Grab Your Dick and Double Click

Oh Hugh Hefner. Always trying to bring the fun of naked women to everyone. He announced last week that there’s going to be a Playboy app for iPhone and iPad that will launch in March. No nudity will be allowed because Steve Jobs has moral codes he wants to follow, which I understand. Although I read that the iPad app won’t be censored… I’m confused here.

The app will have old and new issues of Playboy. This means every Playboy ever published. That might be kind of interesting actually. Although, it seems kind of pointless to me to have a Playboy app with no nudity. Isn’t that what Playboy is all about? “Tasteful” nudity? I’m sure the people who buy the magazine aren’t interested in the articles, right? Android doesn’t seem to have a problem with nudity on their network. Why didn’t Hef go there? Either way, I'm not in the market for an app like this.

Manic Monday

Well, the iPad came out this weekend and I have to say that it didn’t seem to be as big of a hit as the iPhone. Maybe it has something to do with the economy, but I was in the apple store the day it came out and there was no line. Yeah, there was a small crowd gathered around the table where the iPad was being displayed, but other than that, I saw a few people buying them and that was it. The apple store was closed on Sunday for Easter so if people wanted to buy them, they would have gone on Saturday. One guy bought a bunch at one time, but I’m sure it was to sell on eBay or something. I think the iPad is a waste. If you have an iPhone and a macbook, the iPad is kind of a waste of money. If you have any phone and any computer, the iPad is a waste. I wouldn’t buy it as an e-reader because it’s back lit and that would kill my eyes. I wouldn’t buy it for the email capabilities because I get that on my phone and my computer. I wouldn’t need the picture capabilities because I have iPhoto on my macbook. I just see no reason for it. I wonder if the rest of the world saw that too.

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Read Me Revisited

I wanted to revisit the Mac blog because yesterday was the official Mac conference where new Mac technology was introduced. When I read an article, the device was called the iSlate and it was supposed to be an e-reader that would basically replace the Kindle and Nook. Well, that was a little bit of a lie. The product is called the iPad and is basically a computer without a keyboard/enlarged iPhone. I was following the live feed from the conference yesterday and honestly all this device is, is a much larger version of the iPhone and a much smaller version of the Mac book. I wouldn’t buy it at all. I have a Mac book and I have an iPhone. Why buy something that is 2 things rolled in to one when I already have those 2 things? Now, if my Mac book broke or something, I may consider buying the iPad, but I like keyboards so maybe not. Also, I know the trick with Mac is to wait until the second generation comes out because it will have more options and possess better technology than the first. The iPad does still have the e-reader technology as I discussed in my previous blog where publishers are getting paid more etc., but the problem I have is that the iPad is back lit. The wonderful thing about the Kindle and/or Nook is that there is no backlighting therefore it’s much better for your eyes than any computer. I would have a very hard time reading from a backlit tablet.

I also have a really hard time with the name. iPad is the worst name ever. What was wrong with iSlate? I only hope that they realize their mistake in making this a feminine napkin product and change the name for the final release in March. Let’s see what Mad TV has to say about this.