Comments on: iDontgetit http://rhinocrisy.org/2007/07/idontgetit/ Sun, 01 Apr 2012 20:07:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: voixactuelle http://rhinocrisy.org/2007/07/idontgetit/comment-page-1/#comment-11807 voixactuelle Sun, 05 Aug 2007 23:25:50 +0000 http://rhinocrisy.org/2007/07/idontgetit/#comment-11807 I read that cell phones in Japan are doing some of the things that you want: pointing and clicking at billboards to go to company websites; exchanging phone numbers by pointing and clicking; and deactivating when entering some buildings. No source, sorry. I do like some of your other ideas, however, that never occured to me, like the cell phone/remote control option. How about a glucose monitor for diabetics? The other day, I was thinking about Back To The Future, remarking that many of the devices featured in that movie are available now--I guess it would be pretty easy to have one's cell phone project a video image of the caller on the big screen tv, ala Flea from the Red Hot Chili Peppers. I read that cell phones in Japan are doing some of the things that you want: pointing and clicking at billboards to go to company websites; exchanging phone numbers by pointing and clicking; and deactivating when entering some buildings. No source, sorry.

I do like some of your other ideas, however, that never occured to me, like the cell phone/remote control option. How about a glucose monitor for diabetics?

The other day, I was thinking about Back To The Future, remarking that many of the devices featured in that movie are available now–I guess it would be pretty easy to have one’s cell phone project a video image of the caller on the big screen tv, ala Flea from the Red Hot Chili Peppers.

]]> By: Saheli http://rhinocrisy.org/2007/07/idontgetit/comment-page-1/#comment-9486 Saheli Mon, 09 Jul 2007 05:09:37 +0000 http://rhinocrisy.org/2007/07/idontgetit/#comment-9486 My old Audiovox Pocket PC does all four, has the same amount of screen real estate, AND a QWERTY keyboard. And it integrates well with my windows system and handles word and excel files fairly smoothly. I generally hate on Apple Hype, but I have had a chance to check out the iPhone and I will say that it does have a very pretty music playing interface and the screen, besides being big, is very bright and clear. But hardly a revolution. My old Audiovox Pocket PC does all four, has the same amount of screen real estate, AND a QWERTY keyboard. And it integrates well with my windows system and handles word and excel files fairly smoothly.

I generally hate on Apple Hype, but I have had a chance to check out the iPhone and I will say that it does have a very pretty music playing interface and the screen, besides being big, is very bright and clear. But hardly a revolution.

]]> By: aaronb http://rhinocrisy.org/2007/07/idontgetit/comment-page-1/#comment-9189 aaronb Sat, 07 Jul 2007 16:57:15 +0000 http://rhinocrisy.org/2007/07/idontgetit/#comment-9189 The Treo (among others) does all 4, and runs Windows Mobile, which for all the pooh-poohing of MS, at least has an extremely well-developed API and all of the same top of the line development tools that Windows does. The big win for the iphone, in my estimation, is the amazing screen. As you say: if this is a revolution, we are in serious trouble. Besides, as someone who uses the text message and email functionality of the phone several times an hour, the tradeoff of a tactile keyboard for more screen real estate is not one I'm willing to make. The Treo (among others) does all 4, and runs Windows Mobile, which for all the pooh-poohing of MS, at least has an extremely well-developed API and all of the same top of the line development tools that Windows does. The big win for the iphone, in my estimation, is the amazing screen. As you say: if this is a revolution, we are in serious trouble. Besides, as someone who uses the text message and email functionality of the phone several times an hour, the tradeoff of a tactile keyboard for more screen real estate is not one I’m willing to make.

]]> By: hapa http://rhinocrisy.org/2007/07/idontgetit/comment-page-1/#comment-9000 hapa Fri, 06 Jul 2007 20:33:21 +0000 http://rhinocrisy.org/2007/07/idontgetit/#comment-9000 and before there were walkmans, there were transistor radios and deejays who could distinguished from robots. you wanna go back 20 years, though, this thing's more like the pepsi-generation star trek command stations. or actually, in quiet moments, i've been thinking to call it <i>the world's first sales kiosk in the palm of your hand</i>. i do think it's a big improvement in design -- a win for fans of <i>pretty</i> -- allowing visual elements to be used directly in hunts for basic answers -- giving the fast more ways to beat the slow -- it's ok. right now it's a slave. maybe the idea will be liberated. and before there were walkmans, there were transistor radios and deejays who could distinguished from robots.

you wanna go back 20 years, though, this thing’s more like the pepsi-generation star trek command stations. or actually, in quiet moments, i’ve been thinking to call it the world’s first sales kiosk in the palm of your hand.

i do think it’s a big improvement in design — a win for fans of pretty — allowing visual elements to be used directly in hunts for basic answers — giving the fast more ways to beat the slow — it’s ok. right now it’s a slave. maybe the idea will be liberated.

]]> By: BigSister http://rhinocrisy.org/2007/07/idontgetit/comment-page-1/#comment-8983 BigSister Fri, 06 Jul 2007 17:19:47 +0000 http://rhinocrisy.org/2007/07/idontgetit/#comment-8983 Remember Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (v.1)? Pokemon? Power Rangers? Transformers (V.1)? The same kids who grew up following those fads and buying every ridiculous piece of merchandising grew up and started buying iPhones. Remember Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (v.1)? Pokemon? Power Rangers? Transformers (V.1)? The same kids who grew up following those fads and buying every ridiculous piece of merchandising grew up and started buying iPhones.

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