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Wed, 10 January 2007
::oc::Tech (#057, The Apple iPhone)
#057 -- The Apple iPhone -- Is the iPhone the cell phone reinvented? Or is it mobile computing as it ought to be? How does this relate to Google's philosophy that the network is the platform? Is this the smartphone that Bluejack has been longing for, or just another expensive toy tempting people in the wrong direction?
Direct download: oc_057.mp3
Category: Tech -- posted at: 8:14 PM
Comments[45]
    I was greatly anticipating this device. A main concern I have on it though is that it may be more fragile than the previous models, It seems as Ipod has evolved, they have become more and more fragile, My 4g has lots of scratches, and was broken when I recieved it(of course, it was used, and I fixed it). It seems There needs to be some way, Not on the consumers side, but on apples part to safegaurd their devices better. Maybe using better plastics. Scratch resistant, like eyeglasses the plastic they use on ipods is only a little tougher than clear plastic forks. Now, Touch screens don't really scratch, they just get worn out and fuzzy looking, I guess I can't change the fact that it is all about cost efficiency that makes impervious longlasting technology out of the picture for now, untill we can find that Holy grail of producing Diamond hard substances out of cost effective Items.

    posted by: Noobius on Fri, 1/12 11:48 PM EST

    Hey!

    Boy am I glad ::overclocked is back. I definitely understand bluejack's questioning the practice of combining technologies which don't necessarily need to be combined. I love technology. I'm a database developer and a hobby programmer - my father was a programmer, I've lived around technology my whole life. I do not, however, have a cellphone. Why? If I had a cellphone, then people would call me. I think the iPhone looks REALLY cool, except for the phone part! Running osx on a handheld would be great - I'm working on a java app that can be used as an electronic scorecard for baseball games, and would LOVE to be sitting in the bleachers at Fenway running my app on the real deal osx. What I don't want is someone calling me in the middle of it! It seems to me that the urge to put a phone in everything that moves electrons is analogous to putting a radio in everything in the 50s as transistors became a part of mass-produces electronics, or putting a clock in everything as digital timer chips became cheap. Perhaps in 20 years the thought of putting a phone in a handheld will be quaint. After all, when you're deep in the bits, isn't a phone call the LAST thing you want?

    Glad to hear your voice again bluejack.

    gs

    posted by: granular_serene on Wed, 1/24 01:46 PM EST

    Yes; gs; I hear you. Now, with regard to being called, you can always turn the phone off, or the phone-functionality of a smart phone off (for example, when flying). I'm not against cell phones *that* much.

    However, it's a particularly valid criticism in the case of the iPhone because in order to purchase the device the consumer would be required to lock into a Cingular cell phone contract. This is going to be a showstopper for many consumers who already have cell phone contracts with other providers, and inherently limits the potential market for the iphone. Until they make other versions with other providors, and/or a version that doesn't require a cell phone contract/component at all.

    Hey... maybe they'll call it... the iNewton!

    posted by: bluejack on Wed, 1/24 02:17 PM EST

    There are bound to be Modders for the iphone that can Change the service provider, But cingular seems to be the better service provider in my eyes, it is just they could get a better customer base with more providers and having the iphone as an upgrade to their current phones. That would be a stroke of marketing genius... (overclocked is podcasted through a 4th gen U2 special edition that has been repaired numerous times by owner.)

    posted by: Noobius on Mon, 1/29 08:49 AM EST


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