Question for those who think commoditization is going to to relegate iOS to a Mac-sized niche: where is the $200 Android competitor to the iPod Touch? It’s been a huge hit for three years, and still has no competition.
★
Author Archive > rbl
First Philly Apple Store Opens This Friday
There are a bunch of Apple Stores in the Philly area, but this is the first in the city proper.
★
London Times Loses Almost 90 Percent of Online Readership
Josh Halliday, reporting for The Guardian:
The Times has lost almost 90% of its online readership compared to
February since making registration mandatory in June, calculations
by the Guardian show.
Dumb.
★
The Ins-N-Outs of an in-N-Out Double-Double, Animal-Style
J. Kenji Lopez-Alt’s obsessively detailed deconstruction of the In-N-Out Animal Style Double-Double hamburger. Consider it a sequel to his research on perfect McDonald’s-style french fries from a few months ago. (Via Kottke.)
★
The Talk Show Returns
My pal Dan Benjamin is off the sauce and we’re celebrating by putting our podcast back on the air, on a weekly schedule. Listen live this Wednesday at 1pm ET. We’ll have much to talk about, what with the new Mac Pros (finally, right?), speed-bump iMacs, and the gorgeous new 16:9 27-inch Cinema Display that [...]
Reviving Caslon
William Berkson, on creating a new revival of William Caslon’s 18th century typefaces:
To go back to the analogy of the performance of an old song or old
music score, the situation reminds me of what Ira Gershwin said
when he heard Ella Fitzgerald’s recording of the Gershwin song
book. “I never knew [...]
U.S. Copyright Office Declares Jailbreaking Legal
Here’s the ruling itself from the Librarian of Congress. This is good news, but I don’t think there will be much of a practical effect — just because it’s legal doesn’t mean Apple must support it.
★
[Sponsor] Sourcebits
Have a great idea? Roger that. For iPhone? Check. With iPad optimization? Check. Android version? Check. Social integration? Naturally. Companion website? Check. Desktop and mobile versions? Roger that. Next step? Call Sourcebits.
Sourcebits takes greats ideas and bring them to vivid life on all the key platforms: iPhone, iPad, Android, BlackBerry and the Web. Whether it’s [...]
Ostrich
Free Safari extension Twitter client by Jérôme Gravel-Niquet.
Update: The website is flaking in and out; here’s a cached version in case you need it.
★
