Mike Perham

On Ruby, software and the Internet

Entries Tagged as 'Gadgets'

How I Achieved my Dream with the iPhone

January 15th, 2009 · 4 Comments

This article spurred me in a completely unexpected technical direction over the winter break: Massive Christmas iPod Touch Sales Boost App Store Downloads. Two facts struck me: An application which makes farting sounds was selling 40,000 units/day. I’ve had a secret dream for a year… My dream? To make a $5 keychain sold at the [...]

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Tags: Gadgets · Personal · Software

Amazon’s Kindle

November 21st, 2007 · No Comments

Kindle will flop, hard. $400??? $10 per book? I like $6 paperbacks. User-defined RSS feeds cost money? Good grief. Uses Sprint’s EDVO but not Wi-Fi. The Kindle should sell well to millionaires who love gadgets and to read. Everyone else will stick with their laptops.

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Tags: Gadgets