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Quote: Originally Posted by SpamSandwich Schools are an archaic concept. They are publicly funded babysitting services with marginal utility for learning. Anyone who can afford it should either homeschool or go with a private school. I have a s…
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Have friends, an ex and a fiancee who are teachers. Without exception, they all say that the one thing they wish is for every kid to have a laptop. Asked about iPads. They say it's great for specific lessons. But overall, there's much more val…
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This is one area where you have to appreciate what Google is doing with Google Fiber. There needs to be more efforts like that to shake the telecom industry up. Maybe Apple could sponsor major efforts for muni-Fi efforts?
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Quote: Originally Posted by MagMan1979 Your information is quite irrelevant for a few reasons; 1) The Sapphire used by Apple for the screens is synthetic, and as far as I remember, they haven't published specs for what the final product will …
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Quote: Originally Posted by MagMan1979 Sorry, but if that were true, Apple wouldn't be using Sapphire in their camera optics, and those optics are very fast and let TONS of light thru, so I call complete BS on your comment. Refractive index…
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Sapphire has a slightly lower transparency. You need more for backlight. Add to that the larger screen. I think this largely going to be a wash.
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hill60 wrote: » /ahem, fashion statement??? Hmmm yes. I flew military aircraft for a living. Didn't meet a single guy wearing a Breitling. I think i'd prefer my jam resistant, ftequency hopping, long range radio in my seat pack. Good on B…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Relic If you watched the video I posted of the Kairos, a Swiss watch maker by the way, you will see that it is possible for the likes of Rolex to add a transparent display on top of a mechanical watch in a elegant …
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Quote: Originally Posted by wizard69 I'm still of the opinion that people who wear these mechanical watches are the types of people I'd rather avoid in life. Spending huge amounts of money on a watch that can't keep time any better than a $2.00 r…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Bobleh Apple would never promote its products as Swiss made. Swiss products envoke quality and tradition, while California's products are high-tech, cool and revolutionary. There's a regulatory standard to call yo…
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I don't see the point of the Swiss watchmakers getting in bed with Apple. Different target markets. Swiss watches are renowned for their mechanical movements, for one, and you won't see LED displays. Let alone, a screen. A Swiss watch is a fashi…
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This whole article is a headfake. Do you have any idea how much sapphire that Mesa plant is producing. If it was just for Touch ID, it would be a tenth the size it is.
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If some here had their way, we'd still be paying for maps and email capacity today. Because hey, there's no way to monetize mapping, email, public video sharing right? I love Apple's innovation. But thank Jesus/Allah/Buddah/flying spaghetti mon…
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Quote: Originally Posted by digitalclips Perhaps it's camera lenses. That much sapphire, and that many ovens for just lenses? I seriously doubt that. It's the screen. Either this iPhone or the next. And shortly thereafter the iPhone …
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Quote: Originally Posted by hmurchison Nest owes a lot of it's attention to the fact that Fadell and Rogers were ex Apple Execs. If they don't have that as a marketing piece the road they travel becomes much harder. Nests technology is grea…
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Quote: Originally Posted by stevenwatts1012 I own a Nest thermostat and I love the product. I am really disappointed to hear that Google bought them. I feel like they were really disrupting the home automation space and were poised to be a grea…
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I installed a Nest thermostat in my condo. Liked it so much that I gifted my brother one for his condo and installed another one at my parents. They are awesome devices. And this was one company whose IPO I was eagerly waiting for. Too bad. K…
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Quote: Originally Posted by drblank Here's what I am noticing, Google has to have their OS on the market for about 6 months before we see the OEMs releasing their version of it. So, Google has to release a 64bit ARMv8 phone w/OS 6 months before…
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Quote: Originally Posted by drblank I would agree with you on the screen size. But, believe it or not I've talked to a lot of people that actually don't like the larger screen phones. They want something thin, small, light weight, obviously …