Month: June 2007

  • iPhone dismembered (not for the faint at heart)

    The crazy folks at ThinK Secret, have bought an iPhone and taken it totally apart, JUST FOR FUN. They say the innards reveal a very high quality build that leaves nothing to chance. If you need parts for a broken iPhone, now you know who to call! Actually, you probably should also check out iFixIt.com,…

  • iPhone mania: see the lines outside the stores

    Even Woz is waiting. (Photos from Engadget) This is just amazing

  • iPhone in the stores today

    Dear online diary: Today the iPhone will be launched. Apple home page looked like this for the occasion: Nothing on the page but the iPhone.

  • Some disappointing iPhone news..

    OK, so the iPhone, which appears in stores in the US tomorrow seems to be an amazing, game-changing device. But from what I’ve been reading in early reviews (especially on the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times, which posted a hilarious video review by David Pogue) there are a number of disappointments. Some…

  • A delight to watch: Apple iPhone 25 minute tour

    Apple today posted a 25 minute guided video tour of the iPhone. A delightful piece of marketing. Simple. To the point. No effects. Just like the ads. I really like the little touches in the different titles of this video which mimic the phone’s now famous interface gestures like double tapping, swiping and pinching. The…

  • Ikbis pioneers online video advertising in the Arab market, with Coca Cola

    Ikbis.com has recently started one of the first (if not THE first) Arab online video ad campaigns ever. The campaign, for Coca Cola, features the new Nancy Ajram commercial in two formats: a very short version that runs in the video player and the full version on the Ikbis.com home page. Read these related posts…

  • Alternative arabic music from Jordan, empowered online

    I think the cultural scene in Jordan is becoming ever more interesting. It is gaining more depth and variety and a new generation of Ammanis is starting to rear its head with new forms of artistic expression and experimentation. Something is bubbling up.. Why do I mention this? Because in the space of the last…

  • Freshly graduated? Maybe you should read these word..

    American inventor Dean Kamen (he invented the IBOT all-terrain wheel chair, amazing medical equipment, water purifying systems and the Segway Human Transporter), had this to say to the 2007 graduates of Bates college. Students all over the world would do themselves and the world a favor by reading what this brilliant inventor has to say:…

  • Women in 500 years of western art

    I know this was posted before by many others.. But is is just an amazing piece of work. Read these related posts on 360east: Women-only Eve Mall: conservatism strikes back? Jordan’s islamists have a real problem with women’s rights Clinton brings the two journalists home: a moment of American greatness Decision time for global muslim…

  • Design, management and web job opportunities open at SYNTAX

    [Click to enlarge ad] Help us spread the word about open positions at SYNTAX (for fresh graduates, juniors, seniors). We are looking for designers, Project Coordinators (aka Account Executives), as well as Information Architects. We are also still looking for Brand Consultants and Strategists and Creative Writers. These days SYNTAX works on projects all over…

  • Apple releases Safari for Windows and redesigns site

    A day of surprises from Apple. First, there’s a new web site. A pretty overdue makeover I would say. A radically reduced navigation bar, a navigational bath at the bottom, use of dynamic AJAX elements and more use of video. The site’s search feature now resembles MacOS’s Spotlight search, which means search results start appearing…

  • Oman cyclone Gonu pictures

    A user on Ikbis, named Thurss@y, has posted images of some of the devastation left by cyclone Gonu. The photo above is one example. 35 people were killed in Iran and Oman as the cyclone swept parts of both countries. Read these related posts on 360east: Qatar Airways rebrands Comic Sans, superhero! Steorn coming to…