You think *that* is what is wrong with the name?! Think "feminine hygiene" and repeat the product name to yourself.
~ yoni Jonathan S. Knoll email: [email protected] web: http://infinityplusone.com/ linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanknoll twitter: @yoni On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 6:32 PM, live <[email protected]> wrote: > I'll say it: the name is wrong, wrong, wrong. > > Anyone with a research or marketing degree had to take a linguistics > course, where you learned that you never name a product with something that > is only one to two letter/sound/symbol away from any other another current > product. > > 'iPad' is waay too close to 'iPod'. > Apple makes a mistake. > > > > On Jan 27, 2010, at 3:19 PM, Luke Wroblewski wrote: > > Since no one has brought it up yet... I'll go. >> >> Overall what was expected. The big innovation for me is all this stuff >> integrated in one simple package. Which is kind of being glossed over in the >> press. and the price point -very low. >> -liked the rebuilt apple apps. calendar & contacts are nicely rethought. >> lots of new ui in iwork. >> -the times demo is just the start of the kind of integrated media >> experiences you can build. my thoughts on that: >> http://www.lukew.com/ff/entry.asp?951 >> -the cover is awesome design it supports swivel, tip, and protects >> -the $9 for numbers vs. $229 for excel is really interesting from a >> business perspective >> >> Notable hardware gaps (concerning cause no software update will fix) >> -camera >> -storage sizes 64GB for videos, photos, and music -does not cut it >> -usb port -it uses "camera" adaptors instead >> -GPS only on 3G model >> -how's it work with an iphone? >> >> Notable software gaps (can/will be addressed with software updates) >> -multiple iphone apps running at once >> -multiple users -how do you share the device at home? >> -doesn't run flash = many holes on web pages >> -no really new interactions -all iphone UI or the most part. but lots of >> the floating controls outlined here: >> http://www.lukew.com/ff/entry.asp?983 >> >> your thoughts? >> >> >> >> :: >> :: Luke Wroblewski -[ www.lukew.com ] >> :: Principal/Founder, LukeW Ideation & Design >> :: [email protected] | 408.513.7207 >> :: >> :: Blog: http://www.lukew.com/ff/ >> :: New Book: http://www.lukew.com/resources/web_form_design.asp >> :: Book: http://www.lukew.com/resources/site_seeing.html >> :: >> >> >> >> ________________________________________________________________ >> Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! >> To post to this list ....... [email protected] >> Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe >> List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines >> List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help >> > > ________________________________________________________________ > Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! > To post to this list ....... [email protected] > Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe > List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines > List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help > ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [email protected] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
