Moving Walkway

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.