Comments on: Digital Media Bytes: Macworld Edition http://www.zatznotfunny.com/2007-01/digital-media-bytes-macworld-edition/ All your digital media goodness. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 04:18:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: John S. http://www.zatznotfunny.com/2007-01/digital-media-bytes-macworld-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-19367 John S. Thu, 11 Jan 2007 13:58:55 +0000 http://www.zatznotfunny.com/2007-01/digital-media-bytes-macworld-edition/#comment-19367 Looks like Apple MAY have to drop the "i", Cisco is suibf them for trademark/patent infringement. Seems like Cisco bought a company who had an internet phone called iPhone. Maybe Apple will call it Aphone...lol Looks like Apple MAY have to drop the “i”, Cisco is suibf them for trademark/patent infringement. Seems like Cisco bought a company who had an internet phone called iPhone.
Maybe Apple will call it Aphone…lol

]]> By: Michael Charkowski http://www.zatznotfunny.com/2007-01/digital-media-bytes-macworld-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-19217 Michael Charkowski Wed, 10 Jan 2007 03:07:43 +0000 http://www.zatznotfunny.com/2007-01/digital-media-bytes-macworld-edition/#comment-19217 Look at what Steve was really showing off with this phone, though: Web browsing on a really nice high-res screen that allows you to see the web the way it's supposed to be. Now try doing that at EDGE speeds. I'm quite sure he had a Wi-Fi connection during the keynote and most of the bloggers still made comment about how the slowness of the pages loading was the one thing that looked non-slick about the device. This is the kind of device that would be ideal for Slingplayer or Orb viewing. But not at those speeds. I just can't understand it. Maybe if the iPhone is successful enough on Cingular, Steve will have enough leverage to get a fair deal with Verizon or Sprint. Maybe the iPhone 2 will be what we're all waiting for. Or maybe I'm just bummed because they didn't announce a new iPod. The whole widescreen, touch panel, bluetooth audio thing would have been very nice additions to the video iPod. Instead, I'm now cruising info on iriver and sandisk (companies that seem interested in consumer demand). That's the real shame of this. I think the consumers wanted an updated iPod, but instead Steve gave us what HE wanted: a new device that has larger market and revenue opportunities. So much for customer focus.... Look at what Steve was really showing off with this phone, though: Web browsing on a really nice high-res screen that allows you to see the web the way it’s supposed to be. Now try doing that at EDGE speeds. I’m quite sure he had a Wi-Fi connection during the keynote and most of the bloggers still made comment about how the slowness of the pages loading was the one thing that looked non-slick about the device. This is the kind of device that would be ideal for Slingplayer or Orb viewing. But not at those speeds. I just can’t understand it. Maybe if the iPhone is successful enough on Cingular, Steve will have enough leverage to get a fair deal with Verizon or Sprint. Maybe the iPhone 2 will be what we’re all waiting for.

Or maybe I’m just bummed because they didn’t announce a new iPod. The whole widescreen, touch panel, bluetooth audio thing would have been very nice additions to the video iPod. Instead, I’m now cruising info on iriver and sandisk (companies that seem interested in consumer demand). That’s the real shame of this. I think the consumers wanted an updated iPod, but instead Steve gave us what HE wanted: a new device that has larger market and revenue opportunities. So much for customer focus….

]]> By: Dave Zatz http://www.zatznotfunny.com/2007-01/digital-media-bytes-macworld-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-19214 Dave Zatz Wed, 10 Jan 2007 02:27:57 +0000 http://www.zatznotfunny.com/2007-01/digital-media-bytes-macworld-edition/#comment-19214 I'm on 3G now... For the right feature set, I might consider dropping down. Most of what I do online when using the phone as a modem is email and blogging - mostly text. I could get by... I did with the 8700g on TMo. I’m on 3G now… For the right feature set, I might consider dropping down. Most of what I do online when using the phone as a modem is email and blogging – mostly text. I could get by… I did with the 8700g on TMo.

]]> By: Michael Charkowski http://www.zatznotfunny.com/2007-01/digital-media-bytes-macworld-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-19207 Michael Charkowski Wed, 10 Jan 2007 01:25:57 +0000 http://www.zatznotfunny.com/2007-01/digital-media-bytes-macworld-edition/#comment-19207 Well I doubt you'll be very pleased with it's modem capabilities. Even if you are allowed to use it as a bluetooth modem, it only has EDGE. This is so much slower than the 3G networks most of us have become accustomed to with Sprint and Verizon (and now Cingular in many metro areas) as to make the iPhone almost useless. Especially for using it as a modem. Too bad, it could've been a nice product with all the work that's obviously gone into it. Well I doubt you’ll be very pleased with it’s modem capabilities. Even if you are allowed to use it as a bluetooth modem, it only has EDGE. This is so much slower than the 3G networks most of us have become accustomed to with Sprint and Verizon (and now Cingular in many metro areas) as to make the iPhone almost useless. Especially for using it as a modem. Too bad, it could’ve been a nice product with all the work that’s obviously gone into it.

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