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Larger or Smaller Touchscreen Device from Apple?
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Personally, I would hate a smaller iphone screen. Might be nice for the wife but why get an iphone that does so much if it is that small. I don't want to always hold the phone 2 inches from my face to see what I am doing.
p.s. This is my T-Mobile brick that I get to ditch when I get the new 3G iPhone next week. oooh happy day!!
stop that you will go blind
Before you go insulting someone, you should check yourself first. Apparently YOU were the one sleeping in elementary calculus. It's fairly easy to demonstrate that for a rectangle of fixed diagonal length, you get the maximum area with a square.
Both the 4 inch screen and specially the 7 inch screen would be interesting. The 4 inch screen would be around 2.33 inches by 3.33 inches and the 7 incher one would be around 5.6 by 4. Note that the sizes depend on the angle of the line, I used a 45 degree angle.
Sounds like plenty of real state on the 7 incher to browse, do video, etc.
If it comes I may go for the bigger one, the 4 incher one is close to the ones in the iPhone now.
Sounds like plenty of real state on the 7 incher to browse, do video, etc.
If it comes I may go for the bigger one, the 4 incher one is close to the ones in the iPhone now.
I didn't think I was the kind of person to have pet peeves....but this is really eating at me.
50/50 means: as likely to happen as it is not to happen..
As yourself 2 questions:
How likely is it that apple will release coffee makers at WWDC: Very Unlikely
How likely is it that apple will NOT release coffee makers at WWDC: Very Likely
Very unlikely does not equal very likely.
You beat me to it - that's exactly what I was thinking. Mac OS 10.6 may implement the actual OS 10.5 for a smaller fully Touch mobile device, such as iTablet. This would also make sense if it was Intel ONLY, in the way that you wouldn't need or want to run it on any other device. Why run an OS that's only made for one device on anything else, and why keep PPC support if it's not used anywhere on said device?
If the 3g iphone doesnt have a 3.5 inch screen (is smaller) then its a step back for me
apple also need to bump the cpu too as the grey and white checker board while browsing annoys me
I would chime in there as well x2. The iPhone at the moment is just the right size. They definately didnt say, aww well make it this size and got it right in one. I am guessing that was one of the major considerations of the device.
At the moment, any smaller means loss of functionality in various areas. Any bigger means that it really is a bit of a brick as a phone. Holding anything larger than the current iPhone to your ear is going to look pretty silly.
LOL, I barely looked at the WWDC image and didn't notice the 2 bridges either!
Okay, I guess we can assume this means the bridging of the 2 platforms, as they appear to meet together on 1 side. This could make sense for a new tablet/subnotebook device.
On top of the new iPhone, of course.
Okay, I guess we can assume this means the bridging of the 2 platforms, as they appear to meet together on 1 side. This could make sense for a new tablet/subnotebook device.
On top of the new iPhone, of course.
Thanks!
Thanks! but I am afraid it is too late!
http://mikeandcas.blogspot.com/2008/06/thanks.html
stop that you will go blind
Thanks!
but I am afraid it is too late! http://mikeandcas.blogspot.com/2008/06/thanks.html
Might buy Newton Device
It would be nice if Apple follows through with their patent with the iMac looking docking station. That would be really nice because you could take the "Newton" on the go with you, but also you could still have a 20-24" 'iMac' at the home office. However, one thing that I want in the Newton is internet over cell towers. They should be putting that capability in the new macbooks; then have AT&T offer the service as an add-on to your iPhone plan. Either that or someone needs to make a cord so that you can internet-enable your laptop using the iPhone.
It would be nice if Apple follows through with their patent with the iMac looking docking station. That would be really nice because you could take the "Newton" on the go with you, but also you could still have a 20-24" 'iMac' at the home office. However, one thing that I want in the Newton is internet over cell towers. They should be putting that capability in the new macbooks; then have AT&T offer the service as an add-on to your iPhone plan. Either that or someone needs to make a cord so that you can internet-enable your laptop using the iPhone.
Do you think it's possible that if there is indeed an instant messaging application that it could run in the background? I really don't want to have to keep my iPod turned on the entire time when instant messaging, I'd like to be able to press the black button at the top (sleep mode I guess?) between messages.
Share iPhone Internet
Ok, after my post I did a google search and found out how to wireless share the iPhone internet connection; however it looks like a pain. ATT and Apple should get together to make this easy one way or another.
http://lifehacker.com/software/feat...internet-connection-on-your-laptop-327066.php
Ok, after my post I did a google search and found out how to wireless share the iPhone internet connection; however it looks like a pain. ATT and Apple should get together to make this easy one way or another.
http://lifehacker.com/software/feat...internet-connection-on-your-laptop-327066.php
it would have to be 1st party AKA made by apple (ichat perhaps?) for it to run in the backround. The rules of the SDK say that applications cannot run in the backround (whats that mean for 3rd party flash).
And my peeve is when the Apple rumor community peddles these stupid rumors based on nothing more than crap pulled out of someone's ass. And yes, I know that 50/50 means they are just as likely to release it as they are to not release it. You can say that about pretty much anything. So all this means NOTHING! And you guys are all going to get wet over a device perpetuated by the rumor community that probably doesn't exist. People have been talking about a "tablet" mac for years and years and years. I don't see it happening on the day they launch the 3G iPhone. Apple would be fools to do so. And they are no fools. Imagine how many iPhone sales they'd loose to this supposed ultimate mobile device. As it stands now ~85% of iPhone users do not even use the phone. So, the fact that it is a phone obviously is not the selling point. If they were to come out with something with a bigger screen, that had 3G connectivity, Apple can probably kiss their 1% market share goodbye. Unless they branded it as an iPhone, which I can't see either.
Wow, that's not even close to accurate. I'm not sure where you're pulling your numbers from (I can take a guess
), but you should get some accurate facts before going on a rant.
You mean like this?!
Fail.
Anyways, I don't see Apple releasing some sort of hybrid device anytime soon. They want simplicity. There's the Mac and the iPhone. Anything in between would confuse the hell out of a lot of customers. A problem with Apple in the 90s before Jobs took over was that they had way too many products. Apple is always trying to keep things simple and doesn't want the customers to have to guess which device (if any) is best for them.
Sorry, couldn't resist
No! Don't be sorry, I love it and my wife can't stop laughing.
I would not mind a smaller, cheaper and simpler iPhone Nano to buy for my wife. She will not use all the features the current iPhone sports anyway. Plus if Apple creates a simple iPhone for $199, that would sell like crazy.
I am all for it.
But make the regular iPhone even better please.
I am all for it.
But make the regular iPhone even better please.