Watch this clever video of comic Adam Kontras a.k.a. the iPad Comic. Adam, who claims to have the longest running video blog, has improved on his comedy act for the iPad. His video is actually pretty funny. Great work Adam, I’m sure we’ll be seeing more of your stuff in the near future.
The recognizable “Get a Mac” television commercials, featuring John Hodgman and Justin Long as the PC and Mac guy, have seen there last days. There have been rumors of the end of the campaign since Justin Long, the actor who played the “Mac” character in the commercials, revealed his impressions that the campaign had finished. The last set of commercials were released in October 2009 directed at the release of Windows 7
In related news, Apple has released a new online ad campaign called “Why You’ll Love a Mac“. The new ads focus on the benefits of using a Mac over a Windows PC, a familiar theme for Apple. The message is simplified into five categories: hardware, software, OS, support, and compatibility. The web-based ad shows useful information aimed to convert all of those potential PC “swtichers” out there. As for Apple’s plan for a new Mac television campaign, it remains a mystery. Any ideas for the next Mac TV campaign?
After Gray Powell lost the iPhone prototype during a rowdy, inebriated night in a San Jose bar, Apple seemed to react strongly to misplacement of the prototype. You would think that after this grave error of Powell, that Apple would have a lockdown on their security of the iPhone prototypes.
Well, supposedly some mysterious Vietnamese business man bought an iPhone prototype and iPad. This man lost his iPhone prototype and now the media is in another whirlwind of excitement. The main differences between this prototype and Gray Powell’s prototype is that “the screws on the bottom near the dock connector have disappeared, the phone’s capacity is listed as 16 GB rather than XX GB like on the Gizmodo iPhone, and the battery has a 5.00 watt-hour capacity compared to the Gizmodo iPhone’s 5.25 watt-hour battery. In all other respects, it appears to be the same iPhone, complete with a front-facing camera, a flash for the rear camera, micro-SIM slot on the side, and a metallic midsection with curiously visible seams” [via TUAW]. Supposedly this iPhone 4the genration may have graphics capabilities. Watch this video as Tinhte.com observes the differences with the iPhone 4th generation:
Everyday, I check all the usual resources, Apple.com, TUAW, 9to5mac, MacRumors and finally today, I got my answer:
WWDC for 2010 is going to be from June 7th to June 11th in San Francisco at the Moscone Center.
There will be 1,000 Apple engineers at the Moscone Center in San Francisco and you can have the chance to Stump Apple experts, listen to a variety of speakers, and party at night. Here are some of the WWDC sessions that are being offered: