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The main thing I would like to see on the iPad is implementing the protocol for mobile phone style blue tooth headsets for VOIP and possibly even adding in full cell phone. The second thing that would be great is a stylus, but that is mostly bec…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Zoolook If it needs iOS, there is no way the hardware can support that - the single core Pentium M and the 7xxx nVidia GPU are too ancient. I'd love to be wrong. I'm not sure about that, the iOS is based on OS X (as…
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Quote: Originally Posted by sommer182 Your points are being repeated across the country. ala carte is EXACTLY what we need. Pay a $1.00 per month, per channel, for the 10 to 40 channels I WANT versus $40 or more for three channels I watch and 3…
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I will have to wait and see what is announced, and if I will need a new AppleTV to take advantage of it. I think the rumored NetFlix deal is a step in the right direction, if it comes to pass. The rentals from Apple could work for some people, at le…
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Quote: Originally Posted by psingh01 I like Google, but people have more to fear of them then they ever will of Apple or even Microsoft. Their goal is to control or "manage" all the information in the world. Having one private company controlling…
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Quote: Originally Posted by sheff Think about how much more relavant the ads will get on the iPad. They can pull data info right from the cloud, and have the story matched up with an ad on the fly. Advertisements in magazines used to need to be…
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Quote: Originally Posted by quinney Makinson sounds relatively open-minded and willing to embrace new technologies, as contrasted to the image of some media companies who have to be dragged kicking and screaming into the scary future. I know t…
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As far as I know there is not an independent online news source that generates enough money to employ and operate a full staff of reporters and editors on advertising alone. The subscription/ad revenue model may be 20th century, but until there is a…
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I have owned an AppleTV for about 2 years, and overall I am happy with it. I have not bought a lot of movies or TV shows on iTunes, but then again I have not downloaded pirated material either. It is a good "replacement" for a DVD player, which by m…
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I doubt that Hulu is making enough off their advertising to cover 100% of the cost of the service AND the creation of new content, which is essential if they are going to mature into a viable replacement for cable. Right now it is more of a testbed …
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Quote: Originally Posted by Kevin Winsness Hopefully within a year all titles will be at $4.99 and the sales will be off the charts!!! How much does it cost to digitize a book? No shipping, printing or material costs to the publisher. A digi…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Avidfcp Not to mention nearly all of TVs online streaming. Yes, and if they implemented a way to take advantage of that then they would have a much more compelling reason to buy an AppleTV, and a lot of people would…
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Quote: Originally Posted by nvidia2008 I went for a recent Apple in Education course, and there's a lot of sales propaganda, of course, but there are several iPhone and iPod targeted platforms for e-Learning: http://daap.uc.edu/mobilap/ http:…
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Quote: Originally Posted by AngusYoung You will never have Flash on the iPhone, MaxIPad or any other device that Apple puts out as long as Steve Jobs is CEO. Flash is pretty well entrenched today in e-learning, advertising, and video streaming…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Mr. Me These prices discount authors, editors, and other human resources required to generate publications. A textbook can easily require 10 years to go from an idea to a spot on the shelf of a bookstore. This is a sin…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Gazoobee if this is what they are thinking, then they are thinking wrong. No way is an electronic book, (*any* electronic book), worth more than ten bucks or so. Media companies have to start to realise that elec…
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Quote: Originally Posted by mi_nielsen Moving to a app store for all mac apps in 1-2 years time That would probably be quickly challenged in court, and I would hope that Apple would lose. I think that it would be very bad for the consumer if A…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Mr. Me You are what you are. Apple has dropped its own Bluetooth headset. Bluetooth headsets are now available only from third-parties. For the first time in Apple's history, one of its computing platforms would requir…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Mr. Me If you don't know, then there is probably little that I can do to educate you. That said, there has been a lot of talk here and elsewhere about Apple will and will not do. Apple in an innovative company. Some…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Mr. Me Come again? So will be make phone calls on our new iSlates? If you have a wireless plan and a blue tooth headset why not? Not saying that it is in the plans, I have no idea what they are working on. I just th…