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The new iMac keyboard?

Posted by bordalix Fri, 27 Jul 2007 19:23:00 GMT

Engadget received a few photos of what is claimed to be Apple's new keyboard for the iMac computers. I don't know if this is true or not, but I'm sure of one thing: this keyboard is magnificent. I wonder how will it be on the usability stand point.

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The power of good UI design

Posted by bordalix Tue, 24 Jul 2007 11:43:00 GMT

Watching this movie is like watching the future...

A 1 year old baby using an iPhone:

RSS readers should click here to watch the movie.

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WWDC 2007 summary

Posted by bordalix Mon, 11 Jun 2007 19:26:00 GMT

Here is the summary of WWDC 2007. It was a great keynote (again!), and great times wait for us. Leopard will kick ass, and Safari as a new development platform is totally disruptive.

On games

EA is coming back to Mac. Need for Speed Carbon, Battlefield 2142, Command & Conquer 3, Harry Potter and the Order of Phoenix, Madden 08, Tiger Woods 08, all to be released in July

ID Games unveiled the new next generation technologies for gaming. They will demo it in E3.

On Leopard

First, some numbers: 22 million active OS X numbers. 67% using Tiger, 23% using Panther and 10% using older versions. 21 months between Tiger & Leopard, 300 new features in Leopard. Steve presents 10:

New Desktop: transparencies, new 3D look, stacks;
New Finder: improved sharing, integration with .Mac, Cover Flow;
Quick look: live file previewing;
Full 64-bit architecture: huge gains of efficiency;
Core animation: simple to use, easy to add to applications;
Boot Camp: use as a complement to Parallels and VMWare;
Spaces: multi desktops
Dashboard: web clip, using Safari to make widgets;
iChat: share slide shows, presentations and movies through iChat;
Time machine: one click backup, wireless to a Airport base station;

Leopard shipping in October. Basic version, $129. Premium version, $129. Business version, $129, Enterprise version $129. Ultimate version, $129.

One more thing

Safari 3 now runs on Windows XP/Vista. Safari is twice as fast.

One last thing

Apple will allow developers to write web 2.0 applications that work exactly like iPhone apps - can access all the iPhone services (make calls, send emails, access the address book). All the development is made based on the Safari engine, which is the same for Leopard, XP/Vista and iPhone. The demo, a corporate address database using ldap toke less than a men/month to develop, so you also can go live on Jun 29.

Update:

Apple has killed the brushed metal, the site changed for the new look after the keynote. There are some films about Leopard already available.

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A Greener Apple

Posted by bordalix Thu, 03 May 2007 12:24:00 GMT

After greenpeace call for action for the reduction of the usage of hazardous substances in Apple equipment (previous post here), Steve Jobs responded with this paper, entitled "A Greener Apple".

Thank you Steve.

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Microsoft did not steal ideas from Mac OS X

Posted by bordalix Mon, 02 Apr 2007 12:04:00 GMT

For the New York Times, David Pogue reviews Windows Vista, trying to prove in his video that "Microsoft did not steal ideas from Mac OS X".

RSS readers should click here to watch the movie.

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iRack

Posted by bordalix Fri, 23 Mar 2007 16:00:00 GMT

A great parody from Mad TV, mashing up geekery and politics.

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Apple results

Posted by bordalix Thu, 18 Jan 2007 17:15:00 GMT

Last night Apple released his Q1 2007 financial results. The numbers are huge (7 billion USD in revenue, 1 billion of net profit), and are a company record.

Please bare in mind the fiscal year is different from the regular year: Q1 2007 is the time period between the 1st of October and the 31th of December 2006, so it includes Christmas 2006. In this quarter, Apple sold more than 21 million iPods, and more than 1.6 million Macs.

Since I'm now an Apple shareholder, I have a particular interest in the company evolution, so I decided to get some data and build some graphics. The idea is to identify trends in growth, which could help me in my stock strategy. Bottom line, Apple is a very good bet in the long term, very volatile in the short term (or day trading) due to the hype surrounding it.

Here are the 10 graphics I have to share:

Apple iPhone vs LG KE850

Posted by bordalix Tue, 16 Jan 2007 12:38:00 GMT

Since an image is better than a thousand words, here are a couple of videos showing why is not fair to compare the Apple iPhone to LG KE850. Apple iPhone is really a major breakthrough in the mobile market, no matter what.

RSS readers should click here to watch the movies.

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Steve's green keynote address

Posted by bordalix Thu, 11 Jan 2007 11:17:00 GMT

The following video represents what Greenpeace would like to be the next Steve Jobs keynote. It's a natural step after the great website Greenpeace has made named a greener Apple: