Category Archives: gadgets

Colbert has an iPad

Stephen Fry on the iPad and  Fans

Stephen Fry posted his thoughts on the iPad. He waxes enthusiastically about the device, but his thoughts about Apple naysayers are perhaps the best:
I have always thought Hans Christian Andersen should have written a companion piece to the Emperor’s New Clothes, in which everyone points at the Emperor shouting, in a Nelson from the Simpson’s [...]

Why the iPad?

The first thing people say about the iPad is why does it not have $FEATURE?
Why? It’s about the software and experience.
That’s what people miss. Was the iPod a phenomenal device on it’s own? No. Was iTunes the best MP3 album software? No. Did the two, plus the store, create an incredible vertical experience? Yes.
This is [...]

Tiltshift app

Taken with Tiltshift Generator

Gmail push now enabled

From the Google blog:
Earlier this year, we launched Google Sync which allows you to synchronize your Gmail Contacts and Google Calendar with your iPhone, Windows Mobile, and S60 devices. Today, we’re adding Gmail support to Google Sync for iPhone, iPod Touch and Windows Mobile devices.

Quick iTunes 9 first impressions

iTunes 9 was just released. You can go to any number of sites for the press release, so just my first impressions.
The look is now softer, more subtle, maybe a little more “plastic”. The maximize (green) button no longer puts iTunes into mini mode on the Mac. You have to hit Shift--M to switch, [...]

New iPhone wallpaper

My new iPhone wallpaper, taken with the iPhone.

Yojimbo still needs an iPhone sync

Downloading Yojimbo 2.0 today on a clean build of Snow Leopard. Type Yojimbo into the search box on Safari, and the autofill:

People want their sync.

Civilization Revolution for the iPhone

Civilization Revolution
Civilization Revolution Lite – free, 3 civilizations
Only found out about this due to the Macworld tweet about their review. This is going to be perfect for the flights!

Mobile Armory for the iPhone

When Blizzard issued the takedown requests for the Armory application on the iTunes App Store, we all knew it was a matter of time before Blizzard released their own application. The wait is over. The World of Warcraft Mobile Armory was released last night and I’ve given it a spin.
If you want the TL;DR [...]