The iPad Flash Controversy : Wake Up & Smell the Cocoa
Feb 2nd
It’s just over 24 hours since Apple announced their new product, the iPad, their answer to the needs and wants that the netbook market are trying, and failing, to provide for.
I’m in love with the device already, and if I can find the funds I will be buying the 32gb WiFi model. I really believe Apple have hit the nail on the head here, it’s the right size for sitting on the sofa, or the train, or at the airport, or even in class and doing email, , browsing the web, playing games, connecting with social media, making notes, even giving presentations from the iPad version of iWork Keynote.
Now to the point that’s driving me crazy, a lot of commenters have made the observation that Apple has decided not to support Adobe’s Flash on the iPad, just as they haven’t with the iPhone or iPod Touch. These same commenters, and sadly a lot of the mainstream media too, are citing that Flash is an important part of the web experience, highlighting things such as Facebook games as an example of things the iPhone OS can’t do.
The Evolution of Watching Video
Oct 26th
As I write this post I’m sat in a comfy chair in our brand new family den, equipped with a 32” LG LCD TV (HD Ready of course) and my trusty XBox360, which is currently playing Babylon 5 season 3 on DVD, which I have to say looks stunning as it’s been upscaled by the 360.
It got me thinking, something I do every now and then, about how the act of watching video has evolved in the 25 years I’ve been around, as you can imagine I’ve got a fair amount of experience. So come with me (if you want to live!) on a journey through my personal evolution of video consumption. More >