For (at least some of) the CES attendees who feel conflicted regarding whether or not their plastic (in all probability single-use) bottles will actually be recycled or not; Ford Motor Company plans to use (whilst still a small number) post-consumer bottles in the production of their Ford Focus Electric (a harbinger for hopefully a lot more uses of said material in a wide-range of products in the present and future).
(Source) Slash Gear: http://goo.gl/5PeJn
Now that Apple’s latest iPhone is widely-available in China (coupled with Siri reportedly being able to also understand Chinese) the company looks to have hit the proverbial jackpot of a burgeoning Middle Class obsessed with status items (of which their product line certainly fits that criteria).
(Source) LA Times: http://goo.gl/vKt4b
Impressive; 1.2 billion downloads in the post-Christmas week…
It’s hard to believe that critics have been espousing how Android will catch and pass Apple (which is still possible but it certainly will take a Herculean effort).
(Source) SF Gate: http://goo.gl/3iLvR
Meet the newest action-figure: Steve Jobs.
(Source) Forbes: http://goo.gl/vzMqa
Apple (yes; the firm that is about all-inclusive, end-to-end, control) is constantly battling against being hacked… and, their TV offering is the latest example of such whereas iPad applications are able to run on it… So, the challenge between the company and the rogues that are determined to crack their fortress goes on…
(Source) Digital Trends: http://goo.gl/wdNgY
An Apple iPad Killer; 3-D Printing (hitting it big commercially) Collaborative Apps; the year begins anew… A year from now what will unfold will be very interesting to reflect upon…
Let the New Year bring LOTS of incredible innovation!
Clearly, as has been the case repeatedly Apple’s Tablet dominance is about to be threatened in 2012… right?
(Source) Time: http://goo.gl/80j1W
Surprise: A term that when it is associated with Microsoft garners visions of; 1) what were they thinking when they did X?; 2) okay, this X is not so bad… and/or; 3) a combination of the two or even somewhere in-between. BUT, supposedly their tablet will offer a ‘favorable / positive’ surprise… which the jury is still obviously out on…
(Source) Wired: http://goo.gl/C726e
With a reported 7 Million (yes, Million) Smartphones activated on Christmas Day (aside from Santa being very busy on the 24th) it will be interesting to see which carrier experiences network issues (e.g., makes a claim for the requirement of charging higher data access fees and how soon this will occur?)
(Source) LA Times: http://goo.gl/e8236
