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    04/03/09

    In reply to Apple Patents Movement Gestures for the iPhone
    Motion controlled MP3 player
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    Image of Hello Mister Walrus Hello Mister Walrus
    04/02/09

    In reply to Apple Patents Movement Gestures for the iPhone
    Keep in mind that Apple patents everything, so this might or might not be a sign of things to come.
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    04/02/09

    @Hello Mister Walrus: "Keep in mind that Apple patents everything..."


    Apple has several patents on the uniquely-shaped dollop of waffle batter I spilled on my kitchen counter back in 1987; legally I have not been able to clean it up since.

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    04/02/09

    In reply to Apple Patents Movement Gestures for the iPhone
    i thought technology should help one to use less muscles instead of using more?


    i want it to change songs by just staring at it in a certain way.

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    04/02/09

    @mocax: "i want it to change songs by just staring at it in a certain way."


    As in a defiant smirk brings up punk rock? Puff out your cheeks all constipated and you get Yanni?

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    04/02/09

    In reply to Apple Patents Movement Gestures for the iPhone
    Maybe the advanced accelerometer will mean we will now shake it to reboot it.


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    04/02/09

    In reply to Apple Considers Having Stolen iPhones Call Police
    wouldn't it be easier if we all just carried pistols?
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    04/02/09

    In reply to Apple Considers Having Stolen iPhones Call Police
    doesn't work too well if the phone can be turned off, or shoved in a wire mesh lined bag / box until it can be wiped.
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    Image of Kevin Bateson Kevin Bateson
    04/02/09

    In reply to Apple Considers Having Stolen iPhones Call Police
    i know you guys hate facebook people lol but ive been reading these forms for quite some time now and i hope i dont sound to much like a noob


    im still interested in seeing how the mobile me "find my iphone" would work, in the dev SDK for 3.0 there is a option to have it turned on or off, but they are right i dont see the cops doing to much to just down a single iphone

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    04/02/09

    @Kevin Bateson: WHY YOU LITTLE...


    Yeah, these extra precautions are fine and good in theory, but having a sensible backup for theft, like insurance, can work a great deal more. Personally, I can deal with the phone being gone. What I'd prefer is simply having a pass code that the crook can't get passed and it would render all the contacts on it inaccessible.

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    04/02/09

    @Kaiser 'Wants the Clown Back' Machead: Isn't that already implemented? You can tell it if someone tries to enter your password and fails 10 times, it erases the content (I believe...)
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_HatesFriday GitEmSteveDave_HatesFriday
    04/02/09

    In reply to Apple Considers Having Stolen iPhones Call Police
    What happens if I impart some extra vibrations when I'm looking at iYouPorn? THAT would be awkward.
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    Image of ScottRose ScottRose
    04/02/09

    In reply to Apple Considers Having Stolen iPhones Call Police
    I'm just going to rely on the thieves being stupid enough to take pictures of themselves on my phone, and then leave the pictures on my web account.


    That seems to work for everyone over at Consumerist..

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    04/02/09

    In reply to Apple Considers Having Stolen iPhones Call Police
    So everytime the browser hangs while loading and I have to shake the internets out, it will call the police?


    Nice idea. Let's see if we can get that pesky "real life" problem out of the way, though.

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    Image of ScottRose ScottRose
    04/02/09

    @OMG! Ponies!: It damb well should call the police in that case. Do you know how many times the image on my screen has been jittering around because you just had to shake the f-ing internets??
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    04/02/09

    In reply to Apple Considers Having Stolen iPhones Call Police
    An automatic trigger is not necessary. Simply have the thing send out a signal after being reported stolen by the user. Even THAT method can be abused by someone, but then, since when is any security system 100% fool proof.


    Personally, I'd rather just have my contacts on the cloud and be able to restore into a new replacement phone gotten through the insurance I would've purchased for the old one. These uber-protections are sort of pointless.

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    04/02/09

    In reply to Apple Considers Having Stolen iPhones Call Police
    So if I'm running, or if it's dropped, then it shuts down? That seems like a horrifically unpolished system.


    How about I'm simply able to call it, input a pin, and lock it remotely?

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    04/02/09

    @Darrone: Or you simply call it, input another pin, and the battery in it explodes?
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    04/02/09

    @Kyonko: Well, we know they exploded when stuck in a blender by Giz editors. [i.gizmodo.com]
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