06-04-2013, 03:34 AM | #61 |
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Always wanted Peter Saville's Joy Division Limited Edition Zune myself. Such a bleakly minimal creation for a mainstream company.
Still, fidelity-wise, I might prefer iRiver's Astell & Kern AK100 or HiFiMan's HM-602. Last edited by Prestidigitweeze; 06-04-2013 at 03:36 AM. |
06-04-2013, 08:52 AM | #62 | |
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I have the same issue with the iphone compared to my mp3 player. I can change the volume and skip to the next track all without looking at the device, which I can't do with the iphone. Granted I don't change tracks whilst driving, already have a playlist sorted to avoid that, but when I'm listening to music in bed or out running, the device with physical buttons is much more convenient to use. |
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06-04-2013, 08:55 AM | #63 | |
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06-07-2013, 02:44 AM | #64 |
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Selecting out one single application among hundreds is just nitpicking. And while I certainly agree the mapping metadata in Maps was awful, at least Apple get out there and acknowledged the problem. |
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06-07-2013, 03:54 AM | #66 |
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I'm always laughing if I see guys using an Ipad nano. Just because it is from apple and it's the cheapest one. In spite of other players with more functionality and same or better quality, it's an apple so it's better
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06-07-2013, 07:19 AM | #67 |
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If you're tied to (and like) the iTunes system, then the "players with more functionality and same or better quality" probably is less important.
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06-07-2013, 11:53 AM | #68 | |
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They only acknowledged the problem after the backlash they got. Remind me how they acknowledged the antenna problem? Yes, "you're holding it wrong". They eventually got to pay some compensation money for the fiasco, but it was years after the fact. Acknowledging problems has never been an apple thing, it's always the consumer who doesn't understand or doesn't know how to use the product, because the product is just perfect, right? Although with Cook they seem to be a tad more down to Earth, there's still a long way to go. |
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06-07-2013, 12:09 PM | #69 |
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afv011..... you just do not get it... Apple never makes mistakes. Their products are simple, always work, NEVER get viruses, ARE ALWAYS the coolest and most cutting edge....man you have a lot to learn...
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06-07-2013, 12:17 PM | #70 |
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The idea that a piece of consumer tech "just works" has always annoyed me. Apple's motto invites a level of uncritical thought which becomes suicidal if anything goes wrong or the user has specific ideas about limiting/expanding the parameters of usage.
In the most practical sense, nothing "just works" unless the features have been stripped down to Boolean, in which case you're essentially extolling the virtues of a doorknob. Last edited by Prestidigitweeze; 06-07-2013 at 12:35 PM. |
06-07-2013, 12:24 PM | #71 |
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If the people you are seeing are runners/joggers, it is probably because the nano can sync with the Nike+ foot sensors (or, with the latest nano, have one built-in), and can connect to gym machines that support Nike+.
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Edit: On the nether hind, does anyone remember this? "Please Don't Take My Air Jordans" (original version by Reg E. Gaines, 1994 -- pity there are no online vids of the author reading it) Last edited by Prestidigitweeze; 06-07-2013 at 12:59 PM. |
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06-08-2013, 02:23 AM | #73 |
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06-08-2013, 08:29 PM | #75 |
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