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ProsumeThis
11/03/09

In reply to This Is a Next-Generation iPhone 4 Part, China Ontrade Claims
For a tech blog it's funny how little you know about product development. 8 months is the last stretch in CE product development - 18 months is the cycle from concept to actual.

"Apple's products are built just-in-time to avoid stock congestion or last minute changes." This may be true for ICs, screens or so but not necessarily plastics; especially if they know what the footprint of the PCB will be (I assume so) they could start their pilot on housing right about now and one of those parts can make its way to the spare part guys as heads up. #iphone2010
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Geraldo
11/03/09

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"Apple's products are built just-in-time to avoid stock congestion or last minute changes. They don't have parts ready eight months before release."
True, but design is finalized months before release, and then there are the many prototyping iterations. And let's face it, that midboard is pretty freakin' generic. Maybe if I saw the next-gen #00 Phillips screws, I might be more convinced? ;-) #iphone2010
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Sockatume
11/03/09

@Geraldo: That's what I concluded, that maybe they obtained parts specs not from production (as on the 3GS) but someone involved in prototyping. #iphone2010
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Serpentor X
11/03/09

In reply to This Is a Next-Generation iPhone 4 Part, China Ontrade Claims
The question is could Apple come out with an update to the iphone just 6 months after the 3GS? I think so, for 3 reasons.

1. To me the 3GS was really more a speed bump than a real next generation update. So this would be an update to the 3G from 1.5 years back.

2. This could be the iphone being released to Verizon

3. At the pace Android phones are being released and the progress of the OS, in another 6 months the 3GS will feel and may actually be dated. #iphone2010
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lostarchitect
11/03/09

@Serpentor reads Gizmodo: people will *freak* *out* if they bought a "new" iphone only this summer and another "new" one comes out at christmas. it'll be the $600 to $400 price drop all over again. I don't think there's any way apple's doing this. #iphone2010
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strider_mt2k
04/06/09

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Way to keep catching up with the imitators.
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vkewalra
03/31/09

In reply to iPhone Next Generation: The Most Probable Evolution
I don't have an iphone, but I own apple stock...

Option of a slideout keyboard (would probably require a flat back)

- make it an accessory that can snap around the device like many current cases

- removing it, would give a touchscreen only iphone

- it would have a pass through plug for the dock connector

Additionally get rid of the extra non-lcd space on top and build the microphone into the frame

Possibly build the home button into the screen (like current macbook trackpad buttons), removing the dead space on the bottom

I believe apple had patented a behind the screen front facing camera, adding that would be great.

This is deep in the comments, so nobody will read it, but those are some hardware design changes that I'd like to see.
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Kaiser-Machead
03/31/09

@vkewalra: Hey, I read it, so at least there's that.
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Kaiser-Machead
03/31/09

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Hell no. That bezel is the same piece of shit on the old iPod touch. DO NOT WANT.
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Voyou_Charmant
03/31/09

In reply to iPhone Next Generation: The Most Probable Evolution
I just accidentally broke it in half by looking at it.

Give me a slide out qwerty keyboard. I'm tired of typing gibberish and the autocorrect function is starting to act like it suffered massive head trauma.
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Mandatory_Field
03/31/09

In reply to iPhone Next Generation: The Most Probable Evolution
I dunno, what about a front-facing camera for videoconferencing? And I think tha a too-slim profile would compromise battery life -- which is already an issue. A tiered family of products would also be a good idea: I would pay extra to get a pro model with a slide-out physical keyboard and multitasking, for example.
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sharmanova
03/30/09

In reply to iPhone Next Generation: The Most Probable Evolution
That curved back would make it hard for a few games. Like say Touchgrind. Plus it'd be annoying wobbling around the desk all the time.

The first gen is still my fave design.
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Gann
03/31/09

@sharmanova: First gen ftw. I love the aluminum. I have to admit though that I do like the taper of the current gen, just not the plastic. The curved back in this concept looks a little busch league.
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Mammoth
03/30/09

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The curved back looks stupid.
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Earthslide
03/31/09

@Mammoth: What would you suggest? It's gonna be like the slam dunk competition ... what else is there to do?
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Mammoth
03/31/09

@Earthslide: Instead of giving it a diet, smash in some better features. WVGA OLED display, 5MP camera with flash, 1.3MP front-facing camera, better battery life, more storage, etc. See Japan for inspiration. The least they should do is make it uniformly thinner.
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Ariel Sergio Wollinger Martins
03/31/09

@Mammoth:

that = N95
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medopal
03/31/09

@Ariel Sergio Wollinger Martins: that = N95 (in hardware)

that = Nokia never (in software)

fixed it for u
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Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
03/31/09

@medopal:

"@Ariel Sergio Wollinger Martins: that = N95 (in hardware)

that = Nokia (in software)"

fixed it for u.
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the_Sleepwalker
02/10/09

In reply to New iPhone 4G Concept Is Son of MacBook Air and iPod Touch
I'd buy it. Sorry. I would. They have me hating my Windows Mobile device. The UI is so far ahead of it's time that I can never go back. This would WIN.
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OMG! Ponies!
02/10/09

In reply to New iPhone 4G Concept Is Son of MacBook Air and iPod Touch
Yeah. Video chat over NYC's 3G network. I'm sure that will happen by year's end. Sorry, but my iPhone has a hard enough time handling voice calls.

Also, for videoconferencing, I prefer Skype 4 and my Microsoft LifeCam.
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Ian Anderson
02/10/09

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Now I'm just going to wait until I see the first retard video phoning while driving.
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frigg
02/10/09

@Ian Anderson: I think you're allowed to drive and video chat if it's hands free. So I'm guessing they'll be head devices that will clamp this thing in a position a few inches in front of your face so that your hands can stay on the wheel while your chat partner can witness your expression as you drive into a pole.
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Curves
02/10/09

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"Inspired by The Curves". ;)

I actually got to get my hands on an IPhone yesterday (my first time) and I was fawning over it. The guy who owns it thought I was nuts, but hey, a woman was all over his hardware....he didnt complain.
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Tony C
02/10/09

@Curves: Oh, hell no, I wouldn't complain either! ;o)
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MrBlahBlah
02/10/09

@Curves: The first time? in over 1.5 years that it has been out? wow.
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MikeSWelch
02/10/09

@Curves: Yesterday was your first time touching an iPhone?!? Are you living under a rock?
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Curves
02/10/09

@MikeSWelch: Yes, I live under a rock, well in Ohio anyway. Seriously, outside you Giz folks, I know NO cool tech people. Well none that will let me get physical with their phone anyway.
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Kaiser-Machead
02/10/09

@Curves: Man I stayed in Dayton for a while, and lemme tell you....Zzzzzzzz-City. It was nice to visit the Wright-Patterson AFB to see the museum, but other than that, there was just so little to do unless you were willing to drive far.
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Curves
02/10/09

@Tony C: Whats funny is the guy didnt actually let me HOLD the IPhone, he kept it in his hand, while I was touching it, which just goes to show how much owners love their phones and are SUPER protective.
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macserv
02/10/09

@Curves: Hey, I live in Ohio too, and I've had both iPhones since their launch dates! Stop making us look bad. :D
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Curves
02/10/09

@macserv: I was by no means trying to make my fellow Buckeyes look bad, just said that I had not had the chance to touch the Holy Grail of phones until yesterday. I am no longer an IPhoneVirgin.
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Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
02/10/09

@Curves: Now all you gotta do is find someone else with a 2G iphone so you can fondle both of those bad boys at the same time... awwwww yeah!

Bow-chicka-wow-wow.....
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AtwaterCacharpa
02/11/09

@Curves: @Curves:

You DO realize "curves" is some fat guy shut-in trying to be provocative so males will pay attention to him, right?
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Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
02/11/09

@AtwaterCacharpa: And you DO realize that you have no idea what you're talking about...

I understand you're new here but in the future please think before you post.
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Curves
02/12/09

@AtwaterCacharpa: I have been called a lot of things, but a "fat guy shut in" is a new one. I burst out laughing when I read this, so at least it was entertaining.....
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Curves
02/12/09

@AtwaterCacharpa: I looked at your profile page, to see what other gems of idiocy you may have dropped here, and I note no other comments, etc, so I can only assume you set up a Giz account for the express purpose of saying I am a man, which makes it even funnier. I am glad you let me know what I really am, it will make life so much easier. Now I can get rid of these useless tampons, I can make 140% of my current income, I can drop at least 50% of my IQ and sit around my moms basement searching for Posers all day......
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Kaiser-Machead
02/10/09

In reply to New iPhone 4G Concept Is Son of MacBook Air and iPod Touch
Personally, I think that the iPhone/iPod touch should never get rid of the full-face glass panel, no matter what they change on the back end. It's just really simple and it works really well.

That tapering looks atrocious.
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frigg
02/10/09

@Kaiser-Machead: The Earth's gravitational force weakens with increased distance from the Earth's surface, which is why gravity exerts less pressure on your head than your feet. The tapering of this device is obviously designed to equalize the gravitational force differential between its bottom and top, making it that much easier to balance in the hand, text, video chat, game, etc.
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