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iPhone 4 unboxing ceremony (a little late, I know) – Plus: Further thoughts on usage

July 11th, 2010 in Apple, Me, Product design, iPhone |

The package is very tiny. It has nearly the height and width of the phone.

Another view:

The body is very stable and feels very nice.

The iPhone as two protection foils on it to protect the glass on its back and front.

Unpacked, the metal border appears. It looks very elegant and noble.

On the bottom you can see the microphone one the left and the speaker on the right (look exactly the same).

The iPhone is thin as hell. It’s heavy but very small and fits perfectly in a pocket.

Ringtone switch and volume buttons. Also engineering in perfection.

The front is just stunning. The phone is a little higher but has way less width. And the display is directly behind the glass, so the finger nearly touches the pixels.

Further thoughts:

  • I didn’t experience only one of all the reported issues: No screen yellowing, no antenna problems (although I’m left-handed) and no scratches after nearly 4 weeks of usage. And I think many of the new iPhone 4 users have the same experience
  • I didn’t buy a bumper, but some say it looks good (white bumper on black phone), feels better in the hand and protects from antenna problems
  • I don’t like Multi-Tasking this much. It’s nice, but if you want to quit an application and not just close it, you have to make three actions. Hopefully Apple improves that by software update.
  • The phone is incredibly fast. Like not-a-sec-fast.
  • My favorite: The display is pure awesomeness! The retina display is the most beautiful display I have ever seen. Far far best display on the planet. Everything, type, photos, …, looks like printed. This is amazing. Small downside: Many apps – above all older apps – haven’t updated for the higher resolution, yet, and probably will never do. It depends on the app, because default GUI gets updated automatically.
  • Folders are nice, but I use Spotlight very often (which is way faster and has “top hits” since iOS 4)
  • I made home screen and lock screen wallpapers
  • Four beautiful game apps I play and which are “iPhone 4 ready”: FlightControl, Warships, Carcasonne, GodFinger
  • One thing bugs me in the AppStore: There is no indicator if the app you want is available in full iPhone 4 resolution
  • Anybody wants to buy a fully functioning iPod touch, 1. generation, for testing (developer)? If so, please contact me.

Sneak peek: Upcoming thomasmaier.me redesign

June 7th, 2010 in Graphic design, Interface design, Me, News, Web design |

I’m redesigning my website. Actually I am on it right now in Photoshop.

My website is pretty nice at it is now. It’s also very successful. But my goal now is to improve it even more. I’m working on it since two weeks. And if you’ve seen the WWDC 2010 keynote of Steve Jobs with the new iPhone 4, you see, that you can improve devices, which are already far ahead, even more. That’s my goal, too. I want to make it look more realistic, put more information in it by decreasing the complexity at the same time. It is going to be optimized for widescreen displays, multi-touch and will use new HTML5 and CSS3 techniques. I will also split blog and portfolio into two parts so you can focus on both of them much better. I’m really ambitious with it. Hope you’ll like it. The following images are sneak peeks and maybe they will not represent the final appearance but the state as it is now:

My new Spreadshirt shop

May 26th, 2010 in Art, Bruno Nagel, Fun, Graphic design, HfG, Me, Product design |

In cooperation with Spreadshirt I started my own shop.

Buy something if you like it. I say thank you.

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