How an iPad Speeds Reporting from NASCAR's Pit Row
Mac Rumors:
When the iPad was released in 2010, Burns instantly saw the potential. He could digitize his notepads, drop the pen and paper, and carry all his reference material with him to every race. After addressing concerns about size; durability; using it outside in the bright summer sun; and, perhaps most importantly, which apps to use; Burns arrived at his perfect setup:
What if the secret feature of the iPad 3 is a new touch-feedback technology?
Matthew Panzarino:
I’ll be honest up front: I have been unable to nail down exactly what it is. What follows is largely speculation about what would be a majorly surprising leap forward for the iPad. Still, enough evidence supports the fact that we’ll be seeing something brand new that I thought I’d take the time to conjecture what it might be.
The most tantalizing and attractive possibility I could come up with was the introduction of a touch-feedback technology for the iPad’s display.
Dim Sum Thinking
Daniel Steinberg:
I’ve been told by a publisher that they want a second edition of one of my books. Their conditions on me are that I drop this series of ebooks I’m working on because it might compete with the title. When I said no they responded that that’s ok they’ll just get someone else to revise my book.
My book.
It’s not really mine. Even though the copyright is in my name, that turns out not to mean very much.
So am I bothered by the iBooks Author EULA? No. But maybe that’s because I’ve been signing contracts with traditional publishers for so long.
Apple will still face some serious non-technological hurdles before it can make a serious impact on education and the textbook market.
Stanford Offers A Peek Into Its Extensive Apple History Archives
Wired:
What we wouldn’t give to watch a “Blue Busters,” a company video made by Apple employees — yes, including Steve Jobs — posing as IBM-fighting Ghost Busters. Such a video does exist, and it’s currently housed at Stanford University’s Silicon Valley Archives as part of a collection donated by Apple and its employees.
Apple Aims to Take On the Textbook Market
Apple is expected to begin a much-anticipated foray into the textbook market at an event in New York next week… . The event will showcase a new push by Apple into the digital textbook business, but will not feature any new devices, according to a person close to the company who did not want to be identified talking about it before it occurred.
Apple's January Event
Clayton Morris:
This event will focus on iTunes University and Apple in education. […] Steve Jobs was intimately involved with this project before his passing. He gave a hat tip to the textbook side of this project in the Isaacson biography.
