Macworld 2011 conference poised to be 30-35% bigger than last year
15/11/2010 |
On December 16, 2008, Apple shocked the Mac community when it announced that it would no longer participate in MacWorld following the 2009 expo. In a press release issued at the time, Apple commented:
Apple is reaching more people in more ways than ever before, so like many companies, trade shows have become a very minor part of how Apple reaches its customers. The increasing popularity of Apple's Retail Stores, which more than 3.5 million people visit every week,and the Apple.com website enable...
Jetpack Joyride Is The Best App Ever At This Year's MacWorld / iWorld
Counterintuitively, for the fourth year running, the winners of 148Apps annual “Best App Ever” contest have just been announced at Macworld / iWorld 12012. And my girlfriend’s going to be positively giddy, because the app that she’s spent most of the last year grinding he...
First Time Attendees Impressed by Macworld / iWorld 2012 [Macworld / iWorld]
SAN FRANCISCO, MACWORLD / IWORLD 2012 — The exhibit hall was hopping today, with plenty of Apple enthusiasts checking out the various booths and panel discussions throughout the day. Today’s crowd — not surprisingly — was the most diverse of the three-day event due to the...
This Waterproof iPad Bag Is Badass Enough For Navy Seals
Watershed isa company based in North Carolina that makes a variety of waterproof bags, including a range ofmilitarybackpacks. It has an iPad tote bag called theGrid Tablet that is used by none other than the Navy Seals. The$97 Grid Tablet bag is seriously waterproof. It can withstand depths of ...
The Best From Macworld's RapidFire Event [Macworld / iWorld 2012]
SAN FRANCISCO, MACWORLD/IWORLD 2012 — One of the closing events from the first day at Macworld / iWorld was the RapidFire session. If you wanted to learn about one cool thing about a variety of Apple-related stuff, it was the place to be. Each presenter delivered a quick-paced talk that of...
Quick Look at Silo Ink's Refillable Ink Cartridges
SAN FRANCISCO, MACWORLD/IWORLD 21012 — Silo Ink’s refillable ink cartridges are the last inkjet cartridges you’ll ever buy, according to the company. It offers a lifetime replacement guarantee to back that up. Once installed, the cartridges are refilled from bottles of ink, whi...
New Yorker Writer Susan Orlean Threatened Divorce To Convert Her Husband To Mac [Macworld / iWorld 2012]
SAN FRANCISCO, MACWORLD / iWORLD 2012 — Talking on stage about her love of technology and gadgets, New Yorker writer Susan Orlean rhapsodized her iPad, and told how she converted her husband to Apple technology. A self-confessed geek, Orlean told how the iPad solved all the problems she ha...
The Flygrip Is An iPhone Case That Lets You Do Everything With One Hand [Macworld / iWorld 2012]
SAN FRANCISCO, MACWORLD / iWORLD 2012 — There are no shortage of iPhone cases being showcased here at Macworld/iWorld 2012, but only one grabbed my attention at last night’s media preview. It was a case called Flygrip, and it promises to keep your iPhone in hand so you can do other t...
Hands On: PocketInformant Is The Most Elegant And Compelling Way To Manage Your Productivity [Macworld 2012]
As a bit of a productivity nerd, it was great to see a couple of apps that revolve around that niche having a presence at the Macworld/iWorld media preview. One of these apps was Pocket Informant, which looks both elegant and compelling. And its available for both the iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch...
Daily Show Comedian Talks About His Love Of GTD Software [Macworld / iWorld 2012]
SAN FRANCISCO, MACWORLD / IWORLD 2012 — One of the highlights on the agenda on the second day of this year’s expo is the appearance of Rob Corddry (The Daily Show, Childrens Hospital) for a live recording of the popular Mac Power Users podcast. Both he and Merlin Mann of 43Folders fa...
