Jeff Blagdon at The Verge, on Instapaper being Apple’s App of the Week:
If you’ve never looked at Instapaper before or been hesitant to drop the whopping $3.99 purchase price, now is your chance. The free download campaign runs until December 19th.
I tweeted a link to this story earlier today, and several people replied hoping that The Verge was simply “being sarcastic” when it came to describing to Instapaper’s price point of $3.99.
I laughed out loud several times reading this.
Two of my favorite nerds.
Mr. Marks lays down the law.
Olga Khazan goes over the skills that journalism schools should be teaching in our modern world.
Five minutes worth of videos of trucks getting killed by a too-low bridge? Of course I watched the whole thing.
Serge Schmemann:
On Tuesday, The International Herald Tribune, the global edition of The New York Times, becomes The International New York Times.
Any regular reader of 512 will know that I’m a huge fan of Apple history. From old software to weird, now-obsolete hardware, I find the company’s past to be fascinating.
Back in April, I got to visit the Apple Pop-Up Museum, getting a behind-the-scenes tour of what would prove to be a successful — yet sadly temporary — look back at the Apple of old.
Enter Iconic. Iconic: A Photographic Tribute to Apple Innovation is a hardcover, 330 page book that walks readers through 35 years of Apple history using high-resolution, stunning product photography. With chapters on Desktops, Portables, Peripherals, iDevices, Prototypes and Packaging, there’s something for everyone. Editor Jonathan Zufi’s love and care shines through on every page.
Stephen Colbert’s coverage of the Fox News Deck was amazing.
Henry Blodget:
I’ve been working in and around the tech industry for about two decades, and I had never seen Apple’s headquarters.
I figured it was time to change that.
He seems amazed that the buildings are numbered in order. It’s sort of adorable.
T.C. Sottek at The Verge:
Fox News has just unveiled a breathtakingly ridiculous newsroom, complete with novelty-sized Windows-based touchscreens, a Twitter wall, and a wannabe Minority Report style display, which it hopes will connect it with generations of viewers who use smartphones and apps.
You can Shepard Smith give a tour of the Fox News Deck here, if you’re so inclined. Spoiler alert: 55-inch touchscreen monitors are crazy town.
Atlanta resident and veteran voice actress Susan Bennett has claimed in an interview with CNN that she is original voice of Siri, Apple’s popular iOS voice assistant that was first introduced with the iPhone 4s two years ago today. While Apple has not confirmed the information, the report states that professionals within the technology industry are familiar with her voice, and cites an audio forensics expert with 30 years of experience who is certain that Bennett’s voice and the voice of Apple’s digital personal assistant are the same.