Today Apple announced their latest and greatest device, their answer to the netbook and ereaders, bundled nicely in a ~242x190mm package with an impressive 13.4mm depth: the iPod Touch XL. They decided to go with another name, and I now understand why they didn’t go with the much cooler sounding Slate or iSlate: the device is anything but. It runs iPhone OS, makes use of the same apps you can get from the app store and doesn’t come with a f*****g stylus. A slate is something I envision being able to write (i.e. not type) on, and a digital slate would allow me to write, in a non-destructive way, in the book, paper, etc. that I’m reading. I say write because most of what I would be writing would be either a) a pain or b) impossible to type. What Apple has offered me, well that has yet to be seen. Read the rest of this entry »
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Much Ado Over Nothing?
I can’t help but feel that a lot of noise is being made over nothing. Google is releasing a phone, the Nexus One (pictured to the left), and like Apple, they plan to offer it directly to the consumer. The device is made by HTC, built on the Snapdragon™ platform, and running the latest version of Android. Supposedly the 1GHz processor included with the QSD8250™ is quite the scorcher when it comes to mobile 3D graphics, but I still don’t get it. Read the rest of this entry »