Continuing on the topic that intrigues me is how much vertical integration is needed in consumer products to make them a great consumer product. Just like the Palm Pilot before it, the IPod is the quintessential 21st Century consumer hit, however it is characterized by a highly integrated experience from design all the way through [...]

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Steven Levy (Insanely Great) has a new book out called “The Perfect Thing”. A gushing rendition on the whys and wherefores of the most successful consumer device ever.
On October 23, 2001, Apple Computer, a company known for its chic, cutting-edge technology — if not necessarily for its dominant market share — launched a product with [...]

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Mike Elgan, who is the author of last weeks Computer world article “Opinion: Why Microsoft’s Zune scares Apple to the core” has kindly responded to my posting last week. I have taken the time to response in more detail this week.
The State of Play
It is now common knowledge that first part of the iPod [...]

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I think I have said before that the only thing that Zune is going to kill is Playsforsure partners. This player is no IPod Killer. Despite Microsoft’s marketing dollars the product still needs to deliver an experience unique and compelling to the intrenched competition. I have argued this before about Linux on the Desktop and [...]

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Apple is in your den
Apple is in your living room
Apple is in your car
Apple is in your pocket.
Okay I was mostly right on the TV thing. We saw new Nanos, very nice, a new cute shuffle, great for running and active use, and we saw iMovies turn up on iTunes.

I didn’t resist temptation and I [...]

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While Microsoft continues to stumble in consumer electronics, Apple is going from strength to strength based largely on Steve Jobs almost messianic devotion to improve the home consumer experience. While pundits are busy arguing over corporate PCs and “Windows owns 95% of the desktop market”, Jobs sees his role as nothing short of completely [...]

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Apple have announced a special event to be held on September 12th at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco. Insiders say that there is going to be a plethora of new and updated product and a very special announcement at the end, which Steve Jobs likes to do.
Word on the street [...]

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It is hard to explain to non Mac users just how flexible the Mac OS X is. I use two Powerbook G4 Laptops on a daily basis, one is Desktop bound, and one travels with me all the time. Aside from the indispensable software, Mac Office, Macromedia Studio and the iLife Suite, GarageBand, Itunes, and [...]

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Rumors are hotting up regarding the possible new Apple IPod. Over on Engadget today:

A reader is reporting to us that a coworker’s tech-unsavvy friend, who is regularly hired by Apple to do marketing photo shoots, was recently brought on to take some shots of “the sleekest, sexiest damn phone he’s ever seen.” The launch date? [...]

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