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Apple iphone (pg. 9)
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| quote: | Originally posted by punjabi
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I could stick you in a gurney and carry you into forever! I just could! |
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| mezzir |
here's the deal with touch screens
at the restaurant i work at, we use touch screens on all our computers, there are keyboards if you need to type stuff but no mouses. it works absolutely fine. HOWEVER, the difference between that and a phone is that the screen you're using will NOT move at all, you can touch lightly, you can pound your fingers into it, doesn't matter
my girlfriend has a phone that has buttons, but they don't depress, they're just touch sensitive. they're ing awful, i can't tell you how many calls i've recieved from her where the phone's just chilling in her pocket and decided to call someone. also, its very very touchy when navigating it, sometimes it responds, sometimes it doesn't. if i put it down on a table and hold it in place with one hand, its fine. but trying to push buttons with my thumb while holding it in the same hand is near impossible
so basically, even if the touch sensitivity of the iphone's pretty good, the inherent qualities of touch screens in portable devices is most likely going to make this hard to use.
not to mention its really expensive and unneccessary
yeah, i just got a new phone too. free upgrade after two years wooooo |
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| barnes17 |
| quote: | Originally posted by mezzir
here's the deal with touch screens
at the restaurant i work at, we use touch screens on all our computers, there are keyboards if you need to type stuff but no mouses. it works absolutely fine. HOWEVER, the difference between that and a phone is that the screen you're using will NOT move at all, you can touch lightly, you can pound your fingers into it, doesn't matter
my girlfriend has a phone that has buttons, but they don't depress, they're just touch sensitive. they're ing awful, i can't tell you how many calls i've recieved from her where the phone's just chilling in her pocket and decided to call someone. also, its very very touchy when navigating it, sometimes it responds, sometimes it doesn't. if i put it down on a table and hold it in place with one hand, its fine. but trying to push buttons with my thumb while holding it in the same hand is near impossible
so basically, even if the touch sensitivity of the iphone's pretty good, the inherent qualities of touch screens in portable devices is most likely going to make this hard to use.
not to mention its really expensive and unneccessary
yeah, i just got a new phone too. free upgrade after two years wooooo |
im thinking your talking about the LG chocolate? the touch buttons are ridiculous |
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| mezzir |
| quote: | Originally posted by barnes17
im thinking your talking about the LG chocolate? the touch buttons are ridiculous |
lol yup
she was so excited about it
and then i lol'ed |
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| tubularbills |
am i seriously the only one who doesn't care about this? i mean, , all i need is a plain ol' regular ing phone. i don't need to send pictures, i don't need to play mp3s, i don't need to download porn on it, i don't need to send a fax or check my email. i mean, seriously, cell phone technology is out of control.
just give me a plain ing phone. thanks :) |
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| idoru |
| quote: | Originally posted by tubularbills
am i seriously the only one who doesn't care about this? i mean, , all i need is a plain ol' regular ing phone. i don't need to send pictures, i don't need to play mp3s, i don't need to download porn on it, i don't need to send a fax or check my email. i mean, seriously, cell phone technology is out of control.
just give me a plain ing phone. thanks :) |
You obviously missed my posts in this thread. :p |
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| tubularbills |
| quote: | Originally posted by idoru
You obviously missed my posts in this thread. :p |
:D i can't be bothered by actually READING a thread. i see title, and i insta-reply.
j/k i read it. but yeah, i dunno , i just think cell phone is out of control. why not put more emphasis into technology like cars or something, instead of being able to do soemthing rediculously unnecessary w/ a phone ? :D |
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| tubularbills |
| quote: | Originally posted by idoru
- I don't need an MP3 player when I'm out shopping or anything else. I usually only use that when I work the freight crew at work or exercising.
- When I do need an MP3 player, I don't need anything fancy, and I don't need to see anything in color or the album covers. Just play my damn music.
- I don't need to watch TV or movies when I'm away from home. If I'm away from home then that means I have stuff I'm doing, and if I were to watch a movie it'd be at the theatre.
- I don't need to video record anything. Usually I have my camera on me, which not only is more powerful than a camera phone but also comes with video capabilities.
- I don't have a need for a camera phone.
What I do need is a phone that can make calls and can text. That's it. I don't need a portable entertainment center. Does it look nice? Yes. If it were under $100 and came with basic features, I'd get it. But it's overly-priced and comes with way too much unnecessary crap. People are becoming far too obsessed on television and senseless media. While many of these features are innovating, I'd rather see them put to use in a way that can help people, not saturate society with . Pass. |
ps, +1 |
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| gehzumteufel |
| quote: | Originally posted by tubularbills
:D i can't be bothered by actually READING a thread. i see title, and i insta-reply.
j/k i read it. but yeah, i dunno , i just think cell phone is out of control. why not put more emphasis into technology like cars or something, instead of being able to do soemthing rediculously unnecessary w/ a phone ? :D |
hence why i suggested the motofone f3 to jake. i love it. now i just gotta get it unlocked so i can use it on tmobile. |
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| babyvsrhino |
| quote: | Originally posted by tubularbills
:D i can't be bothered by actually READING a thread. i see title, and i insta-reply.
j/k i read it. but yeah, i dunno , i just think cell phone is out of control. why not put more emphasis into technology like cars or something, instead of being able to do soemthing rediculously unnecessary w/ a phone ? :D |
coming fall 2009, the iCar |
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More thoughts from people that have been able to play with it:
http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/23/...out-the-iphone/
(Just look at how small those are... what about people with big fingers?)
Still, we managed to smuggle out some freshly leaked details from a very trusted inside source who's been fooling around with a unit. Here's what they had to say:
* The keyboard was simply described as "disappointing". Keyboarding with two thumbs often registers multiple key presses (two or three at a time) resulting in a lot of mistakes. The best way to type is with a single finger (as shown in most of Apple's demos), but two thumbs is supposedly very difficult. After trying it for a number of days our source gave up using their thumbs.
* The text auto-correction only works well for simple words, but doesn't work for proper names. We can only assume this bit will get better with time as Apple fills out its predictive text dictionary.
* "It won't replace a BlackBerry. It's not good for text input. It's just not a business product."
* The touchscreen was said to, in general, require somewhat hard presses to register input, and needs some getting used to.
* In addition to its dock, the iPhone comes packaged with a polishing cloth (the thing's supposedly a fingerprint magnet, no surprise) and the usual smallish power adapter.
* The Bluetooth headset will debut in the $120 range, and will come with its own dock for charging both the phone and the headset. The headset will feature a miniature magnetic charging interface á la MagSafe.
Click on for more impressions on the headset, browser, YouTube, and more.
* The Bluetooth headset has a hidden LED and is supposedly a very small and elegant device. Sound quality is said to be "typical". There is no clip; like many headsets you're expected to just let it hang out of your ear, as previously shown.
* The browser "worked well" but page load speeds on EDGE were just as slow as expected. It sounds like 3G users will have a tough run with this.
* Users must scroll through the address book (or use the alphabet-drag on the side) -- one cannot bring up the keyboard and type in a name, as many of us are used to.
* Shocker: YouTube over EDGE didn't work well at all, and will basically necessitate use of WiFi. |
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| Cipha Sounds |
| quote: | Originally posted by babyvsrhino
coming fall 2009, the iCar |
I could just picture on of the commercials with some random guy driving on his way home from work from a long day.
Narrator - " are you tired of having to manouver around traffic after a long day's work well your problems are now solved, The all new 2009 icar comes with a revolutionary built in super chip that can take you to any location and senses objects around it within 50 feet so you don't have to worry about a stressful drive ever again, you can take a nap inside the car because the seats flip over into sofas. Don't feel like going home to your fat disgusting wife for some , the memory chip built in the navigation system can take you to any of your favorite strip clubs and prostitute corners.
The 2009 icar runs on pure H20 and can reach speeds of 0 to 60 mph under a second with the built in quadruple nitrogen boosts. Don't feel like using the auto pilot to drive around traffic, the side doors of the vehicle have the ability to raise at a jet's wing angle and with the built in Jet engine powered muffler, your car has the ability raise off the ground within 8 seconds of activation and can levitate up to 5000 feet . The vehicle comes with many other options available at your local dealership.
neck and back messager
steam shower
penis and scrotum messager
STD kit
....and many more.
Here at Apple we believe a car is a man's throne, you shouldn't have to touch anything if you don't want to . So kick back and relax , let her do the sucking and we'll do the driving. |
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