This could be a fun connector to use once the patent runs out. I even have it on a small Philips stereo but I can't use it because legal threats prevent compatible media players being made. It has a serial port, though. That doesn't seem "completely analog" to me.
The 30 pin dock connector is not completely analog. You can get audio in and out and video out and send signals to go to next/previous playlist/song and turn it on and off via analog signals.
There is also a digital interface for more sophisticated hosts to retrieve a list of playlist/songs etc. And of course for connecting to a computer.
The iPod-like device would be the host, and the radio or car the device. USB covers audio and input already, so the radio or car would only have to pretend it's a sound card, and a keyboard or mouse or joystick. Have it include or emulate a USB hub. The radio can even give storage and networking to the iPod-like, I guess.
That still requires electronics and software -- compared to just sending the right electrical pulse via the pins.
I had a $15 cassette adapter back in 2007 that connected via the dock connector instead of the headphone jack. It had a few advantages:
-- When you ejected the cassette or the car stopped, the iPod immediately turned off. --You could hold down the fast forward/rewind button on the cassette player and it would ff/rew the song on the iPod. --You could press the ff/rew button on the cassette player quickly and go to the next/previous song. --line level sound out for a (theoretically) clearer sound.
That being said, I can't in anyway defend the new all digital Lightning connector.
Roku units are god-awful for playback of local content. They're only half a solution to the Smart TV problem.
With the Roku, there are at least two ways you can play local content:
1. Play it directly from the Roku box by plugging a storage device containing H.264/MPG,MP3, or AAC into the USB port and using the USB channel.
2. Using the free Plex server on your computer and the free app.
With the Chromecast, I would still need the Plex server, and then use the Plex web client on Chrome and cast it to the TV. Then either I would need to be sitting at the computer or use VNC from my phone or tablet.
I never understood why iPhone's adapter is a completely retarded pile of junk. What's wrong with the standard USB adapter like everyone else? Oh aside from them making a cock load of money from cables.
The iPod/iPhone dock connector of old allowed controlling an iDevice with a completely analog signal. You could also get line level input and output just by connecting a pin. How do you do that with a USB connection without adding a USB host controller and the software to the host device (radios, car controls, etc).?
iOS users spending more on apps shows there are significantly fewer free apps on iOS. Canalys shows direct revenue from downloads and in-app purchases, not ad revenue.
"iPhone apps command better revenues for publishers than Android apps, although the gap is closing. While in July iOS ad rates were double Androidâ(TM)s, in August and September the gap closed as Android prices increase 26 percent"
"Appleâ(TM)s platforms lead Android, with each of iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad having higher CPMs (cost per thousand) than Android phones or tablets ⦠although Android is growing faster."
And no, what you're implying is completely false. Android 2.3 gets all relevant security updates (it just doesn't change its major version number on a whim like iOS does).
What good is it if Google releases security updates and the manufacturer and the carrier never push the updates to the phone?
To start as an iOS developer I'd need about $1700 - $1100 for an Apple computer, $500 for an iOS device and $100 for an Apple Developer subscription so I can publish.
Anyway this ignores the fact that Apple routinely updates older devices to the 'latest' OS that is actually something claiming to be the latest version, but doesn't have most of the new features. It's easy to play games with version numbers if you simply strip out anything requiring the latest hardware and still call it the latest OS.
Developers don't care as long as they have a consistent API to target. None of the features left off of older phones upgrading to a new OS effects developers.
The day you have a phone that runs the latest version.
If I bought an iPhone 4 back in July 2010, I have a phone that I can update to iOS 7 the day it is released, regardless of carrier. How many Android phones released in 2010 can run the latest OS?
But they can reject the app. If you're listing a "free" app that doesn't do anything (without a separate paid subscription) you will be rejected for having a useless app.
However the development environment and APIs are so similar to the extent that if you know Mac development you can easily port your app to iOS. The emulator is necessary because OS X runs on x86 while iOS runs on ARM.
There is no iPhone "emulator" for development. The "simulator" doesn't emulate ARM. It links your code to an x86 build of the iOS libraries.
There were plenty of MP3 players around before the ipod (and good ones too!).
Before the iPod, MP3 players were either small with low capacity or used huge fragile laptop drives. They had horrible interfaces and slow transfers.
Android was in development for a long time before Apple released the iPhone, as were various other similar projects (for example, OpenMoko; which was never taken seriously by the industry, but basically got quite a long way towards producing something similar to the iphone quite a long time before the iphone was actually released). Development takes a long time - Google didn't see the iphone and immediately magic up a competing platform, they were both developed simultaneously and Apple happened to get there first.
When iTunes music had DRM, most computers had CD-RW's.
For the past 5 years, all iTunes music has been sold as unencrypted AAC files that can be played on any phone.
Before anyone else posts, AAC is not an Apple format, was standardised years before the iPod was introduced, and is one of the required supported formats for Android.
for example, how many of our mothers and fathers would know that? how many of them even know what DRM is? It will not be until they buy new devices they
Creating a CD from an iTunes playlist is very apparent. Once you create a playlist the "burn cd" button is on the same window.
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The 30 pin dock connector is not completely analog. You can get audio in and out and video out and send signals to go to next/previous playlist/song and turn it on and off via analog signals.
There is also a digital interface for more sophisticated hosts to retrieve a list of playlist/songs etc. And of course for connecting to a computer.
That still requires electronics and software -- compared to just sending the right electrical pulse via the pins.
I had a $15 cassette adapter back in 2007 that connected via the dock connector instead of the headphone jack. It had a few advantages:
-- When you ejected the cassette or the car stopped, the iPod immediately turned off.
--You could hold down the fast forward/rewind button on the cassette player and it would ff/rew the song on the iPod.
--You could press the ff/rew button on the cassette player quickly and go to the next/previous song.
--line level sound out for a (theoretically) clearer sound.
That being said, I can't in anyway defend the new all digital Lightning connector.
Setting up Plex Server:
1. Download Plex and click install.
2. Choose folders to share from.the web admin client.
Setting up client on Roku:
1. Choose Plex app from store
2. Let Plex find server.
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The iPod/iPhone dock connector of old allowed controlling an iDevice with a completely analog signal. You could also get line level input and output just by connecting a pin. How do you do that with a USB connection without adding a USB host controller and the software to the host device (radios, car controls, etc).?
Well he asked how many phones were upgrade able in 2010. Apple only sold two models of phones in 2010.
My facts were true.....
Apple introduced one new phone in 2010 -- the 3GS and as of today it runs the latest OS.
Apple sold two phone models in 2010 -- the 3G and 3GS. So half of all of the phone models that Apple sold in 2010 run the latest OS.
What good is it if Google releases security updates and the manufacturer and the carrier never push the updates to the phone?
Or you could buy a $229 iPod Touch.....
Your numbers don't add up -- Apple just said that 93% of users are using iOS 6. IPhone sales dwarf iPod Touch sales.
Every iPhone since at least the 3GS has been able to run 3 years of iOS updates.
Developers don't care as long as they have a consistent API to target. None of the features left off of older phones upgrading to a new OS effects developers.
http://techland.time.com/2013/04/16/ios-vs-android/
iOS users spend 3.5x as much on apps as Android users....
And iOS users are on average more affluent....
http://techcrunch.com/2012/09/26/forrester-iphone-app-users-young-and-wealthy-android-app-users-skew-older/
If I bought an iPhone 4 back in July 2010, I have a phone that I can update to iOS 7 the day it is released, regardless of carrier. How many Android phones released in 2010 can run the latest OS?
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/netflix/id363590051?mt=8
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/hulu-plus/id376510438?mt=8
1. iOS7: Multitasking? It's about time. What is this, 1984?
iOS has allowed third party developers to multitask since iOS 4.
There is no iPhone "emulator" for development. The "simulator" doesn't emulate ARM. It links your code to an x86 build of the iOS libraries.
Apple 2007: You don't need native apps, you can do everything within the browser....
Developers complain
Apple 2008: Here is a native app store.
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Palm 2009: We have a great OS that you can write apps with by using your existing Web development skills
Developers Complain
Palm releases a native SDK
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RIM: We have this great OS that you can do all of your development using our HTML based APIs!
Developers Complain
RIM releases a native SDK
Write once, run anywhere.....
Where have I heard that before and how did that work out last time?
The first iPods used 1.8" hard drives - not the 2.5" laptop drives.
The Mini use 1" hard drives -- not flash. The shuffle and the nano were the first to use flash.
The mini was the best selling iPod before the Nano.
Before the iPod, MP3 players were either small with low capacity or used huge fragile laptop drives. They had horrible interfaces and slow transfers.
This was Android before the iPhone.....
http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2170500/googles-android-prototype-smartphone-blackberry-rip
It costs from $500 - $700 to replace a "$200" subsidized phone before your contract is up.
When iTunes music had DRM, most computers had CD-RW's.
For the past 5 years, all iTunes music has been sold as unencrypted AAC files that can be played on any phone.
Before anyone else posts, AAC is not an Apple format, was standardised years before the iPod was introduced, and is one of the required supported formats for Android.
Creating a CD from an iTunes playlist is very apparent. Once you create a playlist the "burn cd" button is on the same window.
So posting an article about an unreleased and unannounced product is proof of what exactly?
The original quote was....
a) So unless the Nexus + Motorola Mobility sold more than Apple, "Google" doesn't make the "top selling" phone.
b) Are you saying that all Android phones are bigger than the iPhone?
http://venturebeat.com/2013/02/01/the-5-best-selling-phones-in-the-u-s-are-from-just-2-companies-apple-and-samsung/