During the keynote this morning, I couldn't help but think that Apple's new notification system sounded strinkingly familiar. Android users have already been swiping down for notifications for quite some time now, and while the notifications panel is very bare bones, the Android market is chock full of widgets that display the weather, your email and calendar updates, and more.
Apple's mobile user interface is vastly different, with no ability to customize the home screen and enable widgets. So, iOS 5's notifications panel lumps everything in one drop-down screen. Admittedly, it's a little nicer to look at everything in one place (and already iOS is so much prettier), but in terms of functionality Android did it first.
Since we don't currently have access to iOS 5 to actually interact with the notifications panel, we'll have to wait and see what it's like during the update's release in the fall. One question that we're definitely pondering, though: will this new notification system affect the iPhone's battery life? Or will we be able to opt in and out like we have with iOS push notifications?
And, will the notifications bar at the top ever get this cluttered? 
We sure hope not. (It's kind of overwhelming, isn't it?)
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