Shawn Blanc has put this helpful little graphic together to show what 960x640 actually looks like.
Category: Design
On the Next iPhone
Gizmodo got their hands on it, and I have to admit, this thing looks legit.
The Anti-Mac Interface
This article, written in 1996 by Don Gentner and Jakob Nielsen is a fascinating, if slightly-dated, read. It discusses the use of metaphors in GUIs, such as a desk with “real-life” objects on it that have purpose for the user.
For the most part, these types of interfaces have gone away — a classic example is Apple’s eWorld. But several iPad developers are tinkering with them once again, including Apple in the Calendar and Contact apps, which look like a real calendar and address book. It’s funny how things cycle back around.
Next iPhone Leaked?
Whatever this device is, it sure looks nice.
Printing from the iPad
Thomas Ricker is right — this is magical.
Peeking Inside the iPad
The New York Times has a neat, Flash-based interactive page showing the insides of the iPad. It really is a battery with a computer strapped to it.
Typography and the iPad
A piece by Stephen Coles highlighted with lots of thoughtful input, unlike some of Apple’s decisions in the iPad’s UI.
9:42
Apple’s Scott Forstall, on the how the time displayed on promo shots of Apple products is set:
We design the (product launch) keynotes so that the big reveal of the product happens around 40 minutes into the presentation. When the big image of the product appears on screen, we want the time shown to be close to the actual time on the audience’s watches. But we know we won’t hit 40 minutes exactly.
I Shall Call Him ‘Smudgy’
Google to Serve Custom iPad Webpages
While surfing the web on your iPad, we expect many of you will want to check your Gmail. If you go to gmail.com in your browser, you’ll see something different than what you’re used to on the desktop. We’re releasing an experimental user interface for the iPad built on the Gmail for mobile HTML5 web app that we launched last year for the iPhone and Android devices. Those devices have large screens compared to other phones, and tablets like the iPad give us even more room to innovate. To take advantage of the iPad’s large display, we’ve created a two-pane view with your list of conversations on the left and messages to the right.
Inside the iPad
Speaking of iFixit, those crazy guys have analyzed the boards shown in the FCC’s listing of the device. While the final product may be different, this thing looks amazing inside.
Apple Tablet Torn Apart
Great take-apart guide by iFixit. My old Newton 2100 may be the best piece of Apple hardware I ever owned.