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Tech Companies That Could Build a Gadget Ecosystem
One of the things that doesn’t get talked about a lot is how Apple has built an ecosystem that permeates just about every major point in the gadget line. Desktop, laptop, PMP, phone, tablet, router, digital media store, and video consumption device. Not all of their products are successful, but if you buy more... »
Time Capsule 2 TB (late 2009) First Impressions
So, I finally scored an 802.11n WiFi router and a NAS at the same time with Apple’s Time Capsule. For those of you in the market, here are a few consumer tips before I go into some of the technical details. Buy it off eBay. New in box. From a reputable seller. I saved over... »
Apple iPad Review – Part 4 – Overall Conclusions and Predictions
Overall, I feel like the iPad is a neat device. It’s catching a lot of flack right now because Apple didn’t go all out right off the bat. I agree that some of the missing features and media agreements would have gone over a little better had they been available on the day of... »
Apple iPad Review – Part 3 – What We Didn’t Get
This has been the article most widely written already, but I figured I’d throw my two cents in as well. While a number of the things that have been left out make sense if you think of them from a business perspective, very few people give a hoot about that. So, they complain. You... »
Apple iPad Review – Part 2 – UI and Applications
There really isn’t a lot to say about the UI and the built-in applications that most people aren’t already familiar with. Since the OS is a variant of iPhone OS, it works pretty much exactly the same. You get iTunes, Mail, Safari, YouTube, Notes, etc. There are some cosmetic differences to some of them, such... »
Apple iPad Review – Part 1 – Hardware
With so many reviews and opinions of Apple’s latest “creation”, I’m sure this one will get lost in the shuffle, however, being a tech/gadget blog, it’s my duty to voice my opinions on this potential game changer. So, the iPad. The name kinda sucks, but as I read somewhere else, in a short period of... »
What If Apple’s New Product Announcement Flops?
I haven’t seen the hype machine on an Apple device this high since the original iPhone. If you took all the “leaks” and put them together on one device, or at least all the good ones, you’d have something really awesome. Unfortunately, that’s not going to happen. No matter what fairy dust they sprinkle... »
How Will Our Gadgets Evolve?
Here we are, at the beginning of 2010, and we’ve come a long way in the last 15 years. The question is, where do we go next? This year’s CES was somewhat of a dud, in my opinion. There were feature upgrades to a number of products, but nothing that seemed terribly original. 3D televisions... »
Apple’s next product announcement predictions
The 2010 MacWorld Expo is going to take place this year from February 11-13. Apple stated after last year’s Expo they would no longer formally be participating in this event, which in the past few years has been one of the key dates for new product announcements. However, the internet rumor mill has been going... »
2010 Gadget Predictions
As 2009 winds to a close, I find myself wondering where we’ll be focusing our attention this time next year. So, here are a few prognostications. Cell phones iPhones will still be “the” phone to have, but there will be a large number of Android phones sold of varying types. The app space will also still... »