In ‘Objectified’ all roads lead to Apple. This makes sense of course – Apple, with its visionary Senior Vice President of Industrial Design Johnathan Ive has changed the look of our ‘now-future’ as surely as Bladerunner has, (as I type this a distinctly iPodesque robot is vacuuming the floor in my office).
Ive is from the UK, and there is a well known national trait in design – some things ‘look Italian’ for instance. Do the iPhone and iMac seem British to you in look and feel? I wonder – with its globe trotting ‘Davosesque’ vibe, the film lets us sample design from across Europe and a few other places as well – this internationalism, as well as the focus on Apple and its introspective tone lead me while watching to think of Steve Jobs...
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I have a few really amazing stats to share with you. When I saw this I was amazed beyond doubt because this gives a totally new prospective into the way we related market share with the revenue a company posts and vice versa.
"What is it in France they say? 'America contributed three things to culture: jazz, musical comedy and comic books.'" You can already buy two on iTunes. And if things pan out, you'll be get the third on the Apple tablet.
It's an easy presumption for comic book fans. The Sun Times' Andy Inhatko is betting that LongBox, a digital distribution platform for comic books, will make an appearance on Apple's upcoming tablet. More than just an appearance, really:
I'm pretty sure that Apple is entering into a formal alliance with LongBox. When I asked [LongBox CEO Rantz] Hoseley about what kind of partnerships the company is forming, he spoke vaguely of what was taking up most of his time at the moment: a lengthy and complicated agreement with a seriously large company operating in the media space.
One problem: Several sources I spoke to over the last couple of weeks, including top-level executives at giants like Marvel and DC, have said they've not heard a whisper from Apple—despite a nearly desperate hope that Apple would come a-courtin'. One executive said to me, when I mentioned the possibility of putting his comic books on the Apple tablet, "If you've heard anything from Apple, please tell them I'm ready to do it.""What is it in France they say? 'America contributed three things to culture: jazz,... more
Oprah Winfrey may have more twitter followers -- 2.3 million to 0 -- than Steve Jobs but that doesn't mean she's the most admired.Oprah Winfrey may have more twitter followers -- 2.3 million to 0 -- than Steve Jobs... more
It's been my experience that Disney stores are the biggest let down ever. Well, not for long. Disney has approached Apple boss Steve Jobs as part of their expansive and expensive plans for a total reboot, moving away from the traditional store front into 'entertainment hubs' - basically an in-mall mini theme park kind of deal.
Jobs' involvement personally has been limited, though he has provided Disney with access to information on the development of his hugely successful Apple stores.
"Disney will adopt Apple touches like mobile checkout (employees will carry miniature receipt printers in their aprons) and the emphasis on community (Disney’s theater idea is an extension of Apple’s lecture spaces). The focus on interactivity — parents will be able to book a Disney Cruise on touch-screen kiosks while their children play — reflects an Apple hallmark. Employees can use iPhones to control those high-tech trees."It's been my experience that Disney stores are the biggest let down ever. Well, not... more
Here is a little petition thanking Steve Jobs for standing up to the US Chamber of Commerce on Climate Change. It was started by The Center For American Progress and I said I would pass it on...
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Direct link: http://act.ly/noHere is a little petition thanking Steve Jobs for standing up to the US Chamber of... more
Details on blogs and websites have been emerging about the much rumored but yet unseen Apple Tablet. Here's one site's Top 10 details list.Details on blogs and websites have been emerging about the much rumored but yet unseen... more
A little more than a week ago Apple announced a new feature Dubbed the iTunes LP which gives users access to bonus features including album art and music videos, all in one place and in one file. Apple CEO Steve Jobs claimed users could not pirate the iTunes LP, he was wrong and they have.A little more than a week ago Apple announced a new feature Dubbed the iTunes LP which... more
Why the days of the dedicated music player have come and gone.
The new Nano signals an inevitable, though still remarkable, transition: The iPod is dead. I don't mean the name won't stick around or that people will stop buying Apple's devices. Rather, the sun is setting on what the iPod once was—a device you bought to play digital music. Nobody knows when Apple will add Internet connectivity to the Nano, but you'd be a fool to bet against it happening in the next three years. And with that, the floodgates: Once the Nano gets the Internet, why not the App Store? And why not GPS, a compass, and a touch screen? At the moment, these options are too expensive to add to a tiny device, but tech is always getting cheaper and smaller. The video camera is just the start—it won't be long before the Nano, like the iPod Touch and the iPhone, turns into what Jobs calls a "general-purpose device." The rest of us have another name for such a machine: a computer.Why the days of the dedicated music player have come and gone.
The new Nano signals... more
Apple CEO Steve Jobs took the stage at an event on Wednesday to introduce new iPod products, his first public appearance after taking a long medical leave of absence.Apple CEO Steve Jobs took the stage at an event on Wednesday to introduce new iPod... more
Steve Jobs, looking frail but healthy, took the stage to complete his comeback after liver transplant surgery and to address the crowd to whom he's become an icon.Steve Jobs, looking frail but healthy, took the stage to complete his comeback after... more
Surprised that the next generation iPod Touch didn’t get a camera? Well, the head honcho himself explains why they neglected to include it.Surprised that the next generation iPod Touch didn’t get a camera? Well, the head... more
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs delivered the keynote address at the company's invitation-only event in San Francisco on Wednesday, making his first appearance at an Apple event in nearly a year.
He received a standing ovation that lasted 45 seconds.
Jobs has not appeared at an Apple event since Oct. 14, 2008, when he unveiled a new lineup of Macintosh computers including the ultra-thin MacBook Air. He was on a sabbatical for the first six months of 2009 due to health-related issues, which included a liver transplant.
...IPods. Apple unveiled a new iPod lineup Wednesday, including new Nanos with video cameras, and slashed most of the music players' prices.
...ITunes 9 and the new App Store. Jobs introduced two other new products, including iTunes 9, which has a new look and a handful of new features, including "LP mode," in which users can download song lyrics, art, and band and song information.NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs delivered the keynote... more
"The animation directors of Pixar studios have won the Venice Film Festival's lifetime achievement award - the first team to be given the honour.
Chief creative officer John Lasseter and its other directors are behind hits including Finding Nemo and Toy Story.
Pixar has made 10 films, four of which have won best animation Oscars.
Earlier, Lasseter said he hoped more animations would be put forward for the best picture Oscar now that 10 films will be eligible for the shortlist.
Lasseter, 52, who directed 1995's Toy Story - the first fully computer-animated feature film - told reporters: "The extension of the number of nominees for best picture opens up opportunities for very popular films and other films including animation."
He added that 1991 Disney film Beauty and the Beast was the only full-length animation to date to be nominated for best picture.
The Venice Golden Lion lifetime achievement award was presented to Lasseter and his team by Star Wars creator George Lucas.
Pixar began life as the computer graphics division of his company Lucasfilm. It became Pixar when Lucas sold it to Apple founder Steve Jobs for $10m (£6.97m) in 1986.
"I think anybody else when they sell a company and the company goes on to be very successful, they would feel like they missed out," Lasseter said.
"George Lucas is so proud of us and we are so thankful to him - he is a true visionary."
Lucas, meanwhile, praised "my little backroom operation that started in 1979".
Lasseter's team includes Ratatouille director Brad Bird, Monsters Inc director Pete Docter, Toy Story 3 director Lee Unkrich and Wall-E director Andrew Stanton.""The animation directors of Pixar studios have won the Venice Film Festival's lifetime... more
While the Justice Department is investigating whether or not Apple and Google secretly colluded to not steal each others employees, it looks like Jobs proposed a similar deal to Palm. But he got shut down.
According to emails reviewed by Bloomberg, Jobs proposed a deal to then-CEO Ed Colligan after Palm hired away iPod honcho Jon Rubinstein. What'd Colligan say?
"Your proposal that we agree that neither company will hire the other's employees, regardless of the individual's desires, is not only wrong, it is likely illegal," Colligan said to Jobs, 54, according to the communications. Colligan said he thought about Jobs's proposal and considered offering hiring concessions, before deciding against it, according to the exchanges.
Ya burnt! Of course, Steve was fine with stealing employees from Palm, as Apple had already hired away 2% of its workforce to develop the iPhone. But when it's the other way around? Bring on the shady backroom deals!While the Justice Department is investigating whether or not Apple and Google secretly... more
There isn't a lot to go by here, but if the Wall Street Journal's sources are to believed, recently-returned Apple CEO Steve Jobs is currently focusing the vast majority of his attention on the oft rumored tablet device, micromanaging every detail much in the way he did with the iPhone.
The report also says that the tablet project has been twice killed by Jobs in recent years -- first time because of bad battery life, which we get, and second because of insufficient memory, which seems a little less believable. Interestingly and uncharacteristically, Jobs took it upon himself to respond, saying via email, "much of your information is incorrect."
If Apple really is ramping up to unveiling a tablet, the first of its kind for the company, we have no doubt Jobs would be personally watching over every minute detail of it -- what we really want to know is when we might see something materialize, and that's still very much a mystery.There isn't a lot to go by here, but if the Wall Street Journal's sources are to... more
1997: Microsoft rescues one-time and future nemesis Apple with a $150 million investment that breathes new life into a struggling Silicon Alley icon.1997: Microsoft rescues one-time and future nemesis Apple with a $150 million... more
In a move that probably won't come as a massive surprise, the CEO of Google, Eric Schmidt, has resigned from his position on Apple's Board of Directors.
“Eric has been an excellent Board member for Apple, investing his valuable time, talent, passion and wisdom to help make Apple successful,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. “Unfortunately, as Google enters more of Apple’s core businesses, with Android and now Chrome OS, Eric’s effectiveness as an Apple Board member will be significantly diminished, since he will have to recuse himself from even larger portions of our meetings due to potential conflicts of interest. Therefore, we have mutually decided that now is the right time for Eric to resign his position on Apple’s Board.”
Hmm, Google Voice app gets rejected and then Schmidt resigns... coincidence??In a move that probably won't come as a massive surprise, the CEO of Google, Eric... more
A father and son in Colorado - who foolishly left their iPhones, Garmin sat-nav and wallet in the car when they went on a fishing trip - have gotten their prized possessions back after thieves, unsurprisingly, broke into the car and stole them.
How? Well, despite the above, the son was clued up enough to utilise Apple's MobileMe application and it's facility to locate one's iPhone remotely from a computer. So that's what they did.
(Steve) Jobs a good'un!A father and son in Colorado - who foolishly left their iPhones, Garmin sat-nav and... more
