The endless hype turned out to be a double-edged sword for Apple however; it raised expectations too high. When the curtains were pulled off the new iPad yesterday at Apple’s keynote, it was immediately (and largely) criticized by many. And in my opinion, rightfully so. The device isn’t ambitious enough, the cost is too high, and in the end, it just doesn’t fit in well with all the other gadgets people already enjoy using. Here’s everything that I think is wrong with the iPad, and why it is already destined for failure.
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One of These Things Is Not Like The Others
I don’t think I’d be too far out of line if I said that we all have little fits of nostalgia now and then. And what better way is there to fulfill these odd urges than by jumping online and finding all those old videos on YouTube, toys on eBay, and DVD collections on Amazon?
Bing Goes The Internet
Bing has been running a contest over the last few weeks, in order to help them find a jingle for the site. The contest simply asked people to record their idea for a jingle, and then submit it to the Bing YouTube page, where the winner would be chosen based on number of views and quality of rating. The winner was crowned yesterday, and while the video is odd and slightly disturbing, I have to admit – the song is kind of catchy.