July 2012
Before IPhone and Android Came Simon, the First Smartphone - Businessweek →
businessweek.com
Simon was the first smartphone. Twenty years ago, it envisioned our app-happy mobile lives, squeezing the features of a cell phone, pager, fax machine, and computer into an 18-ounce black brick. The touchscreen (monochrome) had icons you tapped, or poked with a stylus, for e-mail, calculator, calendar, clock, and a game called Scramble in which you moved squares around the screen until you formed a picture. It featured predictive typing that would guess the next characters as you pecked. And it had apps, or at least a way to deliver more features—including a camera, maps, and music—by plugging a memory card into the phone.
Nothing In This World Can Stop Me Worryin' 'Bout That Girl
The Kinks
Nothing In This World Can Stop Me Worrin’ Bout That Girl - The Kinks
“The trouble is that the European Union presently exists mainly for its elites — politicians, businessmen, professionals, academics and top students — who can cross borders with ease. It is not yet the Europe of the vast majority of people who have trouble with languages and for whom finding employment abroad is quite difficult.”
—Where’s Charlemagne When We Need Him? - NYTimes.com
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“We’re at an interesting crossroads in terms of careers. We still want them, but they don’t exist anymore. In the US, the typical job tenure is now 4 years, with most workers cycling through about 11 jobs in their lifetime.”
—Are You Ready To Be Lucky? :: The 99 Percent
Cleopatra Jones
Mark Eitzel
Mark Eitzel - Cleopatra Jones - 60 Watt Silver Lining
Turn this one up real load and enjoy. A favorite song. - Shane
June 2012
“They’re not yet releasing technical details about the station, but Jeff Moriarty, vice president for digital products at the Globe, told me they will have iPhone, Android and BlackBerry apps. Moriarty said they want to provide visitors to Boston.com or mobile users updated program and song information to make the station more accessible throughout the day.”
—Where rock lives: Boston.com gets into streaming radio » Nieman Journalism Lab
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The Headmaster Ritual
The Smiths
The Smiths | The Headmaster Ritual
“IOS 1.0 ALSO INTRODUCED A NEW COMPUTING PARADIGM THAT BROKE FROM SMARTPHONE TRADITION: HIDING THE FILESYSTEM FROM THE USER”
—iOS: A visual history | The Verge
“After using it for the past two weeks I can honestly say it’s the best Mac Apple has ever built. And there’s a lot more to it than hardware.”
—AnandTech - The next-gen MacBook Pro with Retina Display Review
