Steven Johnson has an excellent column in the New York Times, on the iPhone and the mixed merits of open and closed platforms. He begins with a reference to Jonathan Zittrain’s work on “generativity,” (familiar to readers of this blog) i.e. “the ability of a self-contained system to provide an independent ability to create, generate [...]
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Apple Introduces Revolutionary New Laptop With No Keyboard (I used to think The Onion was kind of hit-and-miss, but more often now I’m seeing something of theirs that absolutely knocks me out. The video content keeps getting better and I’m gonna be more regular from now on. I saw this video via Integral Options Cafe.) I’m getting a sense that [...]
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iPad: Setting the Table for Tablets
by Brian on 01-28-2010
in commentary,media,web
Did anyone really think Apple wants us replace our iPhones or MacBooks? I actually think it hits my sweet spot better than either its bigger or smaller cousins. It won’t replace my other stuff, but I definitely picture this as my primary device. Apart from a couple of hours I spend writing every day, most [...]
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