Posts Tagged ‘ipad’
Opinion: There is more to creativity than coding »
Just because you cannot code does not mean you cannot create, says Jason Walsh. It pains me to write this, it really does, but it has to be said: Shut up! You’re wrong! As a noted fan of the hackerspace and free software movements writing a defence of the iPad is not how I expected to spend my Sunday morning. However if I read one more ...Read On »
TeicTat: iPad “compatible” clothing »
Alongside the US launch of Apple's iPad has come the inevitable deluge of iPad-compatible accessories from third party developers. Some of these will be clever and useful while others will be pointless and ill-conceived. Few entrants fit the latter category quite so well as Scottevest's iPad "compatible" travel vest. The company claims its ...Read On »
Opinion: Tablets won’t knock out netbooks »
At the launch of Apple's iPad, Steve Jobs argued that netbooks were good for nothing. He was completely wrong, says Adam Maguire. It is a foregone conclusion that anything Steve Jobs says at an Apple conference will be well-received. Contribute it to the reality distortion field around him or the careful selection of attendees but either ...Read On »
Opinion: Marketing is Apple’s real killer app »
Forget about the iPad; the most impressive thing on show at Apple's recent press conference was its mastery of marketing, says Adam Maguire. About a month ago Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer took the stage at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas for the event's opening keynote. During his speech Ballmer unveiled the Slate, a tablet ...Read On »
Opinion: Tech journalism; where standards go to die »
IT journalism is crap, says Jason Walsh. There is a plague upon the land, the plague of appallingly low standards in journalism about technology. How can I say this, you ask? Let me count the ways… Technology is one of the most interesting things you could possibly read – or write about. Or it should be anyway. Technology is the ...Read On »
Feature: Ten trends for 2010 »
February is already upon us but as fast as the months seem to go, the tech world moves ten times faster. As January has already suggested, 2010 is shaping up to be an interesting techy year. Here Adam Maguire lists the ten tech trends that are likely to catch people's attention in the months ahead Computing in tablet-form Apple's big ...Read On »
Opinion: iPad critics are as dull as its fanatics »
The anti-iPad backlash is as tedious as Apple worship, says Jason Walsh. The internet has spoken: Apple's new product, the iPad, is 'lame'. It doesn't have this or that feature and… well, you know the story. Anti-Apple whining is as dull and predictable as the absurd worship of the Californian computer company. Here's the actual ...Read On »
Apple launches the iPad »
Apple has unveiled its long-awaited tablet device, named the iPad, although Irish users will probably have to wait a few months before they can buy one. The touch-screen computer (pictured right) matched up to much of the industry's rumours in terms of its design and functionality when it was launched by Apple CEO Steve Jobs this ...Read On »
