Iphone Vid...the Yelamu, IP & the Gadgit
Well, Steve Jobs has finally revealed the Iphone - a touchscreen, 11.6mm-thin phone - that's supposed to be a break from the conventional push-button phone at MacWorld Expo in San Francisco (once the home of the Yelamu group of the Ohlone People...now the home of, ugh!, 'Americans'..."now where did i put that bugspray?"). It comes in 4 and 8 gig versions and is expected to be made available in the US in June and in Europe later in the year. The phone is supposed to cost between 500 to 600 usd.
Anyway, on an aesthetic and functional note, the iphone does indeed raise the bar with its convenient touch-screen and integration with the ipod, significant eye-room and sleek well-rounded edges that reduce the chances of discomfort/injury in those regions in close proximity to one's hip pocket. These functions are already present in many mobilephones, but the Iphone does a good job in bringing them together - so Iphone has to thank the manufacturers of other phones for these ideas...if it wasn't for them, iphone wouldn't be what it is would it?....there's no such thing as 'invention', only 'innovation'. Of course, Steve Jobs would beg to differ. I had said some time ago that the ipod is doomed unless it goes into the telco business or integrates with existing companies. Looks like Steve Jobs heard such prophetic rumblings and decided to act on, and profit from, the IP of others like myself - just as he did with the design. Good one Stevie Boy!
For all you 'gadgits' out there, I suppose it gives you something to look forward to eh. All of a sudden you have yet another reason to live! Well, congratulations!
"hmmm..."
Methinks 'Techie' isn't a good name for, well, 'techies'. To say one is a 'techie' is to claim some semblance of independent thought for the 'techie'. A 'Gadgit', ahhh, that is more like it. A 'Gadgit' lacks independent thought. A 'Gadgit' is not someone who 'acts on' but one who is 'acted on'. Something like having her key wound before she can start to act 'independently' S/he is basically made to follow trends for the simple reason that it is there to be followed. No question on the intrinsic value of such a pursuit. Not unlike running after the tide as it goes out and running away from it as it comes in. Who, or what, do you think determines the movement of the runner?
Anyway, on an aesthetic and functional note, the iphone does indeed raise the bar with its convenient touch-screen and integration with the ipod, significant eye-room and sleek well-rounded edges that reduce the chances of discomfort/injury in those regions in close proximity to one's hip pocket. These functions are already present in many mobilephones, but the Iphone does a good job in bringing them together - so Iphone has to thank the manufacturers of other phones for these ideas...if it wasn't for them, iphone wouldn't be what it is would it?....there's no such thing as 'invention', only 'innovation'. Of course, Steve Jobs would beg to differ. I had said some time ago that the ipod is doomed unless it goes into the telco business or integrates with existing companies. Looks like Steve Jobs heard such prophetic rumblings and decided to act on, and profit from, the IP of others like myself - just as he did with the design. Good one Stevie Boy!
For all you 'gadgits' out there, I suppose it gives you something to look forward to eh. All of a sudden you have yet another reason to live! Well, congratulations!
"hmmm..."
Methinks 'Techie' isn't a good name for, well, 'techies'. To say one is a 'techie' is to claim some semblance of independent thought for the 'techie'. A 'Gadgit', ahhh, that is more like it. A 'Gadgit' lacks independent thought. A 'Gadgit' is not someone who 'acts on' but one who is 'acted on'. Something like having her key wound before she can start to act 'independently' S/he is basically made to follow trends for the simple reason that it is there to be followed. No question on the intrinsic value of such a pursuit. Not unlike running after the tide as it goes out and running away from it as it comes in. Who, or what, do you think determines the movement of the runner?
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1 comments:
you're right boy! you may live here, but you are definitely not like the people here. That's a compliment btw. keep it up with your interesting views.
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