In this video I take a look at two of the most popular watch bands that are compatable with the iPod Nano 6th gen. The LunaTik and the TikTok were kickstarter sucesses and created a market for watch band accessories for the iPod. Support TheCheapGeek by buying the LunaTik, TikTok, and the iPod Nano on Amazon.
John Gruber via Daring Fireball
It’s the difference between “What’s the best we can do within the constraints of the current ePub spec?” versus “What’s the best we can do given the constraints of our engineering talent?” - the difference between going as fast as the W3C standards body permits versus going as fast as Apple is capable.
This design trade off is just like Apple’s 30 pin dock connector. Many try and argue that a mini or micro USB port that is supported throughout the industry is a better choice that an Apple only port. I see the other side to that argument. The 30 pin dock connector offers not only power and data, but video, audio out, audio in, FireWire, midi, ect. ect. Apple made the choice ~8 years ago to push forward with their own port with the features they wanted rather than wait for a standard port to be adopted. I think that choice has turned out ok.
John Paczkowski via All Things D
A theory: Though consumers desire the iPad for the functions it performs, they want it more for what it is. Just as many preferred the iPod to the generic MP3 player, so too do they prefer the iPad to the generic “tablet.”
So there is a tablet market, but it’s been subsumed by the iPad market, just as the MP3 player market was engulfed by the market for the iPod.
I have said this many times that the iPad will dominate Android and other competing tablets in the same manner that the iPod dominated all other MP3 players. There are two reasons the iPhone didn't follow this model.
In this the first of a three part series on iTunes I discuss the basics. This is a great video for new iPhone, iPad, or iPod users that are not familiar with iTunes. I go over the main interface, different view types, and some basic tips. Part 2 of this series will go more in depth on playlists and syncing your devices, part 3 will go into much more advanced topics. Both will be released shortly.
