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From: Peter Köhlmann on 23 Mar 2010 07:10 Robert Haar wrote: > On 3/22/10 2:30 PM, "chrisv" <chrisv(a)nospam.invalid> wrote: > >> USB ports would be "good to have" on the iPad. Stop apologizing for >> Apple's customer-hostile designs. >> > > I agree but that doesn't make the tradeoffs good. It is not just the > small amount of additional circuitry needed to be a USB master. The > biggest factor is likely to be power. Many of the USB devices people > would like to connect are bus-powered, like USB hard drives. Cameras are > generally self-powered so the camera interface works. I am not willing > to trade off battery life or larger batteries to connect a USB hard > drive. More rather dumb apologies from the fanbois Actually, what you are "not willing to trade off" ois irrelevant, as you are not forced to connect anything. Other people might think differently, and who are you to say they should not? Your cargo cult really does not spare us any idiocy to defend apples screwing its customers -- Modern man is the missing link between apes and human beings.
From: -hh on 23 Mar 2010 07:13 Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlm...(a)t-online.de> wrote: > nospam wrote: > > In article <hoa408$f29$0...(a)news.t-online.com>, Peter Köhlmann > > <peter-koehlm...(a)t-online.de> wrote: > > >> >> USB2 is plenty fast enough for toys like the iPad > > >> > good thing it has usb 2 then. > > >> Actually, no, it does not > > > actually, yes it does. it even includes a usb cable in the box. plug it > > into a computer and transfer music, photos, videos, apps and more as > > well as charge it. > > http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-10443031-1.html Which admits that it has a USB-to-Dock Connector cable. > http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/01/ten-things-missing-from-the-ipad/ Which makes the same mistake as seen elsewhere on this thread: if there is to be a USB port, is it to be a slave (so that it can synchronize with its host iTunes computer) or a master (for which it then must supply bus power)? Essentially, there's nothing magical regarding most forms of data that it can't be resolved by going wireless. The problem (and paradigm) is that the traditional forms of peripherals ... external HDDs, printers, etc ... have been wired with USB for years now, and the only one that has jumped ... and so far, only halfway ... have been printers. FWIW, I was very much intrigued by that "wireless USB" adaptor that someone posted (in this thread?) recently. Wish I could find the post to get its name. > >> Just stop this outright lying, it just shows how desperate you fanboiz > >> are > > > i'm not the one who is lying. > > Oh, but you are. Well then child, here's the deal: you're right in that it doesn't have a literally TRADITIONAL "master" based USB port. However, that doesn't mean that it has zero I/O capabilities. -hh
From: nospam on 23 Mar 2010 07:18 In article <hoa6jo$r42$02$1(a)news.t-online.com>, Peter K�hlmann <peter-koehlmann(a)t-online.de> wrote: > >> >> USB2 is plenty fast enough for toys like the iPad > >> > > >> > good thing it has usb 2 then. > >> > >> Actually, no, it does not > > > > actually, yes it does. it even includes a usb cable in the box. plug it > > into a computer and transfer music, photos, videos, apps and more as > > well as charge it. > > http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-10443031-1.html > > http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/01/ten-things-missing-from-the-ipad/ those say it lacks usb *ports*, not that it lacks usb (along with a lot of not particularly accurate criticisms). the kindle doesn't have usb ports either. why aren't you slamming that? look at apple's specs, where it very clearly states that it has usb: <http://www.apple.com/ipad/specs/> In the box - iPad - Dock Connector to USB Cable - 10W USB Power Adapter Mac system requirements - Mac computer with USB 2.0 port Windows system requirements - PC with USB 2.0 port
From: nospam on 23 Mar 2010 07:19 In article <hoa7mf$ot4$12(a)news.eternal-september.org>, Chris Ahlstrom <ahlstromc(a)launchmodem.com> wrote: > > Apple does. They've done this thing called "market research," with focus > > groups and surveys and stuff like that. You, on the other hand, have > > just your half-assed opinion. > > Where does Apple do all this "research"? Outside Apple stores? why does it matter where they do the research?
From: nospam on 23 Mar 2010 07:21
In article <4bb226b7-622a-4ddd-b765-41940aec27bd(a)z4g2000yqa.googlegroups.com>, -hh <recscuba_google(a)huntzinger.com> wrote: > FWIW, I was very much intrigued by that "wireless USB" adaptor that > someone posted (in this thread?) recently. Wish I could find the post > to get its name. <http://www.airstash.com/> |