March 13, 2010
“7 new things we know about Apple iPad as it goes on sale”: Andy Ihnatko sweats the details. Incidentally, have you noticed that the time on the iPad in Apple’s own photos is always 9:41am? It seems to be 9:42am for the iPhone/iPod touch, but used to be 9:41am too.

“7 new things we know about Apple iPad as it goes on sale”: Andy Ihnatko sweats the details.

Incidentally, have you noticed that the time on the iPad in Apple’s own photos is always 9:41am? It seems to be 9:42am for the iPhone/iPod touch, but used to be 9:41am too.

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“The Sandpit” by Sam O’Hare. A day in the life of New York City, in miniature. Watch it in big on Vimeo. And here’s a making-of interview. (Via Kottke.)

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Click to see the full set: My Way - Abstract City Blog by Christoph Niemann. (Via trmw.)

Click to see the full set: My Way - Abstract City Blog by Christoph Niemann. (Via trmw.)

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March 12, 2010
Letter from Philip K. Dick to Jeff Walker, who was behind the marketing of Blade Runner. (Via Jason Calacanis.)

Letter from Philip K. Dick to Jeff Walker, who was behind the marketing of Blade Runner. (Via Jason Calacanis.)

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Oh nice: the previous item, regarding the view options in iBooks, has just been confirmed by Apple, which has updated its iPad web site with plenty of new information. So there you go. Also good to see: the sound mute switch has changed into a screen rotation lock switch, which will stop the screen display rotating unintentionally as you roll around in bed (or whatever). Would be nice to have something like this on the iPhone. (Via MacRumors.)

Oh nice: the previous item, regarding the view options in iBooks, has just been confirmed by Apple, which has updated its iPad web site with plenty of new information. So there you go.

Also good to see: the sound mute switch has changed into a screen rotation lock switch, which will stop the screen display rotating unintentionally as you roll around in bed (or whatever). Would be nice to have something like this on the iPhone. (Via MacRumors.)

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How real?

Neven Mrgan, talking about the use of real-world objects in computer interfaces.

It looks like Apple is already addressing some of his concerns regarding iBooks. The new iPad commercial shows a button in the top-right of iBooks which looks as though it’s for switching between book cover view and some other view, maybe a list view:

Plus Steve Jobs’ demo of iBooks showed that you can turn the “pages” just by tapping on one side of the screen or the other - i.e. you don’t need to swipe to turn the page.

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March 11, 2010
“ In the iPhone OS, the concept of the file is essentially gone. It’s been replaced by “apps and their stuff.” The end result is that regular folks are happier with their computers and that geeks are pissed that Apple has “dumbed down” the computer.
Rob Foster on the iPad. (Via Daring Fireball.) (3 days ago)
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Above: Microsoft Windows 1.01 in all its splendour. Click here for Tandy Trower’s first-hand history of Windows. (Via Daring Fireball.) (Screenshot from GUIdebook.)

Above: Microsoft Windows 1.01 in all its splendour. Click here for Tandy Trower’s first-hand history of Windows. (Via Daring Fireball.) (Screenshot from GUIdebook.)

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March 10, 2010
jessie-estella: 4-d: Apple Newton “Cadillac” Prototype. A larger version of the Apple Newton that never made it into production. Click through for more images. Via Grant Hutchinson It sometimes frightens me how fast technology progresses. By sometimes, I mean always.

jessie-estella:

4-d:

Apple Newton “Cadillac” Prototype.

A larger version of the Apple Newton that never made it into production.

Click through for more images.

Via Grant Hutchinson

It sometimes frightens me how fast technology progresses.

By sometimes, I mean always.

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You don’t want to know about Chatroulette.com

UK users can watch Jon Stewart’s hilarious report on Chatroulette here - starts at 7m37s, you have to suffer the ads, and it will disappear in two days. (Who makes these rules, man?) Everyone else can try their luck on the official site.

P.S. the Chatroulette report is followed by an interview with a journalist who’s written a book about quants, if you like that sort of thing.

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“ I feel for Google – Steve Jobs threatened to sue me, too. In 2003, after I unveiled a prototype Linux desktop called Project Looking Glass, Steve called my office to let me know the graphical effects were ‘stepping all over Apple’s IP.’ If we moved forward to commercialize it, ‘I’ll just sue you.’

Sun’s ex-CEO Jonathan Schwartz. Quite why Apple was worried about Project Looking Glass is perhaps the biggest mystery, though. (Via Daring Fireball.)

Mentioned in the article: the interested reader can view a screenshot of Schwartz’s Keynote-esque presentation app, Concurrence, here and a brochure for it here.

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Crazy new 50m statue dominates the capital of Senegal.

Crazy new 50m statue dominates the capital of Senegal.

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“ Apple currently holds the fifth-largest market capitalization among U.S. public companies, behind Exxon Mobil, Microsoft, Wal-Mart, and Berkshire Hathaway.
AAPL market cap hits $200 billion for the first time. (4 days ago)
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March 9, 2010
Foxy! (Via jessie-estella.)

Foxy! (Via jessie-estella.)

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The new trailer for Tron Legacy can be found here.

The new trailer for Tron Legacy can be found here.

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