Three years ago (almost to the day) I declared that Apple’s relationship with AT&T was a hedge on Apple’s part – a way to get the iPhone to market while nationwide unlicensed spectrum becomes more stable. While we have yet to see the large-scale benefits of our unlicensed spectrum, I’m relieved to read that – …
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“Big brother turns out to be the chick with the hammer.” – zorlon
Restored: No Longer an iPad and iPod Touch Owner
Somewhere around 2004, I remember writing a post [1] about how I saw the need for more ‘internet-enabled’ applications. Essentially – software applications native to a desktop or laptop computer that sends and receives internet-based data. A simple example of this in the Mac world is Mail.app, or Adium, or Tweetie. At the time I …
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What if You Forced Apple into the App Store?
If you’ll recall, back when the iPhone was first released, Steve Jobs declared the best way to build apps for it was to build websites. To which John Gruber replied: “If all you have to offer is a shit sandwich, just say it. Don’t tell us how lucky we are and that it’s going to …
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I Love This iPad Printing Hack
from the form group .com
Safari is Apple’s Middleware
“And, obviously, such a meta-platform would be out of Apple’s control. Consider a world where some other company’s cross-platform toolkit proved wildly popular. Then Apple releases major new features to iPhone OS, and that other company’s toolkit is slow to adopt them.” – John Gruber Substitute “toolkit” for “website”. Now, remember when Jobs proudly announced: …
The Apple iPad is an Ambient Information Device
Update 26 May 2010. Video proof of my position. iPad + Velcro from Jesse Rosten on Vimeo. The keyboard + dock for my iPad arrived today – which marks what I’m considering the start of my actual evaluation of the device’s strengths. The Apple iPad is quite comfortable in the dock, and both sit quite …
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I’d like to suggest Apple license ‘Frustration Free Packaging’ from Amazon. Just like they did w/ 1-Click Checkout.
Apple iPad – First Impressions
My iPad arrived on Saturday, and as I mentioned in my iPad Prediction post – the Apple iPad does feel like the third attempt at Apple TV. And like all third installments of sequels – it continually risks becoming a parody of itself. Since the iPad is a member of the iPod family of products …
Prediction: Apple’s Next 2 iPads: iPad iChat & iPad One
When the first rumors of the iPad began circulating – I immediately dismissed them on the grounds it wasn’t clear to me how a tablet fit into Apple’s deliberately simple product line. I’m still not convinced it does. It could be argued there’s enough space between the iPod Touch and the Mac Book for another …
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