These last days, I've been pretty sick. To be more specific, I got a nasty cold, and leaving aside most of the symptoms, there's one I always hate - losing my sense of smell. Fortunately, it gets back, but even though it didn't get back completely, I can surely smell those 3G iPhones rollin' around the world! Can't you? Well, here's a picture to help your nose below... and if that's not enough, I don't know what can be done to help you, but I'll give it a try!

"Do not open until Tuesday June 10th 2008," how does that sound? June 10th? Next day after Steve Jobs' keynote at the WWDC? Come on, don't tell me Apple is sending these boxes all over the place and their contents is something else than the long-awaited 3G iPhone, because I can't chew that! No, sir, these are the 3G iPhones, or I am a pink elephant!

For now, it is only known that Australian resellers are receiving these packages, but I guess this is happening everywhere. Well, not quite "everywhere," but in most areas where the 3G iPhone will start selling in less than a week, or at least display them, because we're talking about small boxes being sent to Apple stores, and not big ones...

This is it for now, and despite the fact this is not officially confirmed by anyone inside Apple, you can call me "pink elephant" if I am not right!

As we speak, there are only 3 days left until the moment WWDC 08 will open its gates to the public, and probably a few hours more until we'll get to see Steve Jobs introducing the 3G iPhone. Anyway, this is not about the upcoming iPhone or any other product we may get to see appearing or being announced at the WWDC, like the Snow Leopard or who-knows-what-else. Since I have seen pictures of the Moscone West popping up already, I thought it would be nice to select some of the best ones for you, especially for those that won't reach the convention center this year, like myself...

I have to excuse myself, because I just lied. I have to tell you a few words about the Snow Leopard, since I mentioned it. If you didn't hear this already, Snow Leopard is the codename of the next Mac OS X release, also expected to be the last one in the 10.x series. What's next? I can't tell...

Apart from the Snow Leopard, you should expect to see the iPhone 2.0 platform arriving together with the 3G iPhone. Obviously, the iPhone 2.0 platform will be more interesting for developers, but users will enjoy the results so, no matter how we put it, WWDC 08 will be a turning point for Apple.

To be honest, I really hope to see some new iPods, or at least a promise regarding this. What makes Apple still sell iPods like crazy is inertia, because they are no longer the best in their field, only the most notorious.

At last, I hope you enjoyed the pictures I have chosen for you today. Be sure we'll get back to Moscone West on the 9th or on the 10th, in the worst case scenario, depending on how fast news reach us. If you're a developer that's going to be there, and still didn't talk to anyone about providing live coverage, or at least providing a quick resume once the keynote is over...just drop a comment below, and we'll contact you ASAP!

Feel like the phones of your iPod can't handle your need for bass and high volume? Before we move on, I have to warn you - listening to your favorite music on your favorite gadget at high volume may lead to permanent damage to your hearing. Do you want to assume the risks? All right, then you'd better prepare for Klipsch's upcoming Image X5 headphones!

Unfortunately, the feature list on the Klipsch Website doesn't say much, but here it is:

- Streamlined design with premium sound
- Balanced full-range armature driver
- Tuned bass-reflex system
- Instant seal, superior noise isolation
- Compatible with iPods®, iPhones™ and other portable devices

The idea behind this new Klipsch product is to help dropping the in-canal earphones by using a slightly thicker design, with a housing 2mm (0.08in) wider than the original Image X10, so the components used inside can be far less expensive, but sound quality remains the same. Even more, while the previous model's sound pushed forward low frequencies, the Image X5 is more balanced, with stronger treble and mid-range frequencies.

While the new Image X5 buds are supposed to be flexible and more reliable than before, thanks to the unique form of silicone ear tip and cable "tails" that reduce stress on the line, I hope they also come with a lifetime warranty. Why? Well, I wouldn't expect less, considering the X5s are expected to start shipping in late June, with an insane $250 price tag!

Music, as we know it, would be nothing without live recordings. How many times did you end up in a "concert" where the artist was doing playback? No, don't answer that, better try to answer this one - what do you think about live concerts? I know, some people may not like live recordings, but that's life - you can't keep everyone happy. For the rest of us, Apple has a unique event approaching, and now there are only 26 days and 1 hour until iTunes Live kicks off!

This is what the iTunes Live London Festival '08 website says: "From July 1st 2008, iTunes takes over London’s legendary KOKO for a month-long extravaganza of live music. iTunes Live: London Festival ‘08 will feature exclusive gigs from international acts such as N*E*R*D and James Blunt as well as hot up and comers such as Hadouken! and The Ting Tings. Each performance will be recorded and made available for sale on iTunes."

As you can see on the website, the tickets to the festival are free, but only available to competition winners. "What competition?" Between the 1st and 28th of July, there are a lot of artists scheduled to perform, starting with N*E*R*D, and ending with Pendulum, but if you want to win, you have to enter your data to a lot of contests. Practically, you have to place a contest entry for each day, so get busy here and now. Good luck!

One of these days, a friend of mine was asking me about a set of iPod speakers. Back then, I had no idea what to recommend, especially since I am not crazy about iPods, and when it comes to portable music players, I always enjoy headphones. After all, that's the idea - you want music on the street or in the bus/train/whatever, you use the phones, and when you're at home, you pump up the volume of your home entertainment system...or get some speakers with built-in iPod dock, if your neighbours are that sensitive!

Earlier today, iHome revealed two iPod speaker systems, the iH69 and the iH70. Both have the iPod dock incorporated into the left satellite's base, so the clutter of a standalone dock is reduced, but I hope this doesn't increase the background noise. Probably not, but I have something against sound systems with volume control or anything else included into the satellites...

I don't know about the background noise, but I know that I'd love to have such speakers able to sync my player's content with any Mac or PC connected to them through USB, and that's probably the most interesting feature of these sets.

Both speakers sets support all dockable iPods, as well as the iPod touch, but it seems they'll come for pretty steep prices. While the black iH69 unit is expected to ship soon for $100, the silver iH70 comes with a remote control, more powerful speakers, SRS WOW field-enhancing technology, and no less than $130. Ouch!