Comments on: Who Needs a Computer When You Can Have A Shopping Mall? http://www.artfagcity.com/2010/01/29/who-needs-a-computer-when-you-can-have-a-shopping-mall/ New York art news and reviews. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 04:20:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Feelhttp://www.artfagcity.com/2010/01/29/who-needs-a-computer-when-you-can-have-a-shopping-mall/comment-page-1/#comment-220507 Feel Fri, 05 Feb 2010 13:36:12 +0000 http://www.artfagcity.com/?p=12333#comment-220507 Somewhere between functionality and commodity fetish, but u don't have to buy anything. An aside point made above, Apple's exclusion of Google, it brings to light the control of the info gateway these company's have, not unlike the Oprah effect. Google has become THE clearinghouse of information and if u can't get on board u can't exist. Somewhere between functionality and commodity fetish, but u don’t have to buy anything. An aside point made above, Apple’s exclusion of Google, it brings to light the control of the info gateway these company’s have, not unlike the Oprah effect. Google has become THE clearinghouse of information and if u can’t get on board u can’t exist.

]]> By: Feelhttp://www.artfagcity.com/2010/01/29/who-needs-a-computer-when-you-can-have-a-shopping-mall/comment-page-1/#comment-318163 Feel Fri, 05 Feb 2010 13:36:00 +0000 http://www.artfagcity.com/?p=12333#comment-318163 Somewhere between functionality and commodity fetish, but u don't have to buy anything. An aside point made above, Apple's exclusion of Google, it brings to light the control of the info gateway these company's have, not unlike the Oprah effect. Google has become THE clearinghouse of information and if u can't get on board u can't exist. Somewhere between functionality and commodity fetish, but u don’t have to buy anything. An aside point made above, Apple’s exclusion of Google, it brings to light the control of the info gateway these company’s have, not unlike the Oprah effect. Google has become THE clearinghouse of information and if u can’t get on board u can’t exist.

]]> By: sigh...http://www.artfagcity.com/2010/01/29/who-needs-a-computer-when-you-can-have-a-shopping-mall/comment-page-1/#comment-219128 sigh... Sat, 30 Jan 2010 15:50:13 +0000 http://www.artfagcity.com/?p=12333#comment-219128 The iPad is useless. I'm much more excited about the Courier. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFQWc79TYcUIf (and it's a big if) it works as smoothly as these software demo videos, I'll replace my sketchbook with one of these. The iPad is useless. I’m much more excited about the Courier.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFQWc79TYcU

If (and it’s a big if) it works as smoothly as these software demo videos, I’ll replace my sketchbook with one of these.

]]> By: sigh...http://www.artfagcity.com/2010/01/29/who-needs-a-computer-when-you-can-have-a-shopping-mall/comment-page-1/#comment-318162 sigh... Sat, 30 Jan 2010 15:50:00 +0000 http://www.artfagcity.com/?p=12333#comment-318162 The iPad is useless. I'm much more excited about the Courier. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFQWc79TYcUIf (and it's a big if) it works as smoothly as these software demo videos, I'll replace my sketchbook with one of these. The iPad is useless. I’m much more excited about the Courier.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFQWc79TYcU

If (and it’s a big if) it works as smoothly as these software demo videos, I’ll replace my sketchbook with one of these.

]]> By: Ian Aleksander Adamshttp://www.artfagcity.com/2010/01/29/who-needs-a-computer-when-you-can-have-a-shopping-mall/comment-page-1/#comment-218863 Ian Aleksander Adams Fri, 29 Jan 2010 17:57:17 +0000 http://www.artfagcity.com/?p=12333#comment-218863 So frustrating, the whole thing. People keep telling me "well, it's not made for you, you're not the target audience."I know that. That's obvious. What we're hoping for is a better product for the target audience (and ourselves, of course). Just a better product in general. One that encourages creativity and ingenious production instead of streamlined consumption. So frustrating, the whole thing. People keep telling me “well, it’s not made for you, you’re not the target audience.”

I know that. That’s obvious. What we’re hoping for is a better product for the target audience (and ourselves, of course). Just a better product in general. One that encourages creativity and ingenious production instead of streamlined consumption.

]]> By: Ian Aleksander Adamshttp://www.artfagcity.com/2010/01/29/who-needs-a-computer-when-you-can-have-a-shopping-mall/comment-page-1/#comment-318161 Ian Aleksander Adams Fri, 29 Jan 2010 17:57:00 +0000 http://www.artfagcity.com/?p=12333#comment-318161 So frustrating, the whole thing. People keep telling me "well, it's not made for you, you're not the target audience."I know that. That's obvious. What we're hoping for is a better product for the target audience (and ourselves, of course). Just a better product in general. One that encourages creativity and ingenious production instead of streamlined consumption. So frustrating, the whole thing. People keep telling me “well, it’s not made for you, you’re not the target audience.”

I know that. That’s obvious. What we’re hoping for is a better product for the target audience (and ourselves, of course). Just a better product in general. One that encourages creativity and ingenious production instead of streamlined consumption.

]]> By: Art Fag Cityhttp://www.artfagcity.com/2010/01/29/who-needs-a-computer-when-you-can-have-a-shopping-mall/comment-page-1/#comment-218855 Art Fag City Fri, 29 Jan 2010 16:51:55 +0000 http://www.artfagcity.com/?p=12333#comment-218855 The keyboard is the part of the physical design most revealing that it was never meant to be used as a computer. I mean, who wants to use anything where you have to type like that? It's ridiculous. The keyboard is the part of the physical design most revealing that it was never meant to be used as a computer. I mean, who wants to use anything where you have to type like that? It’s ridiculous.

]]> By: Art Fag Cityhttp://www.artfagcity.com/2010/01/29/who-needs-a-computer-when-you-can-have-a-shopping-mall/comment-page-1/#comment-318160 Art Fag City Fri, 29 Jan 2010 16:51:00 +0000 http://www.artfagcity.com/?p=12333#comment-318160 The keyboard is the part of the physical design most revealing that it was never meant to be used as a computer. I mean, who wants to use anything where you have to type like that? It's ridiculous. The keyboard is the part of the physical design most revealing that it was never meant to be used as a computer. I mean, who wants to use anything where you have to type like that? It’s ridiculous.

]]> By: Marina Galperinahttp://www.artfagcity.com/2010/01/29/who-needs-a-computer-when-you-can-have-a-shopping-mall/comment-page-1/#comment-218852 Marina Galperina Fri, 29 Jan 2010 16:40:59 +0000 http://www.artfagcity.com/?p=12333#comment-218852 A disturbing thing about this workable-keypad-amputating tech trend is that everyone who "writes" is basically discouraged to do so forever, with all these tap screen, one way, media consumption devices peddled to us. And who can afford to repeatedly satisfy the gadget lust every time they think of something newer and shinier? A disturbing thing about this workable-keypad-amputating tech trend is that everyone who “writes” is basically discouraged to do so forever, with all these tap screen, one way, media consumption devices peddled to us. And who can afford to repeatedly satisfy the gadget lust every time they think of something newer and shinier?

]]> By: Marina Galperinahttp://www.artfagcity.com/2010/01/29/who-needs-a-computer-when-you-can-have-a-shopping-mall/comment-page-1/#comment-318159 Marina Galperina Fri, 29 Jan 2010 16:40:00 +0000 http://www.artfagcity.com/?p=12333#comment-318159 A disturbing thing about this workable-keypad-amputating tech trend is that everyone who "writes" is basically discouraged to do so forever, with all these tap screen, one way, media consumption devices peddled to us. And who can afford to repeatedly satisfy the gadget lust every time they think of something newer and shinier? A disturbing thing about this workable-keypad-amputating tech trend is that everyone who “writes” is basically discouraged to do so forever, with all these tap screen, one way, media consumption devices peddled to us. And who can afford to repeatedly satisfy the gadget lust every time they think of something newer and shinier?

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