I agree with kansai-pj. I also have to go a step further....copy/cut paste is not somethng I want , but NEED!!! I think copy and paste is more practical and useful than street view especially since street view isn't available everywhere.
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iPhone Firmware 2.2 Beta 2 Enables Street View
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That's what I thought the same when I saw the screen shot.......lol
That's great to hear that the are putting street view in the google maps......hopefully it won't crash a lot on my phone
Great news to see iPhone os evolve, but there are some things more useful to me, like copy/paste, or my subscribed calendar i would like to see also on my iPhone, or being able to type a number for SMS instead of only choosing from contacts, or the ability to hide some built-in apps, like weather, stock, youtube or itunes store...
Not likely.
The UI term is called "Pointing"
This requires a electronic compass IC (preferably 3D) and not just an accelerometer. The component isn't entirely cheap, but i was extremely shocked to see the 3G iPhone lacking something like this. If economies of scale can get the cost down to $9 for an electronic LED top, it could probably go into an iphone.
electronic compass + gps + accelerometer would make things like augmented reality applications quite a .. uh.. reality. Something like "catch the egg" would be much more immersive.
Even though the G1 has one of these things, its going to take developers about a year to even figure out what this can even mean for an application. So, meanwhile, apple will have plenty of time to catch up anyway.
Who gives a funk about Google Street View? Why is Apple adding in stuff that people don't really care about? Why don't they give us what we want? What we need? Copy/Paste! Video Camera! Flash for Safari! More SMS Features like Forwarding, Re-Sending, Mass-Add Contacts! Picture Messaging! To-Do List/Notes with Sync! Why???????????????? Why is Apple being so incredibly difficult? Even the new Blackberry Storm Touch Phone can easily Copy/Paste. Why can't iPhone? Enough is enough!!!!!!
WHO IS WITH ME HERE????
WHO IS WITH ME HERE????
Pretty much everyone is with you here, although GSV might be a cool thing. However, only the Apple CEO the Almighty has the only vote in this matter, and only He knows what everybody else do want or might possibly want.
In "reality", you do not really want copy/paste or Flash. But you do want Google Street View but you are simply reluctant to admit this to yourself (Sarcasm
)Pretty much everyone is with you here, although GSV might be a cool thing. However, only the Apple CEO the Almighty has the only vote in this matter, and only He knows what everybody else do want or might possibly want.
In "reality", you do not really want copy/paste or Flash. But you do want Google Street View but you are simply reluctant to admit this to yourself (Sarcasm
Glad to know I'm not alone. I even emailed Steve. Twice. I seriously will probably only use Google Street View maybe twice a year. And both times will be to show off the uneccessary feature to a friend.
Read This Steve!!!! Read It And Weep!!!!!!!
http://www.pmptoday.com/2008/10/05/blackberry-storm-does-cut-copy-sets-example-for-iphone/
http://www.pmptoday.com/2008/10/05/blackberry-storm-does-cut-copy-sets-example-for-iphone/
I think this is great too, but Apple come on, first of all fix the bugs and give us the things we actually want and need:
-Still get dropped calls all the time, AT&T should be getting the a$$es beaten until they have their 3G network working flawlessly. Their network is the biggest single reason that deters people from getting the iPhone 3G!!! I personally know about 10 people that passed because of it! My entire office of about 50 people have iPhone 3Gs and we all average about 3-5 dropped calls a DAY!!!
-GPS is still odd
-Background email fetching
-Copy, Cut, Paste
-Video Recording
-MMS
-Push notification
-Global landscape keyboard
-iChat
-Search
-iWork
-Finder
Etc.
OK seriously, who wants to bet that the features that we all really want and the iPhone really needs like Copy & Paste won't get added until 3.0 and the 3rd generation iPhone??? Pathetic Apple
I seriously think that is what will happen! But don't worry, they will update the calculator at least 7 times before then!
You have up to 4 finger gestures and right click in like 3 different ways on the Macs now Steve, why won't you give us copy & paste on the iPhone???
-Still get dropped calls all the time, AT&T should be getting the a$$es beaten until they have their 3G network working flawlessly. Their network is the biggest single reason that deters people from getting the iPhone 3G!!!
I personally know about 10 people that passed because of it! My entire office of about 50 people have iPhone 3Gs and we all average about 3-5 dropped calls a DAY!!!-GPS is still odd
-Background email fetching
-Copy, Cut, Paste
-Video Recording
-MMS
-Push notification
-Global landscape keyboard
-iChat
-Search
-iWork
-Finder
Etc.
OK seriously, who wants to bet that the features that we all really want and the iPhone really needs like Copy & Paste won't get added until 3.0 and the 3rd generation iPhone??? Pathetic Apple
I seriously think that is what will happen! But don't worry, they will update the calculator at least 7 times before then!
You have up to 4 finger gestures and right click in like 3 different ways on the Macs now Steve, why won't you give us copy & paste on the iPhone???
BEFORE THEY START ADDING NEW FEATURES, MAYBE THEY COULD FIX WHAT WE ALREADY HAVE!!!
ABOUT 10% OF ALL BUSINESS LOCATIONS ON GOOGLE MAPS ARE COMPLETELY INCORRECT! I DRIVE TO A BUSINESS LOCATION FROM MY IPHONE, AND IT'S NOT THERE!!! IT DOESN'T EXIST!!! DO YOU KNOW HOW FRUSTRATING THAT IS ?????? All Google has to do is add a feature for us to submit corrections to these locations, directly from our phones. Google can then investigate and correct the error. Why the heck didn't they do that from the start ????????
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I think it's awesome that they are adding street view!
How long will it take to download a street view though? (cough. cough.)
(oh, btw, there have been numerous news articles that hundreds of people have flashed the Google street view cameras, and they've had to hire a whole team to review the footage and edit that out before they post it ... but, some might get past their screening process. I just want the job of the guy that gets to drive that car! )
Article: http://gawker.com/5009185/girl-flashes-google-mapmakers-cameras
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Google Street View Boob Flash.
"Since the introduction of Google street view many people have been concerned about the privacy of those unfortunate bystanders caught on tape. Even though there are still many arguments to settle it was clearly established by courts that pictures of pedestrians and building exterior are not quite private. However it looks like Google will face stricter EU laws after its street view vans have been spotted in various European cities. In order to tackle this problem Google has been developing an automated face recognition and blurring system. However it seems like above all of these problems some individuals don’t actually mind being shown on Google street view. Not only that, some even play a new game called flash the Google van. (Might be somewhat NSFW) http://www.exposedseo.com/2008/05/17/google-street-view-boob-flash/
ABOUT 10% OF ALL BUSINESS LOCATIONS ON GOOGLE MAPS ARE COMPLETELY INCORRECT! I DRIVE TO A BUSINESS LOCATION FROM MY IPHONE, AND IT'S NOT THERE!!! IT DOESN'T EXIST!!! DO YOU KNOW HOW FRUSTRATING THAT IS ?????? All Google has to do is add a feature for us to submit corrections to these locations, directly from our phones. Google can then investigate and correct the error. Why the heck didn't they do that from the start ????????
I think it's awesome that they are adding street view!
How long will it take to download a street view though? (cough. cough.)
(oh, btw, there have been numerous news articles that hundreds of people have flashed the Google street view cameras, and they've had to hire a whole team to review the footage and edit that out before they post it ... but, some might get past their screening process. I just want the job of the guy that gets to drive that car!
)Article: http://gawker.com/5009185/girl-flashes-google-mapmakers-cameras
Google Street View Boob Flash.
"Since the introduction of Google street view many people have been concerned about the privacy of those unfortunate bystanders caught on tape. Even though there are still many arguments to settle it was clearly established by courts that pictures of pedestrians and building exterior are not quite private. However it looks like Google will face stricter EU laws after its street view vans have been spotted in various European cities. In order to tackle this problem Google has been developing an automated face recognition and blurring system. However it seems like above all of these problems some individuals don’t actually mind being shown on Google street view. Not only that, some even play a new game called flash the Google van. (Might be somewhat NSFW) http://www.exposedseo.com/2008/05/17/google-street-view-boob-flash/
Touch the 123 button on the keyboard when you are choosing who to send your text to and you can enter a number
Streetview will surely be nice, but what I think would be much more practical is the new Google maps "by foot" navigation. I'm often asking Maps for the shortest route to a location, but that's not very useful when Maps gives you a route which is fine for a car, but when I want to walk instead.
interesting. The 99cent iDicto recorder app is already a great recorder. Using it all the time. I already can record for hours of training, seminars etc. using my iPhone. It works great.
in-line audio isn't really necessary for most people's needs.
so far doesn't look like this will be much of an update. Cut and Paste, now that would be something.
Something like Google maps by foot would have been better (its a phone not a car sat nav) (yet) along with copy/paste and the most basic txt functions you get on any phone
Lets hope Apple wakes up to our wants before someone else does
Lets hope Apple wakes up to our wants before someone else does
Me. Street View is nice, but there are a bunch of things that are so much more incredibly essential, much easier to implement (seriously. Implementing MMS or horizontal keyboard support in mail shouldn't take any time at all) and are lower on Apple's priority list?
This is getting rediculous.
Phazer
Not that interested myself, as street view only works in (parts of) the US & odd bits of France.. I might skip this update.. seems a bit pointless to me. Not worth risking breaking apps over.
By time being spent on this that would be better spent on more essential functions.
Phazer
Wow, there seems to be much more to iPhone OS 2.2. See this German site:
http://www.fscklog.com/2008/10/ipho...ng-für-fußgänger-in-maps-weitere-details.html
As we already know, Streetview, the ability to route using a car, public transport or by foot, and the ability to send contact details to somebody via e-mail.
More pics: http://www.iphoneyap.com/album.php?albumid=11&pictureid=53
http://www.fscklog.com/2008/10/ipho...ng-für-fußgänger-in-maps-weitere-details.html
As we already know, Streetview, the ability to route using a car, public transport or by foot, and the ability to send contact details to somebody via e-mail.
More pics: http://www.iphoneyap.com/album.php?albumid=11&pictureid=53
I disagree. With the "one-button mouse issue" you could STILL right click by using a key on the keyboard making it possible to right click. Currently, it isn't even possible to copy and paste on the iPhone... at all. There's no workaround, you just can't do it until Apple writes it. So the one-button mouse analogy doesn't work for me.
As an owner of the very limited 4Gb model iPhone each one of these updates makes me more inclined to upgrade to the 3G model.
Was hoping for a 32Gb model before I upgrade though....
Was hoping for a 32Gb model before I upgrade though....