Archive for the 'iPod' Category
How to avoid learning perhaps a little too much about Kieren’s life
3 Comments Published by Kieren 5 years, 6 months ago in Funny, ICANN, IGF, Internet, Journalism, Nominet, Oxford, Photos, Podcast, Sex.com, Technology, WSIS, iPodI mentioned about a month ago how I was considering setting up a second blog so I could more easily separate my personal and professional life. And yesterday, twice, I was reminded that there is a bit of an unusual overlap when I spoke to two people: one, the spokesman for a company I regularly [...]
iWoz – Apple from the other side?
12 Comments Published by Kieren 5 years, 8 months ago in Journalism, Technology, iPodMy copy of iWoz arrived from Amazon this morning and I am mildly excited about reading it – much more than I thought I would be.
The book is selling itself as the first account of Apple founder Steve Wozniak’s view of this peculiar computer company. The blurb in the book is: “Having avoided the spotlight [...]
Why iTunes pricing has to change
0 Comments Published by Kieren 6 years ago in Internet, Technology, Uncategorized, iPodThere is an ongoing fuss about the flat-fee of iTunes. Apple dominance of the MP3 player market with the iPod and it's very close tie-in with iTunes has meant that the computer company has been able to tell the music industry what to do so far.
And in Steve Jobs' wisdom that has meant a [...]
The BBC, podcasts and the future of TV
0 Comments Published by Kieren 6 years, 2 months ago in Internet, Technology, Uncategorized, iPodThere's a lot of fuss around podcasts, but with each iteration of technology that hands production control to the individual, we are finding that it takes less time for high-quality content to appear.
I remember when the Internet was slagged off because it was just full of dorky Americans with pictures of their cars, and [...]
A ringside seat at the future of the Internet
0 Comments Published by Kieren 6 years, 3 months ago in Internet, Journalism, Technology, Uncategorized, WSIS, iPodI’m taking a few days off writing the Sex.com book to cover what I believe to be a very important meeting in Geneva.
In fact, I write this from a hotel room in Geneva within spitting distance of the main train, tram, hotel, shop square called Cornavin.
Starting 10am tomorrow, for two days, the world’s governments, [...]
Arctic Monkeys stars just by word of mouth. And 200 press articles.
0 Comments Published by Kieren 6 years, 4 months ago in Funny, Internet, Journalism, Technology, Uncategorized, iPodI love this. A new band is rocketing up the charts, is set to become the fastest-ever something and the biggest-selling something else. And it has all been done by word of mouth.
Yes, the Arctic Monkeys have come from nowhere, there are a symbol of the new Internet world where everyday citizens are bypassing traditional [...]
Is Apple developing *too fast*?
0 Comments Published by Kieren 6 years, 4 months ago in Technology, Uncategorized, iPodI've been pondering Apple's latest moves – namely, the shift to Intel processors and the various new and updated products that Jobs announced this week – and it struck me that Apple may be developing things *too fast*.
Obviously that sounds ridiculous in the context of the IT industry, but bear with me. Continuing on [...]
This year's Jobs/Apple fairground ride
0 Comments Published by Kieren 6 years, 4 months ago in Internet, Journalism, Technology, Uncategorized, iPodI've never really understood the collective madness that surrounds Steve Jobs keynotes. The Apple CEO is undoubtedly charismatic, and he does a great job of turning the already obsessive Mac maniacs into a frothing mass of excitement, but his announcements are starting to pick up a dangerous momentum all of their own.
“Steve” gave his latest [...]
Will Apple make the same mistakes again with the iPod?
0 Comments Published by Kieren 6 years, 6 months ago in Journalism, Technology, Uncategorized, iPodPiece of mine in The Guardian today about the iPod and how Apple's history shows that the company may soon cock it all up and become just a bit player.
It's a shame the article was so short – 1,200 words – because the first draft covered the whole thing and gave greater overall clarity. [...]
iPod can finally record decent audio
0 Comments Published by Kieren 6 years, 7 months ago in Technology, Uncategorized, iPodOkay, this is really good news. Despite my reservations about the new video iPod – particularly the fact that Jobs' obsession with making it small has given it a ridiculous two-hour battery life – it turns out that Apple has fixed my main bugbear with all iPods – recording quality.
It is hard-wired into all [...]
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