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posted by Jot on Jun 25 10
Perfectionists confronted by an imperfection
""You are holding the iPhone4 wrong" - Steve Jobs"
Frank Lloyd Wright was famous to never admitting to a problem on his house design. When one client complained about a leaking roof right where he sat, he famously told the house owner "why don't you move your chair?". The perfection of design on the iPhone4 antenna is prevalent. It however has a slight problem early adopters are discovering if you hold it with your left hand. Steve Jobs responds as only a perfectionist can - "you are holding it wrong"
read article on galenfrysinger.com
posted by Jot on Jan 04 10
The Malleable Computer - Tablet
"Tablet Cases will determine form factor. Fascinating change to idea of a computer."
COMMENT : Tablet Cases will determine form factor. Fascinating change to idea of a computer. If dock port accessory become popular as well for the tablet then this idea carries further. Essentially the tablet is the base, you then build off it depending on the features you want. Keyboard, extra storage, 3G, video camera, etc.
read article on idea.wirus.com
posted by Jot on Dec 05 09
iPhone App TweetTalk Plays your Music and Speaks Tweets
"TweetTalk fades out your music, speaks your tweets to you using a voice synth, and then fades your music back in. The tweets are displayed in a large bubble above the animated bird. After the tweets are spoken you can swipe on the bubble to review them, and read any links with the built in browser. The tweets are spoken at an interval you can set."
Our newest little app. Speaks tweets using a nice voice synth. Has gesture control for music as well.
read article on idea.wirus.com
posted by Jot on Sep 22 09
Microsofts Incredible Tablet Demo
"it was a skunkworks project deep inside Microsoft, only known to the few engineers and executives working on it—Microsoft's brightest, like Entertainment & Devices tech chief"
MS truly is the car maker equivalent of the tech word. It excels at absolutely incredible tech video demos that never, ever seem to see the light of day. Every 3 years Microsoft announces some unbelievable piece of tech that is 'just about to come out'. Then it releases some clunker with barely a hint of what it promised. It promises the moon, and we get the zune.
read article on gizmodo.com
posted by Jot on Sep 22 09
Quality Magazines Using iPhone as Digital Subscription
"McSweeneys Quarterly, The Believer, Wolphin and free digital updates"
When something as touch and feel high quality press rich as McSweeneys delivers its content via the iPhone the print versus digital battle is all but over. McSweeneys is insanely picky about its print quality. how will the experience translate to digital ? 6 bucks for 6 months, delivered via update notifications.
read article on itunes.com
posted by Jot on Sep 21 09
Cheap Connected Devices Becoming Reality
"The iriver NV mini bike edition is a sliced-down version of their NV classic, keeping the touchscreen, GPS and media playback ...The 3.5-inch 320 x 240 touchscreen is half the size of that of the NV classic, but iriver have scaled up the UI to make gloved cyclists’ fingers more welcome"
Each year we seem to be getting closer and closer to 'connected devices' everywhere future. Main sticking point is no longer the technology but the price. iRiver, the most underrated tech company of our time, continues to innovate with a GPS large screen bike computer that costs around $160US. Someone will come out with the connected super cheap developer friendly device and have unheard of market penetration. Apple, Palm, Nintendo?
read article on slashgear.com
posted by Jot on Sep 15 09
Multitouch device for computers
"a new Bamboo tablet with multi-touch support"
Finally. Now we just need an elegant Apple made one.
read article on engadget.com
posted by Jot on Sep 09 09
COMMENT : Time to Make the iPod Touch A Platform
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Time to make the iPod Touch into a true platform. High end model with GPS and Camera for those refusing to use AT&T. A low end cheap one to truly set fire to the portable gaming world and scare the Nintendo DS to its core. Since its a platform they could then roll various sized tablets into the family.
read article on idea.wirus.com
posted by Jot on Sep 05 09
Apple Event And Future of Book Business
"Apple event next week."
The Apple Tablet will come eventually, and what will this mean to book stores? Only thing that got me buying the occasional blu-ray is the itunes digital copy it now includes. I love everything about physical bookstores from the smell to knowing what is showcased is the owners hand picked selection. Its a farmers market of ideas. Here is hoping that buying a hardcover or tradeback in the future gives a free copy of the digital version. AND the digital version from iTunes including a discount for the physical copy.
read article on idea.wirus.com
posted by Jot on Aug 17 09
Control DVR with the iPhone, Starting With Tivo
"What iTV does is make it possible for you to turn your iPhone or iPod touch into a universal remote control for televisions, DVRs, AV receivers and other home entertainment devices"
Everything controlled by the iPhone, no more clunky interfaces for every piece of electronics you own. Then combine the control with social network features. Its just the beginning, but bring it on.
read article on 9to5mac.com
posted by Jot on Aug 16 09
Comment: Apple Tablet Release Date Battle. The iPhone Precedence
"That means that the device, which is expected to retail for somewhere between the cost of a high-end iPhone and Apple's most affordable Mac notebook, is bound to turn up any time between January and March."
Media reports are conflicting between a fall 09 release or early 2010 release. However like the iPhone, developers will need time to adapt their apps to the device. Announce in 2009, release in 2010. Number one Xmas present? Apple Gift Cards. Here is hoping inspiration is derived from the perfectly formed 9.5" moleskin.
read article on appleinsider.com
posted by Jot on Aug 16 09
Interface inspired by Ads. The ZuneHD high fashion interface
"Zune HD Gallery"
First interface to really look like a fashion ad. Rather than focus on information in a intuitive and nicely designed manner, it appears the goal was a high designed interface that also presents information. The GUI looks like a magazine ad. Functional? Scalable?
read article on gizmodo.com
posted by Jot on Jun 25 09
AUGMENTED REALITY DEMO ON IPHONE
"an Augmented Reality tech demo for iPhone (keep watching....) [ link from bitmob.com] "
Augmented reality demo on the iPhone. The custom app understands the objects the camera is looking at, and in real time adds objects in context to the real picture. Demo gets amazing about 3/4 way through.
read article on youtube.com
posted by Jot on Jun 24 09
AppleTV iPhone Remote App With Gesture Support
"Apple TV's menu options can now be navigated with simple flick gestures. Similarly Video and Audio have new flick gestures that can be used to advance, rewind and replay."
Bringing touch gestures to remotes. Instead of looking down for the volume and channel buttons, Apple innovates on the TV remote by introducing no-look gestures.
read article on macrumors.com
posted by Jot on Jun 09 09
Cool Visualization of iPhone Apps Sold in Real Time
"Today at Apple’s WWDC event in San Francisco, Apple had a bunch of Cinema Display monitors mounted together on a wall showing what looked to be some sort of pulsating canvas. But a closer look revealed that it was actually a huge collection of icons for many of the apps available in the App Store, arranged by color. Apparently, when someone purchased one, that app’s icon would pulsate, creating the effect."
App pulsates when someone buys the app. Awesome visualization of purchase data.
read article on youtube.com
posted by Jot on Jun 03 09
Bus Shelters with Wifi, Bus Info, Solar Panels in San Francisco
"The solar roof powers an intercom, LED lighting and wireless routers, so that the bus shelters will become wireless hot spots around the city. The shelters will feed any excess energy generated by the solar panels to the city grid."
Bus Shelters powered by solar, offering up to date bus information and free wifi. Imagine these all over a city. Brilliant usage of public space for real public usage.
read article on ubergizmo.com
posted by Jot on Jun 03 09
Dual Mode Screen - Viewable in Sunlight
"Put simply, we've never seen a laptop display look as good in broad daylight as Pixel Qi's display, and even though there's no striking colors in the black-and-white e-ink mode, at least you can see the thing (clearly, at that) without squinting"
Originally used invented for the OLPC, now commercialized. A product that beautifully solves a problem both smartphones and laptops have. We sometimes want full color display, sometimes we want low power black and white readable in sunlight displays. This amazing screen has both.
read article on engadget.com
posted by Jot on May 05 09
Larger Kindle Rumors
"it's got a 9.7-inch display (as opposed to the current six-inch unit), a long-requested built-in PDF reader, and the ability to add annotations in addition to notes and highlights"
Larger format eInk tablet. Market is heating up. Still wish for the DS style foldable device
read article on engadget.com
posted by Jot on May 05 09
Palm Pre Interface Quality
"our first hands-on, and repeated encounters with the company's little star, we've hit dozens of stories exploring the ins and outs of the webOS-based device. Everything we know to date has been compiled on this page, with the high priority stories you need to see right up top"
Great Summary page on the Pre. It took 20 years but finally there some else who understands quality.
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