Hey readers, I wanted to open this post up to talking about the iPad's product cycle. It seems to me that instead of launching new versions and keeping the old ones on shelves, they are simply going to replace the product with the new updated one. This means no price increase, just a tech upgrade each iteration. I think that this will wind up being a great thing for Apple in the long run because it keeps the iPad from being overstocked in different SKU's. It almost feels like you are buying into a chain of products instead of just one piece. This helps with branding and to avoid marketing confusion when people come into the store. They do not have to worry about comparing the two different versions and deciding what is better for their money, instead they simply get to see the newest that is available.

The downside I see if people wanted to not become early adopters. The people who usually bargain hunt apple products by waiting a generation are really not going to be happy with this move. They will be pushed back to the aftermarket of buying a used iPad from a previous owner. While Apple shouldn't have to cater to these people, they should also be aware that there is a big percentage of them due to the high prices that the products carry.

This post isn't really to tell  you my opinion, but instead its a open forum for everyone to talk about what they think about this product development cycle.

Hey everyone,

I'm back at Dallas' startup weekend. We have new companies as well as old ones returning to this event. One of the most promising new ones in my mind is To Long Didn't Read, a website that crowd-sources the translation of long documents to layman's terms. The case study that the presenter used was that everyone is arguing about the health care bill,but very few have actually read it.

I have also been working on thegamemeter.com, the video game review site that me and my friend have started. Its been slow since I have not had the time to play games as much as I would like, but over the summer I feel like this will really take off. I am also pushing myself to take more videos for my sites. I would love to do some video podcast for the game site, as well as personal ones for my blog.

So I have just woken up from my first day and night of SXSW, and it was an interesting one. Me and my friend Michael originally came to Austin for the live Diggnation saturday night. We were going to just see what could happen on friday. Austin has an amazing feeling to its downtown area. We were perfectly content just walking around and seeing all the places in the city. Gowalla kept us entertained by finding the "Stairs of Doom", six oddly placed stair cases around the city, and we also tried some new places to eat. Once it hit around 8 we decided to look for one of the famous SXSW parties. The first few attempts lead to overcrowded bars that were either 21+ or required an interactive badge to get in. We then saw that Ning was having a RV drive around with karaoke on it. after three tweets about its location, we finally managed to get on. We met some cool people who also couldn't find the RV and managed to run after it after we spotted it just driving. The RV was defiantly interesting and unique, and I feel it was a very appropriate party to start my time in Austin. I will post some pictures and more stories to come.

Hey readers,

I wanted to give everyone a status update on my projects that I'm working on and how they are shaping up.I know that I constantly update twitter with new projects and websites so I have decided to centralize these into blog post.

Meetupsports and Proxomo are coming along just fine. The engineers and coders are working hard on getting the alpha ready and they are showing some real progress. We are currently working with a graphic designer and getting the layout of the web application. I have also started a video game website with my friend Curtis called thegamemeter.com. We hope to get reviews on it and launch it by the end of the weekend. This site has taken a lot of my time over the last week, but I really want to have a venue for my video game passion. The third site that I have worked on this week is dreambigsoccer.com. This is my volunteer organization that works to help elementary school students experience field day. I have been helping my friends gather volunteers and funds to throw this soccer camp for over three hundred kids.

I am starting a new small business that will help business and people interact with others on the Internet. I have been helping people start blogs and social media campaigns during my first semester at SMU and have decided to start keeping a portfolio and start branding myself more professionally. I am looking for help with designing my new website, along with agents to help on projects. You can reach me on twitter/facebook or email.