Mikey Hands On: Migrating from iPhone 0G to iPhone 3GS

So I skipped the 3G since it wasn’t different enough, but the 3GS and the end of my contract (I was one of those Day Zero, $600 mow-ronns), but REAL GPS (with direction), 4 times the capacity, voice commands, better camera with video was enough to convince me.

Happy discoveries: new and improved headphone cord with volume, new smaller power brick (same as 3G as far as I can tell, but smaller than the original’s). Nike+iPod works without the dongle! Just need the shoe sensor for it to work. SWEET. My old iPod Nano just lost its reason for existence (and perhaps its will to live). Compass is cool, overall YES is faster but a few surprises as compared to the OG (OriGinal iPhone)

So here follows the typical nerdery: unboxing pics, details of migration from one phone to another, boot and app launch times compared between 1st gen and 3GS iPhones, etc. And of course, some video from it to follow…

LONG activation times today! Took over an hour - probably worst case scenario since Day Zero for this product.

Read on for full geeky details…

Funny Video & Discussion - vendor/client relationships

NOTE - There IS a high def version of this available! Click on the HD button in the box above after you hit play, then pop it full screen.

The last line is a killer, especially as someone who comes up with pixel recipes for a living.

Ohhhh, the sweet, sweet irony of this one! What if the stunts vendors tried to pull with us were attempted in real life situations, like restaurants, the video store, or the salon?

“So you want me to work for free?”

“No, I don’t want you to work for free, it’s just a test! That way I can see if my husband likes it, and then you can roll the costs over till the next time I need color if he likes it.”

or

“I’ll come back next Tuesday, we’re gonna make it up on the next one.”

Most importantly, WHY do they think their situation is exceptional, and they should be able to get away with this? Or perhaps more importantly, why do we let them get away with it?

“Is there a problem sir?”

Ohhhhhh, yes. There is indeed.

Attention Red owners/users - at LAST eSATA transfers off of Red Drives!

R2E cable adds eSATA transfer abilities to RED camera

FINALLY! I asked about this before the first Red One even shipped, so nice to see it (eventually) saw the light of day - a LEMO to eSATA cable. The fastest possible data transfer bus for Red data transfer. Get a card in your laptop that supports port multiplying, then you can run data on one eSATA bus and two drives on another for your data backups with 2 copies via eSATA ASAP which on set is PDI.

At $230 it is a bit steep (how about a discount on the backup cable guys?) but at least SOMEBODY is doing it!

-mike

Mike’s Buyer’s Guide - Inside the new iMacs for editors

Apple introduced new iMacs the other week with bumped up specs. There are now four models to choose from on the online store, and all can be customized - but not all the same - you can upgrade some 24” models differently than some of the others, and the 20” is its own creature. So, if you’re interested in a low/mid end system for video editing (such as offline editing or LIGHT weight HD), which one should you choose?

Read on after the jump for Mike’s read on the new models.

So - what’s up with Apple and Mini DisplayPort?

I didn’t pay a whole lot of attention when Apple introduced the new Macbook Pros with a Mini DisplayPort connector. Now that they are also in use ALL the new Macs introduced the other week (Mac Pro towers, iMacs, and Mac Minis), I figured it was time to do a little digging and find out what it is all about. Read on after the jump.

Mike at Sundance - just saw Soderbergh’s new The Girlfriend Experience

(I’m at Sundance, I’ll update with pics as soon as I get a cable to upload - I’m at a friend’s condo right now, cables back at mine - drat)

Just got back from the Sneak #2, the worst kept secret of Sundance - Steven Soderbergh’s new film, The Girlfriend Experience. Highights from Steven himself before and from the Q&A afterward the jump.

ProVideoCoalition Liveblogging the MacWorld 2009 Keynote

This is the placeholder for liveblogging the keynote. It is 8:53am, I’m seated (decently) and ready to go...i

I’ll keep updating this best I can, and I’ll start update again once...anything happens.

8:54 - just sittin’ here…

8:56 - Irony is realizing best seat ever at a keynote, but no Steve…

9:00 am - asked to silence phones, and upbeat music begins...as does a likely long stream of elipses…

Continues after the jump…

Mikey on the scene - blogging the MacWorld SF 2009 Keynote Live

Head’s up - I’m in San Francisco with my media pass to MacWorld San Francisco 2009 (MWSF), I’ll be at the keynote clickety clacking away. I’ll post as much as I can as live as I can from the keynote.
Rumor mills calling for new Mac Minis (likely), new 17” aluminum, fixed (ugh) battery laptop (sure why not), and new Mac Pro towers with Blu-ray. My friend and vendor I buy my Macs from has his own thoughts on the matter: Torrey’s Mac Pro predictions.

UPDATE 11:30am CST Tuesday after the keynote: oops, no new towers. Or new Minis. No wonder Steve stayed home. Here’s the link to my live coverage.

-mike

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