Stimulating Pixels

Rumor is that the new iPhone is on its way next week. It’s a little late for Apple to respond, but here’s my wish list for a future version of the iPhone.

• Adobe Flash support
• AM/FM +HD radio
• Ambient light/flash meter
• Auto-focus lens
• Authorized replacement for Gov. Issued ID
• Background applications
• Barcode reader
• Breathalyzer
• Built-in projector
• Bulletproof exterior
• Cable ready
• Choice of wireless providers
• Compass
• Copy and Paste
• Credit card reader
• DNA Scanner
• External microphone connection
• Electro magnet
• Faster network
• Faster processor
• Faster WiFi
• Flash for camera
• Finger print scanner
• Geiger counter
• Gigabit Ethernet
• HD video recording
• HDMI connection
• HDTV receiver
• Higher resolution camera
• Horizontal keyboard
• Increased dynamic range in stills/video
• Infrared transmitter/receiver
• Image stabilization
• Improved low light (high-iso) camera/video performance
• Increased local storage space
• Insulin meter
• Java
• Kinetic energy recharger
• Laser pointer
• Less expensive
• Longer battery life
• MMS messages
• More RAM
• Native hard drive functionality
• OCR
• Optical zoom lens
• Radar
• Range finder
• R/C Transmitter
• Removable battery
• Removable card storage
• Retinal scanner
• RFID tag and reader
• RSA SecurID
• Satellite TV ready
• Solar panel
• Sonar
• Spectrometer
• Stereoscopic still/video capture
• Stethoscope
• Storage Encryption
• Submergible up to 100 meters
• Taser
• Tethering for cellular modem capability
• Thermometer
• Voice recognition
• Wireless trigger for external camera flashes
• XM/Sirius ready

While it would be great to add a few things like a screw driver and a little knife blade, this would lead to conflicts with T.S.A. restrictions.

Heard an NPR interview this morning with Josh Rouse about his album that is about to come out. Really liked both the interview and the music. Looking forward to the release. There are a couple sample tracks at the link if you have Real Player installed (which I don’t).

A favorite quote from the interview: “The best way to learn Spanish is to take a Spanish lover”.

Book for the wishlist:

“Games You Can’t Lose” by Harry Anderson

Starting a Wishlist on the blog as single entries. First item in the new format. A print from the “Full Moon” exhibit by Michael Light.

This guy got the original negs and chromes from NASA from the Moon Shots and used the best digital scanner he could get his hands on to make the highest quality scans he could. There is a book out called “Full Moon” that’s okay, but I got a chance to see a set of the actual prints hanging at The Newseum in D.C. and they are breathtaking.

I don’t like the fact that a print cost a little over a grand because I think the work produced from NASA images should be at cost. Or, better yet, the scans that were made should be made available on the NASA web site. Still, I think it would be just about worth the price to get one of the exhibition quality prints.