by Sujoy on March 7, 2008
American Idol Season 7 is on and the Final 12 have been just announced. However, that is not what I’m gonna discuss here. American Idol has been associated with iTunes or vice-versa since this season. And this has actually spawned a business of its own. Take a look at this example. The contestants perform a song of their choice based on a particular theme. It was the 80′s theme during the Top 16 week, and Jason Castro performed Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah”. Simon Cowell announced that Jeff Buckley’s version of the same song is his favorite. Now here’s the business. Not only did Jason Castro’s performance hit the high note on the iTunes download charts, but it also brought Jeff Buckley’s single to the limelight. It features now at no.2 of iTunes download charts, and no.1 is another Idol performance, David Archuleta’s rendition of John Lennon’s “Imagine”. Music from Idol is available for download on iTunes for 0.99$ and Videos for 1.99$. Apple should actually be very happy with the association with Fox Network’s Star Reality TV show which has not only brought more music to the catalog, but also brought old tracks back to life. And who’s the winner here- Apple for sure!!!
by Sujoy on January 16, 2008
This post has nothing to do with accusing Steve Jobs of not entertaining us enough this year at the Macworld Keynote. I guess, Gates stole the show with his short feature with Matthew McConaughey and Jon Stewart this January. But well, the question is, all that hype of “There’s something in the air” has probably gone down the drain by now, even as Day 2 of Macworld 2008 is yet to begin. The Macbook Air at the first look, looks like an engineering marvel pushed to the limits, but have a closer glance and you realise, it is pretty much an useless decorative piece adding to your unused pile of fort gadget, collected soley for one reason-you love Steve Jobs no matter what.Let’s try to justify this by point by point.
At a price of $1,799 , it’s a shit load expensive and the features that it offers is not at all justified for the price you pay. After all, what rules at the end of the day is the user experience, not the slim design. [Continue Reading]
by Sujoy on January 15, 2008
The online world has completely gone frenzy with rumors, speculations and the like about the Macworld and the “Air” campaign. Industry experts are going gaga over the possibility of a new Macbook called the Macbook Air, supposed to be ultra thin, and light and powerful as well. But is it being just way too overhyped, solely for the reason that Macworld 2007 was the platform where iPhone was announced. Has the hype just gone overboard? I personally think, Steve might face a tough challenge to live up to the expectations of the fanboys as well as the Industry invigilators who are scrutinizing Apple’s each and every move. Nevertheless it all gets revealed in just a few hours from now, and time for me to press the F5 button.Here is the list of those who’d be live-blogging the Macworld 2008.
Wish me luck!!!!
Image Courtesy: zigziggityzoo
by Sujoy on January 11, 2008
There are no second thoughts about the mobile industry being totally swept by the charm, the intelligence and the utility of Apple’s biggest gadget ever( you think it’s the Nano, fight me), iPhone. Not only has it given immense competition to market leaders Nokia and Motorola, but it has also spawned a huge list of iPhone wannabes, predictably from the Chinese manufacturers, even before it was officially released. The latest addition to the list is a DAP from Taiwanese company Digisino which sports a touchscreen interface, has a voice recorder and FM Radio as well. More surprisingly, it is being displayed at CES 2008. Wonder how Steve would react to this?
Check out the specifications( after the jump):- [Continue Reading]
