Murdoch on Steve

From DF...

"Here we have the man who invented the personal computer, then the laptop. He’s now destroying them. That is an amazing life."

That is cool.

buying the iPad, which is designed just to be good

Wired, which I usually think of as a PC magazine (I may have to rethink that), has a scathing take on HP's Slate.

HP has tried to justify the ridiculous price with a disclaimer in its press release, which says it is "designed specifically for business." The problem is, businesses are already buying the iPad, which is designed just to be good.
We're certainly looking forward to seeing some proper rivals to the iPad, with ten-inch screens running an OS designed for touch. The HP Slate, a netbook with the keyboard missing, ain't it.

Got it?

Kudos to Lee Brimelow - Adobe Evangelist

Apple's mobile products do not do flash. Apple's CEO has said that flash is a buggy CPU hog and a security risk.

Lee Brimelow works for Adobe - the company behind flash. In his latest blog post the comments are tuned off because "I’m not interested in hearing from the Cupertino Comment SPAM bots"

Nicely put, kudos to you Mr. Brimelow.

17.99 a month for the WSJ on the iPAD - really?

I don't know, 17.99 a month for Wall Street Journal on the iPAD seems like a lot to me. Of course, what do I know, I pay 12 for CABLE TV.

Snapdragon running Flash 10.1 on 3 devices with 3 different OS platforms

The Lenovo Skylight, the HTC HD2, and the Google Nexus One, each using a different OS (custom Linux, Winmobile 6.5, and Android respectively) all running Flash 10.1 on live websites. Very impressive.

Apple may not be in the Flash camp, but flash still runs many many web sites and video content. Flash will continue to do so for many years. I’m glad Snapdragon devices support it.

Bonus - the Skylight has a wireless USB mouse plugged into it. Looks great using standard equipment like that.

Can't wait for your own ipad, make a demo unit

Need to know if the iPad is right for you? Can't wait 60 days to find out? Make a 1:1 model. Don't forget to make it the correct weight. Like so:

Also, don't forget the apple logo on the back, orientation is important here:

Now carry it around everywhere you go and see how it fits in your life style. Here it is in the car:

My impression? It feels pretty heavy. Seems like for a book it is on the heavy side. For video and web surfing it is far less weighty than a laptop.

Screen size is huge. Likely just right. I'd really like to see it in person.

Thanks to Brandon for modeling.