IBOC requires the purchase of a new receiver. There's no getting around it. Even the smallest portable model costs $40-50 in the US. A larger unit can run hundreds. This is one of the biggest problems blocking adoption. Hybrid mode notwithstanding, it renders a century of radio purchases obsolete. The open nature of DRM allows many after-market options for adapting these legacy radios to continue to work. Even your vintage cathedral receiver could be enabled without permanent modification by sampling an IF stage at one of the tubes and either routing it to a computer, or a small inexpensive decoder somewhere in/on the case.
While I see portable devices only increasing in popularity, It's hard to beat a desktop for replaceable components. Want a ton of storage? Add more drives. Cool new game? Update the video card and add some memory. Something breaks? Grab the stuff that still works and rebuild. Most laptops, netbooks, and multi-touch gadgets are not made with this in mind. Even standardization between makes and models is difficult, with vendors preferring as much lock-in to their platform as they can get.
If you like the notion of replacing the whole system every couple years, fine. It's an unnecessary waste and expense. In practical terms many people are quite happy using/reusing many components for as long as possible.
I doubt there is any way to stop the people recording law enforcement in public, in the line of duty. This is legally distinct compared with recording activities inside the police station. Equipping cruisers and other vehicles with a Google Street-View type camera system would assist all parties in interactions. And proper software for combining video would also allow for unprecedented scene imaging.
For the record.
I noticed some time ago that staring at my iPod touch before going to sleep causes a residual flicker in my vision afterward. I've never had that happen before, and I'm not prone to photo-sensitivity in anything else I've encountered. It can persist for a minute or two after I turn it off. Video or gaming modes make it worse. Like there's a fast strobe light dimly leaking into the room with my eyes closed. Turning the brightness down avoids it, or just avoiding the iPod completely.
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Sounds like a good movie plot device. What happens when The Secret coin ends up back in circulation...
If life is an emergent property of the universe, and adaptation, intelligence, communication, and ultimately awareness an evolution of that, then the nature of the universe should allow the creation of consciousness (or the result we possess) in any sufficiently complex environment. It's mostly conditioning.
cracks, black cats, and higgs bosons? Got it. Honestly, I'd say it's being suggested CERN integrate a project like Princeton's. Sorting large amounts of random numbers looking for periods of non-randomness.
http://noosphere.princeton.edu/
I'd think it would be in Apple's best interest to ignore this in the best way possible. Simply update the terms and conditions of iTunes to state: "Use of non-Apple devices with iTunes are not supported. Contact your hardware manufacturer." And let it go at that.
Apple can (and will) always claim the best experience is with Genuine Apple products. Licensing is key.
Things that are outside the scope of iTunes, such as exporting tracks from the device or other functionality, can be handled via the DMCA or other appropriate legal avenues, and are far easier to defend that a protracted unauthorized use vs. anticompetitive argument that would be expensive for all parties. Providing a licensing option would also make defending against other software applications that mimic iTunes compatibility much easier.
It's important to remember that with proper legal boilerplate, this acts as a secondary drive for iTunes sales, by making access to the library much easier for all parties. A process which is already possible with other media players albeit at more manual effort.
Apple has already scored a significant coup by getting it's proprietary hardware interface adopted by a wide variety of electronics manufacturers, from A/V equipment to auto makers. Licensing of this hardware standard to other devices might also be controlled and profited by Apple.
Essentially establishing iTunes as a de-facto standard for media devices. Embrace, extend, engulf.
Farnsworth: Well, it looks like I'll be needing my heroic bureaucrat back. At severely-reduced pay, of course.
[The staff cheer.]
LaBarbara: It's better than nothing.
Fry: What about me? Can I come back at severely-reduced pay?
Hermes: You got it, mon! In fact, severely-reduced pay all around!
So, in the event the Palm Pre gets a software update that restores syncing, what would Apple's legal options be? Sue with the argument of violating the license agreement of iTunes by using unauthorized hardware? vs. a possible antitrust argument by Palm by blocking (up until then) compatible hardware?
Also, I actually had a problem with my iPod touch 2nd generation being recognized yesterday by iTunes 8.2, rebooting it (the iPod) solved it. Perhaps there is a genuine issue beyond just blocking the Pre.
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IBOC requires the purchase of a new receiver. There's no getting around it. Even the smallest portable model costs $40-50 in the US. A larger unit can run hundreds. This is one of the biggest problems blocking adoption. Hybrid mode notwithstanding, it renders a century of radio purchases obsolete. The open nature of DRM allows many after-market options for adapting these legacy radios to continue to work. Even your vintage cathedral receiver could be enabled without permanent modification by sampling an IF stage at one of the tubes and either routing it to a computer, or a small inexpensive decoder somewhere in/on the case.
Depends on your situation. In a large family, hand-me-downs (or ups) are the rule. Yes, there comes a point where inflicting leftovers is a bad idea.
While I see portable devices only increasing in popularity, It's hard to beat a desktop for replaceable components. Want a ton of storage? Add more drives. Cool new game? Update the video card and add some memory. Something breaks? Grab the stuff that still works and rebuild. Most laptops, netbooks, and multi-touch gadgets are not made with this in mind. Even standardization between makes and models is difficult, with vendors preferring as much lock-in to their platform as they can get. If you like the notion of replacing the whole system every couple years, fine. It's an unnecessary waste and expense. In practical terms many people are quite happy using/reusing many components for as long as possible.
I doubt there is any way to stop the people recording law enforcement in public, in the line of duty. This is legally distinct compared with recording activities inside the police station. Equipping cruisers and other vehicles with a Google Street-View type camera system would assist all parties in interactions. And proper software for combining video would also allow for unprecedented scene imaging. For the record.
I noticed some time ago that staring at my iPod touch before going to sleep causes a residual flicker in my vision afterward. I've never had that happen before, and I'm not prone to photo-sensitivity in anything else I've encountered. It can persist for a minute or two after I turn it off. Video or gaming modes make it worse. Like there's a fast strobe light dimly leaking into the room with my eyes closed. Turning the brightness down avoids it, or just avoiding the iPod completely.
Sounds like a good movie plot device. What happens when The Secret coin ends up back in circulation...
If life is an emergent property of the universe, and adaptation, intelligence, communication, and ultimately awareness an evolution of that, then the nature of the universe should allow the creation of consciousness (or the result we possess) in any sufficiently complex environment. It's mostly conditioning.
cracks, black cats, and higgs bosons? Got it. Honestly, I'd say it's being suggested CERN integrate a project like Princeton's. Sorting large amounts of random numbers looking for periods of non-randomness. http://noosphere.princeton.edu/
What has been seen cannot be unseen, but I can at least flush the cache!
I'd think it would be in Apple's best interest to ignore this in the best way possible. Simply update the terms and conditions of iTunes to state: "Use of non-Apple devices with iTunes are not supported. Contact your hardware manufacturer." And let it go at that.
Apple can (and will) always claim the best experience is with Genuine Apple products. Licensing is key.
Things that are outside the scope of iTunes, such as exporting tracks from the device or other functionality, can be handled via the DMCA or other appropriate legal avenues, and are far easier to defend that a protracted unauthorized use vs. anticompetitive argument that would be expensive for all parties. Providing a licensing option would also make defending against other software applications that mimic iTunes compatibility much easier.
It's important to remember that with proper legal boilerplate, this acts as a secondary drive for iTunes sales, by making access to the library much easier for all parties. A process which is already possible with other media players albeit at more manual effort.
Apple has already scored a significant coup by getting it's proprietary hardware interface adopted by a wide variety of electronics manufacturers, from A/V equipment to auto makers. Licensing of this hardware standard to other devices might also be controlled and profited by Apple.
Essentially establishing iTunes as a de-facto standard for media devices. Embrace, extend, engulf.
Farnsworth: Well, it looks like I'll be needing my heroic bureaucrat back. At severely-reduced pay, of course. [The staff cheer.] LaBarbara: It's better than nothing. Fry: What about me? Can I come back at severely-reduced pay? Hermes: You got it, mon! In fact, severely-reduced pay all around!
So, in the event the Palm Pre gets a software update that restores syncing, what would Apple's legal options be? Sue with the argument of violating the license agreement of iTunes by using unauthorized hardware? vs. a possible antitrust argument by Palm by blocking (up until then) compatible hardware?
Also, I actually had a problem with my iPod touch 2nd generation being recognized yesterday by iTunes 8.2, rebooting it (the iPod) solved it. Perhaps there is a genuine issue beyond just blocking the Pre.