Over the last few days I have linked to several iPhone apps and websites related to apps. This is an enjoyable time of exploration and discovery in the app business. People are looking at Apple’s decision to allow 3rd party apps to come through Safari as an opportunity instead of simply criticizing it (although  many  have). We are starting to see some interesting things percolate to the top: apps for News, RSS, Chat, Socializing, Movies, etc. It reminds me a lot of the very first weeks after widgets became mainstream in OS X.

For many this week will come and go, but among Apple users and fans this week will have us glued to our screens waiting to see what Steve Jobs has up his sleeve. There are many speculations about what might be “announced” at this year’s WWDC. In the past Apple has used this week to release new hardware, updates to the iPod and OS upgrades. This year will be slightly different, there isn’t much in the pipeline as far as hardware (minus a much needed display update) and the current iPod is still fairly new especially if you lump in the iPhone into that category. That leaves us with Leopard… much has been talking about regarding the “secret features” of Leopard that Jobs will unveil tomorrow. While I’m sure the “secret features” will be nice thats not what I’m most excited about. I’m excited about what could potentially be the largest changes to the UI in the history of Apple, if not in its history then at least in its recent history (after the original release of OS X).