Posts by Carthusia

My guess is that this haptic feedback tech is destined not only for mobile devices, but also for their notebook and desktop lines. We'll see a haptic keyboard system in mobile devices no later than the end of 2014 and an Apple Wireless...

Quote: Originally Posted by jragosta  You're absolutely right. The TV hardware sales are much smaller. This source says that the number is around 50 M units in a quarter - or 200 M units per hear. At $1000 per TV,...

Quote: Originally Posted by jragosta  Hmm. The total global watches market is $46.6 B. The total global TV market is 290 B Euro (about $400 B). http://www.idate.org/en/News/World-Television-Market_664.html So...

Quote: Originally Posted by jragosta  Hmm. The total global watches market is $46.6 B. The total global TV market is 290 B Euro (about $400 B). http://www.idate.org/en/News/World-Television-Market_664.html So...

I'm struggling to see how Apple could incorporate voice and music into a watch. I guess that's why I'm no product developer.   Will users need a Bluetooth headset with a mic to listen to music and take a phone call? (If you...

On a technical note, to preserve battery power, shouldn't a smartwatch activate its display only when the gyroscopes and other sensors detect it is oriented to the face of the wearer?

What struck me most about this report is that Hon Hai itself may have begun manufacturing its own smartphone components for sale to whomever they like. I had assumed that they merely performed assembly operations for Apple. If they are...

Quote: Originally Posted by LighteningKid    It's interesting that to disagree with his post stating that two people generally cannot understand each other, you have to state that you don't understand...

Quote: Originally Posted by SolipsismX  Speaking of that. If you have some free time (and don't mind starting your Siri server-side profile over again) you can turn off Siri and the voice command pre-Siri will work...

Quote: Originally Posted by mvigod  Anyone want to take a guess on when Apple's tablet share (usage) drops under 50%?  I'll take April 2014.   Under 25%?  I'm taking May 2015.  With the bulk...