Computers
9:00PM Brian Lam | Steve Jobs said people don’t read any more. But Apple is talks with several media companies rooted in print, negotiating content for a “new device.” And they’re not just going for ebooks and mags. They’re aiming to redefine print. More »
Apple Tablet Aiming To Redefine Newspapers, Textbooks
9:00PM Brian Lam | Steve Jobs said people don’t read any more. But Apple is talks with several media companies rooted in print, negotiating content for a “new device.” And they’re not just going for ebooks and mags. They’re aiming to redefine print. More »
Peripherals
The Kaleidoscopic Dance Of The Inkjet Printer
12:00PM Dan Nosowitz | It probably isn’t the most environmentally-friendly idea, but we love this stop-motion video of a bunch of HP printers busting out some sweet paper-and-ink patterns to an electro soundtrack. Check it out, you’ll like it. [Vimeo via Crunchgear] More »
Press
10 Ways Tech Magazines Are Failing Readers
5:59AM Brian Lam | Mike Elgan, former editor-in-chief for Windows Magazine, writes a great column on how gadgets blogs fail readers. It’s solid feedback and tough love. Here’s my list on why Tech Magazines are failing readers: More »
Gadgets
Print Is Doomed, By the Numbers
10:40AM Matt Buchanan | “It would cost the Times about half as much money to send every single one of its subscribers a brand new Amazon Kindle instead of a physical newspaper each day.” Over three months! [SAI] More »
Games
Art: Amusement Mag’s Console Sculpture
1:00PM Brian Lam | Giz friend Jean Snow interviews Amusement editor for Ping Mag, about the magazine’s unique mix of game coverage with a stylish mix of art, fashion, and digital culture. I love the high end photography. More »
Press
Ballmer Predicts Death of Printed Media
11:30PM Mark Wilson | Little known fact (that we just made up): Steve Ballmer once had a newspaper thrown through his front window. After eating the newspaper delivery boy and his entire family , Ballmer sat down with to chat about the future with The Washington Post. And among other things, he pegged a date for the death of printed media: 10 years from now. More »
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10:56AM Seamus Byrne | We can’t make it down to this one, but if any print and design freaks haven’t heard, today and tomorrow you can still get to PrintEx07. It’s all about the serious graphic design industry action, with a focus on – you guessed it – print.
Darling Harbour, Sydney. Ends 4pm tomorrow. -Seamus Byrne
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PrintEx07: Print + Design freaks gather in Sydney
10:56AM Seamus Byrne | We can’t make it down to this one, but if any print and design freaks haven’t heard, today and tomorrow you can still get to PrintEx07. It’s all about the serious graphic design industry action, with a focus on – you guessed it – print.
Darling Harbour, Sydney. Ends 4pm tomorrow. -Seamus Byrne
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