So, how long has the iPad been out? Less than a month? Less than two weeks even? And already another item has come along, trying to rival it.
There's a new tablet PC setting out to compete with Apple’s iPad, promising "even more technology such as a bigger screen, a webcam and USB ports."
Damn! That didn't take long.
And, in other even stranger news, turns out the ebook version of the new "Twilight" novella is priced higher than the hardback print version. I mean, seriously--WTF???
Not strange enough for you? Try this. The Library of Congress is creating an archive of tweets. From Twitter, of course. (I'm not talking about bird calls.) This received coverage in GalleyCat, as well as the New York Times.
Okay, I think the Apocalypse really is nigh.
Thursday, April 15, 2010
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Actually, I think its pretty cool that tweets will be archived. Think about going back two hundred years from now and looking at the dialogue surrounding big cultural and political events. I think that's pretty neat-o.
I can appreciate what you're saying, but the Library of Congress?? I felt kind of special when my book became part of their catalog. Less so now. Oh, well ...
Besides, not all tweets are equally interesting. The archive will include everything from social and political commentary to how terribly bored someone is.
OTOH, maybe historians will actually find this interesting. (Even so, it seems weird.)
I'm not surprised about an iPad rival. HP was already working on a comparable device, so it's not a stretch to think someone else wasn't. All they had to do to get a leg up on Apple was wait and see what didn't come with the iPad.
I'll let you know how mine works when I get one.
Two generations from now.
Yes, it's just that the competition move so FAST now. But don't mind me, I'm just an old fart. :)
And, like you, I'm taking a wait-and-see approach to all these new gadgets.
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