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On Deck for 2011/2012: I am doing more blogging, networking, keeping current with all things technology, attending local shows and of course making my annual pilgrimages to the Coachella Music Festival and Crankworx Mountain Bike Festival.
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Tech: What people said about the iPod 9 years ago when it launched... Hat tip: garry's posterous
The iPod made its debut in Oct 2001. It looked like this:
This is what they said:
iPoop... iCry. I was so hoping for something more.
Great just what the world needs, another freaking MP3 player. Go Steve! Where's the Newton?!
I still can't believe this! All this hype for something so ridiculous! Who cares about an MP3 player? I want something new! I want them to think differently! Why oh why would they do this?! It's so wrong! It's so stupid!
All that hype for an MP3 player? Break-thru digital device? The Reality Distiortion Field™ is starting to warp Steve's mind if he thinks for one second that this thing is gonna take off.
1. Not revolutionary. Big capacity mp3 players already exist. With Creative Labs' entrance into the firewire arena, future nomads will have similar specs and better prices.
2. A bad fit. This product is outside Apple's core competancy - computing devices. When many are calling for a pda, they release an MP3 player.
3. Without a future. This Christmas you will see mp3 players be commoditized. Meaning that the players from Korea will be way less expensive tha iPod. The real money is in DRM and distribution (ala Real Musicnet). If Apple were smart they would be focusing on high gross revenue from services rather than a playback device.
via forums.macrumors.com: http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=500
Movies: Watched part of Mad Max 2 Road Warrior the other night; started wondering where the little kid with the boomerang ended up in life. Follow to find out.
Emil Minty - Feral Kid
Emil did a few child acting gigs in the 80's but gave up the limelight for a career as a jeweler. Far as we can tell that's his current occupation today. I couldn't find what his store in Sydney is called. Anyone know? Surely it's the one with a glistening steel boomerang in the window.
