Andrew Everard:
Today’s a significant anniversary in the history of recorded music: the world’s first CD players were announced in Japan on October 1st, 1982.
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The Verge Reviews the Kindle Paperwhite⇢
I can’t wait to get mine. I’m genuinely excited about this gadget.
A Love Letter to the eMate⇢
Andy Welfle:
The Apple device that holds perhaps the dearest place in my memories was my Apple Newton eMate 300. With the power of a PDA in the body of what we would now call a “netbook”, the eMate was introduced less than a year before Apple pulled the plug on the Newton line. It was intended to be used primarily in the classroom, and had an IrDA port that students could use to “beam” information to the teacher. I have to say that after years of asking around, I’ve never known anyone who used eMates in their classroom.
‘Where am I?’⇢
Last night, I joined the inThirty podcast crew to discuss Apple’s maps, and the growing chasm between Apple and Google.
On the Design of a Theoretical Retina iMac
Since the introduction of the MacBook Pro with Retina display, Apple fans have been longing for another Mac with such a caliber of screen. Desktop fans, unsurprisingly, have wanted Apple’s latest technology to come to the iMac.
When thinking of an iMac with Retina display, lots of factors come to mind — price and availability of panels big enough, mainly. But the way Apple would build such a beast is also worth considering.
Colbert Interviews Breaking Bad’s Vince Gilligan⇢
Great piece.
Tim Cook, on Maps⇢
Apple’s CEO:
At Apple, we strive to make world-class products that deliver the best experience possible to our customers. With the launch of our new Maps last week, we fell short on this commitment. We are extremely sorry for the frustration this has caused our customers and we are doing everything we can to make Maps better.
We launched Maps initially with the first version of iOS. As time progressed, we wanted to provide our customers with even better Maps including features such as turn-by-turn directions, voice integration, Flyover and vector-based maps. In order to do this, we had to create a new version of Maps from the ground up.
On the Lack of Street View in Apple’s Map App⇢
The lack of Street View is a step backwards, without a doubt.
On Clickwheel Games⇢
I had blocked these from memory.
Google Contacts Adds CardDAV Support For Contact Syncing⇢
This is a nice alternative to using Exchange on your iOS device for Google Contacts.
It works in Mountain Lion’s Contacts app, too.
The Fiftyfootshadows iPhone 5 Wallpaper pack⇢
I love this collection.
RIP, iPod Socks⇢
Farewell to one of Apple’s weirdest accessories.