Bought my Touch at the Apple on line store, in the re-furbished area. I have a 16GB that cost me $169. I am not now nor have I been a Apple fan boy, but it rocks.
"3) There's latent demand for a mobile computing device that's smaller and lighter than a laptop but has more screen real estate than a smartphone — something reminiscent of a Star Trek tricorder or PADD. "
I never thought of that. When I read it I instantly saw Picard hand off a PADD to Ricker. Too cool.
When (not if) the Slate comes out, it's going to be more expensive, so I'll wait a little until the price comes down and snap one up
Way back in 1970, I was managing a pharmacy on 7th Ave in NY City. The store was picked to have a visit by some Australian Pharmacists for a visit to see how American Pharmacies work. I had always had a dream of at least visiting there and asked what was needed to gain a license to practice in Australia.
I'm Eastern European Caucusoid and they answered my questions with enthusiasm,
Another Pharmacist of Puerto Rican extraction said he was interested also and was stone walled. You could see it in their body posture, and hear it in their answers that he was just not wanted.
"Are you a US citizen? Are your parents old enough to draw social security, and use the medicare benefits? Do they use them? Have you looked at the cost of your parent's prescriptions?"
I'm drawing SSDI payments because of adisability which makes me unable to work. I could not afford to pay for my prescriptions and health care without medicaire and medicaid (which I receive after meeting a large spend down each month) I'm not living in luxury, sucking at the nation's teat, but I can get by with a little help from my friends.
"On the Nexus One, only 190 megabytes of its total 4.5 gigabytes of memory is allowed for storing apps. On the $199 iPhone, nearly all of the 16 gigabytes of memory can be used for apps."
I'm using an iPhone 3GS and I'm satisfied with it. Notice I didn't say "very" satisfied. I love multitasking devices, ones that do everything I want them to. I've read the revues and hands-on for evry Android phone and so far none of them do everything the iPhone does.
I use my iPhone as a phone, and a reading device as a book reader for Kindle books, B&N and Fictionwise format reader. So far Android has no software compatible with these that I know of. They may in the future, but until then, I'll hold off.
"Recent statistics have shown that consumers who purchase an e-reader buy more books than those who stick with traditional bound volumes. Amazon reports that Kindle owners buy, on average, 3.1 times as many books on the site as other customers."
Starting with Peanut Press and Palm OS device then Fictionwise and Palm, WM, and now iPod and B&N, Amazon Kindle Format, I have purchased over 2000 books in the last 12 years. I used to be an avid library user, but it is so convenient just to buy the book and read it on my device that I don't go to the library much anymore. The most popular books are often not in stock at the library, you have to put a hold on them and wait your place in line before you get your chance to read them. Then because it's a new book you get 7 days to read it. At $9.99 for a best seller and if you wait a little the price is less I'll pick e books any day.
IMHO,Apple's habit of rethinking user interaction has served them well and has mad them what they are. I used Palm OS over Windows PPC be cause it was simple, and seemed unbreakable. I switched tho WM 5 because of multi-tasking and put up with constant soft and hard resets (you must now calibrate the screen) because I thought I had to. I have a i Touch 2G and I'm wondering what the hell I was thinking all those years?
Say what you will about Apple fanboys, but, the shit works, and works well. My i Pod is my MP3 player, book reader (3 different formats) mini game machine (and the games are cheap as shit- Bejeweled WM $9.99 in the APP store $2.99, not to mention all free apps), PDA, WiFi tablet, com device and much more.
I'm not a fan boy but I can play one on TV.
When I was nine, I hated my future brother-in-law
Until he gave me one of these. It was the best present I ever received and I played with it for years.
I forgave my brother-in-law
Slashdot Mirror
"3) There's latent demand for a mobile computing device that's smaller and lighter than a laptop but has more screen real estate than a smartphone — something reminiscent of a Star Trek tricorder or PADD. "
I never thought of that. When I read it I instantly saw Picard hand off a PADD to Ricker. Too cool.
When (not if) the Slate comes out, it's going to be more expensive, so I'll wait a little until the price comes down and snap one up
Wait until they hit up Emmerich for aa cut of the "2012" profits
Another Pharmacist of Puerto Rican extraction said he was interested also and was stone walled. You could see it in their body posture, and hear it in their answers that he was just not wanted.
And then a step to the right
With your hands on your hips
You bring your knees in tight
But it's the pelvic thrust that really drives you insane,
Let's wait for Apple again
Sing to the tune of "Lets do the Time Warp Agagin
"Are you a US citizen? Are your parents old enough to draw social security, and use the medicare benefits? Do they use them? Have you looked at the cost of your parent's prescriptions?" I'm drawing SSDI payments because of adisability which makes me unable to work. I could not afford to pay for my prescriptions and health care without medicaire and medicaid (which I receive after meeting a large spend down each month) I'm not living in luxury, sucking at the nation's teat, but I can get by with a little help from my friends.
I'm shocked, shocked I say.
Jousting anyone?
WTF?
Absolutely a "writing your name in the snow" contest
now it's truly just "Full of stars"
I use my iPhone as a phone, and a reading device as a book reader for Kindle books, B&N and Fictionwise format reader. So far Android has no software compatible with these that I know of. They may in the future, but until then, I'll hold off.
awaiting the new tablet
I've become one too
And there is an infinite supply of oil?
Starting with Peanut Press and Palm OS device then Fictionwise and Palm, WM, and now iPod and B&N, Amazon Kindle Format, I have purchased over 2000 books in the last 12 years. I used to be an avid library user, but it is so convenient just to buy the book and read it on my device that I don't go to the library much anymore. The most popular books are often not in stock at the library, you have to put a hold on them and wait your place in line before you get your chance to read them. Then because it's a new book you get 7 days to read it. At $9.99 for a best seller and if you wait a little the price is less I'll pick e books any day.
as did Louis Wu
At a lot of sites where you can apply themes to yor windows system one of the most popular is always "Make your PC look like MAC OS X"
They payed them.
Silly Monkey
I love when she does that
IMHO,Apple's habit of rethinking user interaction has served them well and has mad them what they are. I used Palm OS over Windows PPC be cause it was simple, and seemed unbreakable. I switched tho WM 5 because of multi-tasking and put up with constant soft and hard resets (you must now calibrate the screen) because I thought I had to. I have a i Touch 2G and I'm wondering what the hell I was thinking all those years? Say what you will about Apple fanboys, but, the shit works, and works well. My i Pod is my MP3 player, book reader (3 different formats) mini game machine (and the games are cheap as shit- Bejeweled WM $9.99 in the APP store $2.99, not to mention all free apps), PDA, WiFi tablet, com device and much more. I'm not a fan boy but I can play one on TV.
The white wire will be a dead giveaway to thieves, who wont snatch the control unit because they know where its been.
Hope you'll be very happy together, although it seems sex will be problematic
I heard it when I was 5 and it was the Italians. Old and stale
When I was nine, I hated my future brother-in-law Until he gave me one of these. It was the best present I ever received and I played with it for years. I forgave my brother-in-law
I find an awful lot of books cheap on Amazon, sometimes free or $0.99.
Yeah, a picture is worth what, a 1000 words?