Does your iPad rock? Now it can with the Slayer Pinball Rocks HD ($2.99 at the App Store). Backed by music from Slayer's new album. Devil horns not included.
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Slayer rocks the iPad
Does your iPad rock? Now it can with the Slayer Pinball Rocks HD ($2.99 at the App Store). Backed by music from Slayer's new album. Devil horns not included.
Moleskine's Kindle case
Talk about envy. Moleskine recently came out with its own Kindle cover, and I couldn't help but think, that would be THE perfect case for the iPad. What a thing of beauty.
The specs:
Exterior: Moleskine® signature hardcover board/oilcloth material Reinforced elastic band closure
Interior: 2 Moleskine Volant Reporter plain notebooks Four double stitched wide elastics to hold the Kindle device Lightly padded plush suede microfiber lining
Pricing: Kindle (6" device) $39.99
Kindle DX (9.7" device) $59.99
Pad & Quill's iPad case
As I wait to get my hands on an iPad, I've been scouring the internet for that perfect case, preferably made of leather, faux or genuine. I may have already found it (at least until Moleskine comes out with one). Pad & Quill's The Case Vol. 1 retails for $54.99. It's also available for the iPhone.
Cuddly as a cat
Steve's glasses
Ever wondered what kind of glasses Steve Jobs wears? It's called the Ideal I 380 from German luxury eyeglass makers Lunor. Fancy a pair? You may have to forego that white iPhone you've been seeing in your dreams lately. It may not even be available in your city.
This time I know it's forever
This is not a tech blog. I'm not even going to pretend that I'm an Apple expert.
I have exactly one Apple gadget -- a MacBook white (mid-2009 model) whose top case I recently had replaced because it started to crack. No I don't have an iPad yet, not only because it hasn't been officially made available yet in the Philippines, but also because I believe the 2nd generation iPad, due in January if Apple follows its usual product cycles, will be the better buy. I don't have an iPhone (I'm a Blackberry), and not even iPhone 4's retina display is going to make me switch. And later this year I might finally get an iPod. An iPod classic.
So why am I starting an Apple blog?
What I am is not an expert, or a card-holding member of the Cult of Mac, but a new convert. I got my Mac last August. It was love at first sight. I've always aspired to have a Mac, but nothing prepared me for a personal encounter, a personal experience, with Steve Jobs' lily white creation. After using PCs since when I was a kid, I never thought it's possible to love a computer, with its less than desirable speed, clunky hardware, the beige-ness of it all, the countless anti-virus updates. Might sound silly to most PC users, but perhaps they haven't used a Mac.
Why do people become die-hard Apple geeks? Perhaps it's because of Apple's emphasis on design and performance, not one over the other. Macs and iPhones and iPods are not only beautiful products to look at, but they're also some of the most powerful and state-of-the-art gadgets available. Yes, state-of-the-art. Let's not forget the fact that most (all?) innovations with regard personal computing were done by Apple first. The user interface. The mouse. The diskette. Elimination of the diskette. Built-in wi-fi. A tablet that works. Groundbreaking software. And now, Apple is bringing touch computing to the fore. Already, information has leaked that Microsoft is on to the same thing. And then there's Apple's secrecy about what it's up to next, that just makes people become more excited and obsessive.
And then there's Steve Jobs. The Apple CEO is the brain, the soul, the machine that powers Apple. Steve is Apple. What he says, happens. What other multi-billion dollar tech company concentrates on perfecting a small set of products while moving technology forward? Some companies want to make everything (hello Sony!), while Apple makes about five, but makes them really really great. And it's all because of Steve. He is the tyrant of Apple. The conductor of the orchestra. The director of this movie. The temperamental artist who insists on getting what he wants.
And we wait with awe what he and Apple come up with next.
So this is a blog of a fan. I might not have the money to buy all that Apple has to offer, but in keeping with Steve Jobs' idea that Apple products should be things that people aspire to have, well, I will keep on aspiring, and reading about Apple.
I have exactly one Apple gadget -- a MacBook white (mid-2009 model) whose top case I recently had replaced because it started to crack. No I don't have an iPad yet, not only because it hasn't been officially made available yet in the Philippines, but also because I believe the 2nd generation iPad, due in January if Apple follows its usual product cycles, will be the better buy. I don't have an iPhone (I'm a Blackberry), and not even iPhone 4's retina display is going to make me switch. And later this year I might finally get an iPod. An iPod classic.
So why am I starting an Apple blog?
What I am is not an expert, or a card-holding member of the Cult of Mac, but a new convert. I got my Mac last August. It was love at first sight. I've always aspired to have a Mac, but nothing prepared me for a personal encounter, a personal experience, with Steve Jobs' lily white creation. After using PCs since when I was a kid, I never thought it's possible to love a computer, with its less than desirable speed, clunky hardware, the beige-ness of it all, the countless anti-virus updates. Might sound silly to most PC users, but perhaps they haven't used a Mac.
Why do people become die-hard Apple geeks? Perhaps it's because of Apple's emphasis on design and performance, not one over the other. Macs and iPhones and iPods are not only beautiful products to look at, but they're also some of the most powerful and state-of-the-art gadgets available. Yes, state-of-the-art. Let's not forget the fact that most (all?) innovations with regard personal computing were done by Apple first. The user interface. The mouse. The diskette. Elimination of the diskette. Built-in wi-fi. A tablet that works. Groundbreaking software. And now, Apple is bringing touch computing to the fore. Already, information has leaked that Microsoft is on to the same thing. And then there's Apple's secrecy about what it's up to next, that just makes people become more excited and obsessive.
And then there's Steve Jobs. The Apple CEO is the brain, the soul, the machine that powers Apple. Steve is Apple. What he says, happens. What other multi-billion dollar tech company concentrates on perfecting a small set of products while moving technology forward? Some companies want to make everything (hello Sony!), while Apple makes about five, but makes them really really great. And it's all because of Steve. He is the tyrant of Apple. The conductor of the orchestra. The director of this movie. The temperamental artist who insists on getting what he wants.
And we wait with awe what he and Apple come up with next.
So this is a blog of a fan. I might not have the money to buy all that Apple has to offer, but in keeping with Steve Jobs' idea that Apple products should be things that people aspire to have, well, I will keep on aspiring, and reading about Apple.
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