"I Like You Siri, Your Going Places" - Martin Scorsese's IPhone Commercial

I am not an Apple convert. I am not a big fan of the Ipad or Iphone, even though I am sure they are perfectly great gadgets. I know most people who join the cult of Apple very rarely venture back to the outside. But I am an Android gut through & through. But just cause I worship at the alter of Google doesn't mean I can't admire great advertising when I see. it. Here is the newest Iphone commercial, this one featuring Martin Scorsese. I love the NYC setting, Marty's NYC personality, and it happens to be the same cab number as Travis Bickle's cab number from Taxi Driver. Now that is great advertising!!! Check out the full ad after the jump...

The Kindle Fire Is Here To Change The World... One Tablet At A Time!!!

November 15th, 2011 may be a day that goes down in history... or at least the history of the tablet wars. Apple is about to get it's first serious challenger in the form of Amazon's Kindle Fire. All of the other tablets that have hit the market so far have been over-hyped and failed to make a dent on Apple's stranglehold on the market. No tablet has challenged the Ipad's efficiency and capabilities, and the Apple App store is just phenomenal. So what makes the Kindle Fire so different? Well, lets talk about that after the jump....

"Take That And Like It, Billy Bitch" (Steve Jobs Voice)

Looks like Steve Jobs & Apple win another round. After Microsoft canceled production on it's Zune mp3 player, it looks like Bill Gates is bending over for yet another corn-holing from his once bitter rival. Maybe it shouldn't have been so bulky... or shit brown. Shit brown products are always hard to package. So there goes even the slimmest chance ANYONE had at ending the Ipod's continued dominance. Well played Sir Stevie, well played indeed!

Demonic Possesion... There's An App For That!!!

Check out this cool trailer (brought to us by Topless Robot) for the upcoming Apple Ipod/Ipad/Iphone Evil Dead game. Wow. Just wow. It has a certain Wii goofiness in its look, but the people who have created it said there will be gore... lots of gore. To quote Rob over at Topless "Thats an awfully big head to cut off with a chainsaw!". We are lookng forward to this... just another reason to buy an Ipad (as if I needed more reasons!). The game/app will be available in the Apple Itunes App Store sometime in the near future. Stay tuned for a specific release date.

CCD Takes Over The Apple... 1 Ipad At A Time!!!

On Monday, my girlfirend Tara and I took a jaunt into Manhattan tohit up some cool spots that we like to shop at in the Village. While we were walking around the Prince St and Broadway area, I saw the Apple store and had to go inside to check out the Ipad that was just released. Once I got in front of one, I started playing with it. I went over to CCD.com to see how the site looked on it, and it was awesome!!! So I did what any web publishing blogger would do... I saved it in the Ipad browser's favorites and snapped a photo with my cellphone for shameless self promotion. Good job Apple, at first glance the Ipad is sleek and works well. Any of you guys out there cop one yet??? And if so, how is it??? Do any of you guys plan on buying one of these wonderful gadgets anytime soon??? Let me know... Happy Ipadding!!!

Ipad Debuts To Much Excitement, Set To Take on Laptops, Kindles and the World!!!

Steve Jobs has done it again. Well not entirely by himself, I'm sure he has some sort of a staff helping him. But there he was again, up on that stage as he has done so many times in the past, introducing us to the new Ipad and preparing us for the next must have device of the future. Jobs is should be getting used to this. So far as I can remember, Apple has had hit after hit with its new and innovative products. It changed the world with the Ipod, their computers have become more mainstream (No longer just for graphic artists) and the Apple stores around the country are often more packed then a Costco when you happen to walk by. This Ipad promise to be the device that ends all other devices, the one that replaces ALL of your travel tech needs. And all that for just $499.00.

Basically, the Ipad is just a larger version of the Itouch or Iphone. This bigger touchscreen is great for watching video or surfing the net. Ride any train in NYC and you see thousands of people watching videos on their tiny Ipod screens. The Ipad gives you a much bigger, clearer picture. But the biggest news is that Apple is going after the digital book market. Apple is also launching Ibook, which is a Itunes like store online where you can buy digital books. You download the books, then can access them in full color... while the Kindle and Sony Reader remain black and white. This along with all the features of a laptop and Ipod make the device well rounded and a must have for everyone who is anyone.

While everyone is pretty excited, there are some drawbacks to the Ipad. First, the full color screen will be dope, but it is sure to use a lot of battery power. Fuck all that noise about the battery life they SAY to expect, once you get it, will you have to charge it constantly??? The Kindle and other readers on the market have longer battery lives then a Twinkies shelf life, going on and on for days without needing to be charged due to its black and white screen. The Kindle also has limited features. This Ipad can do pretty much anything from surfing the web to solving world hunger, and its likely the people who buy it will want to do all these things. The more programs and uses a person is going to use, the quicker the battery will dwindle.

Also the price may be a problem. Even though $499 is low for a new innovative product, the Kindle is almost half that. Throw in the fact that there are thousands of netbooks offered at around $200 that are very portable laptop solutions and it makes you have to consider if the Ipad is worth the dough. Also, Kindle just launched a new APP for the Iphone, Blackberry and most laptops that allows the user to turn any device into a Kindle. You download the books digitally and use a similar interface as the Kindle to read your downloaded books on the your devices. This gives you the access to the Kindle experience without requiring you to fork over the money for the actual Kindle. But I'm sure it past track record will afford Apple another smashing success with the Ipad. I'm not planning on getting one just yet, but my Itouch is a great device... maybe somewhere on the future. Are you getting an Ipad as soon as they come out??? Do you need another device in your life??? Will you wait on the welfare type lines that are sure to pop up all over cities around the country on the release date??? Let us know in the comment section... happy E reading everyone!!!