January 2012
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Andrew Wilkinson on Founders Talk →
Andrew Wilkinson of MetaLab did a great interview Adam Stacoviak where he spoke about his experience of building a company, and particularly at the end of the interview, they discussed what it takes to be successful and happy.
December 2011
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Here's to the Crazy Ones Letterpress Poster →
I would have purchased one of these straight away, but they only ship within the US. Something I find a little amusing as they describe the copy as “a mantra for artists, inventors, entrepreneurs and innovators around the world”.
(via Sean Sperte)
November 2011
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Instacast HD →
The premier way to receive and enjoy podcasts on iPhone is now on iPad and yes, it’s beautiful.
Instabuy. [iTunes link]
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Innovative Food Shopping in South Korea →
A lot is being said about the use of QR codes, but what I find most interesting is the placement of the ‘virtual stores’ in subways. Genius.
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Carousel →
Carousel is a neat little app that elegantly displays your Instagram feed on your Mac. It’s got some beautiful themes and looks right at home next to Twitter for Mac.
Highly recommended.
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On Decision Making →
Ben Brooks on an article by Clair Cain Miller about Larry Page’s management style being similar to Steve Jobs’:
I’m not a Steve Jobs expert, but I feel pretty confident saying that he didn’t make decisions that he thought were just “O.K.” — he preferred to try and make the perfect decision, even if that meant waiting. That much is pretty clear from reading just a handful of chapters...
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The Hobbit Production Diaries →
I’m a sucker for fantasy. I loved The Lord of the Rings films and naturally, I’m excited about the release of the two Hobbit films. I’ve been keeping up with the production diaries on Peter Jackson’s Facebook page and they’re incredible. It’s basically, DVD extras before the film has arrived.
The fourth video, which I’ve linked to (on YouTube), details...
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'It's not obvious exactly what to do here' →
Meg Whitman says she needs another three to four weeks to decide what to do. I just think it’s too late. The ship sailed a long time ago and HP decided that they didn’t want to bored. They have no hardware, they have no interested licensees and a development team who have been dragged through mud.
All that is left of WebOS is it’s patents.
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The Best Supply Chain in the World →
When Apple asks for a price quote for parts such as touchscreens, it demands a detailed accounting of how the manufacturer arrived at the quote, including its estimates for material and labor costs, and its own projected profit.
And:
Apple’s retail stores give it a final operational advantage. Once a product goes on sale, the company can track demand by the store and by the hour, and adjust...
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Welcome to The Verge →
Josh Topolsky and his crew have just launched their new site, The Verge. It looks beautiful. It’s great to see them venturing beyond consumer electronics, case and point: the feature on nuclear bunker refurbishment.
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Self-Purchase at Apple Stores Coming Soon →
According to Boy Genius Report, Apple are going to be rolling out a new systems that allow you purchase products without having to go through an Apple Store employee:
Here is how this will work: after you find the item you want to buy, like an accessory, you launch the Apple Store app on your iOS device and there will be an option to buy a product in the store. You scan the product with the...
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60% of PSP Owners Plan on Getting a VITA →
This is PR bullshit.
Sony are clutching at straws here. They’re being mauled by the fact that consumers are gaming on their phones or iPod touches. We’ve seen it with the 3DS. The VITA is going to be a flop.
As you might guess, I think that in the same way the MP3 player became redundant pocket space, so has the mobile gaming device.
October 2011
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A Sister’s Eulogy for Steve Jobs →
As you might expect, the best thing written on Steve Jobs.
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Android's Terrible Support History →
Michael Degusta:
In other words, Apple’s way of getting you to buy a new phone is to make you really happy with your current one, whereas apparently Android phone makers think they can get you to buy a new phone by making you really unhappy with your current one. Then again, all of this may be ascribing motives and intent where none exist - it’s entirely possible that the root cause of the...
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The Nest Thermostat →
From Wired:
The Nest is the iPod of thermostats. A simple loop of brushed stainless steel encases a chassis of reflective polymer, which encircles a crisp color digital display. Artificial intelligence figures out when to turn down the heat and when to jack up the air conditioning, so that you don’t waste money and perturb the ozone when no one is home, or when you’re asleep upstairs. You can...
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Steve Jobs on Android →
“I will spend my last dying breath if I need to, and I will spend every penny of Apple’s $40bn in the bank, to right this wrong,” Jobs told Isaacson. “I’m going to destroy Android, because it’s a stolen product. I’m willing to go thermonuclear war on this.”
Probably not the last thing I’m going to quote from Steve Jobs’ biography.
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Small Demons - Welcome to the Storyverse →
Suppose someone took every meaningful detail from all the books you love. Every song mentioned, every person, every food or place or movie title. And what if they did that for all the books everyone else loves, too. The ones you’ve never heard of. Suddenly you’ve got a whole world of seemingly random people, places and things, all gathered in one place.
I think this is a fascinating concept....
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The Lytro Camera →
Lytro have developed a camera that allows you to chose the focus point after you’ve taken the photo:
Lytro lets you take pictures like never before. Unlike a conventional camera that captures a single plane of light, the Lytro camera captures the entire light field, which is all the light traveling in every direction in every point in space.
Check out some of the examples.
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Instapaper 4.0 →
The first app I downloaded when I got my iPad a couple of months ago has been updated. Big time.
My favourite feature? The new grid view.