Physically, the 10.1 is a great feeling device in the hand. Thinner and lighter than you expect it to be, with a gorgeous screen and all the requisite hardware checkboxes filled. I’m not sure how I feel about the 16:9 frame, though. No, scratch that, I’m pretty sure I don’t like it.

“Hey, this works. Let’s do it. Sorry, everyone who liked freedom and openness and apple pie and puppies. American computer users prefer fascism!”

I shut down the computer but I can only hope and pray that when I next start the computer the drive comes up again.

Very odd that it would ring anyhow but not allow the connect. Why ring at all?

The more things change the more things stay the same. 20 years in and I still have to restart my computer for an update to some blogging software?

Several hours later I performed a hard reset and the phone was working again. Why did it crash? Who knows. I’m running official software (no jailbreak here) no updates are available and the only hard-core thing I had done with the phone all day was make a phone call!

I hope this doesn’t become a common occurrence with the new device.

That said, I do really like the phone, the screen and it’s revised camera. But if the phone becomes completely unresponsive it really fails at it’s primary purpose.

Whilst I have heard of the Apple battery charger, it has recently come to my attention due to a staff request for one at work.

I have heard on the TWIT podcasts that the batteries included with the Apple battery charger are actually the same chemical make-up as the Sanyo Eneloop batteries. These batteries can retain 80 percent of their charged capacity and potentially last for up to 10 years of service life.

Whilst people could just go out and buy any rechargeable batteries I think it is good there is now an option for those who will only buy products branded with a fruity label.

White models of Apple’s new iPhone® 4 have proven more challenging to manufacture than expected, and as a result they will not be available until the second half of July. The availability of the more popular iPhone 4 black models is not affected.

As far as I am aware there isn’t a current official statement on the availability of the 4th generation iPhone in Australia. Phone carriers are all suggesting that it will be ‘coming soon’…

37signals has released an iPad app called Draft. It is quite simple in design but by not trying to do too much it actually seems quite handy for knocking out design sketches. The price of $9.99 feels like a bit of a stretch though.

Derek Powazek has posted some photos taken from his iPhone 4 on his blog. I’ve been quite happy with some of the photos I’ve taken with my iPhone 3G, so the improved camera is going to be very handy for me.

The iPhone 4 is the first decent mobile camera I’ve ever owned. I’m just stunned by the image quality.

Just look at the detail and clarity. I’ve owned digital cameras that took crappier photos.

And finally elgato sent me an email this morning regarding a limited time feature they have on offer for their eyeTV product. Obviously someone working in the company got sick of the Vuvuzela’s used during the FIFA World Cup and they have added a filter option to specifically remove the buzz from the horns.

A special edition of EyeTV 3.4 software is available during the 2010 FIFA World Cup that offers a new feature called the “Vuvuzela Filter”. This filter gives you the option to dampen the buzz of vuvuzela horns in the stadium during live TV broadcasts; it can be quickly switched on and off at any time during the game. To use the filter, control click to bring up the contextual menu in EyeTV.

Click here for a quick demonstration of the Vuvuzela Filter in action.

The Vuvuzela Filter is available in EyeTV for a limited time only, and will disappear with the next software update – after the 2010 FIFA World Cup is over.