The bloggers and Twitter users and whatnot are up in arms about an affront to their 2010 sensibilities: Hayao Miyazaki Compares iPad Use To Masturbation. Kotaku delivers the goods in an article that covers a wildly popular animator, a wildly popular bit of new tech, and a wildly popular activity. Think of the page impressions, man! Now [...]
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iPhone fixed
So the iOS 4 update solved the number one problem I had with my phone (an iPhone 3GS). In previous OS versions, if you had ever saved a photo to your photo roll (one attached to an email you received, say) it would make your iPhone invisible to the computer as a camera when you [...]
Apple wants you to pirate manga
Earlier this month Japan saw some coverage of disturbing news for publishers hoping to market their books and magazines to readers using iPhones and the like. Here’s one article (in Japanese) on the story. A five-minute translation/summary: iPad is out and is looking to be hugely popular. Publishers are very interested in this new channel [...]
Poetry about town
A quick post to link to “The iPhone app that puts poetry at your fingertips.” Here’s what said application does for you: City Poems is the brainchild/retirement project of Victor Keegan, who was a Guardian journalist for 47 years. Keegan, himself a published poet, long ago recognised the potential relationship between poetry and technology—for many [...]
Apple cuts off online retailers
As reported by Nikkei, ITmedia, and other sites, Apple Japan has halted online sales of its hardware via retailers like Yodobashi and Bic Camera. In Yodobashi’s case, as detailed on the company’s info page on the situation, customers can still shop and place orders online, but must go to a retail outlet to pick up [...]
