“The better it looks, the more you want to use it, the more function you get out of it.” Writer/Actor Stephen Fry in response to the question that Apple products are more form than function.
The whole documentary from the BBC that is presented by Evan Davis is superbly done. … Continue Reading
I relish any opportunity to lighten the load of my suitcase. Today when browsing the new, fabulous tech site, The Verge, I came across the PlugBug from Twelvesouth. An ingenious device that plugs onto the top part of your MacBook power plug and provides a powered USB port for charging your iPad or iPhone. Have a look at the pitch by Guy Kawasaki below.
Showing the passage of time in a movie without hitting the viewer over the head with obviousness is a subtle art. Too little visual period reference and your viewer is lost in time. Too much, and you alienate your viewer. And even though you may announce the year with a text graphic, the scenes need to visually reinforce what you declare. Unfortunately visually creating a period can be a challenge for low budgets so your choice of time marking items is somewhat critical when funds are tight. … Continue Reading
In what will undoubtedly be the hit read of the week, Steve Jobs has written a fantastic piece on why Apple has not included Adobe Flash in their mobile devices. One thing that resonated with me the most as it applies to PhotoCine News readers is his comment on H.264 and how web browsing via an Apple mobile device does not hinder a users access to the web as Adobe suggests.
Now it’s announced, and in two months it will be here. The iPad is Apple’s device that sits between iPhone and notebook, and competes with all manner of e-readers and netbooks.
But what will it offer to photographers?
