I’ve had a couple of weeks to play with both an Apple iPhone 4 and an HTC EVO side-by-side and I’ve found that they are very different devices — and I mean at a holistic level, not just hardware.
Saturday, September 11, 2010 | by Chad | tagged Android, EVO, MessagePad, Mobile Phones, Newton, Personal Technology, iOS, iPhone in Perspectives Since the Apple iPad was announced on 27 January 2010, there has been a flurry of posts, opinions, and downright weird commentary about the yet-to-market device, Apple’s thinking, and whether or not this piece of technology is actually worth the wait. I’ve watched, listened to, and read a whole lot of viewpoints and the thing I’ve noticed is that we’re staring at a paradigm shift we can’t see.
Saturday, January 30, 2010 | by Chad | tagged Apple, MessagePad, Netbook, Newton, Personal Technology, Tablet PC, Technology, Windows CE, eBook, iPad in Articles In 1993, my Apple PowerBook 170 was stolen from my office. Faced with replacing the machine, I seriously looked for other options as the portability was fantastic, but it was sorely lacking in instant, daily use capabilities. At that time, I explored the limited pen-based options and almost ended up with an EO. Availability and price kept me out of the EO, and I ultimately settled on a Apple PowerBook Duo 210. Despite the sub-notebook's benefits, I still could not get the idea of a pen-based, instant-on, part-of-my-life computer out of my mind.
Friday, April 24, 2009 | by Chad | tagged Apple, Macintosh, MessagePad, Newton, Personal Technology, Technology, Windows CE, iPhone in Articles
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