When I say battery pack, I think of an expansion. Something that the product wasn't intended to work with. In this case, the iPod was created as a portable device and only a portable device. For this reason why should Apple create an interface w/o a battery and then allow expansion with a battery pack?
Obviously the Newton isn't on par with modern PDAs. Most computers releaseed at the time of the release of the Newton (early 90s) aren't on par with my Sharp Zaurus.
Where I fail to see how the PDA doesn't fit into the digital lifestyle...even on the consumer level. So, we've got our music, we've got our connectivity at home. But what about when you're on the street and you want to call someone. This is at the consumer level. My Zaurus is my compromise for having a computer with me at all times. For me it functions as a full fledged computer. I can surf the Internet in the bathtub and I can word process while I'm waiting at the doctors office. In my mind, the PDA is completing factor in the digital lifestyle. I can tell you that being connected is never further than my pocket.
They are obviously not an unformatted blank disk in general, but when it comes to technology they are. With the restrictions that Saddam had in place they couldn't even really use the internet due to censorship.
Sure, School Districts have been using TI for years. I've owned two TI calculators (86 and 83+) because it was what the school always recommended. The average joe high school student isn't going to buy the more expensive 89 or HP 49g+ because the 83+ is good enough for high school math.
But when it comes to College and math in the field it is necessary to put encourage companies to progress to a better product. This is what this Open Source application has the potential to do and this is also what HP's comeback in the calculator industry will do.
This should create something of a trickle down effect to the school districts. Suddenly students are using this OS or the HP because this would be the product or brand used in the industry.
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When I say battery pack, I think of an expansion. Something that the product wasn't intended to work with. In this case, the iPod was created as a portable device and only a portable device. For this reason why should Apple create an interface w/o a battery and then allow expansion with a battery pack?
Obviously the Newton isn't on par with modern PDAs. Most computers releaseed at the time of the release of the Newton (early 90s) aren't on par with my Sharp Zaurus. Where I fail to see how the PDA doesn't fit into the digital lifestyle...even on the consumer level. So, we've got our music, we've got our connectivity at home. But what about when you're on the street and you want to call someone. This is at the consumer level. My Zaurus is my compromise for having a computer with me at all times. For me it functions as a full fledged computer. I can surf the Internet in the bathtub and I can word process while I'm waiting at the doctors office. In my mind, the PDA is completing factor in the digital lifestyle. I can tell you that being connected is never further than my pocket.
This is a portable mp3 player though. Having an additional battery pack doesn't make sense for a portable player.
They are obviously not an unformatted blank disk in general, but when it comes to technology they are. With the restrictions that Saddam had in place they couldn't even really use the internet due to censorship.
Sure, School Districts have been using TI for years. I've owned two TI calculators (86 and 83+) because it was what the school always recommended. The average joe high school student isn't going to buy the more expensive 89 or HP 49g+ because the 83+ is good enough for high school math.
But when it comes to College and math in the field it is necessary to put encourage companies to progress to a better product. This is what this Open Source application has the potential to do and this is also what HP's comeback in the calculator industry will do.
This should create something of a trickle down effect to the school districts. Suddenly students are using this OS or the HP because this would be the product or brand used in the industry.