LifeProof has made a name for itself as a maker of super rugged iPhone cases that you can take in the ocean, to the beach, or even to the top of Mt. Everest. This thing can survive in some surprising environments. But today, the company has finally answered the call for a LifeProof iPad case, the Nuud. The case vacuums against the glass panel on the iPad so that there's no front screen protector, allowing for the same tactile interaction we've all grown so fond of on Apple' tablet.
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FORTUNE -- The 2002 Magician of the Year has rebooted his career entertaining crowds with a tricked-up Apple (AAPL) iPad. For more of Simon Pierro's performance art, see here.
Thanks to The Loop's Jim Dalrymple for the tip.
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FORTUNE -- Britain's Princess Anne does the honors, then she and Apple's (AAPL) senior vice president for industrial design have a nice long chat.
BELOW: A 2:24 ITV report includes a brief interview with Ive and footage of him and the Queen.
Autodesk is expanding its growing portfolio of iPad apps today with SketchBook Ink. The pen-and-ink app is built on a new graphical engine that's independent of resolution, allowing the created artwork to be exported in resolutions exceeding 100 megapixels.
This, Autodesk hopes, will reinvigorate graphic artists and even doodlers about iPad content creation since the vector-based artwork can scale to massive print sizes.
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Via @TheArmoTrader:
Corporations will pay a total of $247.2 billion in state, local and federal income tax this year.
Via @douglas_blake:
Apple is worth more than all the homes in Detroit, MI ($153.1 billion) and Tampa, FL ($146.3 billion) combined.
Via @JosephMosby:
3.873 billion bricks in the Great Wall of China * $.52 per brick = Apple is worth more than the Great Wall of China.
Via @csilvers416:
The economic cost of obesity in America is $300 billion.
Via @hassankhan:
Apple is worth more than 45 days of worldwide oil consumption – Roughly $7 billion per day assuming 86 million barrels a day at $83 per barrel (Nymex Crude).
Via Reuters:
The DJ STOXX euro zone banks index is valuing its 32 members at $340 billion.
In contrast, Apple’s market capitalization has soared to $340 billion on the back of the success of innovative technology products like iPods, iPhones and iPads.
Steve Jobs surprised the audience by taking the stage to present the next version of Apple’s iPad tablet. The iPad 2, which has two cameras, will go on sale March 11 and will start at $499. More from the Wall Street Journal here.
Nifty infograph:
[via OnSwipe & The Big Picture]
Steve Jobs at the WWDC 07. Image via Wikipedia
Buffett’s NetJets Orders Up to 120 Bombardier Business Jets.
Warren Buffett: Economy Is Improving Slowly.
Bernanke returns to Congress for take two of his semi-annual testimony:
Bernanke Signals No Rush to Tighten When Asset-Buying Ends.
Oil Market is Barometer for Stocks.
ADP Estimates U.S. Companies Added 217,000 Jobs in February.
At 1:00pm ET, inside San Francisco’s Yerba Buena Center.
[via CNBC]
The Newmark’s Door spotted some entertaining attempts to answer «Whys?» the past year:
«Why cold, dark, small, and depressive nations top the rankings».
Norway, one of the «cold, dark, small, and depressive nations» that usually top rankings. Image via Wikipedia
«Why Are We Beginning to Hate Congress?» [«Beginning to»?]
«Why Do Harvard Kids Head to Wall Street?».
«Why Do IQ Scores Vary By Nation?».
«Why Are Fewer and Fewer U.S. Employees Satisfied With Their Jobs?»
«Why We Dream: Real Reasons Revealed».
«Why Texas is doing so much better economically than the rest of the nation».
«Why GPS voices are so condescending».
«Why the Latest Frontier of Statistical Research in Baseball Is Defense».
Brrr – freezing outside! It can be annoying to always have to remove the gloves and risk a frostbite just to formulate a simple text message or mail on the phone while running, skiing or just strolling around. Now FIVEPOINT gloves has solved this problem:
“Using specially designed conductive fingertips, the texting gloves utilize the technology that allows electricity to pass from skin to touch screens—now that’s some high-tech gadgetry we can get behind! With the promise of toasty fingers, be warned: once we get the gloves on, we might never take them off!”
Gift idea? Find out more about the product here [via Marginal Revoution].
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British luxury-goods retailer, Burberry, helmed by Angela Ahrendts earns $133 million
“Burberry Group PLC reported profit attributable to shareholders for the six months ended Sept. 30 of 83.1 million pounds ($133.3 million), a gain of 46% on profit of 56.8 million pounds in the year-ago period.”
Numbers via MarketWatch here.
Bill Gates by wolfgang.wedenig - wuschL via Flickr
Software giant tops analysts’ expectation, nudging late-traded shares higher.
“Its fiscal first-quarter net income rose to $5.4 billion, or 62 cents a share, from $3.6 billion, or 40 cents a share in the same period last year.”
Brief update from MarketWatch.
“Apple’s iPhone business continues to surge. The company’s phone division is now by far its biggest: An $8.8 billion business last quarter, representing more than 43% of Apple’s overall sales, and growing more than 90% year-over-year.”
More via The Business Insider here.
The Yerba Buena Center for the Arts decorated for an Apple event - via Wikipedia
Forbes columnist and shareholder, Warren Meyer, revisit the income inequality debate on his Coyote Blog:
“Wealth is created from the minds of human beings, and there are human minds that create far more wealth than others, and are able to keep some of that wealth for themselves as a reward. I say “some” because even the richest people tend to keep only a small percentage of the wealth they create. Sum up the benefits we all get from our iPods and iPhones and iPads, and the total number dwarfs what Apple shareholders have made from these devices.”
Meyer also cover the notion that there are different inflation rates for the poor and rich that may be skewing income inequality numbers:
“Measured against the prices of products that poorer consumers actually buy, their “real” incomes have been rising steadily. As a consequence, we find that around half of the increase in conventional inequality measures during 1994–2005 is the result of using the same price index for non-durable goods across different income groups.”
Visit his site for more: Wal-Mart and Income Inequality.
Barron’s: Head-and-Shoulders Portends Double-Dip.
BBC: Irish credit rating is downgraded.
Bloomberg:Morgan Stanley Says Government Defaults Inevitable.
Forbes: Toyota, Ford and Honda top the list of best-loved car companies in America.
SmartMoney: Start Speculating: Apple to Hold Sept. 1 Event.
The Business Insider: 15% Of Women Have Slept With Their Bosses — And 37% Of Them Got Promoted For It.
The Economist: Energy Conservation: People habitually underestimate their energy consumption.
The Financial Times: Taiwan bourse to host its first Chinese listing.
The Guardian: Camerons name baby Florence Rose Endellion.
The New York Times: Amazon introduces an e-book reader that everyone (except Amazon) calls the Kindle 3. It’s a response to the iPad, with improved E Ink screen technology.
The Financial Times: Shell Chief Defends Deep-Water drilling.
Wall Street Journal: Investors Follow Bouncing Euro.
MarketWatch: Exxon, Chevron poised to post fatter profits.
BusinessWeek: Amazon Bets the Kindle Will Grow.
SmartMoney: New Rules Passed on Mortgage Loan Originators.
The Economist: Experts debate how to bring Bretton Woods II to an End.
Barrons: Stock Alert Scorecard: Another Winning Season.
Bloomberg: Siemens Gives More Optimistic Outlook as Profit Beats Estimates.
BBC: Fixed retirement age to be axed.
Fox News: Arizona Immigration Law Ruling Ignites Political Firestorm.
Reason.com: Schwarzenegger Declared a State of Fiscal Emergency in California.
Cato @ Liberty: Exhange by Fiat.
Carpe Diem: Global Economy’s Remarkable Recovery: World Trade Projected to Expand by 8.1% This Year.
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Exxon Mobil (XOM)
ConocoPhillips (COP)
The Amazon share’s potent performance pre and post the credit crunch:
There are many analysts who think it is a matter of time before iPads and other portable computers replace the the Kindle permanently – while others strongly disagree. To maintain competitiveness Amazon has slashed the price from $259 to $189 - and they succeeded so far. But is this euphoria short-lived for the Kindle? With peers threatening their market share, the developers have to respond soon. Fortunately, you can read Amazon books on multiple devices – and the open, innovative strategy has been lucrative for their shareholders. I believe thay can do it again. This is why iPad hasn’t killed the Kindle, according to Daniel Lyons in Newsweek:
“People have realized that the iPad might be good for a lot of things, but isn’t really the best device for sustained reading over several hours. It’s too heavy, for one thing—about a pound and a half compared with 10 ounces for the Kindle, which can be held in one hand, like a paperback. As Kessel puts it, in a bit of an understatement, “The Kindle and the iPad are very different products.”
Another problem is that the iPad’s bright LCD screen can be tiring on your eyes compared with Kindle’s black-and-white “electronic paper.” The Kindle’s screen also works better in bright sunlight. Kindle has better battery life—it can run up to two weeks on a charge, if you keep the wireless switched off. That compares with 10 hours for an iPad. Plus, with Kindle you have no contract and no monthly fee, and you have wireless access in 100 countries—a nice feature for travelers.”
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