The Best & Worst of WWDC

Ok, so overall I found the Keynote very interesting. I don't want to say good or bad. It was confusing live but now that I've had time to ponder and watch it live I guess I am satisfied enough.

While some may not think the 3G iPhone is worth the upgrade I'm convinced it is for me for 2 big reasons. 1) 3G. It will be significantly faster. I hate waiting now for Edge. I need a faster browser. I use it all the time. Plus think of all the new apps that will benefit from this alone, Slingbox, MLB.com, etc. 2) Improved audio quality. They mentioned better sound - I'm assuming they were referring to the external speaker but the new plastic back covers 10 antennas that can only help what is a weak signal receiver in many places/buildings. Imagine what they learned from their first phone. That new push system they developed for apps like IM to function in the background without hurting performance of battery will be great (available in Sept.)

The new iPhone is not perfect. Video chatting would be amazing as would MMS, and 802.11n. I'm still surprised they can't figure out a few of the simple things. And it's $10 more a month. But with what you gain it's a move I'm willing to make.

Maybe biggest plus of the day for me is MobileMe. I'm excited for a service that works...and it better. Syncing looks amazingly simple. Plus I love that new quick reply in the mail section. When will Mail get that???  Idisk may actually be useful now and large file transfers will finally be simple.

Other Small Bonuses: (I assume these will be in 2.0 and therefore work in older models)

Save emailed pictures in albums and Contact search - FINALLY. iWork and Office compatibility is a plus too but Scientific Calculator, Parent Controls, new Languages...who needs that?

Biggest Letdown of the Day:

No iTunes activation. You have to go to AT&T. That's stupid. I understand it, but by showing us a world of such ease just to pull it away from us, it hurts. That's all I'm saying.

But My Favorite Items of the Day

#1 The "cloud". You have to love the cloud in MobileMe. I didn't know how talented clouds were :)

#2 The sim ejector included with iPhone (otherwise known as a paper clip)

What do you think???