Posts Tagged ‘steve jobs’
Steve Jobs Hates WiFi
At the WWDC event, Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple, encountered WiFi issues. Watch this and see what I mean:
Thats hilarious. ”Get of the wifi.” Yeah, right. Nice try Steve.
iPad Hits One Million
Credit: Apple
Apple released a report today officially stating that they have sold one million iPads to date.
In the press release, Apple claimed:
Apple® today announced that it sold its one millionth iPad™ on Friday, just 28 days after its introduction on April 3. iPad users have already downloaded over 12 million apps from the App Store and over 1.5 million ebooks from the new iBookstore.
CEO Steve Jobs even had a few words to say about the companies achievement:
“One million iPads in 28 days—that’s less than half of the 74 days it took to achieve this milestone with iPhone,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. “Demand continues to exceed supply and we’re working hard to get this magical product into the hands of even more customers.”
That’s swell, over one million iPads sold to date. Congrats Apple, on making more money than ever, and keeping products coming out to the public.
Been living in a cave? Don’t know what the iPad is? Apple included a statement in the release telling you what it is exactly.
iPad allows users to connect with their apps and content in a more intimate, intuitive and fun way than ever before. Users can browse the web, read and send email, enjoy and share photos, watch HD videos, listen to music, play games, read ebooks and much more, all using iPad’s revolutionary Multi-Touch™ user interface. iPad is 0.5 inches thin and weighs just 1.5 pounds—thinner and lighter than any laptop or netbook—and delivers up to 10 hours of battery life.
Apple is also touting their developers and applications:
Developers have created over 5,000 exciting new apps for iPad that take advantage of its Multi-Touch user interface, large screen and high-quality graphics. iPad will run almost all of the more than 200,000 apps on the App Store, including apps already purchased for your iPhone® or iPod touch®.
Again, congrats to Apple for reaching this achievement, and they will most likely see more success in the future. Do you have one of those one million iPad’s yet?!
Apple iAds
When the Apple iPhone 4.0 software came out, Apple also introduced a new way to do advertising in a mobile way. Cue sound effects for Apple iAds. At the time of iAd introductions, CEO Steve Jobs stated that they want to change the way ads are served. Jobs is wanting to integrate ads into actual applications…not just searches. The advertisements will lie within the applications, and be interactive. They will no longer just sit there, but rather be interactive with the application user. In the introduction keynote, Jobs stated the following: (As reported by Mashable)
When you click on an iAd advertisement, it will take up the screen using HTML5. Once it is open, you can explore the ad. Apple demoed an advertisement for Toy Story 3, demonstrating the ability to not only see information about the movie, but to watch trailers, play games and more — all within the same application from which you launched the ad. You will even be able to buy products within ads.
Great…ads become MORE relevant in today’s Internet based experience and now you can interact with them. This opens up the doors to more possibilities in what can be done and served to users.
So, how do you benefit from this new ad platform? Apple says that the developer of the application will receive 60% of all revenue for the ad within the app. Apple gets the rest of the profits and is looking to make a big profit from this new platform. For now, the ads will begin to be intergrated into the iPhone, and probably move onto the iPod Touch and the iPad in coming months. Be on the look out for new ads in the iPhone apps.
iAds…good thing or bad?
Who Got an iPad?
Short blog post:
I think the iPad is not worth the money. I think the iPad is an over-sized iPod Touch and iPhone and not something I should invest in. Can anyone change my mind?
Did you get an iPad? If so, what are going to be your main uses for it? Any bad experiences thus far? How long did you wait in line? Did you catch Steve Jobs at an Apple store?
So, post your reactions to the iPad…do you like the concept or think it is just hype? I look forward to your comments.
-Tyler