The iPhone

Now that the dust has settled on the recently announced iPhone, I thought I'd take a closer look at Apple's innovative new device.

Available in June exclusively through Cingular in the U.S. (and most likely Rogers in Canada sometime in 2008). The iPhone is a combination mobile phone, media player and internet device that includes a revolutionary touch screen interface called "multi-touch." It has no buttons, no keyboard, no real external controls, everything is done by making taps and zipping your fingers along the touchscreen. A cool feature, but for the fact that it requires the use of both hands.

The iPhone features a widescreen 3.5 inch display with a resolution of 320 X 480, weighs 4.8 ounces (135 grams) and is less than a half inch thick. It runs a version of OS X (Apple's standard desktop computer operating system), with full iTunes integration and can seamlessly sync data with a Mac or PC. It also features an 802.11b/g Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 2.0 capabilities with 3G capabilities reportedly to come in the future.

The downside, the relatively steep $499(4GB) - $599(8Gb) price tag, and a non-replaceable battery with only "a five hour window of talk time." Meaning that for day to day usage, talking, watching videos, or surfing the web, expect the battery to last five hours.

Will the downsides be enough to keep the majority of consumers away, we'll just have to wait and see. One thing is definite, the iPhone is sure to revolutionize the mobile device industry.

PSP Downloading

With all the recent buzz about Sony's PS3 , you might think that the PSP would be forgotten. Not to worry, it's still popular & because of it's portability & versitility it's guaranteed to be around for a long time.

The cool thing about the PSP is that it's not only good for gaming, but you can also watch full DVD quality movies, Tv shows, video clips & music videos. Download the files to your computer from a site like this one, then using a PSP USB cable or compatible memory stick reader, and at least a 256MB memory card, transfer the files straight to your PSP. You then have the choice of playing them on your computer, a DVD player, or your PSP.