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Quote: Originally Posted by tylerk36 I wonder if Steve was around if he would buy this for himself? Apple probably has lots of old stuff sitting around in their offices. Much more interesting and valuable stuff than this for him to take home.
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Quote: Originally Posted by winstein2010 Just as I thought. iOS is a real-time operating system. It is harder to master, but infinitely more efficient than a run-time virtual machine that "interpret" instructions on the fly like the Android. …
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Quote: Originally Posted by Tallest Skil Okay. That's eight. Take a good look, everyone. This is number eight. The eighth way that Apple has changed the world. Computers, Music, Phones, Laptops, Tablets ? the other two? and this: PAYING.…
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Has anyone used self-checkout, how does it work? I read some of the descriptions but it's not fully clear. Can I walk into a store, scan the product, buy it with my phone, then leave the store with the item, all on my own? It says you can purch…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Conrail So does most everyone else who rents retail space. And when they leave, the space will need renovated again. Unless they're refurbishing the entire station (or at least the floor they occupy) this really isn'…
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Quote: Originally Posted by SolipsismX What does the comptroller think is suspicious about the deal? It's probably just in response to public outrage after the article was published, politicians trying to look like they're doing their job. I'…
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Quote: Originally Posted by jj.yuan I bought one for my daughter. She is very satisfied. Last night, when she read how hidden bots on Android phones monitor every action on the phone, she's more satisfied with the iPhone. I trust that Apple is no…
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It's amazing how much difficulty competitors have had in competing with the iPad (and iPhone). Part of the problem I think is the focus on hardware. Android people love to brag about the size of the screen, camera megapixels, processor speed, et…
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Quote: Originally Posted by ncee If the Apple TV replaces or can be used as a computer, to make a phone call? I must admit I'm not sure what it would need to do (better) then what I have right now, to make me want to purchase one? I'm the kind…
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As we all know, one big reason why past smart TVs and boxes like the Apple TV haven't really taken off is because of content. I'd say television programming can be broken up into 3 categories: * Live: CNN, Local news, weather * Pre-Recorded but…
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I don't see Apple releasing a TV. They care about the user experience and delivering content which can be done with an improved Apple TV with Siri and a few other features. Why bother directly competing with other LCD/Plasma manufacturers and li…
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Quote: Originally Posted by benanderson89 All you need is the little USB camera connection kit and it works like a charm. USB Keyboards, MIDI devices and Audio interfaces work out of the box on the iPad with no additional software. All you would …
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Quote: Originally Posted by benanderson89 Most Desktop/Notebook computers can't even do that. No optical drive. The Mac doesn't doesn't do bluray at all! I don't think Linux does either (or does very poorly). Many computers wouldn't be able to pl…
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Quote: Originally Posted by MacBook Pro Yet you still haven't mentioned one single task of which a PC is capable and an iPad is incapable of performing of the "thousands" you indicated you could list. How about we start with the first hundred? …
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Quote: Originally Posted by GQB You're not serious. You carry a laptop on a golf course? You hold your laptop over your head? Functional is not irrelevant here. You're looking desperate here. I'll make it easier for you... The smartphone is t…
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Quote: Originally Posted by GQB Hold it up to the sky and get an augmented reality view of the cosmos? Can be done on a PC with a webcam. Quote: Originally Posted by GQB Give me the yardage to #18 hole from the fairway with an aerial vie…
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Quote: Originally Posted by IQatEdo How about, take it with me and follow my progress in reaching an unfamiliar destination. Not good enough? How about using it to control an unpiloted aerial vehicle simply by holding and moving it? No PC that…
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Quote: Originally Posted by IQatEdo Wrong! Most PCs are in fact, less capable than the iPad, which is why the term PC will go away in respect of describing something useful. Oh really, most PCs?. I dare you to name a SINGLE thing an iPad can…
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Quote: Originally Posted by GQB Since when is the ability to run any OS a criterion for being a computer? By that definition, an IBM mainframe is not a computer. And as far as being able to do 'anything and everything', 1) since my iPad can …
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Quote: Originally Posted by DGNR8 Seriously The argument to this article is if the iPad is a computer? Who cares, I mean really... is it that big of a deal if and iPad is or is not a computer? People are getting insulting because they …