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From: Walter Bushell on 1 May 2010 01:05 In article <siegman-3DEF12.11491930042010(a)sciid-srv02.med.tufts.edu>, AES <siegman(a)stanford.edu> wrote: > The sad point, however, is that the iPad _could_ have been a computer, > and a damn nice one -- even with somewhat limited functionality and some > missing features and capabilities compared to full-bore laptops or > netbooks, in order to keep cost and size down and battery life up. > > But, it still could have been a modestly featured but very useful real > computer, useful as a secondary computer for "real computer users" _and_ > at the same time a great appliance for the large market segment that is > now buying it -- and it still could have had a user interface as easy to > use for that larger market as the actual iPad does. And probably would get less market share due to higher cost and shorter battery life and more weight. One of its functions is as an eBook reader where batter life is important, Life is full of compromises. Perhaps Apple will come out with a touch screen computer. I'm sure Apple thrashed that one out. -- A computer without Microsoft is like a chocolate cake without mustard.
From: Your Name on 1 May 2010 02:29 "Walter Bushell" <proto(a)panix.com> wrote in message news:proto-657991.01054601052010(a)news.panix.com... > <snip> > Perhaps Apple will come out with a touch screen computer. Apple is rumouredly working on a touchscreen iMac, possibly even for the next release (which would be roughly in August / September).
From: Warren Oates on 1 May 2010 08:53 In article <yob4oismwy0.fsf(a)panix2.panix.com>, BreadWithSpam(a)fractious.net wrote: > There are reasons valid to the companies who own the content. > Nevertheless, there are reasons consumers hate that and many > would be happy to buy hardware which didn't allow the media > to do that. I would. As far as I know, there aren't any > DVD players legal for sale in the US which allow the consumer > to override those restrictions. We do weddings and bar-mitzvahs; the FBI aren't involved. Anyway, I don't think any un-"modded" (set-top) DVD players anywhere override the restrictions. Some computer apps will, and you can always "rip" a region-free, fully open copy. > BTW, the word for these thigns is "UOP" for "User operation > prohibition". I know. -- Very old woody beets will never cook tender. -- Fannie Farmer
From: Tom Tom on 1 May 2010 13:14 "nospam" <nospam(a)nospam.invalid> wrote in message news:300420101704280040%nospam(a)nospam.invalid... > In article <3kxyersi7p4k$.12svwy3yosvt4.dlg(a)40tude.net>, Edwin > <thorne25(a)juno.com> wrote: > >> > These are utter bullshit. The iPad (and iPhone) will play whatever >> > media >> > you want to throw at them. >> >> I want to throw Flash media at them. > > convert it to h.264. very easy. many videos are downsized anyway (no > need for 1080p on an iphone) so add in a conversion. plus, most video > can be found in non-flash formats, including youtube, vimeo and soon, > hulu. So it's not simply click, or in this case, touch. >s
From: nospam on 1 May 2010 18:42
In article <michelle-C04039.15414301052010(a)news.eternal-september.org>, Michelle Steiner <michelle(a)michelle.org> wrote: > Note that none of the bashers have been able to say why having dual > batteries is a bad thing? note that they completely ignore the fact that each battery pack is made up of multiple battery cells in series. |