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All I want is a mobile device that can tune into live tv audio during primetime, and play netflix dvds, and use Chrome for internet. -- nm - Max Jan 27, 12:29
Is Ika.com down? - Stephen Jan 27, 12:26 5
- It's for the best, believe me. nm - Dignan Jan 27, 12:29
- I am in. -- nm - Spawn: Champion of ST Jan 27, 12:27
- I' -- nm - J Jan 27, 12:27 2
  - I'm on now and everything is fine -- nm - J Jan 27, 12:27 1
    - Except for that whole "war" thng. -- nm - Spawn: Champion of ST Jan 27, 12:32
surprise: runing shoes have altered the way humans run -- (link) - tik tok Jan 27, 12:26 3
- I don't understand the whole heel-first running style. Always toe-first. - Jim Jan 27, 12:28 2
  - How does that even work? I mean, Logan does it but an adult doing it would look like Phoebe. -- nm - Spawn: Champion of ST Jan 27, 12:30
  - heh - Andie Jan 27, 12:29
LYC: Landon Donovan has scored his first goal for Everton -- nm - CQ Jan 27, 12:23 1
- handball? -- nm - prayformojo Jan 27, 12:23
someone points out: "iPod Touch = iPad Nano" -- nm - Beryllium Jan 27, 12:21 3
- hmm, in a WSJ article from yesterday, it was noted that ipod sales decreased 8% (09 sales compared to 08 sales) but itouch sales were up 55% in the - tRuMaN Jan 27, 12:23 1
  - If Apple doesn't cannibalise its own products, some other company will -- nm - Roger More Jan 27, 12:25
- that's a huge Nano -- nm - lone canadian leafs fan Jan 27, 12:23
Minnesota Vikings to conduct an offseason study into All Day's fumble issues -- (link) - tik tok Jan 27, 12:20 2
- They'd be better off making him carry a football with him everywhere he goes... - Jim Jan 27, 12:26
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ST is cool because it can easily combine humorous and biting commentary on the new Apple i-Pad as well as Greg Oden's dong. -- nm - America Jan 27, 12:18 2
- America is right! -- nm - tik tok Jan 27, 12:19 1
  - I agree with americ*nt. nm - Dignan Jan 27, 12:20
I haven't seen anything other than what's been said here, but I'll admit when I first heard of the iPhone I thought it sounded lame. - JaxSean Jan 27, 12:18 6
- Everyone I've spoken to who has a smartphone loves it, whether it's an Apple product or not. -- nm - mara Jan 27, 12:29
- The only thing lacking in the iPhone is Flash support. - Stephen Jan 27, 12:28
- I love having a mobile browser, I like the apps, I hardly use it as a phone -- nm - Roger More Jan 27, 12:22 2
  - Right. It's exceeded my expectations greatly, and I can honestly I couldn't imagine not having it anymore. -- nm - Don Homer Jan 27, 12:25
  - Same here. The ability to use my home wifi = huge. But lots of devices do that now. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 27, 12:25
- I have had almost no problems with mine but we're not in an area where call drops are an issue. -- nm - David Jan 27, 12:21
Stolen from FB: "You can't spell Maxipad without iPad. That's irrefutable." -- nm - MDH Jan 27, 12:17
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- you cannot put a price on THE FUTURE OF ALL THINGS!.... - x Jan 27, 12:17
- iPhone didn't really gain steam until the third generation (3G - get it?). I could see a repeat here. - Beryllium Jan 27, 12:17 3
  - yup. the sales were ok, but when the 3rd gen device hit, the sales skyrocketed -- nm - tRuMaN Jan 27, 12:22 2
    - Third gen was 3GS (current model), fwiw. -- nm - Don Homer Jan 27, 12:24 1
      - well, the first model in Canada was the 3G, so it's always been a pretty big hit here. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 27, 12:25
- I would imagine at this price point that there isn't much cutting that can be done in the short term. - David Jan 27, 12:16
- I wouldn't say the sales were unspectacular in the beginning. Not like today, but not bad at all. -- nm - Don Homer Jan 27, 12:16
- So, what you are saying is that by Christmas it will be $299? Sweet! -- nm - Spawn: Champion of ST Jan 27, 12:15
"So cool. I can't count the number of times I've said "If only this iPhone didn't fit in my pocket."" -- nm - MDH Jan 27, 12:11 8
- it's. not. a. phone. - tik tok Jan 27, 12:12 5
  - But being a big iPhone that is unable to fulfill it's primary function, must make it pretty sad. -- nm - Spawn: Champion of ST Jan 27, 12:14 4
    - Exactly. What market are the trying for? It's just a large iTouch - MDH Jan 27, 12:15 3
      - they're creating a whole new market. -- nm - tik tok Jan 27, 12:18 2
        
        (they hope) -- nm - Spawn: Champion of ST Jan 27, 12:24 1
        
        If it has an apple on it, it'll be boughtened. nm - Dignan Jan 27, 12:25
- Wow. -- (link) - Spawn: Champion of ST Jan 27, 12:12 [Backboard]
- : ) -- nm - Andie Jan 27, 12:12
Two questions: Does it have built-in system-wide voice recognition? And ... can it run more than one application at a time? -- nm - Beryllium Jan 27, 12:07 4
- Apparently not, on the second question (i.e, no multitasking). -- nm - Don Homer Jan 27, 12:08
- No and no -- nm - oblique Jan 27, 12:07 2
  - wait wait wait, you can't do more than one thing at a time? how is this remotely like a laptop? - sycor Jan 27, 12:28
  - Then odds are low that I would be purchasing it. :) -- nm - Beryllium Jan 27, 12:08
i just want an iPhone, is that too much to ask? -- nm - Andie Jan 27, 12:06 2
- What's stopping you? -- nm - Don Homer Jan 27, 12:07 1
  - oh, i'm just waiting for my current contract to end so i can get a reduced rate - need to wait till summer. -- nm - Andie Jan 27, 12:07
It's a portable computer, library *and* tv, people. - David Jan 27, 12:05 33
- uh, it's an oversized ipod. -- nm - decline Jan 27, 12:07 14
  - So, it's looking like the iPad will need a real computer to "sync" up to, right? It's not a standalone computer? -- nm - con_carne Jan 27, 12:29 1
    - correct. -- nm - decline Jan 27, 12:30
  - See above re: computer, library and tv. - David Jan 27, 12:09 11
    - I guess. Although I sure as well would rather watch tv on my 50" screen rather than a 9" one -- nm - decline Jan 27, 12:27
    - I enjoy watching tivo on my eNv Touch. And when I am done I out it in my pocket. -- nm - Spawn: Champion of ST Jan 27, 12:11
    - Despite being able to watch TV on a variety of devices for many years, I still don't. And I'm certainly not going to do it the "Apple way" - oblique Jan 27, 12:10 8
      - Personally, I do not want or need more devices that make noise and show moving pictures. -- nm - loosilu Jan 27, 12:15
      - i'm having a debate with myself right now - i have a 6 hour train ride coming up (and then back), and it has free wifi... - Andie Jan 27, 12:13 5
        
        The VIA wifi doesn't always work -- nm - Roger More Jan 27, 12:17 3
        
        ah, interesting. i'm not lugging my laptop if it's not going to work. - Andie Jan 27, 12:18 2
        
        Oh, also you generally pay for it, but the reason it's free at the moment is because it's not working properly -- (link) - Roger More Jan 27, 12:20 1
        
        thanks. decision made! I love ST. -- nm - Andie Jan 27, 12:22
        
        this is why I love my netbook like c razy. -- nm - loosilu Jan 27, 12:16
      - *shrugs* One of the main reasons I committed to Unbox was the ability to watch tv on my terms in a portable format. -- nm - David Jan 27, 12:13
- It's hardly a portable computer -- nm - oblique Jan 27, 12:06 13
  - For the average consumer, it absolutely is. - David Jan 27, 12:08 2
    - I demand a lot of my computers ... and I'm very happy with what the iPhone does for me. - Beryllium Jan 27, 12:09 1
      - yeah, doing any kind of programming or website development on that thing will be impossible. -- nm - decline Jan 27, 12:38
  - it's enough of a computer for most people's uses -- nm - tik tok Jan 27, 12:07 9
    - Unless they want to view Flash on the web... -- nm - Ender Jan 27, 12:08 8
      - No USB and no FLASH?!?! That's a dealbreaker, ladies. - Dr.Vermin Jan 27, 12:14
      - The people who made a big deal of that said on that same blog a National Geographic page may have used it. -- nm - David Jan 27, 12:10 4
        
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        Never mind then. That's an issue that needs to be addressed and given how they want it to run all web sites, I'm surprised it hasn't been. - David Jan 27, 12:22 1
        
        Their problem is they went with the mobile OS rather than a stripped down full OS. There just isn't Flash support for mobile operating systems yet. -- nm - Ender Jan 27, 12:23
        
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      - if i can't play scrabulous on it, i don't want it. -- nm - Andie Jan 27, 12:09
      - or if they want to type for more than five minutes. -- nm - loosilu Jan 27, 12:08
- I stand by EPIC FAIL. -- nm - Spawn: Champion of ST Jan 27, 12:06
- I still won't be buying a first-generation one. :) -- nm - Beryllium Jan 27, 12:06
- So we've established the baselines for both ends of the spectrum, yes? Very good. -- nm - mara Jan 27, 12:05 1
  - *laughing* -- nm - Mel - gay for pixie Jan 27, 12:06
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- Why don't you brighten his day with a clever joke? -- nm - con_carne Jan 27, 12:09
- don't go to sleep -- nm - tik tok Jan 27, 12:06
- Free advice: Stay away from boiler rooms -- nm - Inigo Jan 27, 12:06
- Guilty. -- nm - Jim Jan 27, 12:05 1
  - or is he? -- nm - Soap McRemlik Jan 27, 12:09
So many issues in Ika and life could be solved by following the "Don't be a jerk" rule -- nm - Inigo Jan 27, 12:04 4
- Im gonna play the FSU war chant just to get me psyched up for the impending conflict -- nm - eag Jan 27, 12:07
- Hmmm.... -- nm - Julius Caesar Jan 27, 12:05
- Ah yes, Wheaton's Law. - Beryllium Jan 27, 12:05 1
  - he really is the best thing on twitter right now - Epiphany Jan 27, 12:07
Metacritic's 1st Annual Movie Studio Report Card -- (link) - TFox Jan 27, 12:02
pmb: I don't think it is that great for students either because reading on such a screen would suck. I still prefer paper. - James Bond (aka Igor) Jan 27, 12:01 20
- how do you know what reading on the screen is going to be like until you see it? i guarantee this is the hottest thing on campuses next fall -- nm - tik tok Jan 27, 12:04 1
  - It might be the hottest thing on campus but it isn't going to be better for the eyes. I can't read books on my laptop.. and looking at my touchscreen - James Bond (aka Igor) Jan 27, 12:06
- I prefer paper, too; but, man, I had to lug books in college. - b. Jan 27, 12:03 2
  - When I see what my kids lug in high school and middle school it's crazy. Some parents have taken to buying 2 sets of books. One for home and one for - pmb Jan 27, 12:05 1
    - We had two sets of books for some classes in HS. (I went to a really cheap public school too). -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Jan 27, 12:07
- Your IM: Unless you're in humanities :) -- nm - con_carne Jan 27, 12:03 1
  - Hehe.. don't know. I wasn't a humanities major but I still didn't have carry books around. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Jan 27, 12:07
- I would love it for textbooks, but not for note taking. -- nm - loosilu Jan 27, 12:02 11
  - I type faster than I write and I talk faster than I type, so it's exponentially faster for me in this regard. -- nm - David Jan 27, 12:06 7
    - I'm having fun imagining you typing this and saying it out loud :) -- nm - con_carne Jan 27, 12:07 6
      - I do love my Olympus VN-4100. It's made me a more productive human being. -- nm - David Jan 27, 12:11 5
        
        If someone figured out accurate speech to text I'd be honour bound to perform sexual favours for them. -- nm - Reagen Jan 27, 12:13 4
        
        "A-boot!?!!?" *throws away digital voice recorder in disgust* -- nm - Reagen si Jan 27, 12:16
        
        I rather like Dragon Touch Typing but it's much of a resource hog to be used a lot. -- nm - David Jan 27, 12:14 2
        
        I'm thinking more in terms of plugging an interview file into something and having it spit out a transcript. - Reagen Jan 27, 12:17 1
        
        That's one of the things Dragon is supposed to be able to do, which is why doctors like it so much. - David Jan 27, 12:20
  - It's good for notetaking on the reading, just as you would on the textbook, but not for during class. Still want a computer for that. - pmb Jan 27, 12:04
  - I was surprised how much I liked the handwriting features of a tablet. Being able to add notes in a PDF (or textbook) like you would in a real book - oblique Jan 27, 12:03 1
    - I'm sure it's true, but I can't write fast enough to take good notes. I need a keyboard. -- nm - loosilu Jan 27, 12:04
- YOU still prefer paper. Tell that to a 14-year-old today who's been looking at a screen 12 hours a day his whole life. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jan 27, 12:02
LIR; calendar. Seriously, I don't need another device to be my calendar. I have it on my PC, I have it on my Blackberry -- nm - oblique Jan 27, 12:01 2
- a lot of business people still have a physical calendar book that they pencil things in. this would supplant that -- nm - tik tok Jan 27, 12:05 1
  - I doubt it. The palm pilot didn't, the blackberry didn't, the laptop didn't. People who use physical calendars will always do so. -- nm - decline Jan 27, 12:06
yeah loosi, that's one where the pixie snobbery could have gone either way. -- nm - Reagen Jan 27, 12:00 14
- if wordperfect were still in regular use and he was still lawyering a lot, it might be a different story. -- nm - b. Jan 27, 12:02 12
  - My wife says that Wordperfect is still the default application at her work... - Dr.Vermin Jan 27, 12:05 5
    - iirc, one of the main reasons we switched to Word (long long ago) was that there was pressure from our Legal folks to do so. - b. Jan 27, 12:15
    - it's like god invented it just for lawyering -- nm - tik tok Jan 27, 12:07
    - We still use Lotus 1-2-3 in certain departments -- nm - oblique Jan 27, 12:06 2
      - yikes. -- nm - Don Homer Jan 27, 12:06 1
        
        I know. I keep telling them they're going to be forced to switch (I can't load it on Windows 7) but they refuse to move -- nm - oblique Jan 27, 12:07
  - i had wordperfect for the mac and it was just as glorious as the PC version. -- nm - tik tok Jan 27, 12:03 5
    - are you my wordperfect soulmate? - Andie Jan 27, 12:04 4
      - of course. it's the best word processor in history -- nm - tik tok Jan 27, 12:04 3
        
        You guys should really try this little program called "vi". Best editor ever. - Beryllium Jan 27, 12:12 2
        
        emacs -- nm - loosilu Jan 27, 12:16 1
        
        Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo -- nm - Beryllium Jan 27, 12:18
- Hmm. I could have won easy money on that bet. -- nm - Spawn: Champion of ST Jan 27, 12:02
wotd: concomitantly. - b. Jan 27, 12:00 1
- word: coincidentally -- nm - Spawn: Champion of ST Jan 27, 12:01
I guess the Titans expected more. They fired their RB coach (Earnest Byner) -- (link) - Beaker Jan 27, 11:59 4
- unfortunately, that's just the price of success -- nm - i'm not dead yet ! Jan 27, 12:11
- He thought LenDale White should have gotten the lion's share of carries. nm - Jim Jan 27, 12:06
- RexRyanitis? -- nm - Spawn: Champion of ST Jan 27, 12:00
- Johnson did "only" run for 2000+ yards..... -- nm - Beaker Jan 27, 11:59
you rolled the iPad! -- nm - lone canadian leafs fan Jan 27, 11:58 4
- Does it come with a disposable applicator? -- nm - Spawn: Champion of ST Jan 27, 11:59 3
  - no, you're thinking of the Blackberry Pearl -- nm - Beryllium Jan 27, 12:00 1
    - *golf clap* -- nm - Spawn: Champion of ST Jan 27, 12:00
  - Wait, what? -- nm - mara Jan 27, 11:59
*replies like an MVP* -- nm - Spawn: Champion of ST Jan 27, 11:57

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