On the day the iPad saw its released day announced, the good folks at TechVI invited Appletell over once more to discuss the future of portable computers with them and Donald Bell of CNET. Is the iPad the future? Will feature creep of such devices kill off single use items like MP3 players and e-book readers? Find out what we have to say about the matter on Friday’s edition of The Bottom Line.

Yes, the Appletellcast has hardly been weekly lately. We know this. But as we continue to refine the format and content, we decided to have a talk this week about the big news in the world of Apple. Specifically: the iPhone 3G S, iPhone OS 3.0, and the Wall Street Journal report that Steve Jobs had a liver transplant. Of course, we also found room to talk about women in tight t-shirts and tuxedoed 80s pop stars.

After a week off, the Appletellcast move towards its new format by introducing it’s interim host: me. This week, I talk with Bruce Morrison of Freeverse, makers of many outstanding games for the Macintosh, as well as some exciting, high end games for the iPhone. Bruce and I talk about iPhone 3.0, the state of iPhone gaming, what’s wrong the with app store, and plenty more.