This aint a scene, it's a GODDAMN ARMS RACE

The iPhone has been getting progressively unlocked over the past few days, as of now the current version iPhone has a click-and-drool GUI SIM unlocker -

http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/12/first-free-open-gui-iphone-unlock-software-tested-it-works/

Apple has decided that future firmware updates probably *will* break installed apps http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/12/apple-backtracks-updates-will-most-likely-break-3rd-party-iph/
after initially claiming today it was neutral toward third party software.

The arms race is on, people!

Its amazing what the hacking / open source community can do, with their concentration focused like a lazer beam on a shiny, shiny device with 'Property of AT&T' written on it. (The apple on the Tree of Knowledge probably looked a little tastier, but not much.


/I can has iPhone in Australia?

iPod Touch potentially useless as PDA

So, Engadget says no Calendar edit at all?

Wow, Apple products quite often have one stunning oversight, a glaring brainfart in a well thought out package (in the case of the iPhone, its the pricing curve).

But this, this is *special*.

However, my gut feeling is that something about the software wasn't ready for prime time and as it wasn't mission-critical, the Touch was going out anyway with the function disabled (fixable via future software update).The iPhone should have much the same software, but leaving references to the phone functionality in the Calendar app would be shoddy.

I guess in a month or three, the thing might be hackable or upgraded to the Palm/iPod replacement I wanted. Or maybe by then we'll hear something concrete on 3G. Who knows.

Touch!

This initially published blank. I'm not sure what the heck happened

I cancelled my impulsive iPod touch pre-order, as I changed my mind on getting one the second the arrived. Taking a risk on there being available stock, but I want to put a few more miles on my 5G Ultra Classic iPod first. Free wifi ala' Telstra and Nintendo DS might have sealed the deal of course :D
I can't wait until this thing is out and cracked like a Cadbury Creme Egg.

update

Hmm... too soon to tell for realsies, but a few features whose existence can't be confirmed or denied include Bluetooth, a Mail client (eh, webmail) , and being able to edit iCal (What?)

You could say, it's an iPod. Do you need this stuff on an iPod.

And you'd be right, these are things I can live without... but I can live without a new iPod too.

Its really making sense to hold off and wait and see how it all shakes out. I have a phone, a PDA, an iPod. There's no hurry.