Apple: "we plan to have an iPhone SDK in developers' hands in February"

I have a question. This is SDK is compatible with the current IPod Touch right? What I mean is, if I buy an IPod Touch, let's say, tomorrow, the applications made with the SDK will be available to me, right? I know SDKs are made to develop third-party apps and mods, and I am familiar with them, but I just want to make sure, because you never know what Apple's next move it going to be. I don't wanna buy a Touch and find out it's not compatible with apps. The only app I am interested in at this moment is a mail app similiar to the IPhone's. But, I don't feel like jailbreaking it and voiding the warranty or having the chance of bricking it.

I'm ready for iPod Touch apps now. :)

i didn't know that the ipod didn't have the aplications to do the other known whereabouts of the actuall different 3 party types. if i known now what i known then, i wouldn't of typed any souce codes or URLS. But hindsight is always easy before or after the event isn't it?

Anyway, would updating the ipod touch twice in 7 days alter the 1.1.1 firmware if i didn't switch to 1.1.2 until after the new 3rd party apps are announced?

It just does my head in.

I have posted my suspicions about the possibility of Apple launching an SDK for about 4 times on TUAW comments.

My opinion was, and still is, that Apple DELAYED the SDK because... Of Leopard!!! They delayed it because the iPhone is built arount a "version" of OSX Leopard and an early SDK for it would have spilled the beans. Moreover Apple was busy getting Leopard in the hands of customers on track, so they might have been focused on releasing that instead of the SDK for a product with a smaller user base.

The SDK for the iPhone and Leopard will surely be similar in some aspects (I AM NOT A TECHNICIAN, so be kind on me :-) ).

There is just one small piece of the puzzle missing... Apple, PLEASE, release an SDK for the AppleTV as well!!! Come on.. Please... Or make it part of Leopard's SDK...

I thought it was going to be the bonus/surprise when Leopard dropped... Pretty sweet either way. This may temp me to get a Touch if free apps are available. I'm certainly not paying for everything off the iTMS.

I think they were planning this all along but due to our complaints and such they decided to step up the date sooner than later. That's great news b/c there are some fantastic 3rd party apps out there that I would like to use without having to hack the phone.

@ #58:

Please don't tell me that you buy into that BS that Scott Moritz reports! He has just gotten debunked on Engadget today for his report about a new 13.3" Macbook with an aluminum casing to be launched on the 26th along with leopard. He has one of the worst track records out there. Many people commented on Engadget's article recalling that he makes his money when AAPL stock goes DOWN so of course hes going to make up as much BS as humanly possible in order to make himself more money.

engadget link: http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/17/apples-got-a-new-13-inch-laptop-prepped-for-leopard-launch/#comments

daring fireball link showing what a liar he really is: http://daringfireball.net/2007/07/moritz_lala_land

maybe ieye will see the light of day! Check out the concept!

http://www.createthefuturecontest.com/pages/view/entriesdetail.html?entryID=365

I think I will wait and see how their signing program worked. Symbian's program (Nokia) was so successful they announced major changes yesterday to lower the barrier of entry, and it is still $200 plus $20 per release. Assuming a $200 development environment cost (relatively cheap), one of my favorite applications, Books.app, would have cost the developer $860 so far.

Somehow I don't think we'd be reading books on our iPhone at that price.

And the S60 allows installing self-signed applications, which make this just a barrier for end users for no good reason.

Die, DRM, die!

yipee