Holy Arsenio Hall Batman!  You know me… trying to beat the rush. Look what I saw when I tried going to the Apple Store just now…

Kinda makes you think there might be something new to buy today, huh..?!?

Yah… I’m iPhone nuts today… I was looking at the Apple store this morning, hoping that someone would blow it, and post the availability of the new device accidentally this morning (I have my PayPal debit card cocked, locked, and ready to rock!) and noticed that AT&T has joined the “Unlimited” trend when it comes to voice and data.

While they don’t have the cheapest plan in town, their all you can eat voice and data plan for the iPhone is priced at $119.99. While I won’t be going that high with my plan, I may bump things up a bit; but I’m not entirely certain. I’ve got over 4000 roll over minutes banked and don’t think I’m in danger of losing any, any time soon, no matter how much I yack on the device.

The plan itself isn’t bad, especially if you know you’re going to use the device. Also, if you ditch your land line and go cell only, this is a great way of keeping the phone bill down and under control.

If the $1799 price tag is keeping you from getting the MacBook Air, then perhaps a $250 savings will be the push you need. Apple is now offering their sliver-thin blogger’s laptop for $1549, and before you think that it’s for someone else’s trouble, realize that as one of Apple’s Certified Refurbished Products it comes with these quality assurances:

- Stringent refurbishment process prior to sale
- Covered by Apple’s One-Year Limited Warranty
- AppleCare Protection Plan can be purchased

Of course supplies are limited, so if you are interested you had better get on over to Apple.

Link: Apple MacBook Air Refurb for $1549

When I arrived at the conference area to grab breakfast before entering, Tim McAfee was there to greet us, handing out REDFLY t-shirts. I was hoping for a medium, but some of the other guys had already beat me to them; he made it up to me by giving me two larges. Ha! After getting set up and then eating my food, I settled in with the others to listen to the first presentation on the Microsoft Zune.

Creative Strategies Presentation

Ben from Creative Strategies started a two hour discussion with the question “How is technology going to better integrate and improve people’s lives.” He gave a quick overview of the personal computing experience over the past couple decades, and about how many of the systems we had bought were basically versions of the current enterprise models. In the last few years, the trend has become about choices - colors, configurations, various sizes, making the whole experience more optimized and personal for each individual.

CS’s view of the Digital Future is that “No device is an island,” meaning that all of your information will be synced with all of your devices, in all of your locations. I’m ready for that…

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Speculation abounds this week as a little known item hits the iPhone Online Store across the US and the UK.  No, I’m not breaking news about the availability of the version 2.0 device (though I wish I could…). I’m merely pointing out that the current generation 8GB and 16GB iPhones are no longer available for purchase via Apple’s Online Store.

 

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