Retina images for the iPad using CSS3
Yesterday I was at a bar when ‘a guy’ entered with a plastic Media Markt bag containing two New iPads. The weird thing, it was 00:30PM and he just bought the iPad’s 10 minutes earlier. And if people start walking into bars with Retina iPads past midnight, I guess it’s really time to think about the impact of the high-res screens on our daily work as web developers.
Because websites look pretty bad on the 3th gen iPad. Images get blown-up.
When the iPhone 4 introduced the Retina screen in 2010, we had to update the graphics in native apps with images that are two times the original size. Apple quickly introduced a solution for iOS developers with the @2x format. If you’re not familiar with it: when you use an image, for example AwesomeLogo.png, adding a larger AwesomeLogo@2x.png is enough. You can still refer to AwesomeLogo.png.
This could be a great solution for mobile Safari on the new iPad (and iPhone4/s) as well, if the browser would check for a @2x image. As this isn’t the case, and we’re not sure if it will ever be, we have to come up with new solutions.
Very interesting case study by Microsoft about the differences between (UX) designing for iPad vs. Windows 8 Metro style.
“In this case study we want to help designers and developers who are familiar with iOS to reimagine their apps using Metro style design principles. We show you how to translate common user interface and experience patterns found in iPad apps to Windows 8 Metro style apps. We draw on our experience building the same app for the iPad and for Windows 8. We use common design and development scenarios to show how to leverage the Windows 8 platform and incorporate Metro style design principles.”
Check it out: Design case study: iPad to Windows 8 Metro style app
1984 - Nicholas Negroponte predicts the iPad, iBooks and an One Laptop per Child kinda project.
Samsung Galaxy Tab. It’s Time to Tab (Parody)
What people are doing while they are watching TV. Researched by Nielsen.
A lot is still unrelated to the TV program. But 40% of the tablet & smartphone users use their device daily and 70% weekly while watching TV. (Via Nielsen)
Jumbo games is going to bring real board games to the iPad. Looks like fun!
