We started last week’s newspaper focused round-up with the news that the Independent’s “i” newspaper had been born. Some interesting opinion this week from the folk at Marketing Week, with a view that the release of “i” is completely the wrong strategy for such a publisher. Have a read; it might make you think deeper about how you develop a brand of your own!Apex has recently added to its Ryobi video stock via the pages of PrintSpeak.co.uk, and the latest images on the Ryobi 920 SRA1-format press can now be viewed, along with footage of the Ryobi 785E compact B2 press. Full details of both can be found on GenesisNews.
Often the question is asked, “What is a print ready PDF?” The guys at PrintQuote offered some thoughts on the subject this week, as I thought this link might be very beneficial to some PIND readers.In a similar vein, the same blog also offered some great suggestions / advice for graphic designers to take note of when undertaking their latest and greatest creation. To most in the print trade the need to avoid reversing out 5 point serif text within a four-colour solid might seem obvious, but often the design community is criticised for not knowing such intricacies!
I was taken with a walk down the memory lane of forgotten media, delivered courtesy of the Mashable team, and you too might like to know what accompanies the laserdisc and the minidisc in their top five. Further suggestions (I think we can build a whole top 10 here) to PIND.editor@gmail.comBringing the tone of discussion right up to date, the chaps at Lifehacker offered us a post this week detailing why your smartphone is a better PC than your PC ever was or ever will be! Perhaps a touch strong, but you can see where they are coming from. The poinr is that your smartphone is capable of a whole bunch of good stuff while you are on the move, which is better than most PC's will ever achieve.
We were particularly impressed with this posting detailing a six inch flexible display. The text mentions the development of an e-reader, and it doesn’t take much imagination to visualise one great lightweight product that could come from such a development.The Samsung Galaxy Tab is now available in the UK we are told. Pricing would appear to sit somewhere between £529.99 for the unit, to just £99.99 for the unit plus £40 per month for a two year contract, which would appear to total something like £1,059.99 for the entire contract life. Something similar to a phone I guess!
HP have been very helpful this week with the release of a video showing us why we might want a tablet PC. The short film illustrates that the device would be good for viewing x-rays on, making business presentations, planning tables in a busy restaurant, ordering the right wine, and taking pictures of your car after some clown had reversed into it. Brilliant. Must get one.ViewSonic on the other hand is far more excited about a wide range of tablet devices, especially seven and ten inch devices, though one of these seems still to be blessed with Android 1.6, which can’t be good.
A very competitively priced Toshiba tablet seems to be making waves, and with an entry level price of £329 you have to say it seems a lot more affordable than the Samsung mentioned above.
One thing I meant to include a few weeks ago, but needed to test out first before posting, is this simple and straightforward guide to making your own iPhone ringtone! Yes, my iPhone 4.0 now rocks out a bit of Genesis (the intro to Squonk from “A Trick of the Tail” for Genesis enthusiasts) when you call! The guide is simple to follow and works. Give it a try if you are in need of a new noise that differentiates your mobile.Finally, some more food for thought on the sheer size of the internet – something that I am sure we mentioned fairly recently. This posting, however, from The Wall, provides a few breathtaking stats for you to enjoy. Go and enjoy!
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