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Looks like the iPhone hasn't come far. Faster internet, more contracts, a few new applications that don't really rival the ones that us Jailbreakers already have. Many of the applications did blow me away I have to admit. The blogging app was very impressive, as well as Loopt, an app that networks friends through a mapping system, and allows users to exchange Twitter-like messages based on their locations. Associated Press has done some cool stuff as well, with mobile reporting systems and locative reporting. Music software Band was pretty cool, but the lowest of low, was Sega's Super Monkey Ball.

Yet what I really wanted from iPhone wasn't a whole bunch of apps created by multimillion dollar start-ups and corporations, but more innovative apps that push the boundaries and serve as tools for social justice. What I really wanted from Apple were things as simple as having a rape whistle app. With one push of a button, your phone emits a loud scary noise, and instantly sends text alerts with your location to your emergency numbers, including the police.

Just one idea out of many of social applications to create more dynamic software. I'm sure these types of applications will emerge out of the woodwork the longer the SDK program is running. I can't wait until all the beta apps I've grown to love have developed into mature adults, yet I hope that the beta innovation of the web 2.0 era will prosper, creating new cutting edge innovation.

What Apple needs to remember is the root of the philosophy of the internet, creating an environment where the individual is not controlled by the network with open application development for unlimited innovation.

June 9, 2008 | 10:03 PM Comments  0 comments

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