Hi, Why did apple only put in 2 megapixels in the iphone's camera?
Rodli --- In [email protected], "Mike Meiser" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On 1/9/07, David King <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > You said "Why should it be teathered to one desktop computer with a > > sync cable." > > > > That one's easy - it's so Apple can sell TWO things... :-) > > > > David > > > > Precicely, Apple's "digital hub" strategy. :) > > But if they don't cut the umbilical cord, someone else is going to because > at this point their sacrificing a tremendous amount of obvious functionality > and value to keep the iPhone and iPod tethered. > > I'm telling you, mobile video blogging and video sharing is coming... both > sides of the coing the consumptive side and production side. > > -Mike > mmeiser.com/blog > mefeedia.com > > On 1/9/07, Mike Meiser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > Ha, I'm here. > > > > > > I just have so much to say I don't even know where to begin. > > > > > > Mostly I'm excited because this is a HUGE leap forward for not just > > > the mobile web... the extension of network neutrality principles to > > > the mobile web. > > > > > > But also because it illustrates apple REALLY, REALLY get's mobile > > > computing. > > > > > > Specifically mobile computing is ALL about communications. > > > > > > This device is heavily hevily focused on personal / inter-personal > > > communications. > > > > > > voice, IM, SMS, picture sharing and so much more > > > > > > it also supports audio and video podcasting but apple hasn't yet cut > > > the sync cable. > > > > > > This is to say... it makes no sense... that you should be walking > > > around or sitting at your desk at work with this marelous piece of > > > tech with wifi and GSM in your pocket or sitting on your desktop with > > > the same old podcasts and videos from when you left home in the > > > morning. Why should it be teathered to one desktop computer with a > > > sync cable. > > > > > > Why should such a marvelous piece of tech NOT aggregate your latest > > > audio or video podcasts directly from the web so that anytime you pick > > > it up it has "new stuff". > > > > > > And for that matter why when you buy anything from the itunes store > > > why should it not be automatically delivered to the device. > > > > > > Why should you have to carry it home each night to sync it? And what > > > if you go out of town for a few days... why should you not have access > > > to your latest podcasts, videos and media wherever you are? > > > > > > These are the same questions people have asked of email and I expect > > > they will come to the same conclusions... building both webservices > > > for audio and video podcast management... and building support onto > > > hardware devices much like the blackberry. > > > > > > In fact, I dare say, that much like mobile email. Mobile podcast > > > aggregation will one day be a killer app on the mobile computing > > > platform. > > > > > > At this point... do to the questions the new iPhone asks... though the > > > answers have not yet been given.... this vision that media should flow > > > directly from the web to your device is pretty much inevitable. It is > > > inevitable because it is where the questions lead, and have been > > > leading since Microsoft put wifi in the Zune, though they did nothing > > > with it. Indeed, the editors of the Chicago suntimes, the Wall Street > > > Journal, and the NYTimes even asked such questions. Why should I have > > > to sync the such a device when it has wifi built in? The answer is > > > you shouldn't. The answer is... there's no reason why you such a > > > device should ever be teathered to a single desktop computer again. > > > > > > That said, direct to device aggregation of podcasts and purchases > > > probably wasn't an extremely high priority with apple given the > > > tremendous amount of features in this new iPhone device... but I > > > suspect that one way or another aggregation will be coming to this > > > device soon. Especially since it appears to be running some basic > > > version of Mac OSX. I would hope in fact that Fireant or Democracy > > > will be ported to it soon. I think i'll be a SUPERB platform for > > > Democracy in particular. The Democracy interface was made to run on > > > the iPhone over wifi. > > > > > > One last thing... people keep bitching about cellular data and > > > aggregation. They keep saying... cellular networks aren't fast > > > enough... even if they were they'd never allow it... Well screw the > > > cellular networks... if they're not fast enough or too closed who > > > cares. Podcasting and videoblogging does NOT require always on > > > connectivity... all it requires is that when you go to pick up your > > > iphone there's something new. > > > > > > One final thing. One reason I'm so obsessed with bringing audio and > > > video podcasting to the mobile web is because moving them beyond the > > > desktop will not only enhance the power and ubiquity of open access > > > media... think digital divide... think one laptop per child.... think > > > limited portable computing droping in price and becoming ubiquitous > > > all aroudn the world... but also they will enhance video > > > podcasting, video sharing, and audio podcasting's value as means of > > > inter-personal communications in much the same way the blackberry and > > > so called "mobile email" enhances the communications value of email. > > > > > > Ubiquity, ease of use, and in the future a constant drop in the price > > > of hardware and connectivity are the key. > > > > > > Oh, and speaking of connectivity, apple talked about a new focus on > > > wimax with some partnership. If wimax ever pans out we'll be talking > > > about a ubiquitous broadband network that's easier and cheaper to > > > install and maintain than todays cellular networks... which is pretty > > > interestng because cellular networks have already penetrated some of > > > the farthest corners of the planet. > > > > > > It all ads up to a completely new and very distruptive communications > > > paradigm. > > > > > > Peace, > > > > > > -Mike > > > mmeiser.com/blog > > > mefeedia.com > > > intermediated.com > > > evilvlog.com > > > > > > On 1/9/07, Nathan Freitas <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <nathan%40cruxy.com>> wrote: > > > > > > > > sull wrote: > > > > > > > > > > do you think osx is open to users or confined to approved > > > applications? > > > > > > > > > I feel like they will push widgets as the primary application model > > for > > > > developers. Just my guy instinct based on issues around deployment, > > > > updating, and a networked application model. > > > > > > > > +n > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > David King > > davidleeking.com - blog > > http://davidleeking.com/etc - videoblog > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >
