行動研發者的旅程

2010年11月17日星期三

The Mobile Developer Journey

 

很有趣的一張圖! VisionMobile出版了一份行動程式開發者的研究報告『2010開發者經濟以及之外』( Developer Economics 2010 and Beyond),這是其中一張很有趣的圖

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2010年11月1日星期一

What is posterous?

Posterous lets you post things online fast using email. You email us at post@posterous.comand we reply instantly with your new posterous blog.

If you can use email, you can have your own website to share thoughts and media with friends, family and the world.

Posterous is NOT a micro blog. There's nothing micro about it! There are no limits to what you can post. We're here to build the best web publishing platform out there, whether it's your gateway to Twitter, your family website, or your pro blog. There's nothing Posterous can't do.

What can I send to posterous?

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You can attach any type of file and we'll post it along with the text of your email. 
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基隆巷頭粿仔條

2010年10月9日星期六

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史帝夫老大說:Adobe太懶了!而Google的那句名言是:胡扯......

2010年2月1日星期一


據說,在10年1月27日蘋果的iPad發表會之後,蘋果公司的執行長Steve Jobs在內部一場會議中,回應員工的問題時,以驚人的態度與用語提到與Adobe及Google相關的看法:

  • 有關Google:蘋果並沒有進入搜尋市場,而是Google進入了手機市場,顯然Google想要消滅iPhone。蘋果不會讓這樣的事情發生。Google的名言:「不做壞事」,Steve Jobs說, “是胡扯” (bullshit,牛大便!?),[據不具名現場的員工描述]現場鼓噪不已!
  • 有關Adobe:Steve Jobs認為Adobe有許多機會可以做有趣的事,但他們拒絕去做,他們“太懶了!”。他們沒有採取像蘋果曾做的方法(例如Carbon的系統底層解決方案)。蘋果不支援Flash的原因在於,Flash問題很多,存在太多的臭蟲(程式錯誤)。蘋果Mac電腦當機大都因為Flash。Steve Jobs認為在未來沒有人會用Flash,因為整個網路世界已經朝向HTML5的新方法前進。



這是嘲弄或是抱怨?

根據另外有關這場內部會議的資料來源Steve Jobs對內表示:

  • 蘋果將在今年提供有關iPone積極的更新,Google的Android手機將難以跟上。
  • 前些時候蘋果併購Lala,因為蘋果要將Lala的人才引入iTunes團隊。
  • 下一個iPhone產品會是極屌(A+)的更新!
  • 2010年的新Mac電腦將帶領蘋果到下一個階段。
  • 藍光(Blu-Ray) 軟體目前很混亂,蘋果將等待市場起飛後再投入執行。

看來外界對於蘋果與Adobe和Google之間的衝突與競爭的猜測,都是真的!

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蘋果的新產品:iPad 平板電腦 [New!]

2010年1月28日星期四

在過去一年多來,廣被全球消費性電子、電信、內容產業以及消費者關注不已的蘋果公司新產品~平板電腦,終於在台北時間2010年1月28號凌晨於美國加州公開宣佈。這個產品的名稱果如筆者猜測的,叫做:iPad

在看過蘋果CEO 史帝夫·賈柏斯主持的發表會錄影轉播後,筆者先摘錄了該發表會幾個重要的訊息如下。



蘋果公司現況表現


  • 在過去幾年,蘋果已經銷售了2億5千萬台iPod !
  • 在iTunes的程式商店(Apps Store)目前有14萬個程式。
  • 在過去18個月,已有30億次的程式在Apps Store被下載!
  • 在2010會計年度第一季,蘋果的營業額為15億六千萬美金, 年營業額超過50億美金,超過Sony和Nokia,是世界上第一大移動設備公司(The largest Mobile Device Company in the World)。
  • 已有超過7千5百萬人曾經使用過iPod Touch或iPhone,他們也將會知道如何使用iPad。
  • iTunes商店已有超過1億2千5百萬個客戶, 這些客戶都有信用卡。
  • iTunes商店已累積超過1百億次內容(音樂或程式)下載數。

筆記型電腦與手機之間的市場需求
在蘋果的想法裡,在手機和筆記型電腦之間,需要有另一種產品(但不是Netbook,也就是類似EeePC之類的小筆電),這種新種類產品的重要的功能是:(1)瀏覽網頁(2)收發電子郵件(3)觀賞照片(4)觀賞影片(5)聆聽音樂(6)打電動遊戲(7)閱讀電子書。
現有的比筆電速度慢、顯示效果不好,而且使用一般微軟PC的軟體,不是一個好的解決方案。

蘋果的方案:iPad
蘋果推出的iPad,重要規格如下:
  • 0.5 吋厚 (1.34 cm)
  • 1.5 磅(680克)
  • 9.7 吋 LED背光IPS顯示螢幕
  • 全電容式多重觸控螢幕
  • 16GB~64GB Flash 記憶容量
  • 1 Ghz 蘋果子公司研發的 A4 晶片(中央處理器)
  • WiFi 802.11n無線網路規格
  • 藍芽 Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR
  • 喇叭, 麥克風, 30針專屬資料插座
  • 加速平衡器, 電子羅盤, 衛星導航
  • 10 小時影片播放能力之電池
  • 超過1個月的待機能力
  • 可接投影機

第三方廠商的支持
在三個星期前,蘋果召集幾個重要的合作廠商,先行試做軟體或內容,並在今天的發表會上展現成果,包括:
  • 遊戲廠商 gameloft
  • 內容廠商 紐約時報
  • 軟體廠商 Brushes
  • 遊戲廠商 EA (Electronic Art)
  • 美國職棒大聯盟 MLB.com

電子書
iPad也是一個電子書的解決方案,蘋果創設一個電子書的線上商店:ibooks,搭配iPad此一絕佳的電子書閱讀設備。此外,蘋果更提供iWorks(keynote簡報軟體、numbers試算表、Pages文書出版編排)的iPad版本(每個單項程式美金9.99,透過Apps Store購買)

iPad的售價
蘋果提出令外界驚訝的售價如下: 16GB US$499 / 32GB $US599 / 64GB $US699 / 16GB+3G $US629 / 32GB+3G $US729 / 64GB+3G $US829 。

蘋果與AT&T在美國有專案配合價格(含通訊費用,以及免費使用全美AT&T的WiFi熱點),但在其他國際市場,iPad 3G將會是未鎖機模式,及表示可以在任何地區插上3G SIM卡(但此次iPad使用新型micro Sims卡)使用。
蘋果表示,WiFi機種將在60天後出貨,3G機種將在90天後出貨

蘋果的思維
蘋果的宣傳影片中,有一句話(iTunes Apps軟體開發副總裁說的)很重要:我不需要改變自己去習慣產品,產品來習慣我!(I don't have to change myself to fit the product, it fits to me!)
台灣許許多多在過去為國際大廠代工,這幾年大力投入自我品牌發展的電子廠,真應該好好從這句話思索目前自身投入電子書(eBook)的態度、能力、資源與技術,是否真為消費者好好想過?還是只是跟隨著市場的趨勢與流行

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ScribeFire 讓你在Firefox瀏覽器中寫部落格

2009年8月10日星期一



ScribeFire是一個Firefox瀏覽器的插件,可以讓部落客直接在使用瀏覽器時,方便地處理部落格文章的撰寫工作。例如這一篇文章就是利用ScriveFire完成的。

好不好用,尚不得而知。且讓我用看幾次看看吧!

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