The Announcement

So, the alarm went off at 1 am, and I straight away jumped off the bed, hit the desktop and started opening the stream. Apple got their big announcement eh!

But the streaming connection was awful. I thought maybe it was the network. Got upstairs, flipped open my iPad and tried both wifi and LTE. Still the streaming was bad, and often connection stopped. On a couple of occasions, I got kicked out of Safari on the iPad.

And one more thing ....

Obviously too many people tuned in, and Apple just couldn't cope with that amount of people on at the same time.

Luckily the stream became steady just at the time Tim Cook announced the iPhone 6 - and obviously the 6 plus. Verdict? Definitely going to get one.

And then, the talk was about the Apple Pay, which I doubt going to hit our shores any time soon. I thought that was the end of that.

And then came the classic "one more thing" moment, a la Steve Jobs.

It was clear that Apple had invested great effort in their new class of products. As when the iPad was initially announced, there was a lot of skepticism. But the products needed to be experienced before one could make any conclusions. It looked promising, but judging from other wearables I have seen so far, it would require a leap of faith. And if any company were to implement such a thing, it could only be Apple.

It looked like I would be putting in an order for both the 6 plus and Apple Watch soon ....

And now, it was time to catch some sleep .... Good morning ....

You Little Teaser

As usual, I would check my email and clear the inbox first thing in the morning. Then came a quick browsing for any breaking news and the like. Then a quick look at Facebook and Flickr before shower. Since the Apple announcement would be tonight, I thought I just have a quick look on apple.com.

Oh you little teaser ...... iOS 8, new iPhone, wearables ...

Would definitely be up tonight watching the keynote. It would start at 1 am local time. Must make sure that the broadband was up to scratch ....

What's Cooking Timmy?

Despite having fever, I was still waiting to see what Tim Cook is cooking tonight. Well, I slept earlier before being called for an admission. I would be seeing the case first thing tomorrow morning since I needed the rest.

It was now just past midnight. Took my paracetamol, brufen, vitamin C, zirtek and Augmentin. If I couldn't sleep in the next 20 minutes, I would stay up to catch at least the beginning of the keynote. I have told Anita that we would be upgrading our iPhones after this - my 4S and Anita's 4. Both were out of contract already for some time.

Will it be the 5S? All would be revealed soon. But first, lets see if I could catch some sleep. I have a long day at work tomorrow.