Recent content by gimpy1

Obvious fake. The pinout for the dock connector has a video out, but no multi-touch in. The dock connector provides a limited capability of some remote commands, but that's stuff like pause, play, skip, volume, etc. There is simply no way to get the touch commands into a standard phone, and...

Steve Jobs is right. It is a software problem. I know this because the same thing happened to me and my bathroom scale. I updated it's firmware to correct the display, and I found that I hadn't gained weight after all.

If this allows anyone to easily accept credit cards, then it could be huge. Armies of Girl Scouts (a.k.a. cookie pushers) will be able to peddle their addictive treats on even the cash-poor. Panhandlers will no longer be limited to pocket change. And the list goes on...

The 3,1 implies a major change. I bet the change is an iPhone with a hybrid CDMA/GSM chip.

The only use for this is old people. My grandmother loves to look stuff up on Wikipedia but can't operate a computer herself. This would be right up her alley. Unfortunately, the screen lacks the necessary size and clarity for her to read it.

Amazing. An article involving a mac, and thus far, there's been no angry flame war. We are all in agreement. iPorn is good. iPorn Nano is bad.

Audioee, it is not just that the software can't be sold. It can't even be created. At least not without permission. The reason the MPAA objects, even if the new file has stronger encryption, is because they don't care so much about piracy. They know piracy will happen anyway. What they care...

If it exists, it will be to import unprotected DVDs, like home movies and such. There is no way the movie studios struck some sort of deal with Apple that would let Apple import movies. Although Steve Jobs is quite charming...

I like how a lot of people say what the law is, but they have no clue. This the law (in the US): Once you have a contract (like you paid online) if there is a material mistake of fact (like the wrong price), no contract is formed if the other party knew or should have known of the mistake...

Good, it should be dismissed. Here is a brief explanation, written by a law professor (from my Alma Mater) who represented her, of why this was the right decision.

It is a meaningless judgment. First, it will be appealed and likely retried. Second, when they eventually get a real judgment, the defendant will just file for bankruptcy. The only solace I take from this is that in order to bring this case and then retry it when the first verdict was...

You missed tethering; yes the iPhone supports tethering. Too bad ATT does not. I hate ATT.

It seems like the paste-Swarovski-crystals-on-stuff-to-class-it-up thing is getting a little overdone. Now if I could only find some nice leather and crystal clad AA batteries for the new mouse I'm going to order.

So we take a game that draws themes from Ayn Rand novels and then turn that into a book. That strikes me a kinda funny, in a full circle way.

With a glowing apple logo on the back, how can I resist...