I wrote about my first pair of Vibram FiveFingers two and a half years ago, and in addition to the KSO model I initially purchased, I now own four other models as well, and have put them through their paces. Inspired by my longer-use review of a Saddleback Satchel, I thought I’d collect some thoughts [...]
Most product reviews are published shortly after the product finds its way into the reviewer’s hands. Oftentimes, this is around the time a product is just released. This makes sense from the perspective of maximizing one’s potential audience. In the case of software for example, an author wants to get a review published as close [...]
Not typically a fan of extended warranties, we do make an exception: AppleCare. And that’s because had we not invested in AppleCare in the past, we would have been royally screwed. This, contrary to the Apple-products-are-rock-solid belief that many, including Shawn Blanc, share: For the record, I bought AppleCare once. It was for my first [...]
The iPhone Blog posted a poll today asking how people tend to use the iPhone’s virtual keyboard, and surprisingly, after 3k votes, portrait-based use is currently in the lead. We guess that this is based primarily on the amount of screen real-estate left after the virtual keyboard is displayed, as the landscape keyboard hides so [...]
The 2011 autumn lineup for Vibram’s FiveFinger’s line looks good. Birthday Shoes, the de facto outlet for Vibram FiveFingers news, reports on several intriguing new models which are much more fashion-friendly than previous designs (at least, as fashion-friendly as toe-shoes can be). Previously, the most covert FiveFingers model was the original Trek, sporting a one-colour [...]