I pictured a gal from Boston as Steve's secretary, talking about an "iPaaad" a few years ago, and Steve getting his first accent-inspired product idea...
Mike Caskey Caskey Art & Development UX MAGNET twitter.com/mikeTcaskey On Jan 27, 2010, at 4:35 PM, Jonathan S. Knoll wrote: > You think *that* is what is wrong with the name?! > > Think "feminine hygiene" and repeat the product name to yourself. > > > ~ yoni > > Jonathan S. Knoll > email: jonat...@infinityplusone.com > web: http://infinityplusone.com/ > linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanknoll > twitter: @yoni > > > On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 6:32 PM, live <human.factor....@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I'll say it: the name is wrong, wrong, wrong. >> >> Anyone with a research or marketing degree had to take a linguistics >> course, where you learned that you never name a product with something that >> is only one to two letter/sound/symbol away from any other another current >> product. >> >> 'iPad' is waay too close to 'iPod'. >> Apple makes a mistake. >> >> >> >> On Jan 27, 2010, at 3:19 PM, Luke Wroblewski wrote: >> >> Since no one has brought it up yet... I'll go. >>> >>> Overall what was expected. The big innovation for me is all this stuff >>> integrated in one simple package. Which is kind of being glossed over in the >>> press. and the price point -very low. >>> -liked the rebuilt apple apps. calendar & contacts are nicely rethought. >>> lots of new ui in iwork. >>> -the times demo is just the start of the kind of integrated media >>> experiences you can build. my thoughts on that: >>> http://www.lukew.com/ff/entry.asp?951 >>> -the cover is awesome design it supports swivel, tip, and protects >>> -the $9 for numbers vs. $229 for excel is really interesting from a >>> business perspective >>> >>> Notable hardware gaps (concerning cause no software update will fix) >>> -camera >>> -storage sizes 64GB for videos, photos, and music -does not cut it >>> -usb port -it uses "camera" adaptors instead >>> -GPS only on 3G model >>> -how's it work with an iphone? >>> >>> Notable software gaps (can/will be addressed with software updates) >>> -multiple iphone apps running at once >>> -multiple users -how do you share the device at home? >>> -doesn't run flash = many holes on web pages >>> -no really new interactions -all iphone UI or the most part. but lots of >>> the floating controls outlined here: >>> http://www.lukew.com/ff/entry.asp?983 >>> >>> your thoughts? >>> >>> >>> >>> :: >>> :: Luke Wroblewski -[ www.lukew.com ] >>> :: Principal/Founder, LukeW Ideation & Design >>> :: l...@lukew.com | 408.513.7207 >>> :: >>> :: Blog: http://www.lukew.com/ff/ >>> :: New Book: http://www.lukew.com/resources/web_form_design.asp >>> :: Book: http://www.lukew.com/resources/site_seeing.html >>> :: >>> >>> >>> >>> ________________________________________________________________ >>> Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! >>> To post to this list ....... disc...@ixda.org >>> Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe >>> List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines >>> List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help >>> >> >> ________________________________________________________________ >> Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! >> To post to this list ....... disc...@ixda.org >> Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe >> List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines >> List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help >> > ________________________________________________________________ > Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! > To post to this list ....... disc...@ixda.org > Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe > List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines > List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help