var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push([‘_setAccount’, ‘UA-19280577-1’]); _gaq.push([‘_trackPageview’]); (function() { var ga = document.createElement(‘script’); ga.type = ‘text/javascript’; ga.async = true; ga.src = (‘https:’ == document.location.protocol ? ‘https://ssl’ : ‘http://www’) + ‘.google-analytics.com/ga.js’; var s = document.getElementsByTagName(‘script’)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })();Tumblr (3.0; @johurimam)http://johurimam.com/<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz4yp6SyLm1qd5fn9o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>The Speck CandyShell is a fantastic case. I’m the tech junkie that hates using cases but this one has a really solid build, comes in a variety colors, and is just plain attractive. I bought one on Amazon.com really cheap but they retail for $35. Check the colors out here: <a href="https://www.speckproducts.com/candyshell-for-iphone-4s.html.">https://www.speckproducts.com/candyshell-for-iphone-4s.html.</a></p>http://johurimam.com/post/17323181002http://johurimam.com/post/17323181002Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:17:00 -0500<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lykru2tEER1qd5fn9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Even with the fabric overkill, I think Siri has a gorgeous interface. </p>http://johurimam.com/post/16711097522http://johurimam.com/post/16711097522Sun, 29 Jan 2012 14:37:14 -0500<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvmywn0VrQ1qd3rnuo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://minimalmac.com/post/16599239944/ten-years-of-ipod-design">minimalmac</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://blog.warbyparker.com/post/14262519766/ten-years-of-ipod-design">warbyparker</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Ten years of evolution: 2011 iPod vs. 2001 iPod.</p> </blockquote> <p>Progress.</p> </blockquote> <p>Less is more. </p>http://johurimam.com/post/16710893439http://johurimam.com/post/16710893439Sun, 29 Jan 2012 14:33:58 -0500“Wow, finally got my Tumblr back after weeks of issues with support. Be posting again soon.”http://johurimam.com/post/15965358344http://johurimam.com/post/15965358344Mon, 16 Jan 2012 15:55:42 -0500<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwxjarutPO1qd5fn9o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Sony S2 Tablet</strong> <em>with Honeycomb </em></p> <p>Looks a little fat, but I hope dual screens take off properly in the tablet/phone world. </p>http://johurimam.com/post/14930734585http://johurimam.com/post/14930734585Wed, 28 Dec 2011 14:54:00 -0500DesignSonyS2<p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwxhgoe1l81qcbci4.jpg"/></p> <p><strong>1. Tiny Tower (<a href="https://market.android.com/details?id=com.mobage.ww.a560.tinytower_android&hl=en">Android</a> & <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/tiny-tower/id422667065?mt=8" title="Tiny Tower Appstore Link">iOS</a>) </strong><em>Free</em></p> <p>I might be late to the Tiny Tower craze, but this Sim City like business manager is one of the most fun games I’ve played on my iPhone to date. The game may be dressed in an eight-bit suit, but the design of the game is very thought out. The game can also be thought of as a “Freemium” game, but I find it easy to play without any use of in-app purchases. Development in the game comes from stocking shops with gear, residential employees, and your time. The game has a very clever use of push notifications to always keep you up-to-date. Warning: Tiny Tower can get extremely addicting, cute, and hilarious. </p> <p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwxi1dWyJi1qcbci4.jpg"/></p> <p><strong>2. Tetris (Updated) (iOS) </strong><em>$1</em></p> <p>The first iteration of Tetris for the iPhone was lackluster and didn’t really leave much of an impression, but now with the enhanced graphics, more tactile feeling controls, and the new gameplay modes, theres something in the new Tetris for everyone. One-touch, a mode where you click on-screen number options to land bricks, seemed like a bust at first glance, but I find myself only playing one-touch now. It’s fast, it’s simple, and rewarding! You can buy things with your Tetris bucks you earn through hours of gameplay. As soon as I made $3000 Tetris bucks, I bought the 8-bit classic Tetris song, what a classic. </p> <p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwxhj0HMvR1qcbci4.jpg"/></p> <p><strong>3. Grand Theft Auto 3 (<a href="https://market.android.com/details?id=com.rockstar.gta3&hl=en">Android</a> & <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/grand-theft-auto-3/id479662730?mt=8">iOS</a>) </strong><em>$3 (Holiday Price) </em></p> <p>Grand Theft Auto will always have a special place in my heart, and while this game truly only plays perfectly on the A5 chip/Tegra2 chipset, it is such a marvel to have on a mobile platform, let alone a mobile phone. You know the stories, this sandbox classic is a great pick up and play kind of game, but the missions really do shine with live voice-overs. Once you play this game on an iPad 2, your expectations of what you thought was possible on a tablet will be blown away. Though nothing will beat the tactile controls of the PS2 paddle, this touch iteration is amazing. </p>http://johurimam.com/post/14930350239http://johurimam.com/post/14930350239Wed, 28 Dec 2011 14:46:00 -0500HolidaysiPhoneiPadAndroidApps<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwxgcuoNQr1qd5fn9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>iPhone 4 GSM</p>http://johurimam.com/post/14927696877http://johurimam.com/post/14927696877Wed, 28 Dec 2011 13:50:54 -0500Still in loveDesign<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwob7vpsQF1qd5fn9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>The Samsung Multiview </strong></p> <p>This is an awesome idea. I have never been a fan of Samsung’s camera lenses, but I love Samsung’s innovative ideas when it comes to photography. For example, the cameras they shipped with dual lcds made for easy front facing shots. </p>http://johurimam.com/post/14683668682http://johurimam.com/post/14683668682Fri, 23 Dec 2011 15:21:00 -0500InnovationSamsungDigital CameraDesign<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwoatm3cL91qd5fn9o1_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwoatm3cL91qd5fn9o2_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Just for comparisons sake. </p>http://johurimam.com/post/14683279126http://johurimam.com/post/14683279126Fri, 23 Dec 2011 15:12:58 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwoaf2JWgk1qd5fn9o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwoaf2JWgk1qd5fn9o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>BAD SAMSUNG! </p> <p>Though this case wasn’t made by Samsung themselves, the case was made by a high end case maker whom is featured in all of Samsung’s flagship stores. I really want Samsung to find their own image, their own feel. Just approving this design in their stores (which Apple is already taking legal action against) is a poor mark on Sammy’s record. </p>http://johurimam.com/post/14682881302http://johurimam.com/post/14682881302Fri, 23 Dec 2011 15:04:14 -0500copycatSamsungAppledesign<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwnv52X4mN1qzjb7co1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://minimalmac.com/post/14670068802/still-capable-of-being-a-design-icon-in-your-room">minimalmac</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><em>Still capable of being a design icon in your room to play music and DVDs and surf the web.</em></p> <p>(via <a href="http://www.thefancy.com/things/252597773/G3-iMac-Graphite-700MHz">Fancy - G3 iMac Graphite 700MHz</a>) </p> <p>I remember wanting one of these so very badly back in the day, but could not justify replacing my Indigo model.</p> </blockquote> <p>When you look at it this way, it practically sheds offs a few years! </p>http://johurimam.com/post/14682555100http://johurimam.com/post/14682555100Fri, 23 Dec 2011 14:57:02 -0500<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lweudvovZk1qd5fn9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The Blackberry Storm (first generation), I’m not posting this because I like the design per say, I actually loved the concept of this phone. A screen that clicks. To enable actions, the phone would recognize your touch capacitively, but required a physical punch with your finger to activate the command (Think MacBook trackpads). This ended up being a mess for the keyboard and well a lot of the phone’s UI for that matter. But it is a good concept, this could add for whole new layers in software. For example, maybe in the mail app when you touch a conversation it shows the message but when you click the conversation a pop-up would display enabling you to drag and flag/delete/markunread the message. Did you keep up with me or do I sound absolutely nuts? </p>http://johurimam.com/post/14409647304http://johurimam.com/post/14409647304Sun, 18 Dec 2011 12:39:31 -0500tech rantBlackberryconcept<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwetxcgn521qd5fn9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The Kindle Fire at $200.</p> <p>I’m not really into the small tablet market to be honest, I’d rather see phones get bigger while keeping a tablet my fingers can truly rest on. </p>http://johurimam.com/post/14409219248http://johurimam.com/post/14409219248Sun, 18 Dec 2011 12:29:36 -0500Amazon Kindle“My graphic designer nerd of a sister told me she was designing my site a new logo. I’m kind of super excited.”http://johurimam.com/post/14409056129http://johurimam.com/post/14409056129Sun, 18 Dec 2011 12:25:50 -0500<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwetknLuyO1qd5fn9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Above: My current Facebook Timeline cover.</p> <p>This month we all got to taste all new updates to Facebook, Twitter, and Google+. I am happy to say I am liking all of the updates. Though Facebook will retain it’s cluttered homepage, Twitter’s two-pane aesthetic is now gone, and Google+ still doesn’t quite make sense, it’s nice to see these tech giants innovate together. Next year I’m hoping for even more simple Facebook privacy controls (with a more streamlined newsfeed), A better use of pane space for Twitter, and a more finished product from Google. </p>http://johurimam.com/post/14408895629http://johurimam.com/post/14408895629Sun, 18 Dec 2011 12:21:58 -0500social networkingTwitterFacebookGoogle+<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lsxbywvYFa1qbj52ro4_500.jpg"/><br/> leetakeuchi.com<br/><br/> <img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lsxbywvYFa1qbj52ro2_500.jpg"/><br/> leetakeuchi.com<br/><br/> <img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lsxbywvYFa1qbj52ro1_500.jpg"/><br/> leetakeuchi.com<br/><br/> <img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lsxbywvYFa1qbj52ro3_500.jpg"/><br/> leetakeuchi.com<br/><br/> <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lsxbywvYFa1qbj52ro5_500.jpg"/><br/> leetakeuchi.com<br/><br/> <img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lsxbywvYFa1qbj52ro6_500.jpg"/><br/> leetakeuchi.com<br/><br/> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://raisakuddus.com/post/11456969041/http-www-killerduckdecals-com-have-made-some">raisakuddus</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.killerduckdecals.com/"><a href="http://www.killerduckdecals.com/">http://www.killerduckdecals.com/</a></a> Have made some awesome phone decals. I would definitely get that purple gameboy one. I love these.</p> </blockquote> <p>I want that purple Gameboy Color skin. </p>http://johurimam.com/post/14352782456http://johurimam.com/post/14352782456Sat, 17 Dec 2011 08:54:03 -0500<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwcoekhZz41qd5fn9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>These colors aren’t my favorite but I really do think colored iPhones could work in the future. I want yellow green or like a teal color. I actually might play with my phone color if I don’t upgrade to the iPhone 4S.</p>http://johurimam.com/post/14352350951http://johurimam.com/post/14352350951Sat, 17 Dec 2011 08:35:08 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lw93x3Cifz1qzjb7co1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://minimalmac.com/post/14263282859/yet-another-rare-and-touching-photo-of-a" class="tumblr_blog">minimalmac</a>:</p> <blockquote><blockquote> <p><em>Yet another rare and touching photo of a contemplative Steve Jobs on a park bench in Palo Alto. The photo was taken by Ryan Katsanes in 2007.</em></p> </blockquote> <p>(via <a href="http://www.edibleapple.com/2011/10/06/new-photo-of-steve-jobs-circa-2007/">Edible Apple</a>)</p></blockquote> <p>Aw :(</p>http://johurimam.com/post/14266917700http://johurimam.com/post/14266917700Thu, 15 Dec 2011 12:22:29 -0500<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lw3t02iQ2z1qd5fn9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Nokia Lumia 800 with Windows Phone 7: Hottest phone running the hottest mobile OS. </p>http://johurimam.com/post/14124267099http://johurimam.com/post/14124267099Mon, 12 Dec 2011 13:36:02 -0500design<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lw3ruw6BFW1qd5fn9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>α NEX-5 with 18-55mm Lens</strong></p> <p>Unattractive name, but this camera has my heart. Has the interchangeable lenses of an SLR, but the portability of an average point-and-shoot. It also shoots images on par with top Sony SLR cameras. Despite Facebook enabling everyone that owns an SLR to be a “professional photographer” SLR’s pack 5x more features than average consumers even know how to use. This camera combines the best of both worlds. </p> <p><a href="http://store.sony.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10551&storeId=10151&langId=-1&productId=8198552921666192672#additionalImage1%22">Pick up the camera this week for $500.</a> that’s $150 dollars off!</p>http://johurimam.com/post/14123471108http://johurimam.com/post/14123471108Mon, 12 Dec 2011 13:11:20 -0500TechCameraPhotographyWantRant