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Bill Gates on the iPad – and his envy of the iPhone

Leigh Howells — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 10:27:31 +0000

An interesting article from the Guardian Online about Bill Gates playing down the iPad. Gates’s admission that he looked at the iPhone, unveiled three years ago in January 2007 and which went on sale in June that year, and thought that “Microsoft didn’t aim high enough” is a startling revelation from the man who drove the company to focus on mobile.

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What If…Apple Only Offered the 64GB/3G iPad and Sold It For $499

Leigh Howells — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 10:24:56 +0000

Analysis on the breakdown of component cost for the iPad and Apple’s likely profit margins.

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Apple to sell 99 cent TV shows at iPad launch?

Leigh Howells — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 10:23:04 +0000

Speculation on promotional offers from Apple to tempt early adoptors – vie Engadget

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Bill Gates thinks the iPad needs a keyboard, Disney CEO loves it as it is

Leigh Howells — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 10:21:00 +0000

More interesting views and comments from high profile figures in the tech and media industry – via Engadget

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Walt Mossberg, David Carr And Michael Arrington Talk iPad With Charlie Rose

Leigh Howells — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 10:19:16 +0000

Charlie Rose had The Wall Street Journal/All Things D’s Walt Mossberg, The New York Times’ David Carr and Michael Arrington on his show Thursday night to talk about the Apple iPad. You can also view the video on the Charlie Rose website, here.

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Collection: iPad UX Interactions

Leigh Howells — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:14:56 +0000

An enticing Flickr feed of the interesting moments in the user interface experience of the iPad:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/designingwebinterfaces/collections/72157623252108597/

Even my favourite Music Magazine is reporting it.

Leigh Howells — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:31:25 +0000

As a man who has spent considerably more than was wise on iPhone music apps and spent less time than was foreseen using them, the prospect of larger screen and faster processing for ‘music on the go’ is quite exciting.

Some of the applications I would love to use, such as Xewton Music Studio and Beatmaker would be great if they were just that little bit bigger. Also, the opportunities for acting as a MIDI controller/control surface is also very intriguing. Playing onscreen synths isn’t for everyone, but I admit to spending rather a long time working out ideas in my head on NLogSynth and Beatmaker and love the touch interaction used in Bebot. So I’m looking forward to new developments in this bigger music-audio touchey-feeley world.

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Apple to be ‘nimble’ on iPad pricing, athletic on pommel horse

Leigh Howells — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:20:07 +0000

http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/08/apple-to-remain-nimble-on-ipad-pricing-athletic-on-pommel-hor/

Computers Shouldn’t Make People Feel Like Idiots

Leigh Howells — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 07:36:39 +0000

I like the premise of this article from 37 signals; we’ve spent so long adding features to all aspects of computing, that we cant even see how confusing it has all become. Sometimes it’s good to simplify and the iPad has done just that.

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iPad and the Future of Web Design

Leigh Howells — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 21:35:44 +0000

A lot has been written in the last week about the ways the iPad will impact web designers, and the considerations we need to take into account. Here’s my concise summary and questions raised, of the discussion I’ve read so far:

1. We are going to need to design all link elements at a size large enough to be pressed with an average single, fat finger. (Could this lead to clunky looking designs?) What will be the optimum size for interface elements? It’s going to take some experimentation.

2. There are no hover states on touch screen tablets. Merely normal ‘up’ and ‘pressed’ states.

3. Screen orientation. Either we need to consider greater use of fluid layouts, or else Orientation Specific Content (as discussed here)

4. With a 1024X768 screen, we need to ensure we keep within this area, which is general good practice anyway.

5. No Flash. We can’t rely on Flash for a potentially large segment of our audience from now on. We need to move towards HTML5 solutions.

6. The version of Safari on the iPad will need thorough testing. Certain features such as fixed positioning may not be reliable. We have to wait and see.

7. Users of the iPad will crave simplicity. They will, afterall, be using a device which only has 1 single button on it’s front bezel. Will this will impact the way we approach our website and user experience design?