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Posted 3 months ago

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Curated computing: what's next for devices in a post-iPad world

Interesting guest opinion piece on Ars Technica. And there’s a new term now - “Curated Computing”.

The iPad ushers in a new era of personal computing that we call “Curated Computing”—a mode of computing where choice is constrained to deliver less complex, more relevant experiences. Let me repeat that, because it’s the essence of the Curated Computing experience: less choice; more relevance.

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Posted 4 months ago

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iPad failing at HTML 5 or is it the other way round? Yes, you can argue that these demos were not built for touch input and that the technology is not mature yet, but this is an amusing video nonetheless. I hope you’ve forgotten about Flash now.

Steve Jobs HTML5 web experience on the iPad

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Posted 4 months ago
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jairoo: // iPad + Skype + retro handset = ridiculously fun mobile phone Zoom

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// iPad + Skype + retro handset = ridiculously fun mobile phone

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Posted 4 months ago

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Three overlooked lessons about the iPad

…it’s about the three-year-olds. This is the first generation in history that will say the mouse is old-fashioned and the keyboard is for occasional usage. When they’re six and seven, do you really think they’ll abandon their touch screen and reach for a mouse?

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Posted 5 months ago

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iPad review status update; request for comments

Why the full court press? The iPad is a new kind of device, hitherto unseen. We believe it takes more than a few hours (or even a day or two) to truly get a feel for something so different, and multiple perspectives are essential. For some people, the iPad is a toy. We view it as an expensive yet potentially game-changing device that deserves sober consideration over several days. We know you understand, as this is how we’ve typically approached all major reviews, be it the Zune, the PS3, the Xbox, or the original iPhone.

If there’s any one website that can be counted on for a thorough and comprehensive review, it’s Ars Technica. In fact, I think they write the best reviews out there. And I, for one, am eager to know their thoughts on the iPad. Head on over and sound off if there’s anything you’d like them to cover in their review.

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Posted 5 months ago

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Apple has been able to generate over $75 million in revenue in one day on a product that 99.9% of purchasers haven’t touched or for that matter, even seen in person.
An estimated 120,000 iPads sold on the first day

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Posted 6 months ago

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I’ve been using a Nexus One Android phone for the last few weeks, and Carr’s quote summarizes the fundamental difference between Android and iPhone OS. On the iPhone, once you’re in an app, everything happens on-screen, with touch. Everything. You go outside the screen to the home button to leave the app or the sleep button to turn off the device. On Android, many things happens on screen with touch, but many other things don’t, and you’re often leaving the screen for the hardware Back, Menu, and Home buttons, and text selection and editing requires the use of the fiddly trackball. An Android gadget never disappears.
John Gruber, on comments from New York Times’s David Carr on the iPad

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Posted 7 months ago
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I need to talk to you about computers. I’ve been on a veritable roller-coaster of “how I feel” about the iPad announcement, and trying not to write about it until I had at least an inkling of what was at the root of that.

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Read it. It’s awesome.

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Posted 7 months ago

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Stephen Fry on the iPad

There are many issues you could have with the iPad. No multitasking, still no Flash. No camera, no GPS. They all fall away the minute you use it. I cannot emphasise enough this point: “Hold your judgment until you’ve spent five minutes with it”. No YouTube film, no promotional video, no keynote address, no list of features can even hint at the extraordinary feeling you get from actually using and interacting with one of these magical objects.

Such a refreshing read. And that’s not because he really seems to love the iPad, but simply because it’s an honest candid take on Apple’s new product.

iPad About [Stephen Fry]

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Posted 7 months ago

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RT @mikema: People… get over the iPad name… you’ll just have to start calling your hygiene products something else.
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