iPod, iTunes, iPhone and more Gadgets

For the half dozen or so folks actively seeking a run-of-the-mill watch phone to completely destroy any chance of landing new pals (let alone a SO) while out on the town, you’ve got a surprising amount of choices. Still, you’d be hard-pressed to find one as gaudy, yet curiously sleek as the Cool G108. Boasting what appears to be an electroluminescent keypad (is that a rotary dial design we see?) and a convenient flip-up screen, this watch / cellphone mishmash also features quad-band GSM / GPRS support, a 1.5-inch (160 x 128) internal display, 1.3-megapixel camera, multimedia player, Bluetooth, 0.5MB (generous, we know) of built-in memory and a MMS expansion slot in case you need more than a single Duran Duran track on your wrist. You’ll also find USB connectivity and a smallish external display, and while pricing remains a mystery, there’s loads more pics waiting in the read link below.

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Nuance is an extremely important, but under-appreciated element of communication; our soundbite-heavy culture prefers quick, simple, and conclusive explanations rather than ones that demand thought or raise ambiguities. When is the next iPhone coming? “In sixty days” is the answer people want to hear—it gives everyone a chance to mark their calendars or set their countdown widgets with some degree of certainty. Last week, the Wall…

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Apple has released a new version of the iPhone Software Development Kit (SDK), the third beta version of the software package. The new release, which is available as a free download for registered iPhone developers from the iPhone Dev Center, is a 1.37GB download, and is listed as build 9M2158a, beta 3. Earlier today, developers accepted into Apple’s paid iPhone Developer Program began reporting lock-ups following the expiration of the current beta…

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