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Read Leander Kahney's latest commentary about Apple and Mac News in Wired.com's Cult of Mac Blog, including Mac, Mac Pro, MacBook, iMac, iBook, Mac mini, iPod video, iPod nano, iPod shuffle, iTunes, iPhoto, iPhone, Apple TV, OSX, Steve Jobs, and Macworld.
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Why the Nike+iPod is Boring -- And Why That's Good!
As promised, here is the paper that formed the basis for the presentation I gave at Stanford on the success of the Nike+iPod last week with my colleague Conrad Wai. It's a little dry, but what can you do? It's...

As promised, here is the paper that formed the basis for the presentation I gave at Stanford on the success of the Nike+iPod last week with my colleague Conrad Wai. It's a little dry, but what can you do? It's an academic paper. We think we kept it interesting regardless. Let me know what you think -- designing for technology adoption is a critical consideration in new product launches, so I'm interested to hear what you think -- particularly if you think I'm completely out of line.

Pete Mortensen
Is This The First Picture on the Internet Shot With An iPhone?
Yes, this image of an woman unfortunately misidentified man in a hoodie eating a piece of toast might well be the first image ever uploaded to the Internet from an iPhone. Remember this moment -- I'm sure your grandkids will...

Yes, this image of an ~~woman~~ unfortunately misidentified man in a hoodie eating a piece of toast might well be the first image ever uploaded to the Internet from an iPhone. Remember this moment -- I'm sure your grandkids will ask you about where you were when you saw the first iPhone picture.

It came from a set of two that got posted to Flickr, got marked private and finally got deleted. The EXIF data is interesting, but could easily be fraudulent -- this is editable stuff. Still, I like this story, because it involves toast. A second photo, along with the EXIF data, is posted after the jump.

Technorati Tags: camera, iphone, rumor
Camera: Apple iPhone
Aperture: f/2.8
Orientation: Rotated 90 degrees clockwise
Date and Time: 2007:04:21 10:23:45
Color Space: sRGB
Tag::EXIF::0xA500: 11/5
Compression: JPEG
Image Width: 1600 pixels
Image Height: 1200 pixels

The second photo below, which was also EXIFed as coming from an iPhone, is reputed to be from Alexander's restaurant in Cupertino, very near to AppleHQ. That tip comes courtesy of MobileGuerilla reader YourMom. Anyone know for sure?

First Pictures Taken With an Apple iPhone - MobileGuerilla
Via Digg.

Pete Mortensen
iLounge Opens Can of Whoop-Ass on iLoad
Most of you have probably never heard of iLoad, a $300 device designed to rip CDs to iPod without the use of a computer. Granted, it is a high price, but I can see the market need, as many people...

Most of you have probably never heard of iLoad, a $300 device designed to rip CDs to iPod without the use of a computer. Granted, it is a high price, but I can see the market need, as many people can't afford to buy a computer, but at $300, there's no reason they couldn't get a computer instead. It's been pretty niche, but the product's manufacturer has promoted it fairly aggressively.
As they are wont to do with all things iPod, the venerable iLounge reviewed the little box in a not-so favorable light, and then the fun began. Wingspan, the maker of iLoad, allegedly declared war on iLounge. And that's when the fun began. Check out this hilarious YouTube video, then head over to iLounge for the full sordid story. It's well worth your time.
Getting Rid of iLoad and Wingspan: The Full Story | iLounge

Technorati Tags: humor, iload, ipod

Pete Mortensen
Report: iPhone Battery Life Great, But Device is 'Slippery'
The iPhone hype-tornado is blowing at full gale now. Best sign? The rumored problems with it change from day to day. You know how it is: Massively anticipated device is less than two months from shipping, but an anonymous tipster...

The iPhone hype-tornado is blowing at full gale now. Best sign? The rumored problems with it change from day to day. You know how it is: Massively anticipated device is less than two months from shipping, but an anonymous tipster has uncovered a DISASTROUS design flaw! This time, MacScoop reports that it might be doomed by a slippery case! Look out! It might slip out of your hand, which would be a first for a phone!
Overall, our source found the iPhone awesome but he mentioned, as a sole negative point, that the material used on the device's case makes it feel even more slippery than the iPod and will probably require the purchase of a protective skin or case so as to avoid unintentionally dropping it.
And we all know just how slippery the iPod is! Or something. This is too funny. Apple always ships its products without the rubberized handles or raised edges that Palm and some competitors do, but it seems to work out OK most of the time. My phone is covered in rubber to prevent slipping, but I'm STILL thrown it across the room. Sometimes, it's about the person, not the product.
That said, MacScoop does report that the battery life of the iPhone is even better than anticipated. And that's all I care about. If this thing can keep on ticking for hours and hours of talking and mobile web-browsing, it has a right to be the smuggest phone on the block. Sign me up.
iPhone's true battery-life to surprise us - source | MacScoop
Via Business 2.0

Technorati Tags: iphone, slippery, speculation

Pete Mortensen
Great 2001 iPod Image From TUAW
Great visual joke from TUAW. Link.

Great visual joke from TUAW. Link.

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