Leander Kahney's Blog, page 2311

Advertisers Tailor Ads to Upcoming iPad

Forget all the talk about e-books, gaming and other applications on the forthcoming iPad. It's only natural that the most ubiquitous media on the planet — advertising — is making plans how to best use the tablet's 9.7-inch screen. Major publishers, automakers and retailers are preparing ad campaigns specifically tailored to the iPad's unique characteristics.
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Report: 37% of Customers Expect to Use iPad as an E-Reader

Despite what Apple and even my fellow Cultists of Mac tell me, for me, the iPad isn't a compelling gaming or productivity platform (at least primarily) and it's not a viable laptop or even netbook replacement. For me, the iPad is a thing, attractive lozenge of aluminum and glass that will usually sit on [...:]

$2,250 Swarovski-Studded iPad is Sheer Aesthetic Torture

Dip a human being in glue, roll him up in crushed glass and steal $2,250 from his wallet and it's called torture, but when CrystalRoc does the same thing except for calling the crushed glass "Swarovski crystals," not only does no one call the cops, but George Michael excitedly calls up his personal shopper for [...:]

First Look at Instapaper Pro for the iPad

There are a few apps I find absolutely indispensable, and Instapaper Pro is at the top of the heap. When I find an interesting long article during the day (for example, this wonderful New York Times piece on the evolution of the science museum from wunderkammer to proslytizer) I just click Instapaper's "Read Later" bookmark [...:]

35% of Total Computer Profit of 2009 Went to Apple

According to research by Deutsche Bank that assembled the revenue and operating profits of the top ten PC makers in the world, Apple is destroying the competition when it comes to being profitable.
In fact, an astonishing 35% of the profit to be made in the computer sector is deposited directly into Apple's piggy banks. This [...:]

Review: Twitter Client YoruFukurou Has Everything You Need And A Great Name

This is YoruFukurou, a Twitter client from Japan, built by @seabream and @aki_null.
It's a native app for 10.5.8 or 10.6, and packs a lot of features into a nicely self-contained and fairly minimal little package.
One of those features is tabs: you can add Twitter-wide searches or personal filters to the line of filters that [...:]

Daily Deals: 27″ i7 iMac, 32GB iPhone 3GS, App Store Medical Freebies

We start the day with a mix of Mac deals, including a loaded 27-inch iMac with Intel's i7 processor cranking out 2.8GHz. ExperCom has added 8GB of RAM and three years of AppleCare – all for $2,379. Also on tap is a 32GB iPhone 3GS from AT&T. (If you're interested, you might want to snap [...:]

BlueAnt's Rugged Bluetooth Headset, the T1, Cancels Wind at up to 22MPH

At yesterday's 2010 CTIA Wireless Show in Las Vegas, BlueAnt unveiled their latest iPhone-pairable Bluetooth headset, the T1.
The BlueAnt T1 is aimed less at your average desk jockey than, perhaps, the amorphously-envisaged NASA engineer testing shuttle engines in wind tunnels all day long. BlueAnt's patented "Wind Armour Technology" promises to provide clear audio even in [...:]

Nintendo hastily announces 3DS gaming handheld as App Store gains on DS

In the wee hours of the morning, Nintendo very quietly announced the successor to its wildly successful line of Nintendo DS gaming handhelds: the Nintendo 3DS.
Following Nintendo's recent trend of embracing bold and unconventional gaming hardware (e.g. the Nintendo Wii's motion-sensing controls, or the original Nintendo DS's dual screen / touchscreen approach) the 3DS, [...:]

Report: iPhone, iPod touch Took 19% of Gaming Market from Sony, Nintendo

It's all fun and games until someone pokes their eye out with a pencil – or Apple focuses on the portable gaming market. That could be Sony and Nintendo's thinking amid news that the iPhone and the iPod touch now have 19 percent of the market. Even worse for the gaming veterans: Apple saw 500 [...:]