…wireless charging of the iPad. If the [insert your own joke here] is really a magical piece of glass as claimed by Jonathan Ive, Apple should have encased it with a solar panel instead of an aluminum cover. The designers took pains to explain that “a slight curve to the back makes it easy to… Read More »
Replace the logo, give it a marketing tweak, get someone to wear a turtleneck on stage to announce it… And voila, the Apple iPad! Related posts:iAnythingApple’s new product – the iRack
Fancy a way to kill time while you clean up your hard drive? Check out Lose/Lose, a video game reminiscent of the classic Space Invaders that comes with a sobering twist: Each time you destroy an alien, the game deletes a file from your Mac permanently. This is because each alien in the game is… Read More »
A conversation with A.L.I.C.E. reveals her friendly personality, although the code seems a bit buggy. CHARLES: Would you agree that most AIs are vapid? ALICE: Are all AIs vapid? But not all of them? C: Surely you must have a lot of experience in this area. A: No I don’t think I have any experience… Read More »
In the beginning there was the computer. And God said, c:>Let there be light Enter user id. c:>God Enter password. c:>Omniscient Password incorrect. Try again. c:>Omnipotent Password incorrect. Try again. c:>Technocrat And God logged on at 12:01:00 AM, Sunday, March 1. c:>Let there be light] Unrecognizable command. Try again. c:>Create light Done c:>Run heaven and… Read More »
Ray Kurzweil, the famous “futurist” who has made some ludicrously inaccurate predictions, sent an angry letter to Newsweek magazine to try and clear his name. (I wonder if he will do the same if he comes across this post: The scary thing about Ray Kurzweil) Here is an excerpt: I appreciate your bringing my ideas… Read More »