[読んだ] Keyboard for Apple tablet already here? | Fully Equipped - CNET Reviews

The only way for an Apple slate-style Netbook to succeed at the price point we're looking at is for it to be a flexible device that can appeal to a wide range of users and usage scenarios. In short, it will be what you want to it to be. (One reader suggests that Apple call it the Omni, which isn't bad).

At home, it will be a media pad you can take to bed with you. On the road, it'll be a Netbook during the day (I'd like to see kickstand on the back) and an e-book reader and video phone at night. At school, students will use it was a digital notepad. In the car, it's a game machine for the kiddies.

Can't you see the Apple ads already?

And one more thing: I'd venture to say that the keyboard (virtual or physical) and stylus won't be the only way to navigate the device or input information. If you've been following what Apple's been doing with voice commands on the Shuffle and iPhone/iPod Touch, it's obviously been experimenting with voice operation as an interface. At some point, you'll not only be able to playback tracks in iTunes (like you can now) with your voice, but you'll be able to open and close applications, browse webpages, dictate email, and do even more.

タブラ・ラサとしてのApple tablet。
さまざまなシーンでさまざまな顔を持つデバイス、という感じでしょうか。

[読んだ] Seriously, What is Going on with the App Store? Blocks, Delays, and Awful Apps Slipping Through


There's no doubt that Apple is struggling with the large number of apps, the high visibility of their platform, and having to balance their goals with those of their carriers like AT&T. However, the problems, the delays, and, most importantly, their refusal to discuss the issues, is starting to give the company a bad reputation. For now, the souring feelings for Apple are probably just occurring in the developer community and among and tech pundits who watch the company closely. Still, it's already been bad enough for some developers to bow out and for some high-profile tech bloggers to announce they're ditching the iPhone for good.

If Apple can't address these issues in a timely fashion, then maybe it's time for them to lift their cone of silence and say - if not why the issues have happened - then at the very least, "We're Sorry."

企業態度としては最悪ですよね。
Appleがヒトクセある会社だってのはみんな承知してるけど、いつまでもわがままが通用すると思ったら大間違い。
誠意のある態度を早く見せてほしいですね。

[読んだ] Report: iPhone app pulls in $1 million in first six weeks | Software, Interrupted - CNET News

F.A.S.T iPhone app
Apparently you can make a lot of money with an iPhone application. According to TechCrunch, Social Gaming Network's (SGN) Fleet Air Superiority Training F.A.S.T. dogfight game "pulled in over $1 million in download fees alone in the first six weeks it was available."

これ遊んだことないんですが、すごく売れてるんですね。

そういえばApp Sotreで見たことあるような。