Tag: apple
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We Need to Talk About the HomePod …
“$350 for a smart speaker?!” “No, $350 for a speaker !” Is it Apple’s fault that the conversations around the HomePod are so dysfunctional? Apple introduced the HomePod as a premium speaker that makes great sound. In fact, if you go to its website, the first 4 out of 5 features are all music related. Only…
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latitute
Damn. I just talked about this in my previous blog. This is an application I would really want to see on my phone: the ability to see where my friends are on a map. It is now possible. Google Latitude. It doesn’t work on iPhone yet, but this is definitely a new beginning. Dunno how…
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iPhone
I must first thank my wife for getting me this wonderful gift. To be honest, I didn’t expect much. All I was expecting was how cool it would be to flip the contact lists and enjoy the smooth scrolling. Then when I got the phone, I was positively overwhelmed. Well, no, I was mesmerized. I…
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Lisa
I found this video on the demo of the LISA, the first GUI computer that Apple came out with (before the Mac). This guy was on a show and was demo-ing the new LISA. Again you ought to remember that this was the first ever GUI business machine. So there were tonnes of breakthroughs. The…
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Apple – Jobs – 1997
This was his Keynote @ the 1997 Macworld. #1, Jobs was back, #2, he brought in change, #3, in 1 year’s time, the new iMac was introduced, and Apple came back, Big Time. Steve wasn’t the CEO yet. He changed the board, added guys like Larry Ellison, and most important of all, Apple partnered with…