Search is your friend. We have already had several flame wars...I mean, threads about this. Search for them.
In my opinion, I think it's very possible, and likely too. The rumors about this kind of thing are few and far between right now though. We'll see. Maybe a few years down the road we'll see the return of the original PDA, the Newton.
Maybe a few years down the road we'll see the return of the original PDA, the Newton.
Over Stevo's dead body. Once upon a time, Stevo hired Scully. Scully forced Stevo out. Scully creates his baby, the Newton. Scully leaves. Newton spun off into Newton inc. Stevo comes back. Even though it was about to post its first profitable quarter ever, Stevo rolls Newton Inc. back into Apple just so he can kill it off out of spite for Scully. Tis sad, but true.
Moral of the story: Don't piss off Stevo.
The Newton isn't coming back until Stevo is out of the company, and that probably won't happen for a while...
Some day there will be an Apple PDA. It will be a marvel of engineering and simplicity. It will change the world. Everyday we get one step closer to that dream. GO APPLE!
Some day there will be an Apple PDA. It will be a marvel of engineering and simplicity. It will change the world. Everyday we get one step closer to that dream. GO APPLE!
I think that Steve Jobs has had visions about the Apple PDA (according to Fran441, UberAuthority on ApplePDA Speculation of Yore, SJ pulled an Apple PDA presentation while on a MacWorld stage).
I think that Steve believes that the release of an Apple PDA is one of the True Signs of the End of the World. Steve Jobs knows this. He killed the Newton just before the Earth plummeted into the sun. Without Steve Jobs, the oceans would have turned to steam and the land would have melted.
On the upside, Ganymeade (a partially frozen moon of Jupiter) would probably have thawed out a bit).
To this day, Steve Jobs maintains a lonely vigil in Cupertino, keeping The PDA Demon safely locked.
The release of an iTablet will, of course, mean the freezing over of Hell and (it follows) the end of the Universe.
... And, in case you missed that - look again: iPersonal Organisational Device!
I have always wondered about that name. "Pod" usually comes from Greek meaning "foot", but there is another meaning "shell" (as in a pea-pod) which is of uncertain origin.
In Apple's case I suppose the more direct ancestor is the pod of the movie 2001, as in "open the pod bay doors, Hal". Yet that pod has little functional resemblance to the iPod.
Since the iPod is basically a collection of third-party products thrown together with a little Apple glue, I don't think the current design is extensible in any way. It has limited functionality to work with iCal calendars... but thanks to third-party software, iCal syncing works better with Apple's original PDA, the Newton.
The device would have to be an Internet, .Mac companion, always connected and be able to write and read email easily. There are companies that already do this pretty well, so I don't think it'll happen. Blackberry and Treo 6xx do a pretty good job and there really isn't an opening like in the music player market pre-iPod. Maybe a remote remote possibility...
Some day... mark my words. If Apple were developing a PDA right now, I'd bet that they are using the PPC 440. A nice, small, efficient processor made by IBM.
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In my opinion, I think it's very possible, and likely too. The rumors about this kind of thing are few and far between right now though. We'll see. Maybe a few years down the road we'll see the return of the original PDA, the Newton.
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Originally posted by DMBand0026
Maybe a few years down the road we'll see the return of the original PDA, the Newton.
Over Stevo's dead body.
Moral of the story: Don't piss off Stevo.
The Newton isn't coming back until Stevo is out of the company, and that probably won't happen for a while...
And, in case you missed that - look again: iPersonal Organisational Device!
http://forums.appleinsider.com/showt...threadid=36642
Originally posted by Crusader
Some day there will be an Apple PDA. It will be a marvel of engineering and simplicity. It will change the world. Everyday we get one step closer to that dream. GO APPLE!
I think that Steve Jobs has had visions about the Apple PDA (according to Fran441, UberAuthority on ApplePDA Speculation of Yore, SJ pulled an Apple PDA presentation while on a MacWorld stage).
I think that Steve believes that the release of an Apple PDA is one of the True Signs of the End of the World. Steve Jobs knows this. He killed the Newton just before the Earth plummeted into the sun. Without Steve Jobs, the oceans would have turned to steam and the land would have melted.
On the upside, Ganymeade (a partially frozen moon of Jupiter) would probably have thawed out a bit).
To this day, Steve Jobs maintains a lonely vigil in Cupertino, keeping The PDA Demon safely locked.
The release of an iTablet will, of course, mean the freezing over of Hell and (it follows) the end of the Universe.
Thanks, Mr. Jobs. Keep up the good work.
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Originally posted by brianelmi
I just want to know your inputs.
Mebbe one of the female members can help you out, though this isn't really that kind of board.
Originally posted by Mac+
... And, in case you missed that - look again: iPersonal Organisational Device!
I have always wondered about that name. "Pod" usually comes from Greek meaning "foot", but there is another meaning "shell" (as in a pea-pod) which is of uncertain origin.
In Apple's case I suppose the more direct ancestor is the pod of the movie 2001, as in "open the pod bay doors, Hal". Yet that pod has little functional resemblance to the iPod.
Since the iPod is basically a collection of third-party products thrown together with a little Apple glue, I don't think the current design is extensible in any way. It has limited functionality to work with iCal calendars... but thanks to third-party software, iCal syncing works better with Apple's original PDA, the Newton.
and i sure hope it has an apple on it.
because i want it to:
-work flawless
-enhance my life
-be fun
and that is something apple can do.
look at the userinterfaces on the cellphones&pda's out there!
like my sonyericsson t68i phone:
-works ok
- ...aem ...well
- ...aem
it just isn't it!
A PDA/phone? a remote possibility.
The device would have to be an Internet, .Mac companion, always connected and be able to write and read email easily. There are companies that already do this pretty well, so I don't think it'll happen. Blackberry and Treo 6xx do a pretty good job and there really isn't an opening like in the music player market pre-iPod. Maybe a remote remote possibility...