No USB ports on Ipad!
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From: Fa-groon on 23 Mar 2010 20:23 On Tue, 23 Mar 2010 04:18:29 -0700, nospam wrote (in article <230320100418297640%nospam(a)nospam.invalid>): > In article <hoa6jo$r42$02$1(a)news.t-online.com>, Peter K�hlmann > <peter-koehlmann(a)t-online.de> wrote: > >>>>>> USB2 is plenty fast enough for toys like the iPad >>>>> >>>>> good thing it has usb 2 then. >>>> >>>> Actually, no, it does not >>> >>> actually, yes it does. it even includes a usb cable in the box. plug it >>> into a computer and transfer music, photos, videos, apps and more as >>> well as charge it. >> >> http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-10443031-1.html >> >> http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/01/ten-things-missing-from-the-ipad/ > > those say it lacks usb *ports*, not that it lacks usb (along with a lot > of not particularly accurate criticisms). > > the kindle doesn't have usb ports either. why aren't you slamming that? Because this Peter Koehlmann jerk doesn't hate Kindle readers, he hates ALL APPLE products!
From: Fa-groon on 23 Mar 2010 20:26 On Tue, 23 Mar 2010 11:53:20 -0700, Peter Köhlmann wrote (in article <hob2n0$t4h$02$3(a)news.t-online.com>): > nospam wrote: > >> In article <vq1iq5luma5rl8gk01bs4mm0v4dqk0pmnq(a)4ax.com>, chrisv >> <chrisv(a)nospam.invalid> wrote: >> >>> Ye Gods, you are fscking *stupid*. >> >> and you are rude, obnoxious and incapable of intelligent debate. > > For having an "intelligent debate" one needs intelligence on all sides. > You as a fanboi cult member don't qualify > "I refuse to have a battle of wits with an unarmed person." All that means is that you don't argue with yourself. Unfortunately, it also means that introspection isn't part of your life either - and it shows.
From: Fa-groon on 23 Mar 2010 20:29 On Tue, 23 Mar 2010 14:42:44 -0700, hh wrote (in article <460c2323-dbc9-4ac9-b8d5-abde7308fa39(a)l25g2000yqd.googlegroups.com>): > chrisv <chr...(a)nospam.invalid> wrote: >> nospam wrote: >>> chrisv wrote: >> >>>> USB ports would be a nice added feature, at extremely low cost. >> >>> a lot of things would be nice to have, but they don't come for free. >> >> Some things make sense to have, because they are quite useful and >> afforable. >> >>> and what exactly were you wanting to connect to it, anyway? >> >> Storage, keyboard, camera, other possibilities. > > > USB is an implimentation, not a capability. > > Try making the distinction between having the *capability*, and how a > capability is *implimented*. Then look again at the problem > statement...you very well might not have a capability gap. > > > -hh BTW, everything mentioned above: Storage, keyboard, camera, etc. can be connected to an iPad.
From: Peter Köhlmann on 23 Mar 2010 20:31 Fa-groon wrote: > On Tue, 23 Mar 2010 03:08:51 -0700, Peter Köhlmann wrote > (in article <hoa408$f29$00$1(a)news.t-online.com>): > >> nospam wrote: >> >>> In article <hoa23k$ems$02$1(a)news.t-online.com>, Peter Köhlmann >>> <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 >> You need an additional Connection Kit for that > > Are you serious? There are a series of pins on the iPad connector that > go directly to a USB 2.0 chip (or circuitry on a larger chip that > conforms to USB protocols). USB 2.0 IS implemented in the iPad, the only > thing that is > not on the iPad is a standard USB connector. For that you need an > adaptor. Translation: The iPad does not have a USB connector Don't you cargo cult members ever try to appear reasonable? -- I refuse to have a battle of wits with an unarmed person.
From: nospam on 23 Mar 2010 20:43
In article <hobmga$80m$02$1(a)news.t-online.com>, Peter K�hlmann <peter-koehlmann(a)t-online.de> wrote: > Translation: The iPad does not have a USB connector so it truly is magical. it connects to the usb port of a computer, yet it doesn't have a usb connector! |