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If you can’t afford an iPhone right now and you really want one, then maybe this post is interesting for you. What better way to get an iPhone, than winning one ? So Local.com have a competition called “Apple A Day”.

iPhone Competition

Local.com has announced a contest to promote its Local Mobile search service. As part of the promotion, the company will be giving away one Apple iPhone each day for 30 days to Local Mobile users.

To enter the “Apple a Day Giveaway” Local Mobile Challenge, visit www.local.com/win and complete the entry form. The contest will run from September 17 – October 17, 2007.

It’s easy to enter, just fill out the form and you could win a brand new iPhone. We here at MacReview dot Net still don’t possess an iPhone, so we will be entering all our alter egos in this competition.

From colourlovers.com they present an interesting comparison between the new shuffle colours and the old shuffle colours. The color of Apple products is something that is chose carefully, and it is a very important part of the design. Choosing the color to reflect your products can be sometimes hit or miss, but the guys at apple seem to have it down to a tee.

Old Shuffle Colors

Here the colors were more hip, and tending toward neon, giving the impression that they are for kids and teenagers. They are bright and they stand out. As these are intended to be worn (clipped) on the users clothes, they will certainly be noticeable.

New Shuffle Colors

Here we have an updated palette for 2007, which tends to be more pastel like, showing a new found maturity. The colors are no longer “in your face” and give me the feeling of a more calm piece of technology.

This week apple released a new iPod, it’s called the iPod touch, code named Hero. It sports many difference on previous generations of the worlds most popular mp3 player.

Details of iPod Touch

Size and weight

• Height: 4.3 inches (110 mm)
• Width: 2.4 inches (61.8 mm)
• Depth: 0.31 inch (8 mm)
• Weight: 4.2 ounces (120 grams)

Now you can have the functionality of the iPhone’s touch screen in an iPod. The display is an amazing 3.5 inch diagonal, and can show videos in wide-screen. It has Apple’s Safari internet browser built in and can use available WiFi internet connections. It is available in 8GB and 16GB and prices start at $299. This is something we will be putting on our Christmas list !

If you want to see a flicker photo set of the iPod classic, iPod nano, iPod touch, then simply click on the image below. These photos are from iPodLounger, and they show in great detail what these products look like. One interesting we noticed is that the loading screen looks differently, and is in nice color. The new red ipods are that little bit darker, but we think if we had to choose, we would take the old red, because it looks brighter and kinda “happier”. Maybe it just takes a little time to get used to …

Click image to see the Slideshow

And if anyone wants to send us some gear to view, you can always get in contact via our contact form.

If you buy the (PRODUCT) RED Special Edition iPod models and iTunes Gift Cards, and Apple gives a portion of the purchase price to the Global Fund to fight AIDS in Africa. These products look cool and say that you care about AIDS in Africa.

These are likely only to be available for a limited time so don’t wait around. For further information about the Global Fund and (RED), visit www.JOINRED.com.

And here is a side view, my it looks lovely !