Comments for Philip van Allen

Comment on A+D Museum Installation by Matthew Manos

Matthew Manos — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 15:43:31 +0000

Wow, this came out really well! I enjoy the complete absence of the projector’s “frame.”

Comment on Inner Lives, Outer Expressions – An Exploration of Object Animism by Marcel

Marcel — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 14:47:51 +0000

I think the NETLab Toolkit is a great initiative! Keep up the good work!

Comment on Slabs, Sofducts and Bespoke Objects by Brian Boyl

Brian Boyl — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 17:26:12 +0000

Phil,

Thought provoking work in a pleasant, bite-sized, package (byte-sized?). Your trend analysis of bespoke objects is particularly engaging. To add to this, I’m seeing a trend in design thinking toward the peripheralization of the slab. It has not quite reached the market yet, but it seems to be emergent in the mind of the designer.

This seems to be a natural transition to the world of the bespoke object: If slabs cannot be physically what we want them to be, let’s extend them and peripheralize them, yet leverage the connectivity of slabs, their input/output capabilities, and raw computing power as the heart and brain for peripherals that match our needs.

But, as you, I only see that as a transition point. These peripherals may fuse back into the slab and establish a physical taxonomy that becomes the suitcoat, cufflink, and breast pocket of the bespoke object.

Comment on It’s not a laptop, it’s a SLAB – What people are missing about the iPad by Britt Ehringer

Britt Ehringer — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 10:43:57 +0000

Hey Phil..Check out my brother’s new film for the ipad. Fits in nicely with your thoughts on non-linear story telling. Article about the project and link to app is here..
http://www.fastcompany.com/1666238/making-of-touching-stories-director-sean-ehringer-messes-with-sarah-and-jerry

Comment on It’s not a laptop, it’s a SLAB – What people are missing about the iPad by Quentin Robertson

Quentin Robertson — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 03:14:49 +0000

http://paidcontent.org/article/419-15-ways-publishers-are-re-imagining-the-magazine/

Tablet devices like Apple’s iPad could herald a new kind of digital publication. With just a week until that gadget hits shelves, what could the magazines of the future look like?

For this analysis, we present 15 multimedia examples in which periodical publishers place their bets. From high-class graphics and games to hum-drum page-turners, these are proprietors’ big ideas – but they vary somewhat, coalescing around five key trends…

Comment on It’s not a laptop, it’s a SLAB – What people are missing about the iPad by Phil

Phil — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 19:57:04 +0000

If you want a laptop, the Lenovo looks like a decent option. But it is not going to create a new category of device, which is what Apple is going for. For me, a Slab does not replace the functions of a laptop – it’s for other kinds of activities.

Comment on It’s not a laptop, it’s a SLAB – What people are missing about the iPad by DJ

DJ — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 21:42:28 +0000

Sorry, no flash support and running multiple apps is a big let down. Honestly the new Levono laptop : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98alH6SughM offers so much more…

Comment on It’s not a laptop, it’s a SLAB – What people are missing about the iPad by The Book Metaphor : A Screen Can’t Be a Book

The Book Metaphor : A Screen Can’t Be a Book — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 08:24:26 +0000

[...] With the release of Apple’s iPad (joke with standing) there was the buzz of technological potential all around the interwebs. Apple has the potential to make game changing devices and with a track record of the iPod, iPhone, and iMac it is hard not to argue with their ability to produce and create a mobs of loyal and dedicated fans. The iPad may not be the replacement to the laptop which many in the Nerd-o-sphere hoped it would and a nice review has been posted by Phil Van Allen (http://www.philvanallen.com/news/its-not-a-laptop-what-people-are-missing-about-the-ipad/) [...]

Comment on It’s not a laptop, it’s a SLAB – What people are missing about the iPad by Tim Durfee

Tim Durfee — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 05:19:21 +0000

Really good points all around. Oddly enough, the no-keyboard aspect of it might be actually critical. I think this will prove to be the first device that hits the right scale for the multi-touch: neither too big (Surface) or too small (iphone). We’ll see…

Comment on It’s not a laptop, it’s a SLAB – What people are missing about the iPad by Brent Barson

Brent Barson — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:45:41 +0000

Obviously, I really wanted a “slabtop”. Because I am projecting my desires for a laptop on this new thing.