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    • 1 Jul 2008
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    Next week is a big week for me.  Finally, after a year of waiting, I get the iPhone with the featureset I've been wanting since day one.  The GPS and high-speed data are reasons enough to upgrade, but Apple's real treat is the new 2nd-gen software shipping with the unit.  The availability of the SDK opens up a world of opportunity to developers, and I am looking forward to hopefully getting some amazing 3rd-party applications.

    With the floodgates set to open, I have musing about what I want to be able to do.  It occurred to me that their may be a whole class of applications that could make use of TV-out.  I am not sure if this is permitted with the SDK, so if anyone knows, please throw it in the comments.  However, imagine how great it would be to be able to use the iPhone as a gaming control that plugs into a TV, or being able to use a remote desktop application that showed your desktop on the television, or having the ability to show presentations and use the iPhone as a control.  There would be an avalanche of applications that could leverage this feature to help take the iPhone to the big screen.  Even if this isn't in 2.0, there is always 2.1...

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  • One Week From Today, You Get Your SDK

    • 28 Feb 2008
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    Apple announced that on March 6th they will be holding an event to discuss their software roadmap. This will most likely mark the introduction of the long-awaited iPhone SDK. Let the countdown begin!

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