Apple @ WWDC – Tim Cook can deliver. Despite an extremely high price tag, the new Macbook Pro with Retina Display is definitely Steve Jobs-level drool-worthy. In terms of iOS 6 I’m not totally sold on their new Maps app (please Google, make a new iOS version of yours), but the notifications and sleep modes definitely look great.
Microsoft Surface – Interesting device and really looking forward to checking it out in person. If they took one thing away from Apple however it probably should have been “instant availability.” Despite years of playing the budget game Microsoft appears to be ceding that market to Google and focusing on higher end devices like Apple (of course price TBA).
Fab – Ordered the Gunnar sunglasses I previously InstaReview‘d from here. Interesting concept, but browsing the site can be a challenge at times. It can be annoying to see an item you want to buy and it not being on sale yet (yay social shopping). They obviously want you to keep coming back to the site, but only offering certain items for sale seems like a bit of a tease at times.
Fancy – Been using Fancy a fair amount recently and really love the single column design compared to Pinterest’s scatter shot approach. They also have so far appeared to avoid the overabundance of meme images that have taken over Pinterest. They also take the Fab approach of being able to sell items, which is usually a plus but can result in some bait and switch tactics of the image not matching the product.
Song Pop – Completely and totally addicting game. The new Draw Something for music.
Amazon Cloud Player for iPhone – I can’t believe this is finally real. I have been waiting for something like it for well over a year. While my entire collection isn’t on Cloud Player yet, it is a huge benefit to be able to listen to music I have purchased from Amazon MP3 right away on my device without syncing. It also helps that Amazon doesn’t put restrictions on the size of your library like Apple and Google. That makes them pretty much the only cloud music service I can use, but I have no complaints.
Wreck-It Ralph – Wasn’t sure about this movie (and still not 100%) but looks too clever to pass-up.
So long June…
