Comments on: Surprises on July 11th http://theappleblog.com/2008/07/09/surprises-on-july-11th/ TheAppleBlog, published by and for the day-to-day Apple user, is a prominent source for news, reviews, walkthroughs, and real life application of all Apple products. Thu, 08 Jan 2009 18:35:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Lode http://theappleblog.com/2008/07/09/surprises-on-july-11th/#comment-118399 Lode Thu, 10 Jul 2008 13:05:17 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=3657#comment-118399 An iPod touch with GPS integration today won't make much sense, as free WiFi coverage isn't nearly as ubiquitous as would be needed to provide a constant connection to Google maps for turn by turn directions and updating of the map. It would be possible however if there would be a standalone app from the likes of TomTom or Garmin, with a map saved in memory. An iPod touch with GPS integration today won’t make much sense, as free WiFi coverage isn’t nearly as ubiquitous as would be needed to provide a constant connection to Google maps for turn by turn directions and updating of the map.

It would be possible however if there would be a standalone app from the likes of TomTom or Garmin, with a map saved in memory.

]]> By: Steve http://theappleblog.com/2008/07/09/surprises-on-july-11th/#comment-118393 Steve Thu, 10 Jul 2008 06:40:09 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=3657#comment-118393 One vote here for a 64Gb iPod Touch with GPS. The price of the iPhone coupled with the extortionate call plans here in NZ means that even though I work a few hundred metres from the Vodafone store in Auckland, I'm not going to be in the queue!! One vote here for a 64Gb iPod Touch with GPS. The price of the iPhone coupled with the extortionate call plans here in NZ means that even though I work a few hundred metres from the Vodafone store in Auckland, I’m not going to be in the queue!!

]]> By: Michael http://theappleblog.com/2008/07/09/surprises-on-july-11th/#comment-118378 Michael Thu, 10 Jul 2008 04:17:54 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=3657#comment-118378 Ernie, Baig did mention it on the left panel sidenote, saying: "Unpublicized feature: Developers can take advantage of the iPhone 2.0 software to provide tactile forced feedback. This is known as "haptics." When my vehicle crashed inside Cro-Mag,the iPhone 3G vibrated." So while it is not a standard feature on the iPhone across the board, it does seem to imply that developers can take advantage of it. Ernie,
Baig did mention it on the left panel sidenote, saying:
“Unpublicized feature: Developers can take advantage of the iPhone 2.0 software to provide tactile forced feedback. This is known as “haptics.” When my vehicle crashed inside Cro-Mag,the iPhone 3G vibrated.”

So while it is not a standard feature on the iPhone across the board, it does seem to imply that developers can take advantage of it.

]]> By: Michael http://theappleblog.com/2008/07/09/surprises-on-july-11th/#comment-118377 Michael Thu, 10 Jul 2008 04:03:57 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=3657#comment-118377 I'm hoping for a larger capacity iPhone 32GB would be nice but 64GB would be perfect! That's the one thing keeping me from running out Fri and getting an iPhone 3G from Fido - what happens a couple of months from now when Apple releases a larger capacity model?... I’m hoping for a larger capacity iPhone 32GB would be nice but 64GB would be perfect! That’s the one thing keeping me from running out Fri and getting an iPhone 3G from Fido - what happens a couple of months from now when Apple releases a larger capacity model?…

]]> By: Ernie http://theappleblog.com/2008/07/09/surprises-on-july-11th/#comment-118375 Ernie Thu, 10 Jul 2008 03:45:47 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=3657#comment-118375 Where are you hearing this Haptic Feedback!!!! Cause none of the 3 major reviewers (WSJ, NYT, USAToday) reported this! I wish this is true! Where are you hearing this Haptic Feedback!!!! Cause none of the 3 major reviewers (WSJ, NYT, USAToday) reported this! I wish this is true!

]]> By: chrisM http://theappleblog.com/2008/07/09/surprises-on-july-11th/#comment-118374 chrisM Thu, 10 Jul 2008 03:37:27 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=3657#comment-118374 don't forget about the iTunes remote control functionality aluded to in dev copies of iTunes 7.7. I am hoping for a few "one more things" waiting for us from apple in the app store. The top two being a navigation app, and the iTunes (and hopfully appleTV) remote control app. don’t forget about the iTunes remote control
functionality aluded to in dev copies of iTunes 7.7. I am hoping for a few “one more things” waiting for us from apple in the app store. The top two being a navigation app, and the iTunes (and hopfully appleTV) remote control app.

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