Posts tagged: iPad

Digital simulacra and the iPad human interface guidelines


17 June 2010

This was originally posted as a comment to an article in UX Magazine about the iPad human interface guidelines. I was reminded by it today by this blogpost by Ben.geek.nz about the forthcoming Windows Phone 7 UI design. While I haven’t seen a WP7 in the flesh it looks as if it may come closer [...]

How ebooks will replace printed books


3 February 2010

Do you remember when film photography was ubiquitous and consumer digital cameras were just starting to come onto the market? (Worryingly, there will be readers of this blog that won’t.) At the time, there was any amount of commentary from the tech boosters who said that of course digital photography would supplant film soon enough. [...]

Why wouldn’t you want an Apple iPad on your coffee table?


28 January 2010

The Apple iPad isn’t just the first credible device in a new category — it’s leading the way towards a world of elegant, specialised computers.