My 10 Crazy Apple iSlate Predictions
My 10 Crazy Apple iSlate Predictions
1. It actually exists.
2. It runs both Mac apps and iPhone apps.
3. It’s waterproof. Yep, reading in the bath is a reality.
4. You can download and read any e-zine in full colour, unlike the Kindle, etc. (Think the whole Apple ecosytem strategy here, folks. Remember, iPod plus iTunes, iPhone plus apps. Now it’ll be iSlate plus books, movies, magazines, presentations.)
5. It does voice calls, like a phone.
6. It’s also a TV.
7. It can run with or without a SIM card.
8. You can connect it to an external monitor or data projector.
9. It has awesome sound quality for watching movies.
10. It will be seen as both a business tool and a tool for students (think iTunesU).
11. Bonus point: It’s not actually called the iSlate.
Oh, and off course all the obvious things like wifi, 3G+, multi-touch, OLED screens, etc, etc.
My list of predictions is not based on science, research or even insider knowledge (of which I have none). It’s based on some wild imaginings I have been having about this mystical device.
I wonder what my prediction score will be, out of 11?
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Cool iPhone Accessory
Whilst buying a new iPod the other day at an Apple dealership**, I discovered a cool iPhone stand. Griffin’s website describes it as: an “Acoustic Amplifier for iPhone”
Actually, I was looking for a dock for easy drop-in-yank-out charging. But the AirCurve won me over - not only is it a beautifully designed stand, it has a surprising function: an acoustic amplifier. It never needs batteries or adapters.
It’s got an engineered waveguide ”horn’ that collects the sound from the iPhone’s somewhat tinny speaker, and amplifies it by about 10 decibels and projects it into the room. I wouldn’t call it hi-fi, but it’s pretty acceptable. (And looks stunning)
** Disclosure: one of our clients
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Apple COO, Tim Cook -
Apple Crushes Recession by Selling More Macs and iPhones Than Ever Before
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The New iPod Nano
“The new FM tuner lets you see the names of songs and artists. And two amazing features — iTunes Tagging and Live Pause”…
… “Say you need to take a quick break from listening to your favorite radio station. iPod nano lets you pause it with a click. Another click and you’re listening to your station again. You can even rewind as far back as 15 minutes, then fast-forward to catch up to the live broadcast.” …
… “It’s quite a dilemma: You’re listening to the radio and you hear a song you like, but when you go to iTunes, you can’t remember the name or even who sings it. Enter iTunes Tagging. Now, you can use the Click Wheel on iPod nano to tag the song. iTunes creates a list of all your tagged songs so you can easily preview or purchase them when you sync iPod nano to iTunes.”
OK, I want one.
via Apple - iPod nano - FM Radio - Listen to the radio in a new way.
