[読んだ] FT.com / Technology - Apple joins forces with record labels

Apple is working with the four largest record labels to stimulate digital sales of albums by bundling a new interactive booklet, sleeve notes and other interactive features with music downloads, in a move it hopes will change buying trends on its online iTunes store.
via ft.com

ようやくか、という気もしますね。
でも単にアルバム買ったらライナーノーツも付いてくる、という程度に終わらせない意気込みも感じられます。
Appleがどう仕掛けてくるか、楽しみです。

[読んだ] Multi-Touch Apple Tablet To Finally Launch In Early 2010? - HotHardware

In fact, that's exactly what AppleInsider is suggesting in a new piece on the matter. The site states that the Apple Tablet has been in the works for at least four years, and after an absurd amount of setbacks, the company is finally pushing forward to an "early 2010" launch. As early as two days ago, Apple's top brass reiterated that it had no interest in competing at the bottom end of the notebook market, suggesting that an Apple netbook was about as far from reality as possible. However, the executives left open the possibility that Apple was dabbling in some other facet of computing, and while we don't envision an Apple Tablet being cheap if it's ever produced, there's still a good shot that such a product could grab a foothold in the fledgling market.



If the latest round of rumors prove true, the forthcoming device will boast a 10" display, 3G data built-in and other features that will make it look somewhat like a "jumbo iPod touch." As the story goes, the Tablet project has been reset over six times in the past two years as Steve Jobs continued to start things over in an attempt to really perfect it. An early 2010 launch makes a lot of sense. Apple won't be showcasing at Macworld 2010, but next year will mark Apple's first major showing at CES. There's hardly a better way to say hello to Vegas than to launch a new product at the show, don't you think? So, do you think the time is finally right for an OS X Tablet to surface? Would you be interested in one? If multi-touch is involved, and the built-in data isn't too expensive, we suspect this could be a huge hit.

特に目新しいことは書いてありませんね。

 

[読んだ] YouTubeを持ち運びたい人に、ListPodをお勧めする - iPhoneは別腹です。

簡単にサービスの内容を説明すると、YouTubeのデータをRSS化してくれるというものだ。RSSに出来れば、iTunesPodcastとして登録し、動画をiPhoneにも転送できる。また、検索キーワードで生成されたRSSデータは、アクセスするたびに最新情報により更新されるため、検索キーワードがついた新しい動画が投稿される度に勝手にiTunesに取り込んでくれる。

これはいいですね。早速使ってみます。

[読んだ] Wound magazine goes iPhone; Arts lovers rejoice!

iWound app

Wound magazine is yet another media to “go iPhone.” The publication that “celebrates edginess and originality through works that inspire in art, fashion, architecture and design” has a dedicated application in the AppStore called iWound, developed to complement the print and online versions of the magazine.

A short note from their own description of the application:

With over 400 pages of magazine content, iWound exists to bring creative culture close-up to a global mobile audience.

That should be enough for all Wound fans. AppStore link is here, and the app costs $4.99.

雑誌のアプリ化という流れは今後、活発になっていくんでしょうかねぇ。
広告収入が期待できなくなってるという話を聞きますが、アプリで全世界に有料発信すれば何とかやっていけるんでしょうか。

[読んだ] Report: Apple tablet on track for early 2010 | Apple - CNET News

There are now multiple rumors/reports/speculation that an Apple tablet would be essentially an oversize iPod Touch, and will cost somewhere between a $299 iPhone/iPod Touch and the $999 MacBook.

タブレットって噂になってるApple版ネットブックのことですかね。
MacBook Proの新ラインナップで印象の薄くなったMacBookの位置に投入してくる感じなんでしょうかね、値段的にも。