i love juice

this week saw the launch of ipad2. (that word has just made millions of fan boys piss themselves in an instant) anyway, conversations with my students this week seems to show that even this new release doesn’t have our regular young folk excited. what’s the real point of this piece of technology? what is its real need apart from making a skip full of cash for the tragic Steve jobs. i have always believed and taught that good design is something that has real function with the least complication, and this in many eyes fails this criteria. the new one has a camera! wow. it is thinner and lighter! wow. it has a fancy cover that also acts as a stand! wow, actually wow that is pretty good i like the simplicity of the stand. but more to the point where was this a couple of years ago? so as you all run out this weekend to order or collect your ipad make sure you drop by the pharmacy to pick up some ky jelly.