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Apple Shares New 'Siri and Liam' TV Ad for Earth Day
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Unless I'm mistaken, this is after the screen has been pulled off. Seems like there's a good chance that would displace the camera module as well.
It's just that Apple advertises so much, no one watches an apple ad anymore. Certainly not Taylor Swift ads.
I mean, ok. Does it really matter? It's just a shell or whatever of an iphone 6/6S. Apparently without the camera ring. No big deal.
Of course it matters since Apple is clearly showing off an unreleased next generation phone like that in an ad! /s
You have a phone that talks back to you and you're taking issue with a shrugging robot arm?
Perhaps, or perhaps I was brought up properly and know how to behave in public without showing myself up.
I know this is supposed to be funny, but I always find it a little disturbing when ads show anthropomorphic "sentient" type things (like this poor iPhone) or food getting killed/dismantled or eaten. Another example I find disturbing lately is the recent batch of PopTart commercials where they trick sentient PopTarts into falling into toasters so a person or dog can eat them. So, I guess I'm not a total fan of this ad. Liam comes off as a murderer. If the iPhone were already broken/dead then it would be fine.
finally a line from the old 80's movie "Short Circuit" comes to mind: "No Disassemble!" Spoken by Johnny 5
finally a line from the old 80's movie "Short Circuit" comes to mind: "No Disassemble!" Spoken by Johnny 5
What was wrong with it, then? Apart from Siri being able to ask you stuff rather than the other way around.
Lian the robot found Siri the iPhone, killed her and recycled her.
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Typically, cell phones are recycled this way.
Refuse processing has become very sophisticated where recycling bins and disposer sorting are no longer needed. Many trash companies are taking refuse right out of the dumpster, shredding items, sorting by density and specific gravity where up to 80% of items are resold as recycled materials for manufacturing. Most of this is usually shipped overseas to foreign manufacturers. A lot of "recycling fees" are legacy, not really needed and goes into a municipal general fund.
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Typically, cell phones are recycled this way.
Refuse processing has become very sophisticated where recycling bins and disposer sorting are no longer needed. Many trash companies are taking refuse right out of the dumpster, shredding items, sorting by density and specific gravity where up to 80% of items are resold as recycled materials for manufacturing. Most of this is usually shipped overseas to foreign manufacturers. A lot of "recycling fees" are legacy, not really needed and goes into a municipal general fund.
Reference to the Liam Nelson, "I Will Find You And I Will Kill You" meme.
I bet naming a robot that "recycles" iPhones Liam is a homage this meme.
Yes, adding this to their portfolio does make sense: this is the edge they want to have over the companies: Fine by me. Love it.
However, they are neglecting an essential part of Jobs' legacy: The magic and the big step innovation. We're stuck with so many little innovations each year, it has become cumbersome to watch them. Maybe innovation is stuck - maybe they are holding back - maybe...
But for me, especially seeing the great ideas in concept videos and so forth, tell me that there is still innovation, there is no need to be stuck. And there is no need to sell to me iOS9 as the most stable iOS ever - because Apple used to make stable software... until iOS 8. (sigh)
However, they are neglecting an essential part of Jobs' legacy: The magic and the big step innovation. We're stuck with so many little innovations each year, it has become cumbersome to watch them. Maybe innovation is stuck - maybe they are holding back - maybe...
But for me, especially seeing the great ideas in concept videos and so forth, tell me that there is still innovation, there is no need to be stuck. And there is no need to sell to me iOS9 as the most stable iOS ever - because Apple used to make stable software... until iOS 8. (sigh)
One day they will combine Siri with Liam and it will start disassembling client change deniers and homophobes.
Anyone else think it odd that Apple prints off hundreds if not thousands of green t-shirts for Apple Store employees so they can wear them for one day? How's that for environmentally friendly?
Recycling is a great initiative.
But, Apple still needs to be sued big time for releasing old batteries to Chinese dealers that then sell them as new or brand new with some new brand sticker wrapped around them. Many are selling the old batteries that are removed from old iPhones with stickers that mentions higher mAh. You peel of the sticker and you see an original battery that is not just only old but also used.
If the numbers were in just in thousands, it could be coming from small repair shops.
But, there are hundreds of thousands of such batteries available in the markets all over the world.
There is noway they can come from small shops, they must be coming from Apple recycling or refurbishing factories and Apple's partners, only.
Apple should destroy the old batteries rather than selling them to others.
These batteries are good for nothing.
There are very few companies that makes new batteries for iPhones apart from other phones and only those come with 0 or 1digit cycles on them.
Check on Amazon.com, please check the reviews and you will know what I am talking about.
There are thousands on eBay.com, too.
In US, particularly on Amazon, there are other brands that seem to sell legit batteries (as we found out looking at the reviews), ScandiTech, U repair, etc.
I was in India 2 years back when I needed my iPhone 5's battery to be replaced. My phone wasn't eligible for the replacement program. So, I had to do repairs on my on as batteries available with local repair shops were also the same that I saw on all websites.
I'd searched Indian websites during that time, and it was flooded with the old batteries, too.
e.g. eBay.in, flipkart.com, amazon.in, etc.
After searching for long time, I'd finally found one on eBay.com (.com and not .in). It was shipping from China but, was by an OEM manufacturer called MPJ batteries. And it was coming directly from the manufacture as the eBay store that listed it was by the manufacturer itself. I'd decided to trust that seller and manufacturer because, even though there were no reviews on iPhone 5 battery from MPJ batteries, I saw a lot of videos on youtube reviewing the MPJ batteries for many different Android phones. I'd also found out that MPJ batteries were known for its higher capacity batteries for Android phones. And also, it was the only option available for me in India at that time that would ship to India without a premium shipping price (in case if I ordered something from a USA seller, I would have end up paying shipping price that could be 3 times the price of the battery).
Luckily the battery I had ordered was legit, with 0 cycles on it.
Following are the examples of old batteries that are sold as new ones.
http://www.amazon.com/1440-BELTRON-Replacement-Battery-iPhone/dp/B00W423J8W/ref=pd_sim_107_2?ie=UTF8&dpID=41r-2WxgY6L&dpSrc=sims&preST=_AC_UL480_SR360,480_&refRID=0VVK28M5PW9M5ARY033S
http://www.amazon.com/REDGO-1440mah...sr=1-21&keywords=iphone+5+replacement+battery
But, Apple still needs to be sued big time for releasing old batteries to Chinese dealers that then sell them as new or brand new with some new brand sticker wrapped around them. Many are selling the old batteries that are removed from old iPhones with stickers that mentions higher mAh. You peel of the sticker and you see an original battery that is not just only old but also used.
If the numbers were in just in thousands, it could be coming from small repair shops.
But, there are hundreds of thousands of such batteries available in the markets all over the world.
There is noway they can come from small shops, they must be coming from Apple recycling or refurbishing factories and Apple's partners, only.
Apple should destroy the old batteries rather than selling them to others.
These batteries are good for nothing.
There are very few companies that makes new batteries for iPhones apart from other phones and only those come with 0 or 1digit cycles on them.
Check on Amazon.com, please check the reviews and you will know what I am talking about.
There are thousands on eBay.com, too.
In US, particularly on Amazon, there are other brands that seem to sell legit batteries (as we found out looking at the reviews), ScandiTech, U repair, etc.
I was in India 2 years back when I needed my iPhone 5's battery to be replaced. My phone wasn't eligible for the replacement program. So, I had to do repairs on my on as batteries available with local repair shops were also the same that I saw on all websites.
I'd searched Indian websites during that time, and it was flooded with the old batteries, too.
e.g. eBay.in, flipkart.com, amazon.in, etc.
After searching for long time, I'd finally found one on eBay.com (.com and not .in). It was shipping from China but, was by an OEM manufacturer called MPJ batteries. And it was coming directly from the manufacture as the eBay store that listed it was by the manufacturer itself. I'd decided to trust that seller and manufacturer because, even though there were no reviews on iPhone 5 battery from MPJ batteries, I saw a lot of videos on youtube reviewing the MPJ batteries for many different Android phones. I'd also found out that MPJ batteries were known for its higher capacity batteries for Android phones. And also, it was the only option available for me in India at that time that would ship to India without a premium shipping price (in case if I ordered something from a USA seller, I would have end up paying shipping price that could be 3 times the price of the battery).
Luckily the battery I had ordered was legit, with 0 cycles on it.
Following are the examples of old batteries that are sold as new ones.
http://www.amazon.com/1440-BELTRON-Replacement-Battery-iPhone/dp/B00W423J8W/ref=pd_sim_107_2?ie=UTF8&dpID=41r-2WxgY6L&dpSrc=sims&preST=_AC_UL480_SR360,480_&refRID=0VVK28M5PW9M5ARY033S
http://www.amazon.com/REDGO-1440mah...sr=1-21&keywords=iphone+5+replacement+battery
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