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iPhone SDK Media Coverage

Thursday was the public launch of Apple’s iPhone SDK and I spent several hours on the phone with the media after the launch event. Here are links to my published comments…

Los Angeles Times, “Apple to give outsiders access to its iPhone“

San Francisco Chronicle, “iPhone announcement Thursday“

Technology Review, “What to Expect from the Open iPhone“

PC World, “Apple’s iPhone SDK Strategy Both Promotes and Stifles Innovation“

ZDNet, “iPhone DevCamp’s Raven on iPhone SDK and what it means“

Telecoms.com, “Apple opens iPhone but keeps keys to kingdom“

Mac OS Ken Podcast, “Day 6 Interview” (Day 6 subscribers only)

iPhone SDK

Thank you, Apple!

Apple iPhone Developer Program

The Pulse of Open Source

I launched a new website last week entitled The Pulse of Open Source. You can read more about this project by reading my post on the 451 CAOS Theory blog.

Star Wars summarized

The plot of Star Wars, as summarized by a three year old.

Voting is mystical

“Voting is mystical, it’s a mystical act.”

Carl Bernstein, CNN, 02/19/08, in regards to primary elections and why polls are not authoritative.

My glasses

I am often asked about my glasses. Here’s the story…

I flew back to Sante Fe, New Mexico, in 2004 to celebrate the tenth anniversary of Studio X, the Internet company I co-founded back in April 1994. A friend of mine and one of the members of that endeavor, Michael Herrick, showed up to the party wearing cool glasses. I immediately took to them and decided I needed to own a pair for myself.

The glasses I wear are called Staffan Preutz, by Polaris Optic – a Swedish company. I purchased the glasses from Acoma Optical. I faxed in my prescription and received the glasses by mail. Having now worn these glasses for the past several years, they have become part of my persona and anytime I wear my backup pair (of a different style), I am immediately asked, “Where are (weird)/(cool) glasses?!”When I go shopping, people stare at the side of my head – it’s a strange experience.

Top comments by strangers in public…

“Are those implants?” (No)

“Do those hurt?” (No)

“Where did you get those?” (See above)

“Do you get headaches?” (Yes, but not from the glasses)

“Are you from the future?” (…Yes *wink*)

“Do you mind if I buy a pair?” (No, but I haven’t met anyone other than Michael Herrick with these glasses)

“Can I try them on?” (Sure)

Qwest Junk Mail

Stop the madness, Qwest! Four pieces of postal junk mail on the same day?!

Animal Crackers

Animal Crackers: What I watched tonight with the family – a classic.

Startupalooza

Starupalooza is an interactive forum for the Portland tech startup community. It’s where you can find out about cool tech startups, learn from successful tech entrepreneurs and meet local tech-business people. The event features discussions, presentations, demonstrations and networking allowing participants to share, learn and connect in a candid, no-BS environment.

Raven at iPhoneDevCamp

Taken at iPhoneDevCamp, July 2007, by Adam Tow.