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maestro64 said:

A device which is dumb like a charger which just provide powers should not be the issue, there is more to this than the power source.

I think you're on to something, if people would just use knockoff iPhones with knockoff adapters, the complete package would be flawless. After all, "The problem is the fake products today are of better quality and better price than the real ones." Jack Ma, Alibaba investor day.
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For non-sarcastic explanation of why I'm jumping on the phrase "device which is dumb like a charger", see the well researched article that  Mike1 linked above: http://www.righto.com/2014/05/a-look-inside-ipad-chargers-pricey.html?m=1

Do good 3rd party adapters exist? Yes. Do bad ones exist? Yes.

suddenly newton said:

john12345 said:

This is clearly staged. Whoever shooting the video was a friend of his.

In the age of YouTube and viral media, and the evidence that it was a premeditated action planned in advance, that interpretation has some credibility. It's why some YouTube channels buy new iPhones on Day One and smash them in the name of view counts and link bait.

Only he knows why, but he also had to know that criminal charges or fines were possible. I'd believe it was staged to get publicity for his 'cause' before I'd think it was self-promotion.

Then again, I shouldn't underestimate what people will do for 'internet fame.'

AppleInsider said:

New aerial footage of Apple's Campus 2 ....

I always have to check out Duncan Sinfield's AC2 updates, they're almost always my favorites.

(sorry this is just a link and not embedded video, I'd normally just figure out how to do it, but I really need to get back to work
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icoco3 said:

sirlance99 said:

It's a really big deal though. Practically everyone is playing this game. The social impact is huge. I've never seen so many people at the park that I do now solely because of this game. 

Which is more telling of the direction society is headed....deeper into mindlessness.  Wall-E future, here we come.

Yes! Where's my hover chair?

mike1 said:

bobschlob said:

Just buyout TiVo already.

Too late. Tivo was just purchased by Roku. However, they could buy Roku, keep the Tivo brains and throw away all the Roku garbage.

Not Roku, Rovi (formerly Macrovision). FYI, Rovi currently provides channel guides for many content providers.