Year: 2012

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Microsoft Announces Surface RT Pricing →

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Tom Warren at The Verge:

The 10.6-inch Surface, powered by Windows RT, will go on sale on October 26th and will be priced starting at $499 for the 32GB version without Touch Cover and a 32GB version with the Touch Cover for $599. Microsoft is also offering 64GB model for $699 with a Touch Cover included.

Rumors of a New iMac Surface →

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Eric Slivka at MacRumors:

The redesigned iMac is said to be considerably thinner than the current form factor, with the machine’s thickness almost impossible to gauge when viewed from the side. The curved rear shell is also said to appear more like a water droplet than the squared-off design seen in the current model.

The report also claims that the new iMac’s screen is glued to the front glass of the machine, in line with previous rumors stating that Apple is moving to fully laminate the two components together for improved display quality.

While the rumor doesn’t say anything about the iMac going Retina, I totally called that a re-worked design of the LCD and glass was inevitable.

Apple’s Hardware Playground →

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While reading through iLounge’s review of the new iPod nano, I was struck by the photographs on this page. The nano truly is Apple’s hardware playground, as the company has changed the design numerous times over the years.

That makes the nano an interesting device. Apple is much more likely to refine than re-define a product, and the iPod nano is really one of the very few examples I can think of where this isn’t the case.

So, why does Apple change the nano so often? Are the iPod hardware guys just bored?

Some have suggested that this to keep sales of the device moving forward. At $149, the iPod nano is a great gift, and Apple knows it, positioning the player as a great Christmas idea.

I can get behind this theory, but it’s interesting that Apple doesn’t do this with the less-exciting iPod shuffle and classic.

‘Repugnant’ →

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Nicholas Kristof:

Romney argues that Obamacare is economically inefficient. But where is the efficiency in a system that neglects routine physicals and preventive care, and then pays $550,000 in bills as a result? To me, this is repugnant economically as well as morally.

In the Romney system, people like Scott would remain uninsured. And they would be unable to buy insurance because of their cancer history.

I have written a lot about this, and I will keep writing about it because it matters not only my family, but to millions of other families. A Romney administration would potentially gut the healthcare reform passed by Obama, leaving my son — and millions of others with long-term diseases — with a much darker future. Romney’s system holds people responsible for being stricken with a terrible disease, leaving them unable to pay for or even receive insurance benefits.

That just isn’t right.