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Thinking about the iPad

Digitally Approved — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:29:49 +0000

The following piece was posted by Fanscape CEO, Larry Weintraub, to his Smart Marketing blog . We at Digitally Approved thought you might like to see what Larry’s thoughts are on Apple’s newest creation, the iPad.

Do I want an iPad? Yes. Do I need an iPad? No. Would I use an iPad if I had one? Probably for about a day.

Here’s why I love my iPhone. Because I can carry one device on an airplane. When you travel as much as I do, you learn to pack as light as possible. The iPhone made it so I didn’t need to carry a phone, an organizer, an iPod, and as many books & magazines as I used to. I’m all about downsizing. Less stuff.

The Kindle was intriguing. But it’s heavy. A lot heavier than you think it’s going to be when you look at it online or when you see someone holding it in their hands. I have to take my laptop on most trips so if I add a Kindle, it’s too much. But I love the concept. I love the idea that all of my books and magazines can fit on one device and I don’t have to carry the weight associated with all the individual literature. So, give me a laptop with 10 hours of life that can hold my books and magazines. Make it super light. Make it affordable. Under $1,000.

Read the rest of Larry’s post

Best of ‘09 – Gadgets

Natalie Svider — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 20:02:59 +0000

Gadgets are fun for a myriad of reasons; having lots of the proverbial ‘bells and whistles,’ excellent functionality and even just because it looks cool. In the second installment of our best of 2009, we’re jumping into what we think are some of the cool gizmos of the year.

The Dyson Air Multiplier™

A fan with no blades? Rhetorically speaking, how crazy cool is this thing.

Motorola Droid

“With the DROID, the company has perhaps created its most attractive and intriguing piece of technology yet.” so says Joshua Topolsky of engadget. We think so as well.

Not going to be as tech-talkie as engadget or gizmodo, but suffice it to say the coolest thing about this new phone is the updated Google OS and how visually impressive it is. It’s functionality is pretty powerful too.

Amazon Kindle / Sony Reader

True these two digital reading devices have been around a little longer than 2009, but this was the year they really took off and have become a must-have for the avid reader and the tech-loving consumer.

Amazon introduced the second-gen Kindle and Sony has its three distinct editions – all of which have the e-publishing world booming this year.

Up next: Sites of ‘09

Amazon vs. Apple

Larry Weintraub — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 17:22:31 +0000

There is a fantastic and fascinating article in the latest Fast Company about Amazon’s attempt to do for publishing what Apple did for music. The idea being that with the Kindle, Amazon has the premiere device that people will use for reading and downloading books, magazines, newspapers, and blogs. Similar to what Apple did with the MP3 player. The result for Apple is that they own the market and they have the power to control the music business. Now Amazon can possibly do the same with the publishing world and soon authors might be able to cut a deal directly with Amazon and skip the publishers all together.

Sounds like a plan, huh? Well, what if Apple decides to put out their own version of the Kindle and it’s sexier in a way that only Apple can produce?

Read this article!