Apple adapters for new 9-pin dock to cost $10, cables will be $19 - report - Page 2

Originally Posted by Bakamono 

Apple wasn't forced into signing the MoU, and I only see three "benefits" over Micro USB-B: (1) there is no upside-down, right-side-up problem; (2) the potential for extra data lines when not connecting at the other end to a USB port; (3) Apple's ability to use the proprietary connector to control the accessories market. I am assuming the two connectors have similar dimensions. Acknowledging (1) and (2), based on the exposed contacts, the pictured connector still looks to be a flawed design.

Originally Posted by Oflife 

It is this greed and total lack of imagination by Apple (such imagination ended with the iPhone 1/2G on the phone front) that will be their downfall.

 

Nokia have just launched a phone (the Lumia 920) whose innovations are each more useful than any iPhone feature, and save the user money and hassle. the wireless charging means you won't NEED any cables for charging and the NFC means you won't need any cables for music streaming/transfer. (Wireless charging hotspots will be everywhere soon, so we won't need to buy them except for our desks.)

 

Further, the PureView lens will offer pictures better than any other phone.

 

I'm an Apple guy (using a MBA to type this), but I am saddened at how Apple have totally failed to innovate since MagSafe.

 

Even iOS 6 is way dated over Android 4.1 Jelly Bean.

 

 

If the industrial design of the new iPhone really is the same as the 4 series, except for size, then I predict their gradual downfall.

 

I hope they have a surprise, such as a wrist controller, or a radical new form factor and these leaked pictures are the result of a massive deception by Apple and their suppliers.

Originally Posted by Bregalad 

…a device that manages to get only 1.5 or 2 stars on Apple's own website.

Originally Posted by Pendergast 

Hmm, let's see. You're post includes such insightful talking points such as Apple not innovating (since the first iPhone, no less), the iPhone being spec-inferior, and the whole iPhone-and-iOS-always-looks-the-same-and-now-they're-stale line. 

Impressive. That's like, what, the troll equivalent of a triple-double?

Originally Posted by Wovel 


You forgot that he also qualified himself by claiming MBA usage. That is like a triple-double with glitter on your high-tops.

Originally Posted by SolipsismX 


It's an evil plot to change the connector ONCE EVERY 10 YEARS¡ It's pretty much the most absurd thing one can imagine.

Originally Posted by Oflife 

It is this greed and total lack of imagination by Apple (such imagination ended with the iPhone 1/2G on the phone front) that will be their downfall.

 

Nokia have just launched a phone (the Lumia 920) whose innovations are each more useful than any iPhone feature, and save the user money and hassle. the wireless charging means you won't NEED any cables for charging and the NFC means you won't need any cables for music streaming/transfer. (Wireless charging hotspots will be everywhere soon, so we won't need to buy them except for our desks.)

 

Further, the PureView lens will offer pictures better than any other phone.

 

I'm an Apple guy (using a MBA to type this), but I am saddened at how Apple have totally failed to innovate since MagSafe.

 

Even iOS 6 is way dated over Android 4.1 Jelly Bean.

 

 

If the industrial design of the new iPhone really is the same as the 4 series, except for size, then I predict their gradual downfall.

 

I hope they have a surprise, such as a wrist controller, or a radical new form factor and these leaked pictures are the result of a massive deception by Apple and their suppliers.

Originally Posted by chaicka 

I have shun away from cheap alternatives after prior bad experiences... Most, if not all, those cheap alternatives just ain't the same kind of quality and sleek as Apple's.

Originally Posted by Oflife 

It is this greed and total lack of imagination by Apple (such imagination ended with the iPhone 1/2G on the phone front) that will be their downfall.

 

Nokia have just launched a phone (the Lumia 920) whose innovations are each more useful than any iPhone feature, and save the user money and hassle. the wireless charging means you won't NEED any cables for charging and the NFC means you won't need any cables for music streaming/transfer. (Wireless charging hotspots will be everywhere soon, so we won't need to buy them except for our desks.)

 

Further, the PureView lens will offer pictures better than any other phone.

 

I'm an Apple guy (using a MBA to type this), but I am saddened at how Apple have totally failed to innovate since MagSafe.

 

Even iOS 6 is way dated over Android 4.1 Jelly Bean.

 

 

If the industrial design of the new iPhone really is the same as the 4 series, except for size, then I predict their gradual downfall.

 

I hope they have a surprise, such as a wrist controller, or a radical new form factor and these leaked pictures are the result of a massive deception by Apple and their suppliers.

Originally Posted by Pendergast 

In the spirit of Fantasy Football, I think we should be able to draft the various trolls that lurk around here, getting points based on the content of their posts. Or at least we should have power rankings so we can debate the worst(best?) trolls around.

 

I really need football to start. 

Originally Posted by Wovel 
Keep in mind that you can not do anything on USB port that is not part of the standard. If Apple wants to one day implement Thunderbolt or anything else, they could not do so on a USB port.
Without understanding the specifics of how this port is designed, I believe you are over stating the problem with the exposed contacts. It would be easy to design that connector in a manner that would not allow it to short out.

Originally Posted by antkm1 

I sure hope they have a 9-pin to 30-pin adapter, or else this will be useless in my car, especially if they use this new 9-pin in future iPods as well.  I have one of those VW proprietary plugs that connects via 30-pin connector.  And I'm pretty sure they won't be making any adapters anytime soon.  Not to mention in my car stereo (the touch-screen one 2012 model year) the BT audio feature only allows to view the song, play/pause, forward/next.  The proprietary 30-pin jack handles all the on-board menu functions.

Originally Posted by Bregalad 

It's very annoying that Apple won't license MagSafe. Everybody else can get DC transformers for $30-40, but Mac owners are forced to pay $79 for a device that manages to get only 1.5 or 2 stars on Apple's own website. It's gouging a captive market pure and simple. I actually have a Chinese transformer with a MagSafe connector, purchased before Apple put the fear of lawsuits into all the importers. The cables are thicker than the ones Apple uses and all the typical break points are nicely reinforced. I'm confident it'll outlive my Apple one.