iPad 2

iPad 2 is here. I got to see one last Saturday at the Apple store here in Santa Barbara.

The verdict: It's lighter, thinner, faster, has two cameras, and it comes in white. It has an amazing magnetic cover, that really works just like it does in the videos - So cool! It really does feel zippy, with it's dual-core A5 processor; The iPads in the store have every app launched, and still ran with no signs of slowness, or lagging. The cameras are decent, however the camera on the back felt too closed in, like it needed a little wider angle lens. Holding it just feels amazing; The weight and size are perfect, and holding it just seems right. This is everything the first iPad should have been. I am definitely getting one.
And did I mention it comes in white?


EP

Surgery... A La Mac

The other day at work, I had an aluminum iMac with a bad DVD drive  - Probably because the client tried sticking a miniCD into the drive... Anyways, before I put it all back together, I wanted to test the new DVD drive. This is what that looks like:

And for those interested, here's a breakdown of the components visible:

Anyways, I thought it was cool. :)

EP

Design Fail

Well, so far this blog has been a blog fail... I've been trying to blog about technology, but lately, I've been getting back into design; So today I'm blogging about this hideous design that they've come up with for the 2012 Olympics which are being held in London. It's so awful; I don't know where to begin:

First off, the colors are horrible. The pink forms are supposed to say "2012" but end up looking like "zok" or zoin or, as some Iranians think, "zion". The "london" font is awful, and the whole thing feels so unbalanced with both the london and the rings at the top. 

Absolute design fail.

EP