In AP report, Nintendo’s Satoru Iwata says he doesn’t believe Apple’s iPad provides the kind of value some hoped it would. He also doesn’t see much value in 3D gaming. pOriginally posted at a href=”http://news.cnet.com/8301-13506_3-10444431-17.html” class=”origPostedBlog”The Digital Home/a/p
Apple has clearly hurt Adobe’s feelings. When Steve Jobs demonstrated an iPad at Wednesday’s tablet event, its Safari browser clearly did not support Flash. Adobe has published a blog post calling Flash the Apple iPad’s “broken link.” And now Adobe’s platform evangelist Lee Brimelow has compiled an illustrative montage (partly screengrabbed above) in an effort to illustrate what the lack of Flash means for the iPad.
Note row two, column two. Adobe has included a porn site. Though porn is certainly relevant to many people’s web experiences, that’s kind of a desperate move. My friend Matt Drance, Apple’s former iPhone evangelist, summed up what this means on Twitter: “Adobe has resorted to playing the porn card. It’s over.”
Update: Brimelow has updated his post to remove the porn image, explaining it was a joke — not something we disputed. He also notes that he is only speaking for himself and not on behalf of Adobe. However, we consider him a representative of Adobe because he is the company’s Flash evangelist, and his post is related to his work at Adobe.
Meanwhile, DaringFireball’s John Gruber has posted his response to Brimelow’s montage with an interesting observation:
Flash evangelist Lee Brimelow made his little poster showing what a bunch of Flash-using web sites look like without Flash without actually looking to see how they render on MobileSafari. Ends up a bunch of them, including the porno site, already have iPhone-optimized versions with no blue boxes, and video that plays just fine as straight-up H.264. iPhone visitors to these sites have no idea they’re missing anything because, well, they’re not missing anything. For a few other of the sites Brimelow cited, like Disney and Spongebob Squarepants, there are dedicated native iPhone apps.
Kendall Helmstetter Gelner put together this version of Brimelow’s chart using actual screenshots from MobileSafari, the App Store, and native iPhone apps. The only two blue boxes left: FarmVille and Hulu.
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The nominations are in, the picks have been sorted, and now it’s time for you, the reader, to help us judge the best in tech from 2009! We’ve put together a long, long list of the top selections below — all we ask is that you cast your vote for the gadgets nearest and dearest to your hearts.
Votes will be tallied until Monday February 20th, 11:59PM EDT. You can vote in this post — the nominees are after the break. After we’ve checked for abuse (just say no!) we’ll publish the results alongside our own Editors’ Choice picks the following week. May the best gadgets win!
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Two models in particular, the Bravo and Supersonic, are getting a lot of attention, which leads us to believe an announcement is coming soon. pOriginally posted at a href=”http://www.cnet.com/8301-19736_1-10444455-251.html” class=”origPostedBlog”Android Atlas/a/p
The Urbanears Plattan headphones are all about style, which unfortunately doesn’t leave much room for great sound in this case. Beware of mushy bass, nasally mids, and an absence of clarity. pOriginally posted at a href=”http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-6450_7-10444444-50.html” class=”origPostedBlog”iPod accessories/a/p
Sure, the Wall Street Journal says there’s only 11 minutes of actual action in every NFL game, but on Super Bowl Sunday we’ll be prepped to catch every one of them — and all the commercials, play stoppages and halftime shows in between — in the best quality possible. The Colts and Saints both came close to racking up undefeated regular season records but missed, due either to lackluster play and late season injuries or just a decision to play Curtis Painter. While that means the ’72 Dolphins get to hang onto a glorious past for one more year, these pass-happy offenses of the future are expected to light up the scoreboard all night and we’ll need to make sure our equipment is up to par for a 2010 Super Bowl experience.
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Though the Nexus One deserves CNET’s “Excellent” rating, there are three things with which we’re not entirely comfortable. pOriginally posted at a href=”http://www.cnet.com/8301-19736_1-10441813-251.html” class=”origPostedBlog”Android Atlas/a/p
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The Thinksound Thunder 10mm headphones are a good value at their street price and should be a top consideration for those who like plenty of bass and natural sound. pOriginally posted at a href=”http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-6450_7-10444374-50.html” class=”origPostedBlog”iPod accessories/a/p
It’s turning out to be quite the day for Alienware, eh? First we see that the M15x and M17x are finally up for order (with their swank Core i7s within), and now we’ve got the first public video of the M11x doing its thang. If you’ll recall, we only had enough time at CES to snap a few quick pictures, but now that the starting-at-$799 ultraportable (or “netbook,” if you must) is said to be “coming soon,” it seems that parent company Dell is feeling pretty good about showing it off. An employee recently had the chance to sit down with what was originally coined the Phantom (full story awaits you in the Source link), and even though it can be hidden behind a standard sized magazine, this diminutive monster is still potent enough to cruise through Left 4 Dead 2 with nary a hiccup. Don’t believe us? Check the video for yourself after the break.
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