I’ve never liked Apple at all, but I’m very worried about the actual situation in the US: after the iPad’s presentation, while lots of applications are going open source like Symbian, Steve Jobs asked for some unbelievable privileges.
First of all, the Apple’s CEO claimed that Nokia won’t be able to sell devices in the US anymore: no, I’m not jocking.
This is what Jobs means for competition: preventing alternatives. The same applies to a new awesome device. The JooJoo is a 12,1″ tablet with an integrated webcam that will cost like the iPad do.
Well, my opinion doesn’t change: I really don’t know what to do with similar devices… but I can’t stand that Apple is trying to stop its selling too.
It features accelerometer, multi-touch and so on: even Google is making changes on Chromium OS to fit future tablet devices. And what about OLPC?
The next XO laptop will be a tablet too: other political limits are slowing its production — it would be sold for just $75. I’m waiting for the XO-3 because I plan to use it as an e-book reader, as well.
BTW I don’t like the Jobs’ communist way of trading: he dreams an Apple-only world like Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov (AKA Lenin) did for Russia.
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Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov or Steve Jobs?
Sunday, February 7th, 2010Google, Chrome OS and tablets: please, don’t clone Apple
Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010
So it seems that Google is working on a tablet too: some hints came directly from the Nexus One’s presentation conference, when developers talked about other devices in the near future.
Well, I don’t think that Google needs any form of suggestions… but I hope there won’t be another useless device like the Apple’s iPad.
The biggest mistake I found in that device is about dimensions: iPad is too fucking big with its 9″ screen and Google set a range of 5-10 inches for tablets with Chromium OS.
IMHO, the best size is a 6″ screen like most e-book readers — a bigger device is not “so” portable and I can’t imagine a real use for it.
Anyway developers published a concept video about what we’ll see in action when the Touch UI is ready: far from being realistic, it’s amazing (but not so different from the Apple’s way, to be sincere).
As I said on Twitter, today the Nexus One reached a multi-touch functionality too: this reduce the gap against the iPhone — even if it didn’t need to.
iPaid for nothing
Thursday, January 28th, 2010
Here’s the latest Apple’s crap: yesterday’s keynote unveiled the tablet and its only appreciable thing consists in the price — it’ll be sold from $499 in 60 days.
The iPad – I called it iPaid
to make a calambeur – is just a bigger iPhone with a ridiculous resolution of 1280×768 pixels. Of course, it doesn’t support phone calls.
It’s not an e-book reader, nor a smartphone… nor a PC, as well: its best functionality consists in the ability of using it as a graphic tablet for architects.
Unfortunately, none of them will pay to get a useless device like it: its hardware wouldn’t be enough for designers. Don’t worry: lots of idiots will buy it anyway — I heard unrepeatable bullshits yesterday.
Our most advanced technology in a magical and revolutionary device at an unbelievable price.
Maybe the Apple’s official description is the worst of them. Because if you want just an e-book reader, iPad could be better than Amazon’s (but its screen is backlighted) and its price is really competitive.
IMHO the Kindle sucks too — it costs too much and it’s obsolete right now: I prefer the Nook, that runs Android and is available for just $259. Fail.
Nexus One: everything iPhone didn’t, it does
Wednesday, January 6th, 2010
Yesterday the Nexus One was finally presented to a selected list of professionals — I followed the scheduled conference via live blogging. Well, it’s not the iPhone killer… but just because it doesn’t need to.
Mainly because it’s technically better (without any doubt): Apple’s fanboys will say that the next iPhone would be even better, but they won’t convince me.
The Google’s phone is actually the best smartphone on the market, it runs Android and does exactly what I expected from a similar device: unfortunately, it costs too much for me.
We’re not talking to iPhone users, we’re talking to consumers. Choice is a good thing.
This was the Google answer to who asked for comparisons: Nexus One doesn’t need cool TV spots, because it’s all in innovation
— a word that was often repeated.
