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In this episode, we stop by the FastMac booth and talk to them about their new iPhone iV. It did two things people at the Expo really liked. It extends battery life of the iPhone by almost three, and it has a light that can be used either with the camera, or just as…well…a light. It provides 24 hours of talk time and 21 hours of video playback. It also has a USB port and dock connector for different types of input. I also stopped by the Dream Cheeky booth, which might be the most fun booth at Macworld. It’s home to lots and lots of crazy USB toys, including a USB green house and the MSN Rocket Launcher (which isn’t compatible with Mac, but that didn’t stop anybody from enjoying it). When the booth dude shot me with the missile, I accidentally plowed over a nice little boy.
We shot enough stuff for at least twelve episodes. Most of the other stuff moves faster than this one, but I wanted to get the FastMac iV story up because there’s a Macworld discount available for pre-ordering right now.
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January 19th, 2008 at 6:21 pm
I actually burst out laughing when you backed into the dude :-)
January 19th, 2008 at 7:15 pm
Cali, I saw somewhere that you want the Mac Book Air, but you would sell your Mac Book Pro. If it is in good condition and you are selling it for a reasonable price, a lot of people (including myself) would be interested in buying it.
January 19th, 2008 at 9:06 pm
is there a special link for the iPhone IV show discount? Website says Starting at $79 but then pre-order link is $99 (not discounted?)
January 19th, 2008 at 9:08 pm
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January 19th, 2008 at 10:21 pm
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January 20th, 2008 at 9:54 am
Hilarious! You should consider adding "Cali runs over a small kid" as a every-show-sidekick event. Love it!
January 20th, 2008 at 10:25 am
You should have given the kid a couple of free shots at you with the rocket launcher!
January 20th, 2008 at 11:08 am
I haven't decided if I'm going to sell it yet. It's in great condition. I plan to come to a decision this week, so look out for the announcement on the show.
January 20th, 2008 at 12:41 pm
Is there a misprint on the price, in the show you said $69, on the website, it says pre-order for $79, but when you go to add to cart, it raises it to $99?
January 20th, 2008 at 12:47 pm
Checking with Fastmac. Probably I won't have an answer until Monday.
January 21st, 2008 at 7:43 am
Interview tip – let the poor SOB talk without interupting him every 5 seconds. Product review tip – if your going to talk about something, at least read the box first before you make some uninformed comment about it. (And watch your horseplay!) And while I'm ranting on… I'm disappointed in your lack of enthusiasm over CES when compared with MACWORLD. Your daily podcast is mostly about gadgets – which is what 95% of CES is about. I know you love MAC but this attitude you have really makes me think about deleting my subscription. If I wanted to listen to a MAC bigot, I would subscribe to all of Scott Bourne's podcasts. I hope that you will lessen the alienation of your faithful non-apple viewers. I've followed you since you were on The Tech Guy getting help from Leo about your show. I hope that I'm wrong with this assessment about you.
January 21st, 2008 at 7:45 am
P.S. – I'm not saying don't do apple stuff. I think that if your going to be gushing about apple, do it in iCali.
January 21st, 2008 at 8:29 pm
Found your site via this comment widget. Great am a PC user myself but own an ipod and will someday migrate over.
January 21st, 2008 at 10:05 pm
Sorry Ryenstein, if you want a podcast that doesn't gush about Apple, you'll have to look elsewhere, especially during Macworld week. This is the time we celebrate the computer we love. We want you to love it too. It's okay that you don't yet…you will. You'll be drawn to the Mac slowly and eventually your resistance will break down and when you switch, you'll understand why we gush. Apple inspires creativity. Linux inspires investigation. Windows inspires problem solving. The Apple inspiration is the one we're happy to evangelize.
January 22nd, 2008 at 6:15 pm
@Ryenstein: iCali fan tip: don't be a douche. Let 'em podcast. They're professionals.
January 25th, 2008 at 4:48 am
First time commenter on GBTV. Just purchased a Fastmac iPhoneiV based on your show and wanted to let you know :) Keep up the great show. You are inspiring me by the day. Joseph