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Cellular Phone Forum / Country Specific / UK Group / October 2008Nokia's Touchscreen Iphone Rival
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7649397.stm looks awesome!  Signaturehttp://www.unimobiles.com | http://www.unlockyourphone.co.uk UK Specialists in Refurbished Mobile Phones & Accessories >http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7649397.stm > >looks awesome! It's quite sad that the media, whenever they see a phone with a touch-screen, call it an iPhone rival. Oh, the screen is black and there are ICONS on it, therefore it looks like the iPhone... My Windows Vista desktop has icons on it, does this make it an iPhone rival too? Signature-- Nick ICQ: 9235201 EMAIL & MSN: nickmooney@spamcop.net -- Triumph Tiger 955i -- http://www.bgn.me.uk -- Touch - -- LOTR#4 SKOGA#8 DS#7 BOTAFOT#159 BOTM#2 FBOTY#06 PM#11 >>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7649397.stm >> [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > Windows Vista desktop has icons on it, does this make it an iPhone > rival too? Rather like "podcast" - iPods aren't the only music players. But then I suppose it sounds better than mp3cast. >>>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7649397.stm >>> [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] >Rather like "podcast" - iPods aren't the only music players. But then I >suppose it sounds better than mp3cast. I think "podcast" is used like "stove" and "hoover" are, even if your cooker isn't a stove and your cleaner isn't a hoover. Signature-- Nick ICQ: 9235201 EMAIL & MSN: nickmooney@spamcop.net -- Triumph Tiger 955i -- http://www.bgn.me.uk -- Touch - -- LOTR#4 SKOGA#8 DS#7 BOTAFOT#159 BOTM#2 FBOTY#06 PM#11 >>>>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7649397.stm >>>> [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > I think "podcast" is used like "stove" and "hoover" are, even if your > cooker isn't a stove and your cleaner isn't a hoover. if it looks like a duck, walks like a duck and sounds like a duck....its a duck >>>>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7649397.stm >>>> [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] >I think "podcast" is used like "stove" and "hoover" are, even if your >cooker isn't a stove and your cleaner isn't a hoover. Why is it used like "stove"? The word "stove" didn't originate as the brand name used by a cooker manufacturer. Chris >>>>>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7649397.stm >>>>> [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] >Why is it used like "stove"? The word "stove" didn't originate as the >brand name used by a cooker manufacturer. Because Oxford University Press say "Podcast is a portmanteau word (= two words that are combined to make a new word) that was invented in 2004. It combines the words iPod(TM), a well-known music player and broadcast" Therefore Podcast is a reference to an iPod, even though they play on pretty much anything. Signature-- Nick ICQ: 9235201 EMAIL & MSN: nickmooney@spamcop.net -- Triumph Tiger 955i -- http://www.bgn.me.uk -- Touch - -- LOTR#4 SKOGA#8 DS#7 BOTAFOT#159 BOTM#2 FBOTY#06 PM#11 >>>>>>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7649397.stm >>>>>> [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] >Therefore Podcast is a reference to an iPod, even though they play on >pretty much anything. Right, I realise that, but why are the word "stove" and "cooker" connected in that way? Chris >>>Why is it used like "stove"? The word "stove" didn't originate as the >>>brand name used by a cooker manufacturer. [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] >Right, I realise that, but why are the word "stove" and "cooker" >connected in that way? They're connected in the same way that "hoover" and "vacuum cleaner" are. "I'm going to do the hoovering" even if one is using a cleaner (or hoover?) which isn't a Hoover. And for stove... A stove was a heater, but Stove made cookers, so now even if one doesn't have a Stove branded cooker one will often find people "putting it on the Stove" when they're not using a water/etc. heater, but a cooker. Signature-- Nick ICQ: 9235201 EMAIL & MSN: nickmooney@spamcop.net -- Triumph Tiger 955i -- http://www.bgn.me.uk -- Touch - -- LOTR#4 SKOGA#8 DS#7 BOTAFOT#159 BOTM#2 FBOTY#06 PM#11 > (or hoover?) which isn't a Hoover. And for stove... A stove was a > heater, but Stove made cookers, so now even if one doesn't have a > Stove branded cooker one will often find people "putting it on the > Stove" when they're not using a water/etc. heater, but a cooker. worked there in my youth, still going strong http://www.stoves.co.uk/ >> (or hoover?) which isn't a Hoover. And for stove... A stove was a >> heater, but Stove made cookers, so now even if one doesn't have a [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > >http://www.stoves.co.uk/ You need to speak to Chris about this, he's quite worried by the whole thing. Signature-- Nick ICQ: 9235201 EMAIL & MSN: nickmooney@spamcop.net -- Triumph Tiger 955i -- http://www.bgn.me.uk -- Touch - -- LOTR#4 SKOGA#8 DS#7 BOTAFOT#159 BOTM#2 FBOTY#06 PM#11 >>> (or hoover?) which isn't a Hoover. And for stove... A stove was a >>> heater, but Stove made cookers, so now even if one doesn't have a [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >You need to speak to Chris about this, he's quite worried by the whole >thing. You're right, I am guilty of taking the discussion totally off-topic. I've had a little lie-down now and feel better, so I won't mention it again! Chris >>>>Why is it used like "stove"? The word "stove" didn't originate as the >>>>brand name used by a cooker manufacturer. [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] >Stove branded cooker one will often find people "putting it on the >Stove" when they're not using a water/etc. heater, but a cooker. That's my whole point. The word "stove" didn't originate as a brand name of any product, neither did it originate as a company name. There never was any company called "Stove" that produced "Stove" branded cookers. Its a generic name originally used to describe a room for heating things, and later for a device for cooking. Chris >Its a generic name originally used to describe a room for heating >things, and later for a device for cooking. I'm terribly sorry to have caused you so much distress. But Hoover still stands. Signature-- Nick ICQ: 9235201 EMAIL & MSN: nickmooney@spamcop.net -- Triumph Tiger 955i -- http://www.bgn.me.uk -- Touch - -- LOTR#4 SKOGA#8 DS#7 BOTAFOT#159 BOTM#2 FBOTY#06 PM#11 >>Its a generic name originally used to describe a room for heating >>things, and later for a device for cooking. > >I'm terribly sorry to have caused you so much distress. But Hoover >still stands. Yup. And "xerox copy" is another good example which you could have used. Chris > http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7649397.stm > > looks awesome! Indeed it looks awsome, but is it any good as, say, a phone? After having Nokia's for years, I suspect my 6120 might be my last unless they can start getting the phone bits right > http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7649397.stm > > looks awesome! Looks interesting, but as always depends on how good/bad the OS is. Still if it can do simple stuff like copy & paste it will beat the over-hyped iPhone hands down LOL ~Inigo |
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