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Apple declares iPhone 5 obsolete six years after launch
A classic design in the iPhone series.
It’s a shame Apple don’t offer a X series phone with the 5’s dimensions for those of use who don’t want to haul around increasingly larger and larger phablets. My only gripe over my iPhone 6 is its increased size means it doesn’t sit as comfortably in the front pocket of my Levi’s.
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Jony Ive says Apple has 'energy and vitality' and he is nowhere close to done
I’m not looking through rose tinted glasses but those of a computer science graduate with a 29 year career in the industry; most of which spent painfully forced to use Windows crap everyday...avon b7 said:
I think you are seeing things through rose tinted glasses.seanj said:
Rubbish.zoetmb said:
I think in recent years, Apple has placed form over function far too often. And in the case of iPhones, it's a sad joke because the phones aren't robust enough to not use a case, which hides the form anyway.rain22 said:I'm convinced he won't be done until he has a wafer thin iPhone that gets 2 minutes of battery time.
Apple's decision to not let end-users replace the battery or upgrade memory or storage may have been to force people to upgrade their computers more often
Ive’s entire design philosophy is “form FOLLOWS function” which comes from his design hero Dieter Rams of Braun. Which is why, for example, the Apple Watch is rectangular - see Ram’s digital watch. Ive even copied the spot on the Ram’s design for the Series 3 - though it was yellow not red on Ram’s.
(Though the best example of homage is the copying of Ram’s calculator.)
Yes iPhones aren’t robust if you’re a ‘phone zombie’, walking while holding and operating it one handed. But I’m not, and having owned iPhones without cases for >6 years without cases, I haven’t got so much as a scratch.
(Let me give you another hint, keep your phone in one pocket, your keys and coins in another.)
Why would I need to replace my battery? My 2006 MacBook, the last of the Black Macs still charges and runs fine. Am actually a little annoyed that in 2007 I bought a spare battery for it and have never used it...
Most people don’t want to replace memory or storage, in the same way they don’t want to to install a bigger fuel tank in their car or take a soldering iron to their TV. Which is of course what Jobs always believed computers should be, a closed design, a tool for the mind, not a Meccano kit for tinkerers.
When changing a laptop battery requires replacing the the top case and keyboard, something has gone wrong. When changing any of those elements requires changing the other two, something has gone horribly wrong.
When phones move to IP68 but laptop keyboards aren't splash or particle proof, something is not right. How many phones end up submerged in water vs keyboards with liquid ingress? Keyboards that have problems with things like dust?
When changing a failed iMac hard disk requires removing the screen assembly, something is not right.
It took Apple a very long time to use front ports. They didn't last long in spite of being the best place for frequently used connections.
Apple has a TERRIBLE record with cable design. Thin, slippery and frayable is the order of the day.
Placing an SD card slot on the REAR of an iMac is a hideous design decision.
Batteries go bad. Many swell when they do and the smaller the capacities, largely speaking, the sooner you will reach the cycle ceiling and need to change them (iPhone 6 comes to mind). A battery swap shouldn't put the screen at risk.
I have always detested the sharp pointed corners on the indent of the body of MBPs (where you put your finger to lift the screen). Just round them off a little.
A one port Macbook? One port! No!
As for software design, whose idea was it to put small grey text on a grey background on a small screen (MacBook Air).
Shake to undo? How discoverable is that?
Etc.
Why do I need to know what’s involved in taking a Mac apart to replace a battery etc? That’s for the repairman to do if it’s ever needed; after 4 Macs, 2 iPhones and an iPad I’ve only ever needed one repair...
Back in 2009 I needed the original hard drive replacing on my 2006 MacBook. Took it into the Apple store, they told me two days, when I mentioned I needed it for a dj gig (I’m a man of many talents) they did it it under 24 hours. A year later they refunded the cost as they had discovered Hitachi had shipped a bad batch of hard drives. Typical first rate customer service.
So with such great service, why would I ever want to try and repair a Mac/iPhone etc myself? I’ve got far better enjoyable or lucrative things to do with my time.
One port on a MacBook 12”, well the original MacBook Air 11” only had one USB2 via a dongle. I waited until it had 2 USB3 ports and Thunderbolt port for buying one. I suspect the lack of cooling fans on the MacBook means Apple is trying to keep potential power drain low. I expect like the Air we’ll see more ports eventually.
i agree with you though re the sharp corners on the open notch on MacBooks. To quote another industrial designer, “people don’t have sharp corners on them so neither should furniture”.
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Jony Ive says Apple has 'energy and vitality' and he is nowhere close to done
Rubbish.zoetmb said:
I think in recent years, Apple has placed form over function far too often. And in the case of iPhones, it's a sad joke because the phones aren't robust enough to not use a case, which hides the form anyway.rain22 said:I'm convinced he won't be done until he has a wafer thin iPhone that gets 2 minutes of battery time.
Apple's decision to not let end-users replace the battery or upgrade memory or storage may have been to force people to upgrade their computers more often
Ive’s entire design philosophy is “form FOLLOWS function” which comes from his design hero Dieter Rams of Braun. Which is why, for example, the Apple Watch is rectangular - see Ram’s digital watch. Ive even copied the spot on the Ram’s design for the Series 3 - though it was yellow not red on Ram’s.
(Though the best example of homage is the copying of Ram’s calculator.)
Yes iPhones aren’t robust if you’re a ‘phone zombie’, walking while holding and operating it one handed. But I’m not, and having owned iPhones without cases for >6 years without cases, I haven’t got so much as a scratch.
(Let me give you another hint, keep your phone in one pocket, your keys and coins in another.)
Why would I need to replace my battery? My 2006 MacBook, the last of the Black Macs still charges and runs fine. Am actually a little annoyed that in 2007 I bought a spare battery for it and have never used it...
Most people don’t want to replace memory or storage, in the same way they don’t want to to install a bigger fuel tank in their car or take a soldering iron to their TV. Which is of course what Jobs always believed computers should be, a closed design, a tool for the mind, not a Meccano kit for tinkerers.
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Microsoft unveils Surface Pro 6, Surface Laptop 2 & Surface Studio 2
The day Microsoft releases a product that doesn’t suck,
is the day they release a vacuum cleaner...
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Apple completes deal for music identification service Shazam
Given it can identify the sound from movies and tv shows as well as music, the value of Shazam’s technology will have increased in value since the EU Parliament passed the controversial Digital Patents Directive. Social media platforms will need something like this to identify possible copyright infringement on all videos uploaded by users.
