by Garethin Media, Technology1 commentstags: Apple, iPad, iphone, itunes, OSX
I could have written something on the day of the iPad launch but I couldn’t really be arsed. I was busy, everyone was talking about it anyway, and most of the talk was either pro or anti hysteria. My thoughts at the time haven’t really changed though, and reflecting on how things are gradually moving ahead with the iPad, I thought I should get round to writing them down… The hype – there was a lot. Seriously. Rolling news channels, all kinds of online sites, newspapers and magazines. And offline. Someone was going to be disappointed. Lots of people actually. Mainly those who were either daft enough to expect something impossibly miraculous, or those who were cynical enough to want the launch to be an anti-climax. Was there too much hype? Yep – certainly in terms of justifying the actual specific product as it stood on the day. HOWEVER, and it’s a very big however – I can’t help but think that in a few short years that hype *will* be felt to be justified. And everybody will have forgotten about the exact iPad on the launch day. The hype won’t be justified by what the iPad was on that […]
by Garethin Media, Music, Technology0 commentstags: Apple, applications, downloads, iphone, itunes
Apple’s App Store – part of iTunes, and used for buying applications and games for the iPhone and iPod Touch, turns 1 year old, having put over 56,000 apps on its virtual shelves and had over a billion downloads.They’re celebrating with some special download offers on their most popular apps…
by Garethin General, Technology2 commentstags: Apple, application, blogging, General, iphone, photos
Just trying out a blogging app for the iPhone; it’s called BlogPress. If it works then this should be a picture of Desmond Lynham apparently drowned in the lake at Chiswick Park.Seems to be a nice app and may well be useful on travels and on MotoGP trips.I need to move though, as lots of threatening ducks are closing in… — Posted From iPhone
by Garethin Art & Design, MotoGP, Technology0 commentstags: application, iphone, MotoGP
I have a (possibly ever-so slightly deserved) reputation as a bit of a geek / nerd / saddo when it comes to anything Mac or iPhone related. So, imagine my joy then, when I was pointed at a dedicated iPhone app from MotoGP.com Let’s face it, MotoGP and Dorna have been way more innovative, smart and genuinely rewarding in their approach to online delivery than F1 – and far better at doing something of genuine interest to punters. And so perhaps this is no great surprise. Doesn’t mean that it’s not worth a bit of a rave though…It’s a thoroughly tasty piece of work from start to finish, playing both to their own strengths in content and data, and the iPhone’s strengths in interface and usability. The key to it of course is dynamic data – in this case, live timing with race lap, rider position, lap time, gap time, and top speed. And nice touches like rotating the iPhone into ‘horizontal’ position to get a full live timing view, and live commentary from the MotoGP crew as well.The app also provides access to race results, championship results, latest news, rider profiles, competition calendars and schedules, and a huge photo […]
by Garethin Technology0 commentstags: Apple, application, iphone, London, Technology, tube, underground
(*Yes, it’s always this much fun…) Quite a nice new development from TFL, the people who bring you tube trains. Sometimes.It’s a new web tool called “Departure Boards” which as the name suggests, provides upcoming live train information in exactly the format you would see on the departure boards at any given station.You simply select any station from any line, and – whoomph – there it is.Excellent piece of work, and one that could only be seriously bettered if it were translated into a bespoke iPhone application; something which has in fact been done here by awavana.com – and very nice it is too. Although the interface and execution are nice – and it is genuinely a great idea for communicating data, there does remain the question of the relevance and accuracy of the information itself. Let us not forget that last year the Departure Boards at Gunnersbury Station (District Line, Richmond Branch) were actually nominated for the 2008 Whitbread Prize For Fiction… (*Okay; so that last bit was untrue… But only because nobody had the presence of mind to fill in a nomination form)
by Garethin Technology0 commentstags: Apple, iphone
With Apple’s announcement of an event on March 17th, centring on the next software version for iPhones – 3.0 – the geek and fanboy forums are abuzz with speculation and wishlisting about what v3 may bring… It goes without saying that whatever Apple finally release, not everybody’s going to be happy. They never are. Apple could include World Peace and an end to Global Warming & Poverty but there’d still be someone saying that they’d have preferred a new icon for the Calculator app. Nonetheless it’s becoming ever more clear (in a trend that has evolved over past releases) that there are a couple of key features that very many users would be pretty much universally happy to see (and may be extremely miffed NOT to see…) • Copy & Paste• MMS• Push Notification System• Video Recording• Tethering Personally, I’d be totally behind all of those – copy & paste in particular seeming something of a no-brainer. Beyond that however, there’s a couple of other things that I’d rather like to see; things that are of varying importance / triviality and I have no idea how much they might mean to anybody else… 1 – Desktop/Spaces: Although it’d be hard […]
