Tuesday 27 March 2012

iPad less significant announcements?

"Apple has shown that it can take its best current product (say, an iPhone 3GS), disassemble it, and put it back together as something golden and incredible and worthy of spectacle. Say, an iPhone 4. The step between those two phones was radical. The way the 4 was built, the way it felt, the screen, the camera that was like nothing else—it was dramatic. A fundamental change. After a few more years of institutional incrementalism, these iPad press conferences are going to stop justifying themselves. With enough cautious updates, the iPad will just turn into another thing you can buy. There’s no magic future there. But the magic future is what we all want."
- Gizmodo here; http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2012/03/what-would-it-take-for-apple-to-make-a-new-ipad-truly-exciting-again/


Yeah my point exactly regarding the recent iPad press conference; to me announcing it as the "new iPad" and not the "iPad 3" means they are moving away from versioning the iPad, and firmly placing it in the same territory as the MBPs and MacBookAirs where they don't have version numbers and their releases come without the spectacle associated with the iPhone, and currently the iPad. It will be a shame if this is the case, but it does seem to be the way they are going with it.

Wednesday 21 March 2012

How avoid youtube app popup on iOS

Want to view a video on youtube via the desktop web interface so you can get the embed code, whilst avoiding loading the youtube app or mobile version? Well here you go;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0FVm_H_D18&nomobile=1

Just take the youtube url and add "&nomobile=1" to the end, and volia you're all set!


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Interesting use for an iPad

This is a very funny video of a grandad having been bought an iPad as a present is asked how he likes it and the apps, and he says what apps, and then you see how he's using it!!



Or click here; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0FVm_H_D18

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Thursday 15 March 2012

Foursquare

I have just won back the mayorship of The Festival Leisure Park in Basildon and I am very happy.

Also I discovered an app called Fixsquare that allows you to cheat on Foursquare on the iPhone, whoo!


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iPad 3 news

The Apple iPad 3 sounds good and I'm looking forward to seeing the amazing screen. From the reviews I read today it looks like the battery gives the same life, however it takes a lot longer to charge, which considering how long the iPad 2 takes, must be a long time :-(

Additionally it apparently gets quite warm in one corner after prolonged use, presumably related to the battery?

Also with the increase in resolution artwork and video will now take a lot more space, so memory utilisation may begin to become a problem :-(

Also with the screen being much higher res than HD it's a question how good the video will look on the screen. Though I expect I'm worried about nothing.



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Sunday 11 March 2012

iPad 3 prediction review

1. Retina display i.e. double the screen resolution - yep, but this was a sure thing wasn't it?

2. Siri - it's got the dictation part, so half marks

3. More tapered edge - not confirmed, nil pointe

4. Slightly different footprint; wider or thinner - correct it's slightly thicker

5. Much higher res front and back camera - half right, rear camera is better, but front camera isn't :-(

6. Faster processor and graphics - yep, but not a great deal of fanfare on this and the actual graphics specs weren't given

7. Better smart cover that sticks to the back when you're using the iPad - nope :-(

8. New dock connector - it was a punt, and there was no dock connector

9. New iOS incremental release with some cool new features - yep, 5.1 was launched, so only new camera app seems to be new

10. Additional gestures / smart bevel - I'm still wishing for this

So overall I got 5/10 so 50%, darn it, not as good as my iPhone prediction. And I'm glad I did not predict the nomenclature. My theory is that Apple are trying to tune down the hype machine like the lack of nomenclature of the MBPs and iMacs, in order to allow the specs to be upgraded yearly without such a fanfare. Still it's a shame it was not called the "iPad 3" and it's going to be a bit confusing that the existing iPad will continue to be sold. Another disappointment in a way and a shame they haven't given it it's own identity.



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