There was a really good short series on BBC I think a few weeks ago called 'Stephen Fry in America', in which he had a short interview with Johnathan Ive in the last episode. I recommend watching the series if you can, if not for that part then because it's an interesting narrative of America from a Brit's point of view, and Stephen Fry is a freaking genius. You know Hugh Laurie from House? He would be NOTHING without Stephen Fry. #jonathaniveobjectified
I found the little bit about the indicator light interesting, because I never really did see much value in all of the little lights lined up on a lot of other laptops, not even the HD access light. #jonathaniveobjectified
@Kaiser-Machead: Those lights drive me crazy. When I look at PC laptops, I see so much that does so little.
Apple has been hiding indicator lights for a while, but I first noticed this style of hiding an LED behind a metal bezel with micropores on one of the portables as part of the integrated iSight. I think it was the first intel MacBook Pro. #jonathaniveobjectified
@ludwigk: I believe it was the second revision of the MacBook Pro. The first had a standard led, flush-mounted in the bezel. I noticed because I had a first gen, and when the new one came out, I saw the actual led was hidden and thought "Holy smokes, that's brilliant." #jonathaniveobjectified
@ludwigk: The first mac I had with a hidden indicator light was a G3 iBook. Not the clam shell one, but the first all white one, it had a very cool indicator light hidden next to the display release button.
And my big problem with PCs in general is the feeling that they just sort of figured out how bit the product would be, surrounded it in plastic, and called it a day. If it even looks like they tried to design a part, then it has touches, and finishes that look like they'd appeal to 7 year old Joel, not 25 year old old. Like that HP laptop that was on here not too long ago, it was obviously "inspired" by the macbook pro, but then they put that weird circular pattern thing on some of the surfaces that just looked ridiculous. I mean don't they realize adults are their main market. I'm not discounting kids that get computers, but c'mon, why does it have to look like something out of a bad sci fi. #jonathaniveobjectified
@Mark Zegarelli: You could be right. I've got the 2nd gen sitting in front of me now, and whenever I use the isight, its a tiny spark of joy to see the status LED. #jonathaniveobjectified
@ludwigk: Oh, yah, fair enough, I have a macbook pro now, with the iSight light, and the first time I saw that, I was super confused, I thought "did I not notice the little black dot in my bezel before" so I closed out, and it just went back to looking like metal. And then I was really impressed... I still would like to know how they do that. #jonathaniveobjectified
The modified Lord Buddha's picture is inappropriate here, and somewhat lowers Gizmodo perception.
If you do publish something like this of Jesus Christ or some Muslim figure, your headquarters may already been flown over by stones or hijacked planes.
This picture is really offensive to many of us including me who are Bhuddists. It's a picture of our holy Bhudda which you should not make fun of like this. Really really offensive. change it now, please.
That reminds me of the speech given to me on one of my first interviews out of college.
Needless to say, I put a steel bucket over my head and ran.
They had about 50 people working in the building, with no cubicles, shoulder to shoulder, hideous colored walls that were painted such drastically different colors (one was yellow, another green, another red).
The building they rented out was right smack in the middle of the most hipster infested, hard to park, busiest areas of San Diego.
@Shamoononon: I shave my legs.:
"They had about 50 people working in the building, with no cubicles, shoulder to shoulder, hideous colored walls that were painted such drastically different colors (one was yellow, another green, another red)."
My physical environment reflects the ergonomics of a garbage heap, a.k.a. startup. I share an office designed for one person with two others. We have no cubes, only folding tables. There is little ventilation, i.e. smells. Our "sound system" is a minifridge that no one dares open - it's inner workings buzz and rattle. The memory of how we work each day is washed away by inappropriate amounts of fermented grapes when I go home.
@Nathan Obbards: Actually, no. Mr. Ive is a very humble person, who is also very talented. He shows true passion in his work, and has been a major part of why Apple is where it is today. He also works with a group of people that are able to share and understand his design philosophies and help execute on then.
So, what you're telling me is that somebody at RISD can't frame a photo without cutting one person in half, and filling up the other half of the frame with a brick wall?
@Badhatharry: Never mind. I'm a complete idiot and that fucking Microsoft ad was cutting off half the picture. Can something please be done about that? The photo, not the idiot part.
OK, I have one question. Second lady from the right next to the new Chairman from Iron Chef America. Yeah, her. Are those boots, socks, or tights? OK, two more questions. Did you PS that watch band? If not, where do you plug that thing in?
@Spaniard: You basically invalidate your anger towards this post by expressing your particularly low tolerance for things in general. If you were to say "This makes me angry, and let me tell you, I don't get angered easily", then I would've been like "Holy shit! If someone with such a deep well of patience can get angry at this, then maybe there IS something wrong with it!" But no, now your anger towards this is meaningless.
@Spaniard: I was not actually being serious, though I was not in goofy language mode. If I was being serious, it probably would've been in fewer words.
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Apple has been hiding indicator lights for a while, but I first noticed this style of hiding an LED behind a metal bezel with micropores on one of the portables as part of the integrated iSight. I think it was the first intel MacBook Pro. #jonathaniveobjectified
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And my big problem with PCs in general is the feeling that they just sort of figured out how bit the product would be, surrounded it in plastic, and called it a day. If it even looks like they tried to design a part, then it has touches, and finishes that look like they'd appeal to 7 year old Joel, not 25 year old old. Like that HP laptop that was on here not too long ago, it was obviously "inspired" by the macbook pro, but then they put that weird circular pattern thing on some of the surfaces that just looked ridiculous. I mean don't they realize adults are their main market. I'm not discounting kids that get computers, but c'mon, why does it have to look like something out of a bad sci fi. #jonathaniveobjectified
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If you do publish something like this of Jesus Christ or some Muslim figure, your headquarters may already been flown over by stones or hijacked planes.
Can we learn to respect others beliefs too?
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Needless to say, I put a steel bucket over my head and ran.
They had about 50 people working in the building, with no cubicles, shoulder to shoulder, hideous colored walls that were painted such drastically different colors (one was yellow, another green, another red).
The building they rented out was right smack in the middle of the most hipster infested, hard to park, busiest areas of San Diego.
I'm fairly certain it's a brain washed cult.
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@Shamoononon: I shave my legs.:
"They had about 50 people working in the building, with no cubicles, shoulder to shoulder, hideous colored walls that were painted such drastically different colors (one was yellow, another green, another red)."
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