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This isn't about Apple. It's about an innovative 'hack' using organic materials to beautify and humanize a technology device. At least, that's how I see this case.
Of course its about Apple. Think about it, would it have made it to the top of HN if it were a cover for Galaxy tab, or something else for that matter.
What's cool about AAPL is that it inspires such innovative designs. Beautiful.
Someone have drunk too much Kool-Aid ... What's so uncool about AAPL is the closed platform, that killed so many innovations.
I'm not slamming you on this, if you could show a connection between the two things, that would be very interesting. Sticking to software and not to hardware, I might say that Microsoft and the PC manufacturers allow anybody to make anything, so there are nice PC-Windows things but they are drowned in a sea of dreck. But Apple retain a tight fist over software and filter out the crap. It might appear that Apple inspires great software, but that's only because the proportion of nice stuff to dreck is higher when someone's filtering the dreck out. In reality there might be 2x or even 10x as much nice stuff in total written for Windows, it's just drowned by 100x as much dreck.
Now, I am not saying that, it's a strawman put up as an example of drawing a connection between their closed platform policies and great design by third parties. Perhaps you can draw a better connection? I actually sympathize with you... I have written several blog posts criticizing Apple's policies. I just don't see the connection here and need some help connecting the dots.
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This isn't about Apple. It's about an innovative 'hack' using organic materials to beautify and humanize a technology device. At least, that's how I see this case.
Of course its about Apple. Think about it, would it have made it to the top of HN if it were a cover for Galaxy tab, or something else for that matter.
Anything capable of giving it a run for its money should be equally as interesting (at least from a design stand-point).
Do watch the video. Great design!
We need to stop with the promoting of things like "thank you" or "good job"
Im sorry, I just went on a little rant. The cover is awesome, but did I just learn anything from pohl? I don't care to see this comment over more informative comments below.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
This isn't about Apple. It's about an innovative 'hack' using organic materials to beautify and humanize a technology device. At least, that's how I see this case.
Of course its about Apple. Think about it, would it have made it to the top of HN if it were a cover for Galaxy tab, or something else for that matter.
Do watch the video. Great design!
This is getting ridiculous. Why do we up vote something that is a given? HN, stop it! You only up vote things that make you learn something. Why on earth did pohl just get 16 points for nothing. We need to stop with the promoting of things like "thank you" or "good job" Im sorry, I just went on a little rant. The cover is awesome, but did I just learn anything from pohl? I don't care to see this comment over more inf…
(Couldn't resist a little joke at your expense, sorry about that. I actually appreciated the parent comment -- most of the time I never play videos, because they take me out of my normal flow. But due to his comment, I actually watched this one, and am now impressed.)
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This isn't about Apple. It's about an innovative 'hack' using organic materials to beautify and humanize a technology device. At least, that's how I see this case.
Of course its about Apple. Think about it, would it have made it to the top of HN if it were a cover for Galaxy tab, or something else for that matter.
Instead, it's just an iteration on Apple's design, from a boutique that specializes in helping you further flaunt your gadgets as status symbols.
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Based on the downvote, somebody seems to have taken one of the above sentences seriously. I guess I fail at subtle mockery.
Credit should be given where credit is due. Apple's Smart Cover was an innovation. Miniot's cover is less of an innovation, but no less smart from a business sense, and it would have been impossible for them to make this product for any other tablet, because it's too soon for Samsung et al to have added magnets to their tablets. I think it's also safe to say that if Apple hadn't already done it, Samsung would never bother to make an expensive change to their tablet just to facilitate a clever case.
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This isn't about Apple. It's about an innovative 'hack' using organic materials to beautify and humanize a technology device. At least, that's how I see this case.
Of course its about Apple. Think about it, would it have made it to the top of HN if it were a cover for Galaxy tab, or something else for that matter.
I bet a lot more have iPads, which means that this article is relevant to them.
Only thing they didn't show was whether the hinge snaps on/off as easily as the Smart Cover.