Filed under: Widget Watch, iPhone
It was bound to happen, and Matthew Raskin was the first (to my knowledge) to do it. That's right, Matthew whipped up a widget that counts down to iPhone 3G day: July 11th.
Holding the Command key (aka the Apple key) and pressing Tab will cycle through your open applications. It's easier to Cmd-Tab if you are Copy (Cmd-C) and Pasting (Cmd-V) to and from various applications.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
vandy1997 said 10:41AM on 6-11-2008
Is there a way to get this as a webclip or as an app for the current iPhone? Thank you!
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Rhen said 10:54AM on 6-11-2008
Haha, I've already got a countdown widget on it...
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Ratboy said 10:59AM on 6-11-2008
I made one on Monday...i just can't prove it as i have no hosting
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John said 11:44AM on 6-11-2008
hahaha i am excited either way.
http://www.brickfish.com/Pages/PhotosAlbums/PhotoView.aspx?isep=1&htid=65e80a62-6cda-4ba9-bd75-2eda866d0cf9&phtid=00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000&pbapi=743309&pbvi=21308111&eurl=&=PP_EntryDetail_273&scid=273&pid=743309&picid=522767_7111393&isent=1
check it.
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dagamer34 said 12:32PM on 6-11-2008
The previous WWDC widget had it up to the day. Will there be an update for it to be up to the hour? We all know it's going to launch July 11th ad 6:00PM, so can the widget be changed to reflect that?
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munir said 12:45PM on 6-11-2008
how do we know its going to launch at 6p? with each person taking 10 minutes at an ATT store, the line wont finish till early the next day. did apple make any announcement about 6p?
dagamer34 said 12:54PM on 6-11-2008
Based on what happened last year. Also, AT&T said that they'll be a process where you can fill out your info the day before to speed stuff up. I expect that to be heavily advertised, especially since Apple and AT&T stores are likely to be shut down for 2 hours. Expect a "slow" line for those that can't think ahead but a speed line for those that bring their info ready to go.
Again, just speculation, but these companies aren't TOTAL idiots. Worse comes to worse, go to an Apple store, you'll probably expect better service there.
mattraskin said 1:17PM on 6-11-2008
This is to the day... no time has been announced.
Gomero said 1:15PM on 6-11-2008
I have a question... will we be able to buy the iPhone 3G at the Apple Store Online and activate it on iTunes at home ?
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munir said 1:19PM on 6-11-2008
no; no online ordering in the US and UK (and most likely others)
Stevensnewest said 4:58PM on 6-11-2008
i rather just open up my calendar app on my ipod touch, and count how many days til july 11th.
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Sachin said 11:56PM on 6-11-2008
I made a better one that even shows the ad playing in the widget sideways on a 3G iPhone! download here:
http://macdrivermuseum.net/sachin/files/iPhone3GCountdown.zip
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glad said 7:36PM on 6-12-2008
I'am counting the days, as I can't wait to get my hands on the new iPhone. Will looking at the widget make me worse.
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