Links 2-4-11: NoteSlate, Journalists doing a fourth of their job, Games are good
Some company (whose website is down) may or may not have invented this really cool looking tablet computer called the NoteSlate. Supposedly this device will be out in June and will retail for $99. They announced it a while back, but the internet just noticed now. It uses eInk and is monochromatic.
Links 2-3-11: Foolish Kenneth Cole, Internet has run out of tubes, WP-Android App maker
Clothing company Kenneth Cole decided that they had found out a way to profit off the rebellion in Egypt. It’s eponymous founder tweeted something very foolish. Then all hell broke loose.
Links 2-2-11: Demolish Facebook requests, Blogging possibly over, Tumblr tags
The web was wowed by (or at least really interested in) The Daily, News Corp’s (read: Rupert Murdoch) new iPad-only newspaper. The newsapp is free for two weeks and if you don’t know what the hell I’m talking about, here’s one place to find all The Daily buzz. Honestly, I would have done a round-up, but I just don’t care.
Links 2-1-11: Google gets artsy, Readability pays authors, Gamify
Today Google launched its “Art Project.” It’s a nifty website with some very high resolution images combined with street-view style tours of the various art galleries involved. It’s cool, check it out. Even cooler, people can build their own collections of the art and share them, along with comments.