Comments on: The iPhone is the Apple netbook? http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/10/the-iphone-is-the-apple-netbook/ portable pc, mobile computer, pocket pc and handheld computing Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:29:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Yoshie Millholland http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/10/the-iphone-is-the-apple-netbook/#comment-34479 Yoshie Millholland Wed, 12 May 2010 16:46:22 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/10/the-iphone-is-the-apple-netbook#comment-34479 I’ve been looking through the web for my research on this matter, thank you so much... I’ve been looking through the web for my research on this matter, thank you so much…

]]> By: Tokyorob http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/10/the-iphone-is-the-apple-netbook/#comment-12150 Tokyorob Tue, 28 Oct 2008 01:11:55 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/10/the-iphone-is-the-apple-netbook#comment-12150 I think job's smoking crack if he thinks that the iPhone is in the netbook camp !! The iPhone is a passable phone what it does better than any thing is integration I think job’s smoking crack if he thinks that the iPhone is in the netbook camp !! The iPhone is a passable phone what it does better than any thing is integration

]]> By: Don http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/10/the-iphone-is-the-apple-netbook/#comment-12147 Don Mon, 27 Oct 2008 23:31:10 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/10/the-iphone-is-the-apple-netbook#comment-12147 Did Job's say "ONE of our entrants"? Did Job’s say “ONE of our entrants”?

]]> By: John http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/10/the-iphone-is-the-apple-netbook/#comment-12111 John Mon, 27 Oct 2008 08:12:28 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/10/the-iphone-is-the-apple-netbook#comment-12111 I don't know, the advantage that a clamshell/laptop/netbook type format has over a slider seems to me to be negated if your slider is a tilt screen slider. Looking at the AT&T Tilt (forget which HTC model it's based on), you get the advantages of a tablet as well as the free standing abilities of a clamshell. Part of it depends on how far the slide mechanism goes. In the case of an N810, you're fairly accurate -- only about half of the device's square area is revealed when you slide it. But other sliders go a lot further (the Tilt, and the T-Mobile G1, for example). To me, better than clamshell or slider would be a twist/convertible screen, like the Fujitsu Lifebook U810, or the HTC Universal phone. Then you really do get all of the advantages of the laptop and tablet formats. But I doubt Apple would want to do something that inelegant. I don’t know, the advantage that a clamshell/laptop/netbook type format has over a slider seems to me to be negated if your slider is a tilt screen slider.

Looking at the AT&T Tilt (forget which HTC model it’s based on), you get the advantages of a tablet as well as the free standing abilities of a clamshell.

Part of it depends on how far the slide mechanism goes. In the case of an N810, you’re fairly accurate — only about half of the device’s square area is revealed when you slide it. But other sliders go a lot further (the Tilt, and the T-Mobile G1, for example).

To me, better than clamshell or slider would be a twist/convertible screen, like the Fujitsu Lifebook U810, or the HTC Universal phone. Then you really do get all of the advantages of the laptop and tablet formats. But I doubt Apple would want to do something that inelegant.

]]> By: Vinh http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/10/the-iphone-is-the-apple-netbook/#comment-12092 Vinh Sun, 26 Oct 2008 22:03:33 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/10/the-iphone-is-the-apple-netbook#comment-12092 Honestly I'm waiting on the next great netbook, one with a more powerful Atom chip. If SSD drive prices were to fall as well well...music makers such as myself would have a great system to run software like Ableton Live on! Imagine walking into a gig and your whole software synth rack was on a tiny little netbook...doubt a MID could do that. Honestly I’m waiting on the next great netbook, one with a more powerful Atom chip. If SSD drive prices were to fall as well well…music makers such as myself would have a great system to run software like Ableton Live on! Imagine walking into a gig and your whole software synth rack was on a tiny little netbook…doubt a MID could do that.

]]> By: turn.self.off http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/10/the-iphone-is-the-apple-netbook/#comment-12050 turn.self.off Sat, 25 Oct 2008 18:20:21 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/10/the-iphone-is-the-apple-netbook#comment-12050 funny, i distinctly recall jobs saying that ebooks was of no interest less then a year ago... funny, i distinctly recall jobs saying that ebooks was of no interest less then a year ago…

]]> By: Ux http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/10/the-iphone-is-the-apple-netbook/#comment-12049 Ux Sat, 25 Oct 2008 16:03:04 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/10/the-iphone-is-the-apple-netbook#comment-12049 Here it is: Next Apple moves will be Books and Games… http://spidouz.wordpress.com/2008/09/03/next-apple-moves-will-be-books-and-games REMARKABLE! Here it is:

Next Apple moves will be Books and Games…
http://spidouz.wordpress.com/2008/09/03/next-apple-moves-will-be-books-and-games

REMARKABLE!

]]> By: aehouseman http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/10/the-iphone-is-the-apple-netbook/#comment-12001 aehouseman Fri, 24 Oct 2008 09:44:48 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/10/the-iphone-is-the-apple-netbook#comment-12001 I know this is vague and not much more than you said, but I would bear the curse of the "mean as a snake little sister" if I say more. My sister and brother in law are Apple folks to their core, and my brother in law is "very connected" but I dare not say more about that. He is also close mouthed as most "very connected" folks are, but he has hinted to me to wait because a "superior" Apple Netbook is coming. 8, 9 or 10 inch screen. (It seems that there is some tinkering still going on to find the very best combinations.) I have seen the Dell, and now the Toshiba and Lenovo and am awaiting the Apple. I would prefer a mainline name, and Christmas is my target date. I know this is vague and not much more than you said, but I would bear the curse of the “mean as a snake little sister” if I say more.

My sister and brother in law are Apple folks to their core, and my brother in law is “very connected” but I dare not say more about that.

He is also close mouthed as most “very connected” folks are, but he has hinted to me to wait because a “superior” Apple Netbook is coming. 8, 9 or 10 inch screen. (It seems that there is some tinkering still going on to find the very best combinations.)

I have seen the Dell, and now the Toshiba and Lenovo and am awaiting the Apple. I would prefer a mainline name, and Christmas is my target date.

]]> By: ecsk2 http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/10/the-iphone-is-the-apple-netbook/#comment-11956 ecsk2 Thu, 23 Oct 2008 20:11:22 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/10/the-iphone-is-the-apple-netbook#comment-11956 ..and how the "We don't know how to build a sub-$500 computer that is not a piece of junk" means just that, it won't be $499 but $599 :) ..and how the “We don’t know how to build a sub-$500 computer that is not a piece of junk” means just that, it won’t be $499 but $599 :)

]]> By: ecsk2 http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/10/the-iphone-is-the-apple-netbook/#comment-11954 ecsk2 Thu, 23 Oct 2008 20:10:15 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/10/the-iphone-is-the-apple-netbook#comment-11954 See as I was trying to say sometimes Steve's (Jobs that is! :)) comments sometimes might mean the complete opposite of what he's actually saying :) http://www.tuaw.com/2008/10/23/nyt-search-engine-seeing-a-mac-netbook/ See as I was trying to say sometimes Steve’s (Jobs that is! :) ) comments sometimes might mean the complete opposite of what he’s actually saying :)

http://www.tuaw.com/2008/10/23/nyt-search-engine-seeing-a-mac-netbook/

]]> By: Suppy http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/10/the-iphone-is-the-apple-netbook/#comment-11819 Suppy Thu, 23 Oct 2008 13:07:20 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/10/the-iphone-is-the-apple-netbook#comment-11819 That was an answer for Rasti's post about SE Xperia. Behind nice menu there is normal WM which is not very good imho. That was an answer for Rasti’s post about SE Xperia. Behind nice menu there is normal WM which is not very good imho.

]]> By: Chippy http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/10/the-iphone-is-the-apple-netbook/#comment-11796 Chippy Thu, 23 Oct 2008 09:54:45 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/10/the-iphone-is-the-apple-netbook#comment-11796 Vikenty - your wish has been granted... http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/10/usi-mid-160-worlds-thinnest-mid#comments Vikenty – your wish has been granted…
http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/10/usi-mid-160-worlds-thinnest-mid#comments

]]> By: ecsk2 http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/10/the-iphone-is-the-apple-netbook/#comment-11776 ecsk2 Thu, 23 Oct 2008 07:03:41 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/10/the-iphone-is-the-apple-netbook#comment-11776 There are several WPM testers out there just Google it :) I don't know how fast I type but I know it's a lot faster than on a normal KB, and that I can take notes at a meeting "fluently" and type without looking on my 5 row SK LX :) There are several WPM testers out there just Google it :)
I don’t know how fast I type but I know it’s a lot faster than on a normal KB, and that I can take notes at a meeting “fluently” and type without looking on my 5 row SK LX :)

]]> By: aehouseman http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/10/the-iphone-is-the-apple-netbook/#comment-11772 aehouseman Thu, 23 Oct 2008 05:28:42 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/10/the-iphone-is-the-apple-netbook#comment-11772 ecsk2, since you ask, it is reply to chippy above- "Yes I know some of you use netbooks as laptops for inputting text but to be honest, I don’t think that inputting reams of text is what most people are doing with their netbooks." Good idea though about the typing test though. I would really like to know how quick some of the kids are with their thumbs. We need standardized tests. 1 test- total characters 2 test- a short paragraph (or longer) that they would send with the normal shortcuts And I typed this in about 30 seconds, but I did change my music and rub my nose. :) ecsk2,

since you ask, it is reply to chippy above-

“Yes I know some of you use netbooks as laptops for inputting text but to be honest, I don’t think that inputting reams of text is what most people are doing with their netbooks.”

Good idea though about the typing test though.
I would really like to know how quick some of the kids are with their thumbs. We need standardized tests.

1 test- total characters
2 test- a short paragraph (or longer) that they would send with the normal shortcuts

And I typed this in about 30 seconds, but I did change my music and rub my nose.

:)

]]> By: ecsk2 http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/10/the-iphone-is-the-apple-netbook/#comment-11769 ecsk2 Thu, 23 Oct 2008 05:02:35 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/10/the-iphone-is-the-apple-netbook#comment-11769 I still feel the CLAMSHELL design has a lot more to offer than slide outs! You get more "real estate" so to speak when you open it up and it can be "free standing" in a fashion that a slider can't. I still feel the CLAMSHELL design has a lot more to offer than slide outs! You get more “real estate” so to speak when you open it up and it can be “free standing” in a fashion that a slider can’t.

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