Today I played with the iPhone for about an hour in the store. In person it’s better than anything you’ve read. I don’t understand how Apple got the phone to be so “snappy” (aka. responsive). You can switch tasks, watch videos, scroll around on a website, all without any lag. It’s amazing for a phone. I’ve used Sony, Nokia, Blackberry, Palm, and LG phones. None which come close to matching the iPhone’s responsiveness and overall aesthetics. My current E62 takes 5+ seconds whenever I click on a application, and the multimedia features are about useless.

It’s really like going from Windows 3.1 from 1994 to Apple’s OSX in 2007. They both have “windows”, let you use multiple applications at the same time, both have calculators, and both let you type Word documents - but once you get past the list of features and actually use it - it’s obviously a world of difference.

The one thing that was holding me back from getting an iPhone was the lack of corporate email support, but after playing with it today, that seems minor…

My Google services in Gmail just got a little longer. What’s next? Word Processor? Files Storage? Media Center? Google, what would I do without you?

You may or may not know I’m a huge Tintin fan. Mostly unknown here in the U.S., he’s a mega-star overseas (kind of like David Hasselhoff). I have a collection of Tintin collectables, including a Tintin Swatch watch, coins, figurines, and a stuffed Snowy for Owen.

Make sure to Tivo this tonight!

Why does the comic strip The Adventures of Tintin, about an intrepid boy reporter, continue to fascinate us decades after its publication? “Tintin and I” highlights the potent social and political underpinnings that give Tintin’s world such depth, and delves into the mind of Hergé, Tintin’s work-obsessed Belgian creator, to reveal the creation and development of Tintin.

view: PBS POV “Tintin and I”

Apple just released the new MacBooks, and in a new color too - black!

What do you get when you put up to 2GHz of pure Intel Core Duo power, an iSight camera, Front Row, iLife ’06, and a 13-inch glossy widescreen display into a sleek case? More than you thought possible for less than you thought possible. Meet MacBook, starting at $1099.

Looks like a sweet little laptop. I may be selling my 17inch here shortly!

This weekend was Free Comic Book Day. I think this was the first time in ten years I’ve set foot in a comic book shop. The last time I was collecting comic books Spawn was the hot comic. I think it’s a good idea for the publishers, I got to sample some comics - and enjoyed the experience. I really enjoyed the Simpsons comic (I even bought a Futurama comic!) and I got a Donald Duck comic for my 18 month old.

While I’m geeking out:

• Check out this rocking Star Wars vs. Ping Pong Shirt
• And what would happen if the Simpsons did a episode of Battlestar Galactica?