GPOYW ski lift edition. What a great day.
Bob's Blog
Thoughts and observations from the Heights of Manhattan by a 40-something husband, father, and software geek.
Jason Calacanis
Google Buzz is brilliant, Facebook just lost half its value
More snowpocalypse 2010. Beyond me why anyone would drive a truck up Cabrini in the snow.
“ The moment you experience it in your hands you know this is class. This is a different order of experience. The speed, the responsiveness, the smooth glide of it, the richness and detail of the display, the heft in your hand, the rightness of the actions and gestures that you employ, untutored and instinctively, it’s not just a scaled up iPhone or a scaled-down multitouch enhanced laptop – it is a whole new kind of device.
iPad About « The New Adventures of Stephen Fry
“ And you know what, just like Steve Jobs said, you need to hold it for yourself. It’s a different computing experience. It’s intuitive and simple. The device is blazingly fast and obvious how to use. It is a third kind of computing between a smartphone and a laptop.
Cruft: A message to the Internets regarding the iPad
My Take On The iPad
I think what Jobs did was very smart: leveraged an existing, huge market of dedicated iPhone apps to jump start a market for the first original PC form factor since the laptop. I think (unlike netbooks, which have only enjoyed limit ed success for exactly the opposite reason) it will be another huge hit, the first true Tablet.
As always, it’s always about the software.
Calacanis leaks Apple Tablet Details On Twitter
UPDATE: I’m inclined to agree with @scobleizer and @ivanski that this is a punk. Its just too much, and there are odd things like the thumbpads. And the NDA being over doesn’t make ANY sense (there’d be others).
OK, @jason. Nice one. Got me going, anyway.
Apparently he was a beta tester for the past two weeks. So the embargo/NDA is off? Lots of details here, I don’t think Apple is going to be very happy about this. From @jason:
- The best part ofthe apple tablet as beta user has been the built in HDTV tuner and pvr, and the chess game.
- Also, the apple tablet is really amazing for newspapers. Video conferencing is super stable, but nothing new.
- The price will be 599, 699 and 799 depending on size and memory in apple tablet. Also, wireless keyboard + monitor connection for tv
- running an iphone os flavor with ability to have multiple apps running at same time (ie pandora, browser
- battery life is great in ebook reading mode but not great when on wifi or playing games. 2-3hrs
- there are 2cameras: one in front and one in back (or it may be one with some double lens) so you record yourself and in front of u.
- Tablet has thumbpads on each side for mouse guestures, reads fingerprint for security. Up to 5 profiles by finerprint for family.
- tablet is oled + back has solar pad for recharging, but it really doesn’t work quickly. More a gimmic. Verizon+att,wifi yes!
- tablet’s 2 cameras is sick feature for video conferencing: u shoot what’s in front of you + yourself. Augmented video conferncing!
- steve jobs outdid himself, its greatest device ever!!!
- tablet games are sick. Basically nintendo wii-level innovation. Custom farmville app is insane. Mark pincus is demoing with steve tmmr
- apple tablet connects to other tablets over wifi for gaming. There will be LAN parties with these things, people playingFirst personshooters
- Farmville for Apple tablet is a huge game changer. I know for a FACT Mark Pincus is onstage tomorrow with Jobs.
src: http://twitter.com/jason
“ Only two things have made flying safer [since 9/11]: the reinforcement of cockpit doors, and the fact that passengers know now to resist hijackers.
Schneier on Security: Separating Explosives from the Detonator
