[dundee] Apple releases camera for iPad

[Huntly Cameron]

On 29 January 2010 12:05, Kris Davidson <davidson.kris at gmail.com> wrote:
> Some randow thoughtsI had on it on it
>
> * A big iPhone
> * An iPod touch macro
> * No multitasking
> * DRM
> * Using it could an issue
> * Expensive digital photoframe
> * Might become a portable movie player though not a lot of codec
> support and no builtin in DVD
> * Could raise the profile of the ePub format
> * HP/MS and Dell/Google are making competing products
> * Will some people just buy anything Apple make
> * I bet some ofthese people print out the prerelease articles/concept
> photos and masturbate over them
> * Wow they're DDoSing defectivebydesign.org
> * Fucking fanboys
>
> Kris
>
> On 29 January 2010 11:05, Robert Ladyman <it at file-away.co.uk> wrote:
>> http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2010/01/29/daguerreotype_auction/
>>
>> Should fit in well with their previous efforts.
>>
>> On the subject of the iPad - any views? I notice that it seems to be DRM-
>> encumbered.
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Truer words have never been spoken!   Would also agree with paul on
the fact that the press coverage is a bit OTT.  If only the same
enthusiasm could be drummed up for open source project releases....

Also, a friend linked me to this article that some here may enjoy:
http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/business/shiny-thing-make-it-all-better-201001282420/

Huntly Cameron
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