― James Mitchell, Wednesday, 27 January 2010 03:21 (3 years ago) Permalink
Dilute Dilute OK!
― Elvis Telecom, Wednesday, 27 January 2010 03:28 (3 years ago) Permalink
Please let this thing run Serato.
― Spencer Chow, Tuesday, 26 January 2010 23:27 (Yesterday) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
Serato is actually the main interface to the OS
― Tracer Hand, Wednesday, 27 January 2010 10:48 (3 years ago) Permalink
I hear the tablet is actually manufactured by Numark and will come with red racing stripes.
― dan selzer, Wednesday, 27 January 2010 13:47 (3 years ago) Permalink
comes with a grounding wire
― scent of a wolfman (s1ocki), Wednesday, 27 January 2010 13:53 (3 years ago) Permalink
will also function as a fridge magnet iirc
― i'm with stupid ☞ (dyao), Wednesday, 27 January 2010 13:57 (3 years ago) Permalink
you have to buy two of them to be a real tablet dj
― sir ilx-a-lot (cutty), Wednesday, 27 January 2010 14:25 (3 years ago) Permalink
like this guy:
― sir ilx-a-lot (cutty), Wednesday, 27 January 2010 15:24 (3 years ago) Permalink
so amazing the amount that has been written (and illustrated) about this w/o apple publicly saying word one about it
― scent of a wolfman (s1ocki), Wednesday, 27 January 2010 15:30 (3 years ago) Permalink
i heard it can go up stairs by itself
― Tracer Hand, Wednesday, 27 January 2010 15:31 (3 years ago) Permalink
I heard it doesn't have a name so death can't find it, it doesn't have a home or people to care for. it's not afraid of anything, men least of all. It's fast and strong like a big wind. It can hear for a hundred miles and see a hundred miles underwater. It can hide in the shadow of a noon sun. It could be right behind you and you wouldn't know it 'til you're dead.
― Freddy 'The Wonder Chicken' (Gukbe), Wednesday, 27 January 2010 15:33 (3 years ago) Permalink
http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/27/is-this-the-apple-tablet/
― randy e. bugler (jeff), Wednesday, 27 January 2010 17:01 (3 years ago) Permalink
CANT WAIT TO NOT BUY THIS
― mayor jingleberries, Wednesday, 27 January 2010 17:05 (3 years ago) Permalink
haha fantastic post gukbe
― Maria, Wednesday, 27 January 2010 17:06 (3 years ago) Permalink
yeah, good post, but from what I'm reading none of that is confirmed
― I think ur a probotector (cozen), Wednesday, 27 January 2010 17:20 (3 years ago) Permalink
i want to be jaded and w/e but i have a feeling that i'm really, really gonna want one of these immediately
― his power told him (about the fish) (gbx), Wednesday, 27 January 2010 17:25 (3 years ago) Permalink
ur a doctor qed
― I think ur a probotector (cozen), Wednesday, 27 January 2010 17:30 (3 years ago) Permalink
sike! me too
― randy e. bugler (jeff), Wednesday, 27 January 2010 17:32 (3 years ago) Permalink
Harvey Dent, he's at it again!
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 27 January 2010 17:36 (3 years ago) Permalink
http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/27/live-from-the-apple-tablet-latest-creation-event/
― kshighway (ksh), Wednesday, 27 January 2010 17:43 (3 years ago) Permalink
starting in 17 minutes
From that engadget post:
9:42AM Okay! We're in our seats and there's some Dylan playing on the sound system!9:11AM Overall the mood is really jovial right now. It's basically a party in the U.S.A.
9:11AM Overall the mood is really jovial right now. It's basically a party in the U.S.A.
― kshighway (ksh), Wednesday, 27 January 2010 17:46 (3 years ago) Permalink
Well, now I know not to read that coverage.
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 27 January 2010 17:47 (3 years ago) Permalink
basically a party in the U.S.A.
― his power told him (about the fish) (gbx), Wednesday, 27 January 2010 17:49 (3 years ago) Permalink
new board motto
I hope the home button isn't in the middle of the tablet, as has been shown in all the mock ups; it makes sense on the iphone (where the thumb lands innit) but wouldn't on a tablet (on the same principle)
― I think ur a probotector (cozen), Wednesday, 27 January 2010 17:53 (3 years ago) Permalink
http://www.justin.tv/#r=y6Ire8c
― I think ur a probotector (cozen), Wednesday, 27 January 2010 17:55 (3 years ago) Permalink
where is the best coverage going to be?
― sir ilx-a-lot (cutty), Wednesday, 27 January 2010 17:57 (3 years ago) Permalink
oh shit, didn't know TWiT was doing a live show. thanks cozen!
― kshighway (ksh), Wednesday, 27 January 2010 17:57 (3 years ago) Permalink
Exciting updates from Ars Technica:
There's a chair and table on stage
― James Mitchell, Wednesday, 27 January 2010 17:58 (3 years ago) Permalink
not on verizon that's for sure
xxpost
― Tracer Hand, Wednesday, 27 January 2010 17:58 (3 years ago) Permalink
― James Mitchell, Wednesday, 27 January 2010 17:59 (3 years ago) Permalink
gorenography
― Tracer Hand, Wednesday, 27 January 2010 18:01 (3 years ago) Permalink
here we go!
― I think ur a probotector (cozen), Wednesday, 27 January 2010 18:01 (3 years ago) Permalink
i'm wayyyyyy too fucking excited
― kshighway (ksh), Wednesday, 27 January 2010 18:01 (3 years ago) Permalink
you can hear Jobs speaking on the Justin.tv link
http://www.justin.tv/#r=uGgAhEQ
― kshighway (ksh), Wednesday, 27 January 2010 18:02 (3 years ago) Permalink
ipad
― stet, Wednesday, 27 January 2010 18:10 (3 years ago) Permalink
omg 'iPudding' who saw it coming
― schlump, Wednesday, 27 January 2010 18:11 (3 years ago) Permalink
there it is
― his power told him (about the fish) (gbx), Wednesday, 27 January 2010 18:11 (3 years ago) Permalink
more bezel than screen
― I think ur a probotector (cozen), Wednesday, 27 January 2010 18:11 (3 years ago) Permalink
lol at the billionaire laying into "cheap laptops"
― James Mitchell, Wednesday, 27 January 2010 18:11 (3 years ago) Permalink
Every page and irc channel just crashed right now
― Elvis Telecom, Wednesday, 27 January 2010 18:11 (3 years ago) Permalink
ibezel
― I think ur a probotector (cozen), Wednesday, 27 January 2010 18:12 (3 years ago) Permalink
― James Mitchell, Wednesday, 27 January 2010 18:12 (3 years ago) Permalink
holding the internet in yr hands
LOL
― his power told him (about the fish) (gbx), Wednesday, 27 January 2010 18:12 (3 years ago) Permalink
in fairness, cheap laptops are terrible things
― Astronaut Mike Dexter (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Wednesday, 27 January 2010 18:12 (3 years ago) Permalink
you write on the screen with chalk or sharp stones
― schlump, Wednesday, 27 January 2010 18:12 (3 years ago) Permalink
If that's a real Facebook page she's about to get far too much attention.
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 27 January 2010 18:13 (3 years ago) Permalink
lol NYT and Chad Ocho Cinco screengrabs
― Astronaut Mike Dexter (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Wednesday, 27 January 2010 18:13 (3 years ago) Permalink
also i should have ordered free sim cards when they were still doing them dan. they cost $10 now afaict.
― caek, Thursday, 23 May 2013 18:22 (Yesterday) Permalink
Does the widespread use of 4G in the USA explain increased cost perhaps?
― badg, Thursday, 23 May 2013 18:22 (Yesterday) Permalink
yikes
― 乒乓, Thursday, 23 May 2013 18:23 (Yesterday) Permalink
for cities, i think a big problem are zoning regulations (see also why US cities [well, at least NY] can't get it together to build cheap affordable housing stock... it's hard to keep on adding cell towers
― 乒乓, Thursday, 23 May 2013 18:24 (Yesterday) Permalink
― badg, Thursday, May 23, 2013 2:22 PM (1 minute ago) Bookmark
4G isn't really that widespread
it is possible to run a profitable cheap network by ignoring a few % of the population.
― caek, Thursday, May 23, 2013 2:10 PM (14 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
I think that is exactly the way that Vodafone undercuts Telstra in Australia though, by providing cheap plans but less coverage
― badg, Thursday, May 23, 2013 2:14 PM (10 minutes ago) Bookmark
this kind of exists in the form of carriers like cricket, simple talk, boost mobile, who all target 'urban' markets, but afaict they just rent time from the big 2's network
― 乒乓, Thursday, 23 May 2013 18:25 (Yesterday) Permalink
http://www.simplemobile.com/
― 乒乓, Thursday, 23 May 2013 18:26 (Yesterday) Permalink
i think we're still kind of in the deployment stages w/4G
― Nhex, Thursday, 23 May 2013 18:26 (Yesterday) Permalink
fwiw I was not trying to defend the US system as being awesome
anyway, population density absolutely impacts Australia because you have most people living in concentrated areas, meaning more efficient use of cell towers, plus you are also talking about a population that is 15 times smaller than the US so it shouldn't be THAT surprising that you can build a cheaper network there
― they are either militarists (ugh) or kangaroos (?) (DJP), Thursday, 23 May 2013 18:27 (Yesterday) Permalink
there's also a carrier "lock-in" for people who still actually use their phone to talk, most networks give you free minutes of mobile-to-mobile only if you're on the same network (or you're forced to put certain people on a favorites list)
― Nhex, Thursday, 23 May 2013 18:27 (Yesterday) Permalink
yeah... even if this were true:
here's an argument why the problem shouldn't be population density: each town of 10,000 people needs a cell phone tower. you can't serve many towns with a cell phone tower, so assuming the town is not completely off the pre-existing physical grid, how far apart the towns are is irrelevant. to first order, it costs no more per person to serve 100 million people living in towns 100 miles apart than in towns 30 miles apart.
the raw # of cell towers you'd need in america vs. australia would still be by a couple of factors, i think
― 乒乓, Thursday, 23 May 2013 18:28 (Yesterday) Permalink
the day that they sell data-only plans for the iphone will be a great day
― 乒乓, Thursday, 23 May 2013 18:29 (Yesterday) Permalink
caek i think there are a few threads in the macrumors iphone forum talking about cheaper providers like simple talk etc.
probably the service in and around NYC is pretty good
― 乒乓, Thursday, 23 May 2013 18:30 (Yesterday) Permalink
ok last thing: the population of the us is 15 times bigger so there are 15 times more customers
― caek, Thursday, 23 May 2013 18:44 (Yesterday) Permalink
Yeah I just remember this every time what apple should do next gets interpreted solely through the USA, which is such an effin weird telecoms market and as cook was saying just this week well under half and dropping of their revenue. Like Belgium or South Africa or something is probably a more useful country to understand well than the USA if you're trying to figure out apple under Tim cook.
― caek, Thursday, 23 May 2013 18:48 (Yesterday) Permalink
iPhone already available unlocked and no-contract on Virgin Mobile, which rides Sprint's network. Think their plan is ~$35/mo.
― 0808ɹƃ (silby), Thursday, 23 May 2013 22:36 (Yesterday) Permalink
the biggest factor iirc is getting the network out there in the first place. no problem rigging up a handful of 850 mhz cells through e.g. alice springs and no problem making money there, but linking that to the rest of the network and maintaining acceptable data speeds is costlier per capita in those regions.
indigenous communities are a whole different story though: recently some colleagues went out to wtf creek in the middle of buggery plains and saw first hand how bad landline internet speeds were there, much less any sort of reliable cell network.
― the Quim of Bendigo (Autumn Almanac), Thursday, 23 May 2013 23:59 (Yesterday) Permalink
http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/wed-may-22-2013/tax-men---apple
― markers, Friday, 24 May 2013 02:34 (17 hours ago) Permalink
"my point was more that the type of person who wears watches these days is more likely to be the kind of person who does so as a status symbol, not as a utility"
really?? i wear a watch because i need to know the time and i hate pulling my phone out. it's a cheapie digital, and i have three of them because i kept misplacing them, getting a new one, and then finding them.
― well if it isn't old 11 cameras simon (gbx), Friday, 24 May 2013 05:53 (14 hours ago) Permalink
500 MB of data a month? I go through a GB every day or so
― educate yourself to this reality (sunny successor), Friday, 24 May 2013 14:36 (5 hours ago) Permalink
they should really go old-timey and make a digital watch that looks like a gold Moneybags-style pocket watch with chain but it communicates via bluetooth to your phone, which also has the time on it. do you see, man!
― Nhex, Friday, 24 May 2013 14:42 (5 hours ago) Permalink
re the possible usecases of such a watch -not new and i think it got posted already, but it still contains some valid points throughout:http://kfury.com/what-an-apple-watch-is-good-for
― the europan nikon is here (grauschleier), Friday, 24 May 2013 15:16 (4 hours ago) Permalink
What's missing from the discussion of profitability of setting up cell towers is that there are tons of places in the US where a single tower serves far fewer than the "10,000" discussed above. Where my parents used to live in rural Michigan, I had service in a tiny radius, in which there were maybe 30 or 40 houses - 50 absolute tops - it was in the woods - and the roads were very low traffic. But AT&T provided service to that tiny population, and there are many, many more like it.
― Je55e, Friday, 24 May 2013 16:51 (3 hours ago) Permalink
isn't there some law on the books mandating access to rural areas? I thought it only applied to landlines though
― Philip Nunez, Friday, 24 May 2013 16:54 (3 hours ago) Permalink
i guess it isnt a new thing but its still seems stupid:
Are people going to be talking into these things or just poking at them and squinting?
― educate yourself to this reality (sunny successor), Friday, 24 May 2013 17:24 (2 hours ago) Permalink
itamagotchiwatch
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 24 May 2013 17:28 (2 hours ago) Permalink