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Whoa, this is pure awesomeness. Thanks for the link!
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A bit too ugly for my taste.
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From what I remember the device must work with a specific app. Of course there are loops holes like sharing the codes but yeah probably wouldn't work out.
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Saying something's not funny, followed by a claim that you have a "very good sense of humor". Ironic no?
09/16/09
Hey Mary,
Apple has already added access to the 30-pin connector and opened licensing so that anyone can make a nice D-pad or whatever for the iPhone. That is how the TomTom mount for the iPhone/Touch works.
What I would like to see is a developers API that allowed developers integrated and automatic coding for inputs. For instance, you can then use any vendor’s D-pad and have it work the same, but if you remove it you then have the game play working on the touchscreen. This should also encompass keyboards and other various attachments as the sky is the limit, including a Point-of-Sale attachment so that Apple can get rid of those slow, expensive Motorola SYmbol handhelds that Apple Store uses.
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I would imagine this will need some sort of dataplan. It has access to social network sites on it. Now, if they make a special deal for a reduced-cost data plan if it's limited to just certain sites, that might be a compelling play if the phone itself is cheap enough.
06/24/09
My provider has two data plans.
A 7$ unlimited browsing-only plan, and a variety of other data plans. Not sure how it differentiates, but it does.
06/23/09
where did the rest of the phone go?
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I agree...the real smartphone crowd is looking elsewhere, this is for teens whose parents who want a cheap device with a QWERTY and no data plan to add to the Family Plan. It fills a niche that we often forget.
06/23/09
A rapidly shrinking niche.
I'm actually willing to bet that sales of this will pale in comparison to the iPhone 3G among the teenage demographic. If the parents are rich enough to even consider shopping for a cell phone more expensive than the default subsidized phone given in a family package, they wouldn't need too much convincing to drop a few more tens on an iPhone and plan.
"But Da-ahhhhhd, Susie's been using her iPod touch to cheat on tests for a year now. The teachers can't even figure it out. Imagine how well I'd do if I got an iPhone with a data plan. If you insist on this Motorola thingy, you might as well just get me a regular cellphone and save money."
"But Mo-ohhhhhm, this does everything. If you get me an iPhone, you can scratch the iPod off my birthday list and you don't need to drop money on a netbook like you and dad were thinking. This Motorola thingy doesn't do any of thaaaaat."
What status-seeking middle-class to upper-middle-class parent wouldn't be swayed by that?
06/24/09
Parents like those are why people grow up to be complete douchebags.
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