An iPhonic Year
I was thinking back to this time last year, the stress of the O2 upgrade process over at about 10am the iPhone 3G would arrive on the doorstep despite being told my upgrade hadn’t been processed. I was happy, the Apps Store was open and MobileMe was in the throes of an upgrade….
Probably the most exciting new feature the 3G offered over the first generation iPhone was GPS. The satellite feature on the iPhone was a big deal and I even managed to get an image republished on a number of sites, entitled “Creative use of iPhone GPS” it was snapped during day 5 of the newly fangled stage of ownership. The blog post is here and the photo has been republished on Flickr.
Just twelve months on and it already feels old and and outdated such is the speed in which the iTunes Apps Store has evolved. Yes I still find Shazam stunning but so much more has happened, the twitter evolution has gripped the world, the apps are more mature and have become more and more useful in everyday life. A few months ago we covered our top 5 apps for education and even since then the choice and sophistication of what is available has continued to impress.
Even Apple’s own iTunes iPhone/Touch remote is a completely different animal from when it was reviewed by Automated Home this time last year. Now we have full AppleTV support using gestures. We can now record voice notes, sync text notes, record video and immediately upload it to you YouTube.
Remember the teaser ad ?
Some of our favourite Apps of the year include, Ego, NetNewsWire, Google Street View, Wolfenstein 3d, and most recently Flight Control and Navigon Navigator (all review links).
It is going to be interesting to reflect on this post (DV) in twelve months time, can the development continue at this pace ?
