Everyone who knows me, knows that I am a complete Apple fan boy (I really do hate that word… fan boy ). While I do not hate Microsoft, I’ve just seen the blue screen and the four rings of death too many times to support them (Windows and Xbox 360) wholeheartedly and I am yet to see any screen or rings of death on any of my non Microsoft products, but that is another story.

Even with all that,  I cannot help but be impressed by the new Microsoft initiative that is Microsoft Surface. Microsoft Surface is basically a table surface that is fully interactive with the environment you are in. For example, imagine you are in a restaurant with your friends and have just finished your meals, your bill can be viewed on the table and if you put your credit cards on the table, you can basically drag your meals to your card and pay for it in that manner. Also, according to a BBC article, you can also flirt, chat and exchange pictures with people in the same restaurant and on different tables. No more awkwardness of walking up to a girl and having the whole restaurant witness your discomfort if she says no . For all you gamblers who need their fix anytime anywhere, there will also be gambling versions.

It’s all well and good… as long as we do not get the Blue Microsoft Screen of Death. Now that will be a scary table to have your meals on.

The iPhone 3G that is. After a year of using a pay as you go sim card with my iPhone, because my Three network sim card won’t work with it, I will finally be able to use my iPhone with my Three sim giving me the best of both worlds in my opinion.

Truth be told, although the new iPhone specs looks really impressive, I would have loved a better camera, real bluetooth (not the disabled one currently in use), video recording and chat facilities. Although with the iPhone SDK as well as the new firmware 2.0 which should be coming out soon, video recording and chatting will be solved pretty quickly.

With Slingbox is bringing out a slingplayer for the iPhone (Thank God!!!) and the quality of games that was on display at the Apple Keynote address, I won’t be suprised if by the end of the year, the iphone will be the only handheld needed for all your mobile entertainment needs…

Lookout DS and PSP, here comes the iPhone…