Where’s My iPad?
The start of April gave the USA the iPad, Apple’s brand new tablet computer running off the iPhone OS, especially modified for the iPad’s 9.7″ screen, but the international Apple fanatics and general public have been waiting, in vain, for the end of April for the time to get their hands on the iPad.
Image Courtesy: Wall Street Journal
But unfortunately, Apple have delayed the international launch for the iPad, including the UK launch dates, until the end of May. Yes, I did say May there. Rumours are saying that the iPad’s delayed shipping is to tie in with the release of the 3G version of the device, which has been rumoured to be carried by Vodafone & Orange in the UK. All we know so far is that the iPad will be up for Pre-order on May 10th, which is also when the pricing and availability for the rest of the world will be specified.
XML Creator takes sides in on-going iPhone/Android Clash
Cnet reports today that Tim Bray, notable as the co-inventor of the technology XML (Extensible Markup Language), joins
the Google team working on Mobile operating system Android.
In doing so he re-affirms a long standing dislike of the Apple iPhone. He had this to say about the smartphone sensation and its creator:
“… a sterile Disney-fied walled garden surrounded by sharp-toothed lawyers. The people who create the apps serve at the landlord’s pleasure and fear his anger.”
This hiring by Google coincides with a distinct hotting up of what is becoming a very personal confrontation between the two companies. With Apple suing Android handset manufacturer HTC over numerous patents, and Google issuing statements to the effect that it will support its manufacturing partners.
Whether you are a fan of Android and Google, a staunch iPhone user, or just an interested consumer sitting on the sidelines – this particular competiton is and will continue to be one to watch.
After all, with Android based devices gaining almost 2/3 of the iPhone’s daily sales figures, the boys over in Cupertino must be feeling the heat.
We said Shun, not shoot…
I fear we may have to backtrack a little here. While I am gratified that the gunman above (patently an avid tbv reader ! see last post) took my advice to shun the iphone very seriously indeed – I have to say that his blunt nosed, macho and frankly stupid response has done nothing more than take a serious debate and discredit it, Allowing apple to shrug it off with the time honoured phrase : ‘There’s always one’.
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iPhone: Past, Present and Future – plus some rumours shot …
Apple … that wondeful company that brought us such fun stuff such as iPods, OSX and the iPhone. In this article I am going to talk about the iPhone – all of its previous generations, and the one that may be on its way into a apple store near you following the upcoming Apple WWDC!
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Sony Rolly Review
It dances better than I do
It spins, swirls, throws its arms in the air and moves to the music. All this, from an egg. The Sony Rolly is, without doubt, one of the most bizarre things I have ever seen. I say thing because it is hard to categorise the Rolly. It could be called an mp3 player, as it has almost 2GB of memory onboard to save music. It could also be called a speaker, as the Bluetooth syncs the Rolly with anything from a phone to laptop with which to play your music through. It is also a strange shape that dances. So what is it?
Sony calls it a ‘new dimension mp3’ player that brings you closer to your music. It’s true that the Rolly is something different. The speaker quality is incredible for its size, with flawless playback over Bluetooth. The dancing in time to the music isn’t just novelty, and if you put it somewhere dark, it has a very impressive light display while it moves and dances perfectly in time to the music.
Out of the box, the Rolly comes with software to choreograph the dance moves. Although this is pretty cool at first, the time taken making sure the Rolly dances the way you want in no way compares to whatever feeling of pride you feel after playing dance coordinator. The Rolly dances fine on its own.
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