Sections: Sport Jan 22nd, 2007 6 Comments It doesn’t get any better for someone who grew up in Northern Indiana. Both teams I’ve gorwn up with are in the Superbowl. That said growing up closer to Chicago and now living there means I’ll be squarely in the Bears camp for the next two weeks.
Go Bears!
Sections: Gadgets, Site News Jan 10th, 2007 5 Comments The biggest fear I had about the iPhone is that Apple would close the OS and not allow for 3rd party development. But with OSX being so successful in bringing in developers I never would have thought Apple would actually keep the OS closed. It now appears they will be doing that (at least for the time being). One theory is that Apple will eventually open the OS up to development in a similar way to how they are opening up the iPod to game developers.
It looks like Cingular will only sell you the iPhone if you renew your contract for another two years. I had assumed (as with other phones they sell) that you could pay a bit more and simply get your iPhone without a contract agreement. I’m guessing this will eventually change and that this is more to keep iPhones tied down to Cingular service for as long as the exclusive agreement (2 years?) between Cingy and Apple is in effect.
Sections: Auto Jan 10th, 2007 4 Comments As anyone can tell you, I’m a huge fan of fast, well balanced and great handling station wagons. And they don’t come any better than this:
Sections: Gadgets, Site News Jan 10th, 2007 6 Comments Apple his the ball out of the park in almost every way yesterday with the iPhone. Yet there are still a few small concerns I have:
Uncertainty over the ability to add 3rd party apps (This could be a big strike against the iPhone as compared with Symbian devices like the Nokia E62 and SonyEricsson 990i. Hopefully we’ll know more about this soon.)
Lack of 3G Data (Yes I know this adds expensive and size, just a shame it couldn’t sneak into this first version of the iPhone)
Sections: Gadgets Jan 9th, 2007 7 Comments 
And my new phone coming this June.
I’ve been doing a lot of thinking of how Apple could improve the mobile phone. Looking at my SonyErcisson w810, I was begining to wonder if the iPhone would truly be a next generation device or simply a better version of the same mobile phone I currently owned. What Steve Jobs showed off today at Macworld is truly a game changer in every sense of the word. It’s a better music phone than the best out there, it’s a better smartphone than any I’ve seen, and it’s a better iPod than is currently available.
When you look at it on the surface, the iPhone isn’t a revolutionary device like the Mac or the iPod. But the more when you think about the power that comes with truly integrating all the iPhones features you start to get a glimpse at the potential of the platform. It’s because of this that you almost can’t measure the iPhone against other handsets. The inteface, the platform and the iTunes integration make it a device like nothing on the market. And it’s the things we’ll be able to do with it we haven’t a clue about that will make this device insanely great.
With the iPhone Apple has both simplified the mobile phone and added features that were desperately needed. Today they have completely blown away my (high) expectations.
They also have completely blown away the competition…
Sections: Advertising, Site News Jan 5th, 2007 No Comments Something I ask myself everyday. Now I have a resource.
Gabriel Bridger is an associate creative director, and part-time blogger living in Chicago. Bridger.us is a rambling collection of thoughts, comments, and various media in no particular order and, at times, of no particular merit.
