Because there was no other mp3 player called the NANO before they came up with it.
The difference is that 'Nano' was a subtitle of the two players, 'iPod Nano' and 'Zen Nano'. 'Nano' is also a general term decribing size, just like 'Mini' or 'Micro'. So Creative never tried to uphold any trademark of the phrase 'Nano'.
So Apple calls a product 'iPhone', knowing that another company have used the exact same exclusive non-general name for their product. It is like poking someone with a stick and saying 'look what I can do, come take me'.
Apple probably already have a totally different real name for this device. They use 'iPhone' now as a way to keep a legal buzz going for the next 6 months until they are ready to ship the real product and reveil a totally new and cool name. I'm not surprised if Cisco is in on this lawyer marketing ploy to generate press for Linksys' iPhone product too. Apple probably decided the real name 2 years ago and just sit on it until they 'magically' strikes a deal with Cisco in late May.
Because Apple is not stupid, they don't use a name if they know others have the trademark. They obviously know the power of patents since 'boy have they patented' the new technology of this device.
I predict the real name to be: ApplePhone, as in AppleTV
Just an update on the space shuttle virus situation.
It seems NASA have cleaned their computers of the viruses that prevented the astronauts from receiving email attachments. At the end of this mornings wake up call, the Capcom gave this comment: "And most importantly: You are go for Outlook!". So this shows that if you just put all the best scientists in your country on the task, it is actually possible to use Outlook safely.
The space shuttle/station currently has a problem with Word virus. They haven't found a solution to it yet so they have banned attachment in email to and from the computers on board the shuttle. Maybe they could rely on the solar storm to wipe all Word documents from their computer? It was funny to listen to the space shuttle commander asking mission control: "Do you have any solution to.... I don't know if i should say this.... virus problem we have with Word documents?". Maybe they try to keep a lid on it since the next space tourist to the ISS is an old Microsoft employee?
With a motion detector thingy these actions could be defined:
- empty the browser cache if the user is pouring the bottle
- switch firewall rules to maximum security if a finger is poked down the hole
- restart the Whiskuter if user is shaking the bottle
- go to hibernation mode if bottle is knocked over
Why not use Opera? It's much better and has more features out of the box. Like mouse gestures for page swapping and good tab function for pipelined reading. If my memory serves me correctly, that is pretty important features!
Columbia's crew died because small pieces of foam falling off tanks got to be routine, and eventually after 100 missions a big one fell off and hit probably the single worst place on the whole Orbiter.
I just wonder if painting the external tank like on the first two flights would have prevented the Columbia accident.
For STS-1 and STS-2 the external tank was painted white to protect the insulation that covers much of the tank, but improvements and testing showed that it was not required.
There's always been science placement like this. There was a highly publicised ebola outbreak in Africa in the weeks before the premiere of the movie Outbreak. Just prior to the first Jurassic Park movie there was big news about a cluster of "alive" dinosaur eggs found in China. Right after Independence Day and a few months before Men In Black came out there was big news about a meteorite found in Antarctica containing bacteria from Mars. This is nothing new.
the BBC says the pilot made a perfect landing. these guys do a lot of stuff, but they don't land the shuttle.
From about Mach 1, the Shuttle Commander Elieen Collins did a manual landing. This means she manually did a 160 degree turn to align with the runway while descending 20 times faster than a commercial airliner. The Shuttle is a glider at this point with no go-around capabilities. So Commander Collins basically had one shot at landing something similar to a flying brick, and she did so flawlessly. If that isn't a landing then nothing is.
Preparing for, and performing a spacewalk requires that the astronauts skip other tasks that have already been planned.
In addition to 7-9 astronauts preparing and performing an unscheduled spacewalk, there are also maybe 20 times as many scientists, managers and specialists on the ground who work overtime, get tired and sloppy, spend money on tests, materials, coffee.
The astronauts job is just the top of the iceberg. And as with the iceberg they are the only ones who get to enjoy the great view.
The foam is applied by hand to the ET, it is a hack added after the design was done to deal with all the ice that they had to know would be there. but chose to TOTALLY ignore in the original design. Applying that foam by hand is an accident waiting to happen, because it ends up different on every tank. If there are air bubbles under it at the wrong place its going to blow off and hit the shuttle. Most of the time its non fatal but it can be fatal anytime. The foma that did fly off was heading in the general diretion of the leading edge though it didn't get close.....this time. Its always a gamble.
On STS-1 and STS-2 the external tank was painted white. The reason for this (in addition too the higher coolness factor) was to protect the insulation. Then they ditched the paint to save over 450 kg of weigth, and because they found that the paint wasn't necessary for protection.
So why don't they just start painting the tank again (or use some more effective protecting layer) now that they know it is actually necessary ?
Some extra weight is a small price to pay for getting the astronauts back safely.
Rule #1 for watching live streams online:
Do not try to restart the stream just before the event to get better quality. You will always get worse or no connection at all.
The result of cooperation from some of the foremost institutions in education and science in the nation, the Giant Magellan Telescope stands to operate at a resolution 10 times larger than the Hubble. The project, set to be constructed in Chile, is slated for completion in 2016.
Microsoft Windows Vista will be released in 2017... Coincidence? I think nay. Maybe they will release "Universe Map", the Google Maps killer, as an integrated part of the new OS ?
Right now they try to market Microsoft Magellan as an Office application.
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Thank you very much for the invite!
That's nice of you! If you have any more invites I'll be happy to get one at sabergset(at)gmail(dot)com
the astronauts will have to wear the diaper on the outside.
I'm sure The Pirate Bay would like to relocate in case the Sealand thing doesn't work out. After all the Moon has the same legal status as international waters.
The difference is that 'Nano' was a subtitle of the two players, 'iPod Nano' and 'Zen Nano'. 'Nano' is also a general term decribing size, just like 'Mini' or 'Micro'. So Creative never tried to uphold any trademark of the phrase 'Nano'.
So Apple calls a product 'iPhone', knowing that another company have used the exact same exclusive non-general name for their product. It is like poking someone with a stick and saying 'look what I can do, come take me'.
Apple probably already have a totally different real name for this device. They use 'iPhone' now as a way to keep a legal buzz going for the next 6 months until they are ready to ship the real product and reveil a totally new and cool name. I'm not surprised if Cisco is in on this lawyer marketing ploy to generate press for Linksys' iPhone product too. Apple probably decided the real name 2 years ago and just sit on it until they 'magically' strikes a deal with Cisco in late May.
Because Apple is not stupid, they don't use a name if they know others have the trademark. They obviously know the power of patents since 'boy have they patented' the new technology of this device.
I predict the real name to be: ApplePhone, as in AppleTV
Just an update on the space shuttle virus situation. It seems NASA have cleaned their computers of the viruses that prevented the astronauts from receiving email attachments. At the end of this mornings wake up call, the Capcom gave this comment: "And most importantly: You are go for Outlook!". So this shows that if you just put all the best scientists in your country on the task, it is actually possible to use Outlook safely.
The space shuttle/station currently has a problem with Word virus. They haven't found a solution to it yet so they have banned attachment in email to and from the computers on board the shuttle. Maybe they could rely on the solar storm to wipe all Word documents from their computer?
It was funny to listen to the space shuttle commander asking mission control: "Do you have any solution to.... I don't know if i should say this.... virus problem we have with Word documents?". Maybe they try to keep a lid on it since the next space tourist to the ISS is an old Microsoft employee?
With a motion detector thingy these actions could be defined:
- empty the browser cache if the user is pouring the bottle
- switch firewall rules to maximum security if a finger is poked down the hole
- restart the Whiskuter if user is shaking the bottle
- go to hibernation mode if bottle is knocked over
It will be just another DoHS attack.
Why not use Opera? It's much better and has more features out of the box. Like mouse gestures for page swapping and good tab function for pipelined reading. If my memory serves me correctly, that is pretty important features!
Columbia's crew died because small pieces of foam falling off tanks got to be routine, and eventually after 100 missions a big one fell off and hit probably the single worst place on the whole Orbiter.
I just wonder if painting the external tank like on the first two flights would have prevented the Columbia accident.
From Wikipedia:
For STS-1 and STS-2 the external tank was painted white to protect the insulation that covers much of the tank, but improvements and testing showed that it was not required.
There's always been science placement like this. There was a highly publicised ebola outbreak in Africa in the weeks before the premiere of the movie Outbreak. Just prior to the first Jurassic Park movie there was big news about a cluster of "alive" dinosaur eggs found in China. Right after Independence Day and a few months before Men In Black came out there was big news about a meteorite found in Antarctica containing bacteria from Mars. This is nothing new.
"so what do you call a moon with no planet?"
I would call Xena a planot.
And Gabrielle is thus not a moon, so, I don't know... moot ?
I'll bring my air guitar.
the BBC says the pilot made a perfect landing. these guys do a lot of stuff, but they don't land the shuttle.
From about Mach 1, the Shuttle Commander Elieen Collins did a manual landing. This means she manually did a 160 degree turn to align with the runway while descending 20 times faster than a commercial airliner. The Shuttle is a glider at this point with no go-around capabilities. So Commander Collins basically had one shot at landing something similar to a flying brick, and she did so flawlessly. If that isn't a landing then nothing is.
Preparing for, and performing a spacewalk requires that the astronauts skip other tasks that have already been planned.
In addition to 7-9 astronauts preparing and performing an unscheduled spacewalk, there are also maybe 20 times as many scientists, managers and specialists on the ground who work overtime, get tired and sloppy, spend money on tests, materials, coffee.
The astronauts job is just the top of the iceberg. And as with the iceberg they are the only ones who get to enjoy the great view.
There's supposedly no SPAM.
The scientists were reverse engineering the work of God. So as a lab joke they used a doG.
these PDA's are quickly filled with "open source" copies of Harry Potter 1-6.
The foam is applied by hand to the ET, it is a hack added after the design was done to deal with all the ice that they had to know would be there. but chose to TOTALLY ignore in the original design. Applying that foam by hand is an accident waiting to happen, because it ends up different on every tank. If there are air bubbles under it at the wrong place its going to blow off and hit the shuttle. Most of the time its non fatal but it can be fatal anytime. The foma that did fly off was heading in the general diretion of the leading edge though it didn't get close.....this time. Its always a gamble.
On STS-1 and STS-2 the external tank was painted white. The reason for this (in addition too the higher coolness factor) was to protect the insulation. Then they ditched the paint to save over 450 kg of weigth, and because they found that the paint wasn't necessary for protection.
So why don't they just start painting the tank again (or use some more effective protecting layer) now that they know it is actually necessary ?
Some extra weight is a small price to pay for getting the astronauts back safely.
It's all described here of course
this is a very impressive open source application. I widh they were all made like this.
What's the fun in having 50000 SVG editors ?
Rule #1 for watching live streams online:
Do not try to restart the stream just before the event to get better quality. You will always get worse or no connection at all.
The result of cooperation from some of the foremost institutions in education and science in the nation, the Giant Magellan Telescope stands to operate at a resolution 10 times larger than the Hubble. The project, set to be constructed in Chile, is slated for completion in 2016.
Microsoft Windows Vista will be released in 2017... Coincidence? I think nay. Maybe they will release "Universe Map", the Google Maps killer, as an integrated part of the new OS ?
Right now they try to market Microsoft Magellan as an Office application.