Here’s the full AP article on Matt Chandler, pastor of the Village Church in Dallas, which discusses his battle with brain cancer and the role played by his faith and vision of God in the midst of this suffering.
What Books May Become
A good full color, multi-media, touch screen device for reading e-books — which the iPad now is — implies something about how electronic books should be conceived.
Electronic books should not simply be print books made accessible in electronic form. Rather, they should be conceived and created to take full advantage of what a device like the iPad makes possible, while remaining true to what a book is and what a book is for.
I have lots of thoughts on this I may post if I have the time. In the meantime, TechCrunch also has a post which begins to offer some thoughts on this.
Will the iPad Put the Kindle Out of Business?
A very interesting post over at TechCrunch: Top 10 Reasons the iPad Will Put the Kindle Out of Business.
The Kindle vs. the iPad: How Should Amazon Respond?
From TechCrunch.
Watch the iPad in Action
From TechCrunch:
By now you’ve probably seen the videos on Apple’s site showing the iPad
. But those aren’t always indicative of the way it actually works in real life. Luckily, Apple had plenty of iPads in a demo pit area after the event today and we captured some footage of a few applications actually being used.
In the video below see Apple’s new Keynote app (built specifically for the iPad), as well as the new iBooks app, in action. As you can see, the device is very fast. Also note the Apple employee talking about using the iPad to make calls.
Scoble on the iPad
Here.
Good Coverage of the Apple iPad
360 Degree Photos of Haiti
These interactive images from CNN show a ride through Port-au-Prince.
Malcolm Gladwell on Spaghetti Sauce
This is Malcolm Gladwell’s TED talk on spaghetti sauce. Here’s the summary:
Tipping Point author Malcolm Gladwell gets inside the food industry’s pursuit of the perfect spaghetti sauce — and makes a larger argument about the nature of choice and happiness.
Fast Company on the Latest Apple Tablet Rumors
A good update. This is especially interesting:
According to insiders who’ve spoken to TechCrunch, addition to being very “excited” by the rumored new device, Steve Jobs himself has said “this will be the most important thing I’ve ever done.” Apple execs are also reportedly telling friends that Steve is about as excited as they’ve ever seen him.