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Re: iPhones
By: Mac Date: June 12, 2016, 8:14 pm
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That's very cool to hear
Ya
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Re: iPhones
By: Chiprocks1 Date: August 13, 2016, 12:07 pm
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[center]How To Spot A Fake iPhone
HTML https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqCq8SvMWC4
Good stuff to know. I certainly wouldn't know what to look if
not for this video. I did find that Spotify app particularly
funny.
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Re: iPhones
By: Mac Date: August 14, 2016, 11:19 am
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Wow... That's amazing how they copied the look and feel.
At work we were talking about headphone knock-offs. I heard they
exist, but wouldn't have a clue to know the difference. Maybe we
should have a thread on 'Fake'?
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Re: iPhones
By: Chiprocks1 Date: August 14, 2016, 11:29 am
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A Bootleg Thread is a great idea. I'm always having to do
research on stuff before I buy because of Bootlegs and need to
know that I'm getting what I paid for.
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Re: iPhones
By: Chiprocks1 Date: September 8, 2016, 1:38 pm
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[center]Apple iPhone 7 Plus hands-on: new cameras and no
headphone jack!
HTML https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5dagVHAgzM
FAIL!
I'm not a fanboy or consumer of Apple Products. Never owned an
iPhone in my life. But I always had it in the back of my mind
that one day I would probably get one . But removing the
headphone jack just cemented the fact that they will never get
my money. These AirPods look stupid. But the fact that Apple is
forcing people to pay $150 extra in order to use something that
was free with the old setup just smacks of a lame, weak excuse
to price gouge loyal Apple consumers. I feel bad for them. I do.
I for one will not take a bite out of this rotten apple. Ever.
On a personal level, I hate earbuds. I'm old school and like
over the ear headphones. It's more comfortable for me to wear
instead of cramming something into my ears.
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Re: iPhones
By: Mac Date: September 8, 2016, 6:25 pm
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I read somewhere, the jack removal is to collaborate a long
range plan for wireless Beats?
I kinda let out a laugh when he said stereo speakers.
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Re: iPhones
By: Neumatic Date: September 8, 2016, 6:59 pm
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It's to make the iPhone slimmer. Not that it needs to be any
slimmer.
It's about control. The new standard has DRM, so you can't
record or copy sound coming from them. It's also a proprietary
format, to keep you from using anything Apple disapproves of.
They don't like that anyone can make headphones, earbuds, iPhone
cases, external speakers or anything that they don't get some
cash out of. So instead, this.
There's no reason for digital wires, or wireless. The standard
audio jack is universal, it's great, everyone can use it, it has
high fidelity. If you want wireless, there's bluetooth and it's
awful.
Now, it's possible that they'll put this in all the new Apple
gear (I will be P*SSED if I can't get a headphone jack in my
computer-- might have to go Hackintosh!) and give you the
ability to switch between sources on the fly, that could be
cool. And I guess it fits with Apple getting rid of extraneous
elements (floppy drive, ethernet ports, etc) to keep things
streamlined, but when you do that, you want to keep the most
UNIVERSAL ports. USB, headphones, the lock, etc. And when you
have double-use ports (like one port for USB AND charging and
that's it) on a device where most people use both? That's
overkill.
The thing is, the Apple minimalist design is reaching the point
of diminishing returns. You can't really make an iPhone or a
lapto much thinner before it becomes too frail or just generally
unusable, I don't think. So what are they supposed to do? The
next laptops will have an OLED screen replacing the function
bar, which I guess is cool (though it does look a bit iffy), but
that's about it.
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Re: iPhones
By: Mac Date: September 9, 2016, 12:04 pm
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I kind of suspected this...
Headphone companies: no headphone jack, no problem
HTML http://www.theverge.com/2016/9/9/12859858/no-headphone-jack-iphone-7-reaction
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Re: iPhones
By: Neumatic Date: September 9, 2016, 6:12 pm
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The EFF weighs in on what the long-term effects of this change
can mean.
HTML https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2016/09/analog-last-defense-against-drm
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Re: iPhones
By: Chiprocks1 Date: October 7, 2016, 10:33 am
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[center]Tour of a fake Apple Store in China
HTML https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLXJBYbuV8w
How am I just now hearing about this....a video that is 5 years
old? Yes, I know people sell fake Apple products out of the back
of vans, in swap meets and whatnot. But I never knew that anyone
would be bold enough to create a fake Apple Store. Really not
sure why this video even popped up in my YouTube Suggestion feed
since I don't want or browse Apple products. Since this just
popped up, I thought it was a brand new story. It's not. But
still fascinating to see here.
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