Posted in Gadgets, General on October 16th, 2007 No Comments »
NEWS SNIPPET
via GeekPouch
I just wanted to let you know about GeekPouch.
A custom fit, handmade pouch for the iPhone, iPod touch, iPod Classic, 3rd gen Nano, and 5th gen iPod Video. These are available now in three colour choices, a classic black corduroy pouch, a funky Leopard Print soft fur, and a really nice red faux […]
Posted in Gadgets, Computers, Design on September 25th, 2007 No Comments »
On Saturday 22 September 2007 Apple Inc. opened it’s eleventh store in the UK. The store is located in the Touchwood centre, Solihull.
Having never been to an opening before and living within 50 miles I decided to attend. I arrived at about 07:40 in the morning to find I was about eighth in the queue. […]
Posted in Gadgets on September 17th, 2007 No Comments »
After the refresh of the iPod line-up from Apple two weeks ago I thought about why each model could survive and sell without affecting the others. This led me to consider each iPods USP (Unique Selling Proposition). My take on this is shown in the chart below;
It seems to me that one iPod could be […]
Posted in Gadgets, Communication on July 30th, 2007 No Comments »
Whilst checking my Yahoo email this morning I noticed an RSS feed from Macworld UK …
As I am looking forward to the release of the iPhone in the UK, I clicked on the feed link only to get this …
Mmm … Wonder if Macworld were instructed to remove the article.
Posted in Gadgets on June 14th, 2007 No Comments »
Another weather station from Oregon. I use one designed by Philippe Starck at present which works really well. It has an alarm, it updates automatically via radio waves, and it gives simple weather forecasts.
I like the design of this new one. It seems to illuminate the appropriate weather symbol (embeded in the crystal top) […]
Posted in Gadgets on April 13th, 2007 No Comments »
I think it’s worth having an iPod Shuffle for many reasons; it’s size; it’s wearability etc.
There is a feature I really like that puts it above other, more advanced, iPods.
As you know, because the Shuffle’s has no display, the key marketing feature that Apple Inc. focuses on is the random playing of music tracks.
What I […]
Posted in Gadgets on March 19th, 2007 No Comments »
About a year ago I splashed out on a Satellite Navigation System. I did some research and decided that, for my needs, the Garmin i3 model would be fine. It seemed to offer a simple - single purpose - solution and was one of the cheapest available here in the UK. It came preloaded [on […]
Posted in Gadgets, Design on March 6th, 2007 3 Comments »
I don’t hold the view that ‘Form Follows Function‘ but rather ‘Form Follows Function Follows Form‘. What I mean by this is that an object has to have form before we can assess its function. Just think about a hammer; I would argue that it’s design evolved to its current form after it had been […]
Posted in Gadgets on January 30th, 2007 No Comments »
Apple today announced the introduction of multi-colored iPod Shuffles. As well as the original second generation iPod Shuffle in silver there are now blue, orange, green, and pink versions. One ’secret’ [OK not really a secret but something that’s missing from early reports] is that the new shuffles come with new style earphones. These […]
Posted in Gadgets, Communication, Computers on January 9th, 2007 No Comments »
Yet again Apple has revolutionized the consumer electronics industry.
Today, in San Francisco, Apple unveiled the iPhone which is three devices in one. Having used mobile phones and smart phones for many years the demonstrations on the Apple website show just how well thought out this device is.
First it’s a wide-screen iPod that starts at 4Gb […]