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When I first saw the iPad, I think I naturally thought like...
When I first saw the iPad, I think I naturally thought like everyone else… “It’s just a massive iPhone / iPod Touch?!” What exactly new are you doing here Apple? … Steve Job’s seems like his trying to take over the netbook market “They’re slow, run on clunky PC software… just cheap laptops. Everybody uses a laptop and/or a smart phone. And the question has arisen, lately, is there room for a device in the middle? We’ve questioned this for years ourselves, but the bar is pretty high.”
I’ve been reading around the net that the iPad is super fast, it loads up applications and everything else much quicker then iPhone 3Gs would, but who cares if its doing nothing new other then allowing you to read books? There’s a bunch of things the iPad cannot do that a netbook can do.
Disadvantages…
- No HDMI Port “Want to watch those nice HD videos you downloaded from iTunes on your TV? Too damned bad! If you were truly loyal, you’d just buy an AppleTV already.”
- Its 4:3 not Widescreen, whats the point of HD content in a 4:3 format?
- Touch keyboard? How much can one person touch a screen?
- No Camera
- No Multitasking – Annoying, Apple Safari is all about tabbed browsing with multiple windows, what makes them think applications are not used the same way?
- No Adobe Flash – This is one of the reason why “They are lazy, they have all this potential to do interesting things but they just refuse to do it. They don’t do anything with the approaches that Apple is taking, like Carbon. Apple does not support Flash because it is so buggy. Whenever a Mac crashes more often than not it’s because of Flash. No one will be using Flash, he says. The world is moving to HTML5.” - Steve Jobs
- Requires an adapter if you wish to plug anything external into the device.
- 3G Issue - Does not allow you to use your ordinary 3G sim card.
- You can only run Apps from the App store.
- No real GSP “The Wi-Fi-only versions flat out have no GPS support whatsoever. The 3G versions have Assisted GPS, which makes use of the cellular connection to help pinpoint your location.” – If you have your iPod Touch 2G, then the iPad tablet’s GPS functionality works more like that.”
- No external memory slot for external memory cards that go in cameras etc.
- Not the best ebook reader either… “Okay so it has iBook, some boombastic graphic enhancers, and some fast procs to handle thousands of e-books. But comparing it to the Kindle, forget it! Apple have managed to achieve nothing if they are aiming it at this audience – The iPad doesn’t have a e-ink (the one that makes the brightness of the screen, close to being like a real pages of a book)”
- It has a 1000mhz processor? Yeh so does Google’s phone the Nexus One.
- What is going on with that bezel? It’s ridiculously clunky.
- No support for DivX/XviDs - Apple formats only as always.
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Pares
An amazing post over at Web Designers Depot...
An amazing post over at Web Designers Depot …
“Photoshop has been a part of every web designer’s life since they picked up their first mouse.
On February 10th, 2010, Photoshop turns twenty. To mark this anniversary, we’ve come up with an article that takes you through the evolution of Photoshop from its modest beginnings as a bundled program sold with scanners to its current version.”
Pares
best art vinyl 2009 awards winner is… muse! check out the...
best art vinyl 2009 awards winner is… muse! check out the full top 50 over at art vinly, Pares
a collection of vintage front covers over at judge a book blog....
a collection of vintage front covers over at judge a book blog. Pares
impressed “ideapaint turns virtually anything you can paint into...
impressed “ideapaint turns virtually anything you can paint into a dry-erase surface and any room into a hub of creativity and collaboration. ” Pares
Vegas left overs by pam sattler… some cool photography...
Vegas left overs by pam sattler… some cool photography by pam sattler “Quick trip for my birthday, too quick. Only two days. I was trying to hold off on taking too many photos with the exception of the Neon Boneyard because i forgot to bring my charger. I realize now i would have been fine, the battery didnt go down at all. Such is life.” Pares
Off the wall. Manga comes to life… a real nice manga...
Off the wall. Manga comes to life… a real nice manga exhibition … “Come and see an exclusive newmangaby Hoshino Yukinobu at the British Museum. Manga is a Japanese comic book art form which has become an international phenomenon in recent years.” Pares
Entering the final week of Movember… Andy, Tom, Martyn and Milan...
Entering the final week of Movember… Andy, Tom, Martyn and Milan have been victims of humiliating remarks, constant pointing, itchy rashes and some more pointing. We ask for your donations to ease some of the pain they have suffered during this long journey as well as to help fight against prostate cancer and depression in men. Please help and donate.
Thank you! Milan
Can you tell what logo it is? First correct answer sent to...
Can you tell what logo it is? First correct answer sent to info@openagency.com wins an Open The Book, Gary
Tools for sketching user experiences… Such a cool article...
Tools for sketching user experiences… Such a cool article over at UX Booth … “In this article, I’ll expound on the tools I use every day to design interfaces and experiences. I’ve spent years trying a variety of tools, and so far, analog tools such as markers, notebooks and paper templates have proved to be the most effective because of their constraints and flexibility.” Pares
Welcome to The Museum of Forgotten Art Supplies where tools of...
Welcome to The Museum of Forgotten Art Supplies where tools of the trade that have died or have just about died a slow slow death are cheerfully exhibited. Martyn
Are You Afraid of Getting Piglet Flu? The Hundred Acre Woods is...
Are You Afraid of Getting Piglet Flu? The Hundred Acre Woods is a cruel, cruel place. Sure, swine flu results in less deaths per year than regular flu, but in a population of eight (Winnie, Rabbit, Eeyore, Tigger, Owl, Piglet, Kanga and Roo), the chance of contracting P1GL1T (Piglet Flu) is significantly greater. We’re not going to name names, but someone has to get voted off the island. Oh, bother. Our second favorite swine flu-themed Winnie the Pooh cartoon after the jump. Pares
Discover Adobe Kuler - the web-hosted application for generating...
Discover Adobe Kuler - the web-hosted application for generating color themes that can inspire any project. no matter what you’re creating, with kuler you can experiment quickly with color variations and browse thousands of themes from the Kuler community. Pares
On Friday November 27th, everyone at Open Agency will be walking...
On Friday November 27th, everyone at Open Agency will be walking to work with packed lunches because it’s BUY NOTHING DAY. However I will be sat on the Eurostar, sipping Champagne on the way to Bruges to celebrate my wedding anniversary! Ha! Cat
Awesome “chunk open source typeface” … Chunk...
Awesome “chunk open source typeface” … Chunk is an ultra-bold slab serif typeface that is reminiscent of old American Western woodcuts, broadsides, and newspaper headlines. Used mainly for display, the fat block lettering is unreserved yet refined for contemporary use.” (via theleagueofmoveabletype.com) Pares
Tuesday night saw the blues singing former bum - Seasick Steve...
Tuesday night saw the blues singing former bum - Seasick Steve arrive at Brixton Academy for a raucous night of blues. Steve’s set included songs from all three of his albums, made popular after appearing on Jooles Holland’s Later. The crowd were on their feet throughout with Steve belting out his music with the help of his unusual collection of guitars made out of anything from Morris Minor hub caps to broom sticks. Supported by Tennesse’s Amy Levere and Seasick Steve’s son the three merged their sets together to create a 4 hour session which ended with a 20 minute finale of Dog House Boogie. I came away a very happy man, Tom
nme’s albums of the decade, the strokes ‘is this it’ has...
nme’s albums of the decade, the strokes ‘is this it’ has been voted the best album of the past decade… you can see all 50 entries at nme. Pares
“Good business is the best art”. Andy Warhol Go and see this...
“Good business is the best art”. Andy Warhol Go and see this great exhibition at Tate Modern before January 17th. Gary Cooke
As a soon to be a Dad for the first time, I was reminded of one...
As a soon to be a Dad for the first time, I was reminded of one of my favourite logos, by my hero, Herb Lubalin, the man who inspired me to become a designer at the age of 16. That was 40 years ago! The best things in life are always worth waiting for! Gary Cooke.
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