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gLyo
United States2410 Posts
On January 11 2007 00:19 Ilvy wrote: Iphone provides OS so who said you could not install BW? What is stupid on a iMac? It's a stripped down OSX -- from what I am reading on Digg, this means that you won't be able to install anything that Apple didn't make. | ||
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azndng
United States344 Posts
On January 10 2007 18:40 red.venom wrote: Battery life comes to mind as the major issue. If I had an iPod I would mostly be using it in the car, as I dont really feel comfortable wearing headphones and listening to music in public places. Every friend of mine who has an iPod that I know uses it at least a majority of the time in their car(Maybe its just a california thing, we drive a lot), so I couldnt have it running out of juice constantly cuz it would also be a phone. : [ Also space isnt that great, at good quality album is gonna be like 100+ megs so I would personally use up 4gb very quickly. And who knows what kind of enforced compatibility Apple will try to throw on this(I could imagine they requiring you to use .m4a/.aac or w/e the Apple format is). Jack of all trades, master of none comes to mind with this thing and if you just want an MP3 phone there are plenty that have decent space and are much cheaper on a cell plan(Those chocolates are like 100 + 50 for a gig of memory). you said it yoruself, it'll be used "in the car" (you personally), therefore, just use a car charger too. that's besides the point, 4gigs is a lot for a "phone".. and not to mention, theres the 8gb version. also, who would want the same tracks all the time? i'd assume most ipod users refresh their playlist? | ||
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GuYuTe-
United States550 Posts
On January 10 2007 01:37 jacen wrote: thats exactly what i thought. who the fuck cares if its patented? this clearly shows which way apple is going ... Don't be stupid. Jobs goes into detail on how much more advanced this touchscreen is than any current touchscreens on smartphones. Of course he highlighted the fact that it was patented. | ||
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Seraphim
United States4467 Posts
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uNcontroLable
United States1180 Posts
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ROOTheognis
United States4482 Posts
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NewbSaibot
3849 Posts
On January 11 2007 16:54 GuYuTe- wrote: I just dont see why Jobs should be the only one to improve upon this technology. It's not like apple invented the touchscreen. Apple also wanted to copyright the entire concept of a portable mp3 player. Do you honestly think the iPod should be the only mp3 player in existence? Depending upon what this patent actually covers, i have a feeling it will be overruled or some such, as patenting fundamental technology which should be deployed to the masses is counter-productive to society. It'd be like patenting the car, or patenting the cell phone. Don't be stupid. Jobs goes into detail on how much more advanced this touchscreen is than any current touchscreens on smartphones. Of course he highlighted the fact that it was patented. However, this device kind of gives me the joyous feeling that all those cool little gadgets in sci-fi shows like star trek TNG and shit, where everything is touch screen with a nice smooth colorful interface is actually on the horizon. It is a very futuristic device and it stands to work plausibly in society, unlike other lame ass attempts to populate electronics with retarded BS that will never really catch on. The iPhone is a good idea, and i cant wait to see what future technologies develop as a result of this, assuming there will be any. | ||
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Kingkosi
United States1215 Posts
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XCetron
5226 Posts
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Corinthos
Canada1842 Posts
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skyglow1
New Zealand3962 Posts
On January 11 2007 19:20 uNcontroLable wrote: Video presentation... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgW7or1TuFk The guy in that video calls it the most advanced phone ever made and the most advanced internet device ever made too... -_- | ||
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Wangsta
United States776 Posts
On January 11 2007 19:45 XCetron wrote: the name iPhone is patented and Cisco owns that name, I'm sure many people know that now. I see some bit of irony here. Cisco obtained the name "I.Phone" (short for Internet Phone) from some company they bought in 2003, forgot the name but I am 99% sure about these dates. That company obtained a patent for the name I.Phone in 1996 or something, and patents expire after 7 years. Also, I.Phone and iPhone are different, stand for different things, and represent separate markets. Even if their patent was still valid, there would be no real case. | ||
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{CC}StealthBlue
United States41117 Posts
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Silverand Cold
24 Posts
On January 11 2007 20:57 {CC}StealthBlue wrote: seriously people stop making a big deal about the battery life.Oh wow, $599 for 5 hours of battery life, hm no thx. | ||
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jjun212
Canada2208 Posts
battery life is a big thing.. from phone to mp3 or w/e battery life has always been a big thing.. why wouldnt people complain about it now? =/ running an OS.. =/ oh well samsung smart phone has windows xp on it with 3.2 cam and huge internal drive this ipod phone is just big to people who aren't phone experts.. i mean like phone experts to know all about the nice asian phones that average north americans know nothing about but europeans and asians know that this ipod phone isn't that great.. just really hyped up | ||
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{CC}StealthBlue
United States41117 Posts
On January 11 2007 21:05 Silverand Cold wrote: seriously people stop making a big deal about the battery life. I usually like my Phone to have more than 5hrs of battery life, that apparently wouldn't last a normal work day. | ||
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uNcontroLable
United States1180 Posts
On January 11 2007 21:14 jjun212 wrote: this ipod phone is just big to people who aren't phone experts.. i mean like phone experts to know all about the nice asian phones that average north americans know nothing about but europeans and asians know that this ipod phone isn't that great.. just really hyped up Yeah, almost 2 years ago when I was in Europe I saw phones as good or better than this all over. | ||
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Gandalf
Pakistan1905 Posts
On January 11 2007 21:14 jjun212 wrote: uhhhhhhhhhh.. battery life is a big thing.. from phone to mp3 or w/e battery life has always been a big thing.. why wouldnt people complain about it now? =/ running an OS.. =/ oh well samsung smart phone has windows xp on it with 3.2 cam and huge internal drive this ipod phone is just big to people who aren't phone experts.. i mean like phone experts to know all about the nice asian phones that average north americans know nothing about but europeans and asians know that this ipod phone isn't that great.. just really hyped up Ok this is the third time I'm saying this. Battery life is FINE. Talk time is 5 hours. Dont tell me you talk for more than five hours a day? Playback time is 16 hours. Again, would you ever listen to music for 16 hours a day? If you break them up, you'll probably have 2-3 hours of talk time with 8-10 hours of playback time. | ||
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oneofthem
Cayman Islands24199 Posts
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0x64
Finland4555 Posts
On January 09 2007 20:53 Klogon wrote: Next on Apple's agenda: the iConsole. ![[image loading]](http://www.josephineyeu.com/images/auction_photos/auction_pp_white_devbundle_v2.JPG) | ||
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