January 2010
17 posts
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“Many people — myself most likely included — will continue to prefer the Kindle’s...”
– - Marco Arment
This statement echos Kindle owners around the world. I know several Kindle owners, and they all know my love for all things Apple. Therefore, I have been pulled into several conversations on why the Kindle is superior to the iPad.
However, I think the wrong argument is being made....
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“But it’s not a Mac. It’s a new consumer device. It’s targeted...”
– - Jeff LaMarche
I would have preferred the name “MacBook Slate” instead of iPad (or something similar), but I guess Apple would rather have a higher-end product in the “i” lineup instead of a lower-end “Mac” product, but I digress.
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(Quick) Initial Thoughts Apple iPad
It’s exactly the product to get new people to the Apple family. So many people do not need a $999 laptop, and so far, you either paid the high premiums or gave up user experience. Now, a whole new set of customers can get the Apple experience at a really reasonable price.
It could revolutionize how we read books, as it really does have the right form-factor to read in bed or on the road. It...
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Google Voice on the iPhone
Google announced their updated Google Voice website for iPhone yesterday. This set off a range of emotions. I was fortunate to receive a Google Voice number shortly after hearing about the service. This was shortly followed by Apple removing all Google Voice apps from the App Store. I’ve played around with Google Voice on iPhone, and while an improvement, it still leaves me wanting a native...
“The iTunes music store, right now, has magazines in it. You probably didn’t even...”
– - Derek Powazek
Reading PDFs in a computer does suck. Although I couldn’t tell you what sucks about it. I’m not sure if it’s the convoluted way I have to hold the laptop on my stomach as I read in bed, or if it’s just the screen itself (I’m in front of a computer for...
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My Tablet Predictions
Predictions are fun, especially when people have no idea what they’re talking about (but pretend to have inside sources). I have no inside sources, but I know as much as the next guy about the Apple Tablet, which is absolutely nothing.
In the next two days, all the websites that cover Apple will start to repost the same information, linking to each other’s articles. This will form a...
“The best eBook reader. The best Netbook. And the best portable media player...”
– - Seth Wentraub, 9to5Mac.com
Sounds pretty close to what I said a couple weeks ago (although in a different way). Hard to imagine I could have been right when I said it.
“It does everything the Kindle does, and you can email your mom, as well as find out who got voted off American Idol, all...
“Nevertheless, Apple is in talks with both AT&T and Verizon to support the...”
– - Clayton Morris, FoxNews.com
If Apple announces a Verizon partnership for the Tablet. I hope they announce whether the next iPhone is heading to Verizon, as well. I’m not trying to get in a Verizon/AT&T argument, but it’s a fact that Verizon is just better in my area (due to the...
Audiobooks
As we enter the days before Apple’s rumored tablet announcement (which I’m extremely excited for), more speculation will be thrown on the fire about the tablet’s ability to make people read more (and pay for it). Whether it’s an enhanced e-book, or a new periodical, the tablet could potentially be the next big thing for the publishing industry.
Audiobooks could have been a...
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Marketing your iPhone App
<Ad Network> worked out for me well. However, the ads won’t work out well for you if you’re looking for big traffic bursts within a short time.
Advertising and marketing are an integral and necessary part of any iPhone developer’s success. Whether you work for a big company, or you’re a one-person shop, you have to spend a significant amount of time letting people...
Responding to the Haiti Earthquake
squashed:
There aren’t a lot of natural disasters worse than the earthquake that just struck Haiti. The earthquake is such a disaster that the people who are normally in charge of telling you what a disaster it is are mostly dead or missing.
Earlier, I posted a list of charities that are set up to quickly get relief to those who need it. All of these charities are legitimate and regardless of...
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“I heard a story this week — friend of a friend knows a guy sort of thing — that...”
– - John Gruber
Much more information coming that seems to make me believe the Apple Tablet will be something really surprising and extraordinary. I’m really starting to believe the Tablet as the transformational device for a non-tech savvy consumer, the mother who just wants the simplicity of...
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“The operative mistake of the AppleTV seems to have been to design a box that’s...”
– - ANDY IHNATKO (link)
I love my Apple TV (as readers of this blog can attest), but this statement nails it on the head. I’m in the minority that doesn’t have Netflix, so the Apple TV fills my movie rental void. As a side, it also plays my content.
The Apple TV could be thee content box...
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My Thoughts on the Apple Tablet.
The Tablet project is real, it has you-know-who’s considerable undivided attention, and everyone working on it has dropped off the map. I don’t know anyone who works at Apple who doubts these things; nor do I know anyone at Apple who knows a whit more. I don’t know anyone who’s seen the hardware or the software, nor even anyone who knows someone else who has seen the hardware or software. - John...
“I just heard [to] be ready for a steep learning curve regarding the “new” Apple...”
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This quote reminded me of similar quotes made about the iPhone before people actually saw it. I remember one article which quoted a restaurant waiter who stated he got to play with an iPhone and the touch interface was “difficult” Wow was that just BS. I think this might be as...
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“These next few weeks, analysts and pundits will go on and on about how a $1,000...”
– MG Siegler, from his new post The Pricing Smoke around the Tablet Fire. Great post from a guy who’s been on fire lately with his Apple posts.
My 2010 Apple Predictions
I’m not an Apple Insider. I don’t have any “inside” sources who feed me information. I’m just a business owner and developer who loves Apple products.
The funniest thing is that, in most cases, I know as much about future Apple products as so-called “experts” who claim outrageous claims so that they can increase their site impressions. It’s...