I wanted to see four things out of MacWorld this month. Here is what I got:
- iPhone apps on iPod Touch. I got this one, but need to pay $20. Would rather have had it as a free upgrade, but fine, I’ll pay the $20. I will, however, wait until the 3rd party apps are available. I already have the apps on my touch (thanks to the great community out there) and would get it “officially” except I don’t want to give up the NetFlix 3rd party app. It is the way I manage my queue these days.
- Video Playlist. Still waiting for the Apple TV “take two” update to see if this made it. And as I just said, I’m not upgrading to the latest touch firmware for a little longer. I’m still hopeful.
- Microphone for iPod Touch. There is a “do it yourself” hack out there. Perhaps this will come as an accessory once 3rd party apps arrive later this year.
- Small laptop. The Macbook Air arrived. Reviews are great if you like the tradeoffs made, and terrible if you don’t. I would get one, but have hesitation around the HD. I want the SSD, but the premium for that is too much. Maybe I wait 8 months and the price drops by $500 (which I expect it will for the SSD equiped one). The performance will be fine for me. It is basically the same machine I use everyday (my Mac Mini has 2GB of RAM and a 1.6GHz Duo).
All in all, I got enough to be happy. Now I just need to find a few more coins to splurge on the Air.