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Apple Patent Applications: Multi-Touch Scroll Wheel, Sharing Digital Media During iPhone Calls
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Like ichat sharing. wonder if it will be a mini ichat version scaled down, or a full blown ichat?
You've obviously never had kids.
Read the quote. AIM and iChat are compatible for video chat. AIM will do just fine for Windows users.
While that is true. Using AIM on Windows requires going over the internet. Relegating the app to one's internet connection speed. I'm talking about LANs.
All this is doing is bringing up a generation of lazy kids. Why can't the little scamps just walk through the house and ask for lunch face to face?
I'm not knocking the concept though?
No one notice the iPod shown in the first patent app looks a lot like the updated Nano that was speculated to have a larger scree and smaller scroll wheel?
Why make the screen bigger and scroll wheel smaller if this wasn't in any way related to an actual product, why not make it looks just like an existing nano? And this was filed in Sept 2008 so did the rumor of the new nano come from this app, or independently?
Curious is all.
Why make the screen bigger and scroll wheel smaller if this wasn't in any way related to an actual product, why not make it looks just like an existing nano? And this was filed in Sept 2008 so did the rumor of the new nano come from this app, or independently?
Curious is all.
If your kids are so young that they need you to get lunch they shouldn't have an iPhone. If your kids are old enough to have an iPhone they should get their own lunch and if you are close enough to use the same WiFi network what's wrong with talking face to face not over the internet.
Yeah, because that's the only situation where iChat over bonjour is possible.
What is with people on this forum and telling people how to live their lives?
The Onion News Network already scooped Macrumors on this one.
http://www.theonion.com/content/video/apple_introduces_revolutionary
Same video!The Onion News Network already scooped Macrumors on this one.
http://www.theonion.com/content/video/apple_introduces_revolutionary
I love that clip, still one of the funniest ones I've seen and so well done.
That's exactly what the person you quoted said.The Onion News Network already scooped Macrumors on this one.
http://www.theonion.com/content/video/apple_introduces_revolutionary
I don't think this patent will ever be a reality. Apple is moving away from the clickwheel.
My friends!
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In the year 2029, a machine intelligence called MicroNet has dominated much of the cell phone market, leaving only destruction and impracticality in it's wake. But there are small pockets of resistance all over the world who live only to fight a new nightmare... the war against the Zunes.
The survivors called it Judgement Day.
MicroNet, in an attempt to defeat the resistance before it even began, sent out a Zune into the past to stop the iPhone from even being created. But the resistance also sent out a lone warrior to protect the future from the past. The question is.... which one will get there first?
Steve Jobs "wtf is that thing???"
Kyle Reese "It's a Zune! Part media player, part terminator!"
Steve Jobs "You mean-"
Kyle Reese "Yes! It's all real! I'm actually Kyle Reese, not Michael Bein!"
Steve Jobs "Holy $#!@! Now what do we do? Can't we just talk to them, tell them that we can work competitively together in order to-"
Kyle Reese "No! It can't be bargained with! It can't be reasoned with! And it absolutely will not-"
Steve Jobs "Yeah I saw the movie, it'll kill me."
Kyle Reese "Sure. But I'm here to make sure you invent this...." [shows iPhone]
Steve Jobs "Awesome! It has too many features though, I better split it up to the whole thing over a period of uh.. hm, 4 years sounds about right."
Kyle Reese "Whatever! Just make it! ..... uh oh! Get down!"
.....
Steve Jobs "OMG did it just walk by us??"
Kyle Reese "No that's just a regular terminator I'm trying to avoid. They have infra red.... they hunt best at night."
Steve Jobs "So what does this "Zune" just float around or something?"
Kyle Reese "It looks like a man. But on the inside it's a-"
Steve Jobs "Heavily armoured battle chasis, I remember the movie."
Kyle Reese "No no, it's just a media player on the inside."
Meanwhile...... back at Apple HQ
Zune: I'm a friend of Steve Jobs, I was told he was here, could I see him please?
Front desk: Uh I'm sorry, he's out in a meeting... I think? I really don't know, sir. You can come back later, there's a bench over there if you want to wait.
Zune: I'll be back.
TO BE CONTINUED!!!!!!!!!!!! DUDUN DUN DUDUN!!!!!! DUDUN DUN DUDUN!!!!
All these rumors and fantastic predictions/imaginings/expectations are all fun and cool, but wouldn't you like to have a break and read an epic story? A story so epic! Let's begin...
In the year 2029, a machine intelligence called MicroNet has dominated much of the cell phone market, leaving only destruction and impracticality in it's wake. But there are small pockets of resistance all over the world who live only to fight a new nightmare... the war against the Zunes.
The survivors called it Judgement Day.
MicroNet, in an attempt to defeat the resistance before it even began, sent out a Zune into the past to stop the iPhone from even being created. But the resistance also sent out a lone warrior to protect the future from the past. The question is.... which one will get there first?
Steve Jobs "wtf is that thing???"
Kyle Reese "It's a Zune! Part media player, part terminator!"
Steve Jobs "You mean-"
Kyle Reese "Yes! It's all real! I'm actually Kyle Reese, not Michael Bein!"
Steve Jobs "Holy $#!@! Now what do we do? Can't we just talk to them, tell them that we can work competitively together in order to-"
Kyle Reese "No! It can't be bargained with! It can't be reasoned with! And it absolutely will not-"
Steve Jobs "Yeah I saw the movie, it'll kill me."
Kyle Reese "Sure. But I'm here to make sure you invent this...." [shows iPhone]
Steve Jobs "Awesome! It has too many features though, I better split it up to the whole thing over a period of uh.. hm, 4 years sounds about right."
Kyle Reese "Whatever! Just make it! ..... uh oh! Get down!"
.....
Steve Jobs "OMG did it just walk by us??"
Kyle Reese "No that's just a regular terminator I'm trying to avoid. They have infra red.... they hunt best at night."
Steve Jobs "So what does this "Zune" just float around or something?"
Kyle Reese "It looks like a man. But on the inside it's a-"
Steve Jobs "Heavily armoured battle chasis, I remember the movie."
Kyle Reese "No no, it's just a media player on the inside."
Meanwhile...... back at Apple HQ
Zune: I'm a friend of Steve Jobs, I was told he was here, could I see him please?
Front desk: Uh I'm sorry, he's out in a meeting... I think? I really don't know, sir. You can come back later, there's a bench over there if you want to wait.
Zune: I'll be back.
TO BE CONTINUED!!!!!!!!!!!! DUDUN DUN DUDUN!!!!!! DUDUN DUN DUDUN!!!!
I am sick of multi touch. It is neat, but it is in everything now, and that just makes it boring.
Oh, damn. I made dinner for my wife last night.
So sorry, I'll just tell her she's too old for that tonight.
In figure 15 the swipe direction is reversed. They should ammend the patent application.
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If you look at it this way my friend this might make more sense:
What features (Software side) have consumers/customers/analysts of the iphone complained about since day 1?
1. Copy/Paste
2. MMS (I even had a petition that had received a little over 5,000 respondents!Thanks for the support to those on the forum that signed it)
3.A2DP
4. Turn by Turn GPS
4.iChat(This is the last feature missing)
For the hardware side?
1. Bigger capacity
2.Better Cam
3. More Ram
4. Faster processor
5. Front Facing Cam
The only ones that have not been fulfilled thus far on the software/hardware side of everything requested by the masses are
1. iChat
2. Front Facing Cam
I honestly believe we will see the release of these features this year. The only thing they will do from here on out is boost the Cam's within the iphone the following year and do some other things like adding flash and some other things.
Only thing I can tell you my friend is that more than likely it will happen this year.
What features (Software side) have consumers/customers/analysts of the iphone complained about since day 1?
1. Copy/Paste
2. MMS (I even had a petition that had received a little over 5,000 respondents!Thanks for the support to those on the forum that signed it)
3.A2DP
4. Turn by Turn GPS
4.iChat(This is the last feature missing)
For the hardware side?
1. Bigger capacity
2.Better Cam
3. More Ram
4. Faster processor
5. Front Facing Cam
The only ones that have not been fulfilled thus far on the software/hardware side of everything requested by the masses are
1. iChat
2. Front Facing Cam
I honestly believe we will see the release of these features this year. The only thing they will do from here on out is boost the Cam's within the iphone the following year and do some other things like adding flash and some other things.
Only thing I can tell you my friend is that more than likely it will happen this year.
that media sharing looks awesome! and talk of video chatting! Fingers crossed WWDC 09FTW