Pleasure and Pain

Measuring the impact of new technology on human experience

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Entries Tagged as 'Gadgetry'

My MacBook Air finally arrived!

February 8th, 2008 · Comments

I ordered a MacBook Air the day of the Steve Jobs keynote at MacWorld Expo, and today the package arrived, four days ahead of schedule.
Specs:

13.3-inch glossy widescreen LED screen
2GB memory
1.80GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor
64GB solid-state drive
Built-in 802.11n Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR
3.0 pounds

I also bought an external USB SuperDrive, ethernet adapter and MagSafe [...]

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Apple’s Most Notorious Flops

January 25th, 2008 · Comments

Failure isn’t the opposite of success. Failure is not trying at all. And no one is capable of success all of the time. With the good comes the bad, otherwise how would you be able to tell them apart?
Apple is currently seen as the most innovative consumer electronics company in the world. Their products [...]

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I bought a MacBook Air!

January 15th, 2008 · Comments

I just purchased a MacBook Air, sight unseen. Why?! Because I’m just so excited I can’t contain myself and I need to get my hands on one immediately. It’s funny, I’m not usually an “early adopter.” I still haven’t bought an iPhone because I don’t like AT&T’s service and I’m waiting for more [...]

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Macworld Expo 2008: Steve Jobs’ Keynote Speech

January 15th, 2008 · Comments

Here’s my wrap-up on the keynote speech, which just ended:
1- Time Capsule, wireless backup utility. New Airport Extreme base station with an internal server-grade hard drive.
2- Free software upgrade for iPhone includes: location mapping, SMS multiple recipients, customizable home screen, bookmarks sent to home screen
3- $20 software upgrade for iPod Touch includes 5 new apps: [...]

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