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Cellular Phone Forum / Providers / ATT Wireless / December 2007More New iPhone Innovations Revealed
There is a world of new developments surrounding the iPhone. Some of this you may see announced in about two weeks. Others you can jump on now. The iPhone will have a connection to HD radio through an external dock. If you hear something you like you may be able to tag it and download it later through iTunes. Source - > Apple readying HD Radio push for Macworld an another http://ilounge.com/index.php/news/comments/apple-readying-hd-radio-push-for-macworld/ Apple iPhone users will get to go to the head of the line! Source Forbes - > Apple's Piping Hot Innovation Want a coffee with your iPhone? Apple (nasdaq: AAPL - news - people ) Chief Executive Steve Jobs wants to patent a process that will save customers the hassle of waiting to order a cup of coffee at a local Starbucks (nasdaq: SBUX - news - people ) or a fresh burger at the nearest fast food restaurant. Even better: The technology would let you jump the line of those ordering in person. <snip> The technology promises to morph Apple from the business of simply selling gadgets and music and movies that can be played on those devices into an intermediary in all kinds of exchanges. Go and see the whole article ASAP. Don't forget to click on rating to thank Forbes for running that article. an another The ability to stream Last.FM radio content over AT&T EDGE or Wifi and see the lyrics on the iPhone. Source - > LastFM http://www.last.fm/ This may work with other AT&T cell phones that have native FLASH players.Leave a note if yours does. an another Right Click + Send The easiest way to send a street address from your browser directly to your iPhone. iPhoneSender allows you to email a Google Map link to your iPhone. Source - > http://www.iphonesender.com/#2 an another There is a slick trick to start BiTorrents for your MAC from the iPhone Safari interface. You'll be able to find and queue a bit torrent on your iPhone, and then have it already downloaded when you get home. I wish someone would explain how to make it work with a windows XP PC, anyone? http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20071215111252241 4phun <vic.healey@gmail.com> wrote in news:eb8f3651-46a2-4f28-b377- 30955fc3ff2f@i29g2000prf.googlegroups.com: > Source - > LastFM http://www.last.fm/ Vagalume, one of our most popular freewares for the Nokia tablets....(c; http://people.igalia.com/berto/ ...has its own group on last.fm: http://www.last.fm/group/Vagalume/ Pretty cool little app...actually...(c; Larry  SignatureI still like BBC better....Thanks UK! The folks over at Gear Live got a look at the new iPhone firmware version 1.1.3. They say that it has quite a few surprises including: * The ability to send an SMS message to multiple people is now there * Google Maps application can now pinpoint your location using cell tower triangulation * Google Maps can now display the Hybrid map view * You can now drag and drop application icons on your home screen * The home screen supports pagination * You can now add web bookmarks to your home screen They also mentioned that if you used AnySIM to unlock your phone, you can expect the 1.1.3 update to brick it. You can take a look at the Gear Live iPhone Firmware 1.1.3 Gallery for a photo tour of the new stuff. Sources - > http://mobilitytoday.com/news/008263/iphone_firmware_upgrade_1.1.3 http://www.gearlive.com/news/article/q407-iphone-113-firmware-feature-gallery/ In article <e0380e45-8e5b-4537-841c-cf5f3f3c02fc@i29g2000prf.googlegroups.com>, > The folks over at Gear Live got a look at the new iPhone firmware > version 1.1.3. They say that it has quite a few surprises including: [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > cell tower triangulation > * Google Maps can now display the Hybrid map view OK, so: the iPhone is going to get a version of software--not out yet, now--which *allows* the iPhone to do things that a Blackberry, for example, has been able to do ever since Google released their Maps software with tower triangulation and hybrid map view. "Hey, look--us too, real soon now!" It's getting old, Oxford. > Apple (nasdaq: AAPL - news - people ) Chief Executive Steve Jobs wants > to patent a process that will save customers the hassle of waiting to > order a cup of coffee at a local Starbucks (nasdaq: SBUX - news - > people ) or a fresh burger at the nearest fast food restaurant. Even > better: The technology would let you jump the line of those ordering > in person. Sounds like a disappointing experience looking for someone to disappoint. > > Apple (nasdaq: AAPL - news - people ) Chief Executive Steve Jobs wants > > to patent a process that will save customers the hassle of waiting to [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > Sounds like a disappointing experience looking for someone to > disappoint. Yeah right. What part of this would be disapointing? "U.S. Patent Application #20070291710 describes a device that also would keep tabs on where a user shops and what he or she likes to buy. Computers at participating stores would keep track of regular customers and their favorite orders. Customers might tap a button to order their favorite drink, say a double-shot mocha, as they stroll up to the nearest coffee shop. When the drink is ready go to, the device--such as an iPhone--would chime or blink to let the thirsty one know it's time to scoop up the order at the counter. The patent puts Apple's partnership with Starbucks in a new light. The technology promises to morph Apple from the business of simply selling gadgets and music and movies that can be played on those devices into an intermediary in all kinds of exchanges. " Source - > http://www.forbes.com/technology/2007/12/26/apple-patents-iphone-tech-wire-bc_12 27appatent.html > > > Apple (nasdaq: AAPL - news - people ) Chief Executive Steve Jobs wants > > > to patent a process that will save customers the hassle of waiting to [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > > Source - >http://www.forbes.com/technology/2007/12/26/apple-patents-iphone-tech... Point from CNet blog comments where someone said you could do something like quick ordering from a WinMo phone using Text Messaging by OlsonBW December 28, 2007 7:34 PM Apple has it EXACTLY right. It's you backwards thinking people that have it wrong with text messaging to do this. Sure you can do this using text messaging, AFTER you figure out what user-id to send it to and then have to type out the whole bloody thing. OR you can do it the Apple way. In Apple's way you'll be able to tap on the companies' link which will automatically appear when you walk into the store, then see a list of what you can buy, click on it, and then choose more options about what you want to buy (like your own special blend, etc. at StarBucks or I would like that sweatshirt in blue, size large) and then click on Buy. All this can be done with Apple way with a few taps on the screen as compared to LOTS of taps text messaging and maybe/probably misspelling things and getting the wrong thing. Apple way. Smart and Easy. Text messaging way. Lots of tapping and a lot bigger change of getting messed up. PS: The next time you are in Starbucks, look for someone with an iPhone (unsurprisingly you can often find someone with an iPhone in there) and have them show you how easy it is to see "what's playing" currently and how easy it would be buy the current or one or more of the last 10 played songs. Then try to do anything like that with your Windows smart phone. You can't do it or it's a pain in the ***? How surprising. Not. > PS: The next time you are in Starbucks, look for someone with an > iPhone (unsurprisingly you can often find someone with an iPhone in [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Then try to do anything like that with your Windows smart phone. You > can't do it or it's a pain in the ***? How surprising. Not. True, but not because of any special technology involved, but because of an agreement between the companies and additional equipment installed at Starbucks to make it happen. Starbucks could just as easily provide the same info via a local intranet webpage on their WiFi so anyone who goes to www.whatsplayingnow.com, (or whatever) on their AP sees the same info. It's a cool concept, but locking it in to one device or even platform makes it a silly gimmick instead of a useful tool for either party (Apple or Starbucks.) When stuck in a long line at a restaurant, I've simply called the restaurant from the back of the line on my cell and ordered take-out, (that's as low tech as it gets!) and generally it's ready before I get to the front of the line. So special phone or applications needed. (I even faxed a lunch order into a Chipotle restaurant from the back of the line with my WinMo phone, but it was akward and more of a "proof of concept"- I wanted to test the speed of my e-mail-to-fax service.) (Things we geeks will do to amuse ourselves!) >>> Apple (nasdaq: AAPL - news - people ) Chief Executive Steve Jobs wants >>> to patent a process that will save customers the hassle of waiting to [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Yeah right. What part of this would be disapointing? If you have no concept why it would be disappointing, then any explanation would be beyond your grasp. |
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