
4. Internet tethering is not currently offered in the United States and some other countries. See your carrier for availability.

I believe you already noticed the twitter updates on the sidebar. Yes, I am attending WWDC 2009 this week. It is a great conference and I believe you’ve already got the news from it too.

Just a day before I came here, I’ve launched a website for this event:

http://wwdc2009.com

Here’s how it works:

1. I create a new twitter account @2009wwdc
2. I use this account to follow all the people who attend this conference, not the one who just talk about this
3. I’ll follow people who will tweet the important things, especially the kind of people who don’t care NDA that much.
4. Server will automatic pick up who I follow and collect all their tweets and stats
5. Tweets are searchable on the site
6. Will archive the site couple of weeks after the conference ends

If you want to know more about WWDC 2009, it is the site you should go.

Enjoy!

Coda is one of my favorite Editor/Site Manager/Terminal tools. It has everything I need for the web development.

Anyway, even I get no benefits from promoting them, I still want you to know:

Yes! Coda, Transmit, CandyBar, and Unison are 50% off. It’s never happened before, and it’ll probably never happen again. Serious.

• Prices are only valid from 12:01 AM PST May 27th to 11:59 PM PST May 29th.
• Enjoy these apps today and lock in a discount towards any future paid updates.

Enjoy!

Just bought my ticket for WWDC 2009!

Today is the last day for early bird price (Saving $300). I got it in Canada for CAD $1699. Really not cheap.

Funny story, I thought I can buy it cheaper in US store, but it turns out even worse. The final price will have tax be added onto original price USD $1295, which will be USD $1414 in total. And USD $1414 is about CAD $1728 as of today.

Look forward to it!

AT&T iPhone 3G vs. Sprint Palm Pre comparison Chart

Just bought mine, you should get it before it’s gone! Believe me.

Today, March 17, 2009.

Apple has released their iPhone OS 3.0 preview, which became a world wide event.

Some highlight:

• Cut, copy and paste
• Peer to peer
• Spotlight search
• In-App Purchases

And, as of today, I officially become a Canadian! Finally!

Palm Pre Developer Network Blog has just posted the slides to the Developing Applications for WebOS webcast.

On Feb 27, 2009, Microsoft Business Division President Stephen Elop unveils Microsoft Corp.’s vision for the future of business technology.

There full version press release video is available here – Microsoft Business Division Virtual Presskit: Vision.

The best part of this press is the following video (2 minutes long), which presents Microsoft’s vision of Office 2019:

Here is the full version about the “Future Vision Montage”, 5 minutes long:

Here is the PowerPoint file for Stephen Elop’s Keynote.

For the comparison:

Apple’s “Future shock” Knowledge Navigator concept device from 1987:

For the vision montage it self, I am pretty enjoy watching it. And I could always feel that the application is too complicated to develop/use, too much information and too much distraction on the unrealistic giant screen.

I think 10 years is really way too short for Microsoft’s vision coming true. The computers we were using in 1999 are not that big different from what we have now, and how big is the different from Office 95 and Office 2008 again?

Anyway, we should never stop dreaming and hoping!

Want to know more:

• MS Office Labs Future Vision Montage
• MS Office Labs Envisioning Videos
• Microsoft Office Labs vision 2019 (montage + video)

Developing Applications for webOS: A Preview
Date: This event took place live on February 25 2009
Presented by: Mitch Allen
Duration: Approximately 60 minutes.

In this live, online event, Mitch Allen, Palm’s Software CTO and a member of the Palm webOS™ design team, will recap the material included in the introductory chapter of Palm webOS: Developing Applications in JavaScript Using the Palm Mojo™ Framework, a joint collaboration announced this week by Palm and O’Reilly, and will give you a preview into application development with the Mojo SDK. This is a great opportunity to hear an insider’s perspective on webOS development and get a glimpse into the development environment and toolset for this breakthrough mobile web platform.

More Links:

• http://developer.palm.com/
• First Chapter of “Palm® webOS™: Developing Applications in JavaScript Using the Palm Mojo™ Framework”
• PreDevCamp.Org
• Toronto PreDevCamp

Another gift:

• Use the code 4CAST in the O’Reilly‘s shopping cart when you check out to take 40% off your order, not working in UK. Only valid through March 15, 2009