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Re: Apple italk phone... and SET TOP BOX WARS
« on: January 09, 2007, 11:14:17 PM »
Hey it's not like we all didn't see this coming. I am glad the majority posts are a wait and see attitude here so far. Too often on Amiga forums do Apple's products get a free "PASS"..

Personally I have had a windows smartphone and a PocketPC phone for the past couple years. The PocketPC does run UAE quite nicely.. It's fun to doodle on DPAINT III with it..

I would just say there isn't anything that is very revolutionary here with the Apple iPhone that we don't have already in other devices, they just aren't "branded" Apple or Apple iTunes.

I have been watching TV shows on my Microsoft SmartPhone for sometime downloaded from my media center pc, and I do mean content from every major network. Windows Media Player is built-in so I can play MP3s, and other formats and I am really not locked into Apple's proprietary formats.. I also have Skype for pocketpc so voip and wifi phone functionality is already there. I also have a more than adequate web browser (IE) and I can install just about any program from the pocket pc library that I want. I think it's cool Apple is merging the phone and the ipod, but honestly they'll have lots of competition..

As far as AppleTV goes, can we say XBOX 360, plus add games. They do the same things nothing new here. Xbox has it's own video service already with content from all major TV networks available for stream or download. I just watched "Supernatural" the other day and downloaded an episode to my 360's hard drive. I could also stream content from my media center pc over the wireless network too..

I think these are cool products but what it signals is not just Apple engaging other markets (the cel phone), and TV. they will be competing with other companies like Comcast, ATT, Microsoft and others to deliver programming over a set top box.

I doubt that the cable industry and telecom markets are gonna look at this thing lightly.. If Apple could do what it's done with taking over the music download industry, with video and programming, then they just might have an edge in the markket..

However all this home integration means someone's gonna need a server OS to keep track of media, etc. Microsoft is announcing "HOME SERVER" at CES.. We are in for a battle in new places..
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Re: Apple italk phone... and SET TOP BOX WARS
« Reply #1 on: January 10, 2007, 05:06:05 AM »
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I watched the keynote iphone intro dealy video thing. Did you see it? Can you tell me if what you have is as fast as how the iphone looks like it might be? That was the cool thing, really, that it seemed to zip right along.


I watched the keynote, and several things struck me about it.. One if it's a full OSX implementation doesn't that really LIKE to have and USE a lot of memory (like a gig or more just for the OS). And doesn't that kinda limite storage of media if it's combined?

I can put a 2 hour movie on a 128MB miniSD card on my phone and it plays back nicely (24/30fps) with full sound.. I don't see the interface as that revolutionary, call me old fashioned but I like phones with a button that I don't have to look at while dialing to know where they are..

-Don

PS I'd also note that right now, most everything I can do with 2 keypresses and it does support voice recognition if I choose to use it.
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