Six technologies endangered by smartphones - Page 6

feelsgoodman · 08-19-2010, 05:04 PM

brb. being not able to call for help with my smart phone when in an emergency because i killed the battery using it for taking pictures, playing games, websurfing...

corona · 08-19-2010, 06:14 PM

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Originally Posted by EricDP

Can you please provide an example of an emergency that requires an mp3 player to resolve?

If you don't know by now, don't mess with it

Lady Fitzgerald · 08-19-2010, 06:30 PM

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Originally Posted by kjk

Ah yes, the old "cult-like" devotees argument, followed by the smug "rude awakening" warning. Never gets old.

Same could be said for Apple devotees.

Logseman · 08-19-2010, 06:32 PM

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Originally Posted by feelsgoodman

brb. being not able to call for help with my smart phone when in an emergency because i killed the battery using it for taking pictures, playing games, websurfing...

Then that's your fault, not the phone's

oggelbe2007 · 08-19-2010, 06:35 PM

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Originally Posted by FlorenceArt

They have their priorities, I have mine. If that is so hard to understand, I'm not very hopeful that people will one day stop trying to kill others because of their religious or political views.

I never considered killing anyone because of their viewpoints and I think it would be rather difficult to kill someone with an iPad. I suppose you could sneak up and whack them from behind with it but only a very lucky blow would knock them out otherwise it would just piss them off. Personnally I would use a Windows Mini-Tower, it has much more mass and you could swing it from the power cord to gain velocity. Plus if you should miss you're far enough away to run for the car.

bjones6416 · 08-19-2010, 09:28 PM

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Originally Posted by EricDP

Can you please provide an example of an emergency that requires an mp3 player to resolve?

Insomnia. Nothing like having someone read to me to put me to sleep...

forcheville · 08-20-2010, 12:58 AM

It's funny the way that whenever I see an interesting new topic it's always already been running for long enough that the thread has deviated into some way-out and microscopically finnicky side track.
I have no thoughts on Apple or whatever it is you're all now on about, and don't care to have any.

Yes. I know, always late to the party & always first to leave.

My 2c, it's really just half a cent on the original topic is that to me it's off-putting to have a phone as part of a book.
So, no, I don't buy it that smartphones will dominate. I think it might go the other way, that is, towards simple phones without too much gadgetry, plus another device that's more your tech home base for reading/recording experiences.

corona · 08-20-2010, 01:46 AM

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Originally Posted by forcheville

My 2c, it's really just half a cent on the original topic is that to me it's off-putting to have a phone as part of a book...

Or as part of a shoe? Is that why they're called "smartphones"?

MikeFromHC · 08-20-2010, 02:41 AM

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Originally Posted by EricDP

Can you please provide an example of an emergency that requires an mp3 player to resolve?

You see a really, really, really big guy do something stupid and laugh.
When he gets over to you and wants to know what is so funny you tell him you were listening to and old Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy radio show...

GeoffC · 08-20-2010, 05:44 AM

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Originally Posted by BVLarson

I don't buy it. My microwave has not "endangered" my coffee maker.
-BVL

Perhaps not, but in some households the microwave has endangered the grill and cooker ....

EowynCarter · 08-20-2010, 06:21 AM

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Originally Posted by EricDP

Can you please provide an example of an emergency that requires an mp3 player to resolve?

The "I'm the train, too sleepy to do anything but listen to music, and don't have my pmp at hand" kind of emergency.

The cellphone just don't do the job as well as the archos.

murraypaul · 08-20-2010, 07:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Lady Fitzgerald

Yes, I can believe it. Why is what has me baffled. Granted, Apple makes solid machines but then, for the price of the Apple, one can buy a Windows machine every bit as solid, if not more so, and have more say on what goes into it.

One of the reasons the iPad has done so well is that there is no comparable competition. A laptop/netbook simply isn't the same form-factor as the iPad.
If there were an Windows/Linux/Android tablet at the same size/weight/battery life/price, I think it would also sell very well, but there isn't ... yet.
When a proper Android tablet comes out (as opposed to the current poor quality devices) I would expect it to sell well, although probably not as well as the iPad at first, because of name recognition and the established ecosystem around Apple devices.

GeoffC · 08-20-2010, 07:17 AM

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Originally Posted by murraypaul

One of the reasons the iPad has done so well is that there is no comparable competition. A laptop/netbook simply isn't the same form-factor as the iPad.
If there were an Windows/Linux/Android tablet at the same size/weight/battery life/price, I think it would also sell very well, but there isn't ... yet.
When a proper Android tablet comes out (as opposed to the current poor quality devices) I would expect it to sell well, although probably not as well as the iPad at first, because of name recognition and the established ecosystem around Apple devices.

Someone had to be first .....

bjones6416 · 08-20-2010, 08:59 AM

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Originally Posted by EowynCarter

The "I'm the train, too sleepy to do anything but listen to music, and don't have my pmp at hand"

It's early here. I read that as, "don't have my pimp at hand."

sabredog · 08-20-2010, 09:30 AM

A smartphone moment in time today....

Dragged out my Omnia for a bit of reading whilst waiting for the train home.

Fire up Mobipocket and get stuck into a Edgar Rice Burroughs omnibus gained free from Mobileread.

Five minutes of reading....enjoyable....

Minute 6 - SMS
Minute 7 - appointment reminder
Minute 11 - email notification pop-up
Minute 14 - incoming phone call from lady wife...

Now if I had one of my readers, I would STILL enjoying uninterrupted reading and not dismissing distracting pop-ups and pushing the answer call button (well I would have got the phone out for that call!)

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08-19-2010, 05:04 PM	#76
feelsgoodman o hai. Posts: 13 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: Kindle Keyboard 3G	brb. being not able to call for help with my smart phone when in an emergency because i killed the battery using it for taking pictures, playing games, websurfing...

08-20-2010, 12:58 AM	#82
forcheville Zealot Posts: 104 Karma: 672100 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: Sony prs650, Boox M92, Samsung Slate 7	It's funny the way that whenever I see an interesting new topic it's always already been running for long enough that the thread has deviated into some way-out and microscopically finnicky side track. I have no thoughts on Apple or whatever it is you're all now on about, and don't care to have any. Yes. I know, always late to the party & always first to leave. My 2c, it's really just half a cent on the original topic is that to me it's off-putting to have a phone as part of a book. So, no, I don't buy it that smartphones will dominate. I think it might go the other way, that is, towards simple phones without too much gadgetry, plus another device that's more your tech home base for reading/recording experiences.

08-20-2010, 09:30 AM	#90
sabredog Geographically Restricted Posts: 2,630 Karma: 14933353 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Perth, Australia Device: Sony PRS-T3, Kindle Voyage, iPad Air2, Nexus7v2	A smartphone moment in time today.... Dragged out my Omnia for a bit of reading whilst waiting for the train home. Fire up Mobipocket and get stuck into a Edgar Rice Burroughs omnibus gained free from Mobileread. Five minutes of reading....enjoyable.... Minute 6 - SMS Minute 7 - appointment reminder Minute 11 - email notification pop-up Minute 14 - incoming phone call from lady wife... Now if I had one of my readers, I would STILL enjoying uninterrupted reading and not dismissing distracting pop-ups and pushing the answer call button (well I would have got the phone out for that call!)