You may have noticed a little buzz this week just past about a certain Apple release. What? You missed it? Well don't worry - I'm sure it'll be beamed to the space station you must be on someday soon.
There's been plenty written about it already - from people who would love it because it has an apple logo on it to people who hate it because it has an apple logo on it and from developers who hate the fact that Apple operates a very closed development environment to those who really believe that apple have once again (as they did with the iPhone) significantly raised the bar.
It's not perfect, no, but then neither was the iPhone 1.0. Anyway, as I say - plenty written, and for my money Mr Fry, who got to be at the launch event, nailed it (as usual) in his blog post - but I still think this spoof is absolutely brilliant. Enjoy :)
Ahh - just spotted that near exactly the same commentary and link to this in the Metro today too.
Oh well - if things don't work out running my own business then maybe freelance journalist for free papers is an option ;)
Posted by: Alex Hens | 29/01/2010 at 08:58 AM
Still you got there first, Alex. As did Mad TV, conceiving the iPad in 2007. Not a spoof to everyone's flavour, but amusing in my book (or Pad).
http://tumblr.com/xzk5wyeq6
Posted by: Charlotte Beckett | 29/01/2010 at 09:07 AM
I like Stephen Fry's analogy of the iPad and the first iphone as being John the Baptist - paving the way for the big JC.
Posted by: Sinead Bunting | 29/01/2010 at 03:04 PM
I can see why that appeals to you Sinead - Irish Catholic by any chance? ;-)
Posted by: Alex Hens | 29/01/2010 at 04:11 PM
I'm totally gonna get one! Can you imagine what the agency folk will do when we come sauntering in there with our shiny suits and sexy iPads to show off WikiJob?
Posted by: Chris Muktar | 29/01/2010 at 05:44 PM
yes Alex, I submitted my post and automatically felt guilty about refering to Jesus as the big JC....
Posted by: Sinead Bunting | 29/01/2010 at 09:04 PM
"Can you imagine what the agency folk will do when we come sauntering in there with our shiny suits and sexy iPads to show off WikiJob?"
Yup - be awe struck until they see the dawn of realisation on your faces that they've booked the large boardroom, there's 5 people and no external port for you to attach it to their antiquated projector ;)
Keep the netbook/laptop/MacBook with you just in case I'd say - for now :D
Posted by: Alex Hens | 31/01/2010 at 10:24 AM