By Sven Larsen (@zemoga)

We conclude our ”Gadget Week” with a look at the future of devices and how new content for them will be developed. As we cast our eyes to the future, many are asking, “Will the iPad (or Apple in general) kill Flash?”

As iPad sales continue to rocket upwards and the enmity between Apple and Read More-->ole for Flash in that future?

By Briana Campbell (@MsMatchgirl)

There was a quirky little field guide to Apple products – outlining the best use for three popular devices – on the Fast Company website yesterday.  What struck me, however, was the intro statement.  Author Tyler Gray poses this:

…a significant portion of your tech life will likely bear an Apple logo–and keep Steve Jobs in the finest stonewashed jeans regionally available. The question isn’t, “Do you use Apple devices,” but “Which one?” And “Where?”

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“Display advertising is dead.”

“Print is dying too.”

“No one reads the New York Times anymore.”

Looks like the Marketing folks in Cupertino disagree with all of the above. Read More-->“Where?”

We know it’s the wrong movie but this is how we imagine this conversation going …

“You talkin’ to DJ’s iPad? You must be talkin to DJ’s iPad. ‘Cause I don’t see no other iPads here.” Read More-->“Where?”

By Elad Ziv (@elad_ziv)

This weekend I had the task of making sure to grab one of Mr. Job’s “Game-Changing” devices for the boss man, Mr., Edgerton, @wiltonbound.  All week I was toying with the idea of whether or not I needed to sit outside the Apple store on Friday night in order to have a shot at grabbing this iPad Saturday morning.  On top of this, I needed to choose from Apple’s four different retail stores in Manhattan.  The 5^th Avenue store (one of the top 10 tourist destinations in NYC) seemed to be a little bit of a challenge so we decided that I would go to the West 14^th Store in Manhattan’s Meatpacking district.  After much research on the iPad’s and a little bit of investigation I decided to go to the store at 4 a.m. and pray that I would not find a line of hundreds of Apple fanatics who were there hours before me. Read More-->“Where?”

By Kimberly Reyes (@CommDuCoeur)

Let’s pretend you’re an alien from outer space and tomorrow is your first day visiting earth.

And you’ve got your entrance music and your “I come in peace” speech ready.

You park your ship and lower the bridge–you’re anxious, but ready to take that one small step for aliens.

…And are soon disappointed to learn that frankly, no one gives a damn.

Before you get down on yourself, you probably should know that tomorrow is truly the worst day for an extraterrestrial landing.  Tomorrow, friend, is iPad day. Read More-->“Where?”

By Daniel V. Licht (@thedvl)

Mr. Jobs might make some people angry. Very, very angry. During a demo with Wall Street Journal he said “We don’t spend a lot of energy on old technology”. Now that is out of context I’m sure but there has been a lot of buzz around the lack of Flash support on the iPad. This is compiled by the difficulties in the past with Adobe & Apple on flash in the iPhone OS as well as long running speed issues on Mac OSX. But the real question is where will Flash wind up. I have a theory on that. Let me blow your mobile mind.

Tags apple, digital tools, Flash, Ideas, iPhone, Mobile, Software, Techniques, Technology, Tool, trends, video

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… and is there anything else the digital world will be talking about today? Read More-->

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By Sven Larsen (@zemoga)

Ever heard the phrase “creative destruction”?

It’s one of the more applicable oxymorons in digital culture.

There are many people who believe that the Internet fosters this particular type of behavior … that is, destroying old business models or ways of doing things and replacing them with more efficient (or at least different) ways of doing things. Apple’s iTunes store is a perfect example of this, replacing the old model of going to a specific destination to buy environmentally unfriendly pieces of plastic with a digital alternative that can be purchased almost anywhere. A creative solution that ended up destroying the old business model of the music industry and (arguably) a change for the better.

The last ten years have seen a tremendous abundance of examples of this process. Craig’s List destroying traditional classified advertising. Mobile phones destroying the need for phone booths. Pornography websites replacing the need for creepy Times Square theaters. Well … you get the idea. Read More-->.

By Sven Larsen(@zemoga)

“All things are ready, if our minds be so.” – Henry V, Shakespeare

There are a lot of bloggers weighing in with their predictions for 2010 this week. People are proclaiming the coming 12 months as “The Year Social Media Grows Up”, “The Year Traditional and Digital Agencies Converge”, “The Year of MObile” and many, Read More-->.