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iPhone Nano To Be Launched By Christmas?
the-s-dog writes writes to mention that while there have been many people wishing on a star for an iPhone nano, it seems that at least one UK news pub is confident that it will happen, and in time for this Christmas no less. Still completely unfounded rumor, but an interesting possibility. "Apple is about to launch a 'nano' version of the hugely successful iPhone. It is expected to be in the shops in time for Christmas. The product will be launched in the UK at up to £150 for pay-as-you-go customers by O2, the mobile phone group owned by Spain's Telefonica. 'This will be a big one,' said an industry source."
This isn't news. It's rumor and speculation with absolutely no source cited. For shame, Slashdot...
Now I feel old. Until I was in junior high almost no phone had a screen. Including the luggable car phones.
Now a screenless phone is a novelty, and Slashdotters don't think it will work.
Already out as an App. http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=284926166&mt=8 Sorry have to have iTunes to see it.
Is buying a Harley Davidson as your first motorcycle since you were 16 at age 49 a midlife crisis issue?
Oh for Christ's sake - when will Slashdotters learn, the Daily Mail is nothing more than a comic? I realise most contributors here are American and can't be expected to know the wide ranging differences between British news rags, but our tabloids like the Mail can be trusted as far as you can throw a UFO. If an 'inside source' really did leak this story, and nowhere else but the Daily Mail has reported it, it's because everyone else has laughed the source out of the door.
For those across the pond who haven't heard of the Daily Mail, they're pretty much our equivalent of Fox News. They'll publish any story if they think it'll sell papers, but they usually play on Joe Public's apparent dislike of immigrants, gays, people whose skin is too dark, etc.
Nobody else has this sig.
Fox news is quality journalism compared to the Daily Fail.
Think the National Enquirer with a racist agenda and you're getting somewhat close.
As soon as you try the current iPhone keyboard for more than 10 minutes and see it actually is REALLY good.
As a long-time Treo 600/650 user I was really sceptical about not having a proper keyboard, but the fact is that I (and everyone I know who has tried it for a while) got used to it surprisingly quickly, 3 days at most I'd say, and now can type on it about as fast as I could my Treo. At first the predictive text (which I have to say is better than most) helped, but now I simply don't make that many mistakes.
Comments implying it's unusable without a physical keyboard just perpetuate the fallacy that there is no other alternative. There's just stubborn people, the same ones who last generation refused to adapt to touch-tone phones, broadband, automatic gearboxes, digital synths, electric shavers, you name it. Welcome to being a Grumpy Old Man ;)
This "article" is advertising. Why the hell would you give apple free advertising on the front page. At least MS pays for a banner. Keep your guard up people, advertisers spend about as much money as the government on psychological studies of the public so they know how to get under the radar of most people.
Has robbed my ability to post anything worthwhile to this discussion.
Um, that clicking noise IS the feedback. You just can't adjust.
The lack of tactile feedback is actually as user interface issue. Humans do need tactile feedback as it is something that tells the mind to STOP pushing or doing something.
By saying, "oh this is not Apple's fault, but your own" is being a typical Apple drone where if it does not work then something is wrong with you. Guess what people Apple is not the end, just another solution.
BTW one of the reasons you need a keyboard is that a keyboard with its tactile feedback requires less accuracy than say a keyboard like in the Apple. With a non-tactile feedback keyboard it is absolutely important to align your fingers with the coordinates of the keyboard. Whereas with a tactile feedback keyboard your fingers can adjust just as they touch the keyboard. You don't notice this behavior, but it does happen.
"You can't make a race horse of a pig"
"No," said Samuel, "but you can make very fast pig"
I work in a research lab that develops technology to be used by the blind. The price of this phone doesn't surprise me at all. I'm not familiar with this specific phone, but when designing a system like this, a lot of work goes into making the design easy to use for a blind person. Because it is such a specialty product, the cost of design and manufacturing is spread out among fewer people. It's unfortunate that devices like this end up costing so much, but trust me, I don't know anyone who's getting rich by making these things.