TechAwe — Comprehensive insights on tech culture. http://ulysse.posterous.com 17, universal blogger posterous.com Tue, 13 Jul 2010 19:09:14 -0700 Is Apple ready to grow up? http://ulysse.posterous.com/is-apple-ready-to-grow-up http://ulysse.posterous.com/is-apple-ready-to-grow-up

TechCrunch's long-time iPhone lover MG Siegler wrote an excellent article about fanboyism entitled You Are Not Your F*cking Khakis—inspired by Tyler Durden—(But You May Be Your Phone).

It tries to explain something clearly: you can love iPhone 4 and everything related but loving it blindly—understand defending it blindly against true criticism regarding its antenna issues—is odd. Then, he says that he tested the HTC EVO 4G, the seriously flawed device that has a very poor battery life and that commenters were pissed at him because he wrote negative things about it. The most interesting detail is that the majority of the pissed commenters didn't actually use or test the device.

Are they idiots? No, absolutely not. Yet, for them, psychologically, they understood that a trusted person (a TechCrunch writer) was being negative about a decision they made (Buying an HTC EVO 4G). What should we learn about that? Well, people have closed minds.

Now, there's one more thing.

I don't think Apple is going to make anything about the antenna issue. They have made their decision mocking people with this absurd letter and Steve is happy with it. So, they're going to let it flow, gently and nicely.

Or, they could make a great, great PR move but don't bet on it.

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]]> http://posterous.com/images/profile/missing-user-75.png http://posterous.com/users/36ERgdUR2Jc5 suw suw Mon, 30 Nov 2009 10:08:46 -0800 En bref: Crunchpad, Chrome http://ulysse.posterous.com/en-bref-crunchpad-chrome http://ulysse.posterous.com/en-bref-crunchpad-chrome Rapidement : 

- Il n'y aura pas de Crunchpad. 

- Chrome pour Mac arrive, mais avec pas mal de fonctions oubliées. 

Bonne semaine à tous !

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Since Apple launched the iPhone, in 2007, Motorola is in a bad shape. It probably wasn't because Apple launched their smartphone but people were getting bored by Motorola's products; a blogger said that they were 

Repetitive and un innovative. (source)

In January 2008, lots of Moto executives quit their job to go work with Apple. Motorola suffered a lot from the economic crisis and they're now trying to get back on the market with aggressive and innovative products. Their last device is called Motorola Cliq and it features a new technology called MOTOBLUR which streams directly to your Cliq (or Dext in Europe) your web life.
The MOTOBLUR technology, just like HTC Hero's Sense User Interface aggregates and streams your social web life to your phone's screen. The picture, I guess is clear enough for you to understand what I'm trying to explain. Yet, MOTOBLUR is a little bit more evolved than Sense UI because it seems that you need to have a MOTOBLUR account. Actually, MOTOBLUR gathers all your contacts, messages and other social web activities in the same screen and universalized applications such as Universal Messages or Universal Contacts (Facebook, Gmail contacts in the same application).

Now, it's time to explain what are the modifications made to Android (the core OS of this technology) to make this work. There are two things you must distinguish: OS and User Interface. OS (Operating System) is the interface that links your hardware to your device and the (hardware) resources available to make it work. The user interface is the design of the OS. Now, Hero and Cliq have got the same OS (Android) but different UI's (MOTOBLUR and Sense). Still, Android proposes a default UI if you want a simple interface but it's got limited capacities.

One problem is the screen's size:

Integrating information from various messaging and social networking sources into a single interface is a great idea, but it is hard to pull off on a 3-inch screen. The MotoBlur concept would probably make a great application or browser plugin for desktops and laptops, or even notebooks, but it’s a lot of information to fit onto such a small display.

Now, let's talk about the Cliq (the hardware, guys) itself. 
It has got the Hero's processor and when I write that, I mean it's probably going to be slow.

In summary, Motorola Cliq (Dext) has got innovative, smart social skills; it's probably going to boost Moto's sales depending on the Cliq's price. Stay tuned; I'll be there. 

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This major update, due to be released today, will fix several bugs such as the extraordinary sluggishness. 

More informations here. 

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Or the new State of TechAwe. I updated the whole /else pages, too


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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/316837/me.png http://posterous.com/users/4aQOhfFhy5Nf Ulysse Sabbag Ajax Ulysse Sabbag Sun, 13 Sep 2009 13:00:00 -0700 State of the blogger in 2009 http://ulysse.posterous.com/state-of-the-blogger-in-2009 http://ulysse.posterous.com/state-of-the-blogger-in-2009

 

 

The thing about blogging is that there are no rules. Of course, there are some things you must respect like having a good orthography and responding to your readers comments etc. but there are no rules about whether you should or not be objective or subjective; like a journalist. There are no rules about whether your blog should be with two-columns, three, four or completely black and if you want to write two sentences articles; you're free. 

You are your own publisher and you can say whatever you want. Your blog could create a motion expressing the protest of the people. Yes. Yes, really. You can write stuff like "I fuck you all, dickheads", in another media, you couldn't. You'd be fired the very next day. Your blog is your responsibility and you do whatever you want with it. 
Still, I believe there are different types of bloggers. 

I will take two articles. The first is ‘20 types of blog posts’ by the famous ProBlogger blog.


20 Types of Blog Posts

• Instructional - Instructional posts tell people how to do something. I find that my Tips posts are generally the ones that are among my most popular both in the short term (ie loyal readers love them and will link up to them) but also in the longer term (ie one of the reasons people search the web is to find out how to do things and if you can rank highly with your tips post you can have traffic over a length of time).

• Informational - This is one of the more common blog post types where you simply give information on a topic. It could be a definition post or a longer explanation of some aspect of the niche that you’re writing on. This is the crux of successful sites likewikipedia

• Reviews - Another highly searched for term on the web is ‘review’ - I know every time I’m considering buying a new product that I head to Google and search for a review on it first. Reviews come in all shapes and sizes and on virtually every product or service you can think of. Give your fair and insightful opinion and ask readers for their opinion - reviews can be highly powerful posts that have a great longevity.

• Lists - One of the easiest ways to write a post is to make a list. Posts with content like ‘The Top Ten ways to….’, ‘7 Reasons why….’ ‘ 5 Favourite ….’, ‘53 mistakes that bloggers make when….’ are not only easy to write but are usually very popular with readers and with getting links from other bloggers. Read my post - 8 Reasons Why Lists are Good for Getting Traffic to your Blog for more on lists. One last tip on lists - if you start with a brief list (each point as a phrase or sentence) and then develop each one into a paragraph or two you might just end up with a series of posts that lasts you a few days. That’s how I started the Bloggers Block series.

• Interviews - Sometimes when you’ve run out of insightful things to say it might be a good idea to let someone else do the talking in an interview (or a guest post). This is a great way to not only give your readers a relevant expert’s opinion but to perhaps even learn something about the topic you’re writing yourself. One tip if you’re approaching people for an interview on your blog - don’t overwhelm them with questions. One of two good questions are more likely to get you a response than a long list of poorly thought through ones.

• Case Studies - Another popular type of post here at ProBlogger have been those where I’ve taken another blog and profiled them and how they use their site to earn money from their blogging (eg - one I did on Buzzmachine - the blog of Jeff Jarvis). Sometimes these are more like a review post but on occasion I’ve also added some instructional content to them and made some suggestions on how I’d improve them. Case studies don’t have to be on other websites of course - there are many opportunities to do case studies in different niches.

• Profiles - Profile posts are similar to case studies but focus in on a particular person. Pick an interesting personality in your niche and do a little research on them to present to your readers. Point out how they’ve reached the position they are in and write about the characteristics that they have that others in your niche might like to develop to be successful.

• Link Posts - The good old ‘link post’ is a favourite of many bloggers and is simply a matter of finding a quality post on another site or blog and linking up to it either with an explanation of why you’re linking up, a comment on your take on the topic and/or a quote from the post. Of course adding your own comments makes these posts more original and useful to your readers. The more original content the better but don’t be afraid to bounce off others in this way.

• ‘Problem’ Posts - I can’t remember where I picked this statistic up but another term that is often searched for in Google in conjunction with product names is the word ‘problems’. This is similar to a review post (above) but focusses more upon the negatives of a product or service. Don’t write these pieces just for the sake of them - but if you find a genuine problem with something problem posts can work for you.

• Contrasting two options - Life is full of decisions between two or more options. Write a post contrasting two products, services or approaches that outlines the positives and negatives of each choice. In a sense these are review posts but are a little wider in focus. I find that these posts do very well on some of my product blogs where people actually search for ‘X Product comparison to Y Product’ quite a bit.

• Rant - get passionate, stir yourself up, say what’s on your mind and tell it like it is. Rants are great for starting discussion and causing a little controversy - they can also be quite fun if you do it in the right spirit. Just be aware that they can also be the beginnings of a flaming comment thread and often it’s in the heat of the moment when we say things that we later regret and that can impact our reputation the most.

• Inspirational - On the flip side to the angry rant (and not all rants have to be angry) are inspirational and motivational pieces. Tell a story of success or paint a picture of ‘what could be’. People like to hear good news stories in their niche as it motivates them to persist with what they are doing. Find examples of success in your own experience or that of others and spread the word.

• Research - In the early days I wrote quite a few research oriented posts - looking at different aspects of blogging - often doing mind numbing counting jobs. I remember once surfing through 500 blogs over a few days to look at a number of different features. Research posts can take a lot of time but they can also be well worth it if you come up with interesting conclusions that inspire people to link up to you.

• Collation Posts - These are a strange combination of research and link posts. In them you pick a topic that you think your readers will find helpful and then research what others have said about it. Once you’ve found their opinion you bring together everyone’s ideas (often with short quotes) and tie them together with a few of your own comments to draw out the common themes that you see.

• Prediction and Review Posts - We see a lot of these at the end and start of the year where people do their ‘year in review’ posts and look at the year ahead and predict what developments might happen in their niche in the coming months.

• Critique Posts - ‘Attack posts’ have always been a part of blogging (I’ve done a few in my time) but these days I tend to prefer to critique rather than attack. Perhaps it’s a fine line but unless I get really worked up I generally like to find positives in what others do and to suggest some constructive alternatives to the things that I don’t like about what they do. I don’t really see the point in attacking others for the sake of it, but as I’ve said before this more a reflection of my own personality than much else I suspect and some people make a name for themselves very well by attacking others.

• Debate - I used to love a good debate in high school - there was something about preparing a case either for or against something that I quite enjoyed. Debates do well on blogs and can either in an organised fashion between two people, between a blogger and ‘all comers’ or even between a blogger and… themselves (try it - argue both for and against a topic in one post - you can end up with a pretty balanced post).

• Hypothetical Posts - I haven’t done one of these for a while but a ‘what if’ or hypothetical post can be quite fun. Pick a something that ‘could’ happen down the track in your industry and begin to unpack what the implications of it would be. ‘What if….Google and Yahoo merged?’ ‘What if …’

• Satirical - One of the reasons I got into blogging was that I stumbled across a couple of bloggers who were writing in a satirical form and taking pot shots at politicians (I can’t seem to find the blog to link to). Well written satire or parody can be incredibly powerful and is brilliant for generating links for your blog.

• Memes and Projects - write a post that somehow involves your readers and gets them to replicate it in someway. Start a poll, an award, ask your readers to submit a post/link or run a survey or quiz.

The other is ‘different types of bloggers’ by Kuro5in. 

Teenie Blogger (Teenoger)

Percentage of blogger population: 22% 
Hours spent blogging: 28/week 
Habitat: Suburbia 
Average Age: 12 (actual age doesn't matter as most of these bloggers tend to emulate a 12 year old.) 
Favorite hangout: The mall 
Last Book Read: What's a book? 
Favorite Offline Activities: Gossip, boy bands, gossip about boy bands, boy bands about gossip. 
Mode of Dress: Varies wildly, but you will notice it will have some b rand name of some company predominantly displayed. 
Psychological profile: ESFP 
Typical post: 10/24/02 5:43 p.m. So, like today I was in the cafeteria talking about Shelly's stupid blog, ok, and then Josie like totally walked up in my face and said my blog was trash and I was like, noo way, talk to the blog, ya know, cause i'm cool and I don't play that. So anyway, I need to go eat dinner now. I'll blog on it later.

Techie Blogger (Togger)

Percentage of blogger population: 20% 
Hours spent blogging: 56/week 
Habitat: Usually a messy desk type area with lots of caffeine nearby. Techie Bloggers have been known to be nomads, though, with the advent of wireless internet technology. You may see them anywhere as a result, although most tend towards urban areas. 
Average Age: 20 something 
Favorite hangout: Slashdot 
Last Book Read: Understanding the LINUX Kernel: From I/O Ports to Process Management 
Favorite Offline Activities: Microsoft jokes, computer swap meets, hacker conventions. 
Mode of Dress: Varies wildly, but you will usually notice at least one obscure reference to linux ruling and microsoft sucking. 
Psychological profile: INTP 
Typical post: select extract('epoch' from now()) as unixtime; Recompiled the kernel from CVS today. Blech. While waiting for it to compile, I worked some on my project to turn GIMP into an auto-dynamic IP range modifier for my Sega Dreamcast box. The boxen are doing ok, but the 486 piece of crap is pulling too much juice and overheating so I'm thinking of rerouting the fan and mounting it inside my refrigerator. Yeah, yeah, I saw the /. article, but mine is going to be way cooler. More later, my Mac is beeping...

Trailer Blogger (Trogger)

Percentage of blogger population: .5% 
Hours spent blogging: 25 minutes per week 
Habitat: Trailer park. Sometimes a double-wide, sometimes just a pre-fab. Somehow a few AOL disks found their way into the 'park' and some people ended up signing up for the 1,000 free hours and managed to accidentally put a blog together. (come on, it's not that hard. Side note: What would happen if AOL gave everyone a free (so easy to use!) blog with their AOL discs?) 
Average Age: 18 
Favorite hangout: McDonalds 
Last Book Read: The Complete Idiot's Guide to Beer 
Favorite Offline Activities: Barbecues, drinking Pabst, harrassing the neighbors. 
Mode of Dress: T-shirt and jeans with frayed ends. 
Psychological profile: ESFJ 
Typical post: Friday, October 2002 - Had to put the Chrysler up on blocks today. Thing is, I had to use the blocks from the Toyota because I was outta blocks and Tim across the way had no blocks either. I don't think they have a store that sells blocks, so I just took the blocks from uner the other car and now i have to find some blocks for that car. Not running, though, so I guess it's ok there with no wheels for now. I might be back next week to post .. hold on, sounds like Bob's at the door with some beer...

Blog Blogger (HasTooMuchTimer)

Percentage of blogger population: 12% 
Hours spent blogging: 56/week 
Habitat: Anywhere. This type of blogger is traditionally a nomad as well, always having a way to update their blog and get the latest bloggerific news on their cell, pda or pager. 
Average Age: 22 
Favorite hangout: Internet cafes so they can blog in real-time while interacting with other bloggers re: blogging. 
Last Book Read: Essential Blogging 
Favorite Offline Activities: Meeting other bloggers in real life to talk about blogs. 
Mode of Dress: They change themes several times a day. 
Psychological profile: ENTJ 
Typical post:4:30:59 p.m. - Update to post below, bloggerific's blog is splitting into two separate blogs! Bloggerific indeed!!! Stay tuned for more...

4:30:45 p.m. - Nothing new yet, but I thought I'd blog it in case someone wandered by and wondered if I'd forgotten to blog the update or if there was any new news, which there isn't, but that's ok.

4:30:29 p.m. - No updates yet. waiting...

4:30:23 p.m. - Ok, here's the update to my previous update: bloggerific's blog has been moved from blogger.com to blogfodder.com, but he may be moving it back soon. I'll keep you updated.

War Blogger (Woggler)

Percentage of blogger population: 18% 
Hours spent blogging: 40/week 
Habitat: The warroom, of course. 
Average Age: 46 
Favorite hangout: The shooting range. NRA meetings. The woods. 
Last Book Read: Fascism and Resistance in Portugal: Communists, Liberals and Military Dissidents in the Opposition to Salazar, 1941-1974 
Favorite Offline Activities: Survival training for the coming apocalypse. 
Mode of Dress: camouflage anything. 
Psychological profile: ESTP 
Typical post: 4:30:23 p.m. - Stupid right wing commie nuts like X and Y really upset me. This country was founded on the principle of guns and happiness or something, wasn't it? What's all this peace crap? We're the best. Love it or leave it. Semper Fi, my boy, never surrender!

Hippy Blogger (Bippy)

Percentage of blogger population: 2% 
Hours spent blogging: 3/week 
Habitat: Cute little bungalows in low rent districts across the U.S. with picket fences and groovy colored houses. 
Average Age: 42 
Favorite hangout: Wherever they are, they are. 
Last Book Read: Leaves of Grass 
Favorite Offline Activities: World peace, grooving, hanging, smoking the peace pipe. 
Mode of Dress: Hemp anything (including under garments depending on how hardcore of a hippy they are.) 
Psychological profile: INFP 
Typical post: 4/20/02 at 4:20 - Whoa, dude, it's 420 on 420 that must be like some way groovy cat somewhere making it so synchronistic or something. Gotta go. Peace.

Goth Blogger (Glogger)

Percentage of blogger population: 5% 
Hours spent blogging: 20/week 
Habitat: Somewhere dark, with the shades drawn. 
Average Age: 18 
Favorite hangout: Coffin in the basement. 
Last Book Read: Goth Chic: A Connoisseur's Guide to Dark Culture 
Favorite Offline Activities: Crying, moping, staring off blankly into space. 
Mode of Dress: Black anything (including undergarments and skin depending on how hardcore of a Goth they are.) 
Psychological profile: INFJ 
Typical post: x1/x1/x2 -- 3:20 a.m. - i want to die. why are there so many happy bright blogs out there? Why do none of my questions get answered? Why does no one leave comments? Why do I even try anymore? Here is some poetry about my situation.

So, after you read that, you may be wanting to start your own blog. Remember that:

  • There are no rules.
  • You're the master yet you must be careful.
  • You're live (fast), more live than any other media (tweeting is micro-blogging but it's blogging).
  • You're mobile.
  • You're international.
  • You're real-time.
  • You can write on watches, wine, waitresses or webs (made by spiders) on the same page.

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    ]]>     http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/316837/me.png http://posterous.com/users/4aQOhfFhy5Nf Ulysse Sabbag Ajax Ulysse Sabbag     Sat, 12 Sep 2009 05:46:00 -0700 Oh happy day! http://ulysse.posterous.com/oh-happy-day-7 http://ulysse.posterous.com/oh-happy-day-7
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    A good way to start your day

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    ]]>     http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/316837/me.png http://posterous.com/users/4aQOhfFhy5Nf Ulysse Sabbag Ajax Ulysse Sabbag     Sat, 12 Sep 2009 01:57:36 -0700 3rd gen iPod touch had a camera, until... http://ulysse.posterous.com/3rd-gen-ipod-touch-had-a-camera-until http://ulysse.posterous.com/3rd-gen-ipod-touch-had-a-camera-until
    Just this morning, we linked to the results of iFixit's iPod nano teardown. Hours later, we have the opportunity to dive into their 32GB iPod touch teardown. There are definitely a few interesting tidbits about what Apple did and did not do with the iPod touch this time around... and possibly some hints of what could happen in the future.

    Here are the highlights:

    • The ARM processor in the iPod touch is a newer revision than the iPhone 3GS's CPU. We still don't know its exact clock speed but it's a definite upgrade from the 2nd Generation iPod touch.
    • It has a 1080 mAh battery; what does that mean? Well, it'll get pretty good battery life. Apple's website lists it at 30 hours of music playback.
    • The NAND flash memory is manufactured by Samsung and has been split into two chips to achieve the 32GB capacity.
    • The wireless chip is from Broadcom. According to their documentation this chip supports 802.11 n as well as 802.11 a/b/g. This is a new move from Apple. Until now, all of the mobile devices have only had g-capable wireless chips. It's possible that this would be enabled in the future, but I wouldn't put money on that.
    • Mark this one as rumor fodder: iFixit claims that there is room for a camera at the top of the device. The empty space measures 6mm x 6mm x 3mm. That could easily fit the same style camera as the 5th gen iPod Nano, but they don't believe an iPhone-quality camera would fit because of the limited space.
    If that's not enough iPod touch news for you, read on.

    The digitizer, glass and the midplane assembly are different than previous models, so hanging onto your 2nd gen will do you no good if you break the glass on your 3rd gen iPod touch.

    Apple took advantage of all the free space on the logic board. The 3rd generation 32GB iPod touch looks like a complicated mess compared to the 2nd generation 8GB.

    The Broadcom chip also has an integrated FM receiver and transmitter. So, it's possible that we could still see radio come to the 3rd gen iPod touch and not just the 5th gen iPod nano.

    Apple seems to be following a disappointing trend, at least from the case-cracker's perspective... every current generation iPod is extremely hard to get open. Having worked on these myself, I have to agree with iFixit. Gone are the days when customers could easily fix an iPod themselves. However, you can get into an iPhone 3GS with the removal of two screws and a suction cup. Odd?

    I personally find it somewhat disheartening that Apple would include so many goodies in an already amazing device, but fail to fully enable their potential. I'll admit that I don't know if there would be repercussions after enabling these extras, but they definitely seem like great additions that were left out at the last minute. I won't even begin to discuss the camera potential... ugh.

    via tuaw.com

    So the rumors were true, there was a camera until they decided (or Steve decided) there wasn't enough space...

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    ]]>     http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/316837/me.png http://posterous.com/users/4aQOhfFhy5Nf Ulysse Sabbag Ajax Ulysse Sabbag     Fri, 11 Sep 2009 13:01:00 -0700 Highway 61 Revisited, Bob Dylan, 1965 http://ulysse.posterous.com/highway-61-revisited-bob-dylan-1965 http://ulysse.posterous.com/highway-61-revisited-bob-dylan-1965

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    I got this picture with the iTunes LP of this album. 

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    ]]>     http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/316837/me.png http://posterous.com/users/4aQOhfFhy5Nf Ulysse Sabbag Ajax Ulysse Sabbag     Fri, 11 Sep 2009 12:46:01 -0700 Gizmodo's iPod Nano 5th Gen review wrap up; should you get a Nano? http://ulysse.posterous.com/gizmodos-ipod-nano-5th-gen-review-wrap-up-sho http://ulysse.posterous.com/gizmodos-ipod-nano-5th-gen-review-wrap-up-sho

    So the big question: Should you buy the Nano? Yes, if you want an easy-to-use, slick, full-featured and small PMP. Especially yes if you're also considering a cheap pocket camcorder. If you've got last year's Nano and you have an interest in decent video quality, better to spend the money on a Kodak Zi8 (or the newly discounted Zi6). Or just wait for the iPod Touch to get a camera—now that's an upgrade. The camera alone isn't worth $150 or $180 if you've already got every other feature—maybe that's the reason Jobs himself said it was "free."

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    Gizmodo is always just, I trust them.

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    ]]>     http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/316837/me.png http://posterous.com/users/4aQOhfFhy5Nf Ulysse Sabbag Ajax Ulysse Sabbag     Fri, 11 Sep 2009 08:56:15 -0700 Must read: Steve Jobs' interview with David Pogue after the September keynote http://ulysse.posterous.com/must-read-steve-jobs-interview-with-david-pog http://ulysse.posterous.com/must-read-steve-jobs-interview-with-david-pog
    Steven P. Jobs, discussed his health and Apple’s new product line in an interview Wednesday with David Pogue, the personal technology columnist for The New York Times. Context has been added to the original quotes posted here.

    Wednesday in San Francisco, I attended Apple’s annual iPod Show, its holiday-season kickoff of new iPods and iTunes Store developments.

    I’ll have a look at what’s new in a post on Pogue’s Posts on Thursday. But Wednesday, I had the chance to chat with Steve Jobs after the event.

    I asked him, first of all, what the blogosphere’s been buzzing about: why Apple put a video camera into the tiny iPod Nano—and not the iPod Touch.

    Mr. Jobs reiterated what Phil Schiller, the marketing vice president, had said earlier in the onstage presentation: that Apple is really pitching the iPod Touch as a game machine these days. And to do that, you have to make it as inexpensive as possible.

    “Originally, we weren’t exactly sure how to market the Touch. Was it an iPhone without the phone? Was it a pocket computer? What happened was, what customers told us was, they started to see it as a game machine,” he said. “We started to market it that way, and it just took off. And now what we really see is it’s the lowest-cost way to the App Store, and that’s the big draw. So what we were focused on is just reducing the price to $199. We don’t need to add new stuff. We need to get the price down where everyone can afford it.”

    I also asked him why the Nano can record video, but can’t snap still photos. That reason, he said, is technical: the sensors you need to record video are extremely thin these days—thin enough to fit into the wafer-thin Nano. But the ones with enough resolution for stills, especially with autofocus (like the sensor in the iPhone), are much too thick to cram into a player that’s only 0.2 inches thick.

    A couple of years ago, pre-Kindle, Mr. Jobs expressed his doubts that e-readers were ready for prime time. So today, I asked if his opinions have changed.

    “I’m sure there will always be dedicated devices, and they may have a few advantages in doing just one thing,” he said. “But I think the general-purpose devices will win the day. Because I think people just probably aren’t willing to pay for a dedicated device.”

    He said that Apple doesn’t see e-books as a big market at this point, and pointed out that Amazon.com, for example, doesn’t ever say how many Kindles it sells. “Usually, if they sell a lot of something, you want to tell everybody.”

    The products that Apple revealed today have been in the works for a while—since before Mr. Jobs’s health-related hiatus from running Apple. I wondered: since he was gone for several months, will we see a several-month gap in the new products coming out of Apple? “There are some things that I’m focusing a lot of attention on right now—to polish,” he said. “No, I don’t think we’re going to miss a beat. We have some really good stuff coming up.”

    Finally, as I left, I asked him how he’s feeling these days—another question on everybody’s mind. “I probably need to gain about 30 pounds, but I feel really good. I’m eating like crazy. A lot of ice cream,” he said with a chuckle.

    via bits.blogs.nytimes.com

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    ]]>     http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/316837/me.png http://posterous.com/users/4aQOhfFhy5Nf Ulysse Sabbag Ajax Ulysse Sabbag     Fri, 11 Sep 2009 08:35:58 -0700 Modern Combat: Sandstorm is the best iPhone game http://ulysse.posterous.com/modern-combat-sandstorm-is-the-best-iphone-ga http://ulysse.posterous.com/modern-combat-sandstorm-is-the-best-iphone-ga Gameloft, a french (one of the few) video game publisher and developer released Modern Combat: Sandstorm for the iPhone OS just a week ago. It's awesome. When Steve Jobs announced the SDK a year and a half ago, I thought: Wow, iPhone gaming will be lame. Actually, it's great. Sandstorm has the best graphics, the gameplay is simple yet rich. You should buy it.

    I'm also waiting their "Halo-ic" new FPS, Nova:

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    Microsoft has confirmed that it currently has no plans to bring the Zune HD outside of the US.

    via arstechnica.com

    That's too bad, you know, I thought the Zune HD was one of the few products that could make the iPod touch look old. Yet, they won't sell it outside the United States and they won't win much market share.
    For images or other informations about Zune HD, please follow this link

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    I needed to put this video. One minute of ovation. That's the way it is.

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    You won't see long developments just hard informations.

    • Steve is back
    • iPhone OS 3.1 free and available today (Genius Apps (awesome))
    • iTunes 9
    • Genius Mixes, Improved Syncing, Home Sharing, Redesigned User Interface (and Store), iTunes LP (customized pages for artists)
    • Apps Management in iTunes
    • Facebook and Twitter Sharing (album, songs, Store)
    • iTunes LP: lyrics, huge images, chronology, memorabilia
    • Apple sold 220m iPods, one of the most successful products in products history
    • iPod Touch (I'd call it iPod Touch S, 50% faster)
    • 8 GB, 99$, 16 GB 199$ and 64 GB (!) 399$
    • iPod Classic 160 GB 250$
    • iPod Shuffle 2 GB 59$, 4 GB 79$, Special Edition, Stainless Steel 4 GB 99$
    • iPod Nano (I'd call it iPod Nano Plus) has got a camera and a mic. For free. Genius mixes and recording app, larger display, new polished aluminium
    • iPod Nano 8 GB 149$, 16 GB 179$

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