Jan 16 2008

Macworld Keynote for us in NZ

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Steve Jobs no doubt delivered a fine keynote this morning at Macworld – I haven’t seen it yet, but read Engadget’s live blog this morning with huge anticipation. Here’s my summary of the announcement and how it relates to us in NZ. Updated Apple TV This is more-or-less useless to people outside the USA as […]

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Nov 15 2007

iPhone’s keyboard prone to higher text entry error rate

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This article compares hard-key QWERTY phones such as the Blackberry to the iPhone’s (or iPod Touch) on-screen keyboard and discovers a higher error-rate on the iPhone. I have some opinions on the iPod Touch’s keyboard myself, but I’ll save those for another entry. Link: Direct Comparison of iPhone and Hard-Key QWERTY Phone Owners Indicates Higher […]

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Nov 13 2007

Blogging from the iPod Touch

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With help from a couple of nifty plugins, this site is now optimised for viewing on either the iPhone or iPod Touch. So if you’re reading this in your feed reader and you’re lucky enough to have one of Apple’s beautiful devices handy, head on over and check it out for yourself. Plugins: iWPhone WordPress […]

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Oct 31 2007

iPod Touch on the way

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While I was in England I visited the Apple Store in Bluewater and had the pleasure of playing with an iPod Touch for the first time. It’s just as good in person as it looks in the demos on the web and I’ve ordered one from the NZ Apple Store as they are cheaper over […]

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