Tag Archives: ipad

The world didn’t get its financial house in order, but it did buy a lot of iPads

Posted on October 28, 2010 by Les Jones

Zillions still unemployed and the world awash in debt, but at least the economic bandaids allowed the world to buy 7.5 million iPads. One more round of stimulus and maybe we can hold things together long enough for the next … Continue reading →

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$200 Android Tablet with WiFi, USB and SDHC

Posted on July 14, 2010 by Les Jones

The $200 Cruz Android e-book reader. The $300 tablet has twice the RAM, an 8 GB card and a capacitive, multi-touch display like the iPad, but with a slightly smaller display than the $200 Cruz and no docking station. The … Continue reading →

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Reading on Paper vs. Kindle vs. iPad

Posted on July 6, 2010 by Les Jones

Usability testing from Jakob Nielsen. People can still read faster on paper, but the gap is closing fast. I expected the Kindle to beat the iPad as an ebook reader because of the lighter weight and non-reflective screen, but it … Continue reading →

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Jakob Nielsen Reviews iPad Usability

Posted on May 13, 2010 by Les Jones

Alertbox: iPad Usability – First Findings From User Testing: iPad apps are inconsistent and have low feature discoverability, with frequent user errors due to accidental gestures. An overly strong print metaphor and weird interaction styles cause further usability problems.

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Thom Hogan: “the iPad is not quite ready for serious photographers”

Posted on May 10, 2010 by Les Jones

When the iPad appeared I briefly thought it could be useful for photographers. You could review images at a size much larger than your camera’s LCD. You could do basic editing. Once in range of a WiFi connection you could … Continue reading →

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Steve Jobs: “No one needs more than 256 Megabytes of RAM!”

Posted on May 7, 2010 by Les Jones

Granted, Steve Jobs didn’t say that in so many words. He said it with design specs. I knew the current-gen iPhone and iTouch only had 256 MB memory, but I didn’t realize the iPad was likewise hamstrung. Yeah, Apple’s really … Continue reading →

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Fake Steve Jobs Explains What You Should Read and Think

Posted on May 3, 2010 by Les Jones

Please stop thinking about Gizmodo, doors being broken down, etc. Failing that, you can always think about Gandhi, who loves his new iPad and is totally downloading apps like a madman. And by the way, Gandhi would totally break down your door if you stole something that belonged to him. He would f–k up your s–t. Seriously. Continue reading →

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Fake Steve Jobs: We are removing Flash support from OS X

Posted on April 30, 2010 by Les Jones

We are removing Flash support from OS X: This is for all the same reasons that I cited in my essay, “Thoughts on Flash.” Those reasons apply to OS X as well as to iPhone. [...] Anyone who buys Jobs’ … Continue reading →

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iPad News – Steve Jobs is the Devil Edition

Posted on April 22, 2010 by Les Jones

The Daily Caller – Watch out for those glowing iPad reviews: Jobs, though, doesn’t just stop at wooing. Apple reportedly told Newsweek not to hire the blogger over at Fake Steve Jobs, Daniel Lyons, because of his critical coverage of the … Continue reading →

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Apple iPad: Security vs. Freedom

Posted on April 7, 2010 by Les Jones

Over at my company’s blog I lead a roundtable discussion of whether the closed nature of the iPad actually leads to better security. Apple’s iPad went on sale last weekend. As Cory Doctorow and others have noted, Steve Jobs has … Continue reading →

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Fake Steve Jobs Announces the iPad

Posted on April 5, 2010 by Les Jones

An open letter to the people of the world: Dear human race, First of all, you’re welcome. [...] Hold your iPad. Gaze at it. Pray to it. Let it transform you. And do it soon, because before you know it … Continue reading →

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Apple insanely great device is an overpriced iPod Touch

Posted on January 27, 2010 by Les Jones

Gizmodo – 8 Things That Suck About the iPad: No Flash No Flash is annoying but not a dealbreaker on the iPhone and iPod Touch. On something that’s supposed to be closer to a netbook or laptop? It will leave … Continue reading →

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