Blog, posts for Category 'iPod'

iPhone Dominates Independent Games Fest Mobile Award Finalists

oh, really?

So, this year, Apple at the Expo was all about the mac. And they meant it: although you still find tons of third party iPod/iPhone accessories, the Apple booth had only a bunch of new nanos, artfully arranged, and a couple tables with maybe a dozen iPhones.

Ironic that for its last MacWorld, Apple is focusing back on the Mac.

The Tao of Mac - Notbooks and Craptops:

So if you’ve got some cash to spend this Xmas, I strongly suggest not spending it on a netbook. Save up for a better laptop or (if you really want something for casual surfing and reading e-mail) grab yourself an iPod Touch.

Good argumentary... that's why Jobs said Apple was not ready to do a netbook.

Daring Fireball: More Notes on Notes:

What many Apple apps do is take a screenshot of the current display when you quit, and overwrite the default.png file inside the application bundle with that screenshot. Then when next you launch that app, you immediately see the entire contents of the screen from when you previously quit — but it’s still just a screenshot, a static image. It looks like the app has launched instantly, but in fact you’ve still got to wait a few seconds for the app to restore itself to the point where it’s actually ready to use.

This is an insanely clever trick. You have to give credit to Apple's developers to sweat out on tiny details... but it's all these tiny details that make a great user experience.

So, after playing a central role in William Gibson's Spook Country, as a means to smuggle data, the iPod is now going to feature in the latest - and last - installment of the cult video game franchise Metal Gear Solid, coming to PlayStation 3 this June.

IGN: Metal Gear Solid 4 Meets iPod:

Of particular note is the in-game iPod. Using this, you'll be able to change the game's background music to music data that you find in the game world. You'll also be able to download new tracks via the web.

What better proof that an item is really becoming mainstream than to see it appearing in books, movies and videogames, not as a "cool factor" bullet-list gimmick, but simply as part of the story.