Re: Gadget Show continues Apple fixation
Hugh Jardon
> So a new series of the Gadget Show started yesterday, and they had the
> new Apple iPhone up against a range of other phones, doing specific
> stupid tests which somehow put the iPhone on top... again.
>
> Better not test the best feature of the iPhone, if you hold it, the
> aerial signal drops..... really useful feature when making a call.
>
> Why don't they just put a logo during the show that the show is sponsored
> by Apple and be done with it. Everything put up against Apple is rubbish,
> and Apple is brilliant.
>
> A**holes!
Apple is brilliant you C*nt!
Rom.
"Hugh Jardon" <stor...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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Every series that programme get sillier and sillier,
it could be so much better.
smurf
> So a new series of the Gadget Show started yesterday, and they had the
> new Apple iPhone up against a range of other phones, doing specific
> stupid tests which somehow put the iPhone on top... again.
>
> Better not test the best feature of the iPhone, if you hold it, the
> aerial signal drops..... really useful feature when making a call.
>
> Why don't they just put a logo during the show that the show is
> sponsored by Apple and be done with it. Everything put up against
> Apple is rubbish, and Apple is brilliant.
>
> A**holes!
Generally they are though. I make my living out of PCs, but I absolutely
love the iphone and ipad, objects of functionality and beauty. The iphone 4
has a serious design flaw and it would seem silly for them not to draw
attention to it.
When it comes to smartphones, the iphone not only leaves the competition
behind, it redefined the whole concept. Are they faster smartphones out
there? do they have more features etc? Probably yes. But the iphone does it
all so easily, in fact you forget just how effortless it is to use until you
come across another smartphone and then it all changes into a chore.
Andriod is great, but it is still a poor mans iphone, I could certainly
tolerate it if the iphone didn't exist. But, if the iphone didn't exist we
would still all be using smartphones with a silly little stylus and a
Microsoft operating system with a start menu and a silly complicated process
for setting up just about anything.
Martin
Some of us find a Nokia 1100 adequate for use as a mobile phone.
Halmyre
Luxury! We had to make do with two old soup tins and bit of string.
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Martin
> On 4 Aug, 11:15, Martin<mar...@invalid.invalid> wrote:
<snip>
>> Some of us find a Nokia 1100 adequate for use as a mobile phone.
>
> Luxury! We had to make do with two old soup tins and bit of string.
and granny doing the recorded messages.
Francis Burton
Martin <mar...@invalid.invalid> wrote:
>and granny doing the recorded messages.
Reminds me of...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZQHCgF8Has
(May appeal only to Steve Reich fans!)
Francis
Basil Jet
I like that!
Fred X
Yes, we call those people Luddites. :)
Fred X
Meng
> So a new series of the Gadget Show started yesterday, and they had the
> new Apple iPhone up against a range of other phones, doing specific
> stupid tests which somehow put the iPhone on top... again.
>
> Better not test the best feature of the iPhone, if you hold it, the
> aerial signal drops..... really useful feature when making a call.
>
> Why don't they just put a logo during the show that the show is sponsored
> by Apple and be done with it. Everything put up against Apple is rubbish,
> and Apple is brilliant.
>
> A**holes!
>
Survey shows iPhone4 drops less calls than iPhone 3G:
Felicity S.
> Ar wrote:
>> So a new series of the Gadget Show started yesterday, and they had the
>> new Apple iPhone up against a range of other phones, doing specific
>> stupid tests which somehow put the iPhone on top... again.
They picked the best other phone for each function tested.
>> Better not test the best feature of the iPhone, if you hold it, the
>> aerial signal drops..... really useful feature when making a call.
They covered this problem, you were too busy yelling ar*****es to notice.
>> Why don't they just put a logo during the show that the show is
>> sponsored by Apple and be done with it.
They also showed that most people preferred the older phone.
>> Everything put up against Apple is rubbish, and Apple is brilliant.
You always keep quiet every time that other products win over Apple.
> Generally they are though. I make my living out of PCs, but I absolutely
> love the iphone and ipad, objects of functionality and beauty. The
> iphone4 has a serious design flaw and it would seem silly for them not
> to draw attention to it.
They did draw attention to it.
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Howard
> So a new series of the Gadget Show started yesterday, and they had the
> new Apple iPhone up against a range of other phones, doing specific
> stupid tests which somehow put the iPhone on top... again.
>
> Better not test the best feature of the iPhone, if you hold it, the
> aerial signal drops..... really useful feature when making a call.
>
> Why don't they just put a logo during the show that the show is sponsored
> by Apple and be done with it. Everything put up against Apple is rubbish,
> and Apple is brilliant.
>
> A**holes!
Envy is such a tastless emotion.
H
Nigel Clark
wrote:
>Smurf wrote:
>
>> Ar wrote:
>
>>> So a new series of the Gadget Show started yesterday, and they had the
>>> new Apple iPhone up against a range of other phones, doing specific
>>> stupid tests which somehow put the iPhone on top... again.
>
>They picked the best other phone for each function tested.
However the results of the test weren't entirely accurate. For example
in the web/Twitter test they mentioned that the iPhone did
multi-tasking so to get from the browser to the homescreen you
double-tapped on the home button but on the HTC Desire it was far more
complicated. In fact on the Desire or any other Android phone you
press the home key once to achieve the same thing.
Double tap = easy
Single press = complicated
really ?
>>> Better not test the best feature of the iPhone, if you hold it, the
>>> aerial signal drops..... really useful feature when making a call.
>
>They covered this problem, you were too busy yelling ar*****es to notice.
They mentioned there were a couple of 'minor niggles' - namely the
drop in signal if you hold it a certain way and problems with the
proximity sensor meaning you can mute the call when holing to your
ear.
So best smartphone ever, providing you don't want use it as a phone.
Wayne Stuart
From everything I've seen, the "antennaegate issue" is mainly a US
problem. That is it only becomes an actual problem in a low-signal
situation, which is much more likely to happen in the US being shackled
to AT&T and its patchy coverage. Not nearly as much of an issue for us
on our tiny little island with a choice of multiple carriers. So in
reality, it's quite understandable why a *British* TV show wouldn't make
such a big issue of it.
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Felicity S.
> Felicity S. wrote:
>> Smurf wrote:
>>> Ar wrote:
>>>> So a new series of the Gadget Show started yesterday, and they had the
>>>> new Apple iPhone up against a range of other phones, doing specific
>>>> stupid tests which somehow put the iPhone on top... again.
>> They picked the best other phone for each function tested.
> However the results of the test weren't entirely accurate. For example
> in the web/Twitter test they mentioned that the iPhone did multi-tasking
> so to get from the browser to the homescreen you double-tapped on the
> home button but on the HTC Desire it was far more complicated. In fact
> on the Desire or any other Android phone you press the home key once to
> achieve the same thing.
> Double tap = easy
> Single press = complicated
I've never had an Apple or an Android phone, so can't truthfully comment on
that, but what you say still doesn't demonstrate an Apple fixation.
>>>> Better not test the best feature of the iPhone, if you hold it, the
>>>> aerial signal drops..... really useful feature when making a call.
>> They covered this problem, you were too busy yelling A**holes to notice.
> They mentioned there were a couple of 'minor niggles' - namely the drop
> in signal if you hold it a certain way and problems with the proximity
> sensor meaning you can mute the call when holing to your ear.
That's right.
> So best smartphone ever, providing you don't want use it as a phone.
Maybe, but they had no difficulty in actually using it, and you snipped out
where I said they did show that most people preferred the older phone.
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Felicity S.
> Nigel Clark wrote:
>> Felicity S. wrote:
>>> Smurf wrote:
>>>> AR wrote:
>>>>> Better not test the best feature of the iPhone, if you hold it, the
>>>>> aerial signal drops..... really useful feature when making a call.
>>> They covered this problem, you were too busy yelling A**holes to notice.
>> They mentioned there were a couple of 'minor niggles' - namely the drop
>> in signal if you hold it a certain way and problems with the proximity
>> sensor meaning you can mute the call when holing to your ear. So best
>> smartphone ever, providing you don't want use it as a phone.
> From everything I've seen, the "antennaegate issue" is mainly a US
> problem. That is it only becomes an actual problem in a low-signal
> situation, which is much more likely to happen in the US being shackled
> to AT&T and its patchy coverage. Not nearly as much of an issue for us
> on our tiny little island with a choice of multiple carriers. So in
> reality, it's quite understandable why a *British* TV show wouldn't make
> such a big issue of it.
Thanks for that Wayne: I've never had an Apple or an Android phone, so I
couldn't truthfully comment on what Nigel Clark wrote. :(
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Nigel Clark
wrote:
>Nigel Clark wrote:
>
>> Felicity S. wrote:
>>> Smurf wrote:
>>>> Ar wrote:
>
>>>>> So a new series of the Gadget Show started yesterday, and they had the
>>>>> new Apple iPhone up against a range of other phones, doing specific
>>>>> stupid tests which somehow put the iPhone on top... again.
>
>>> They picked the best other phone for each function tested.
>
>> However the results of the test weren't entirely accurate. For example
>> in the web/Twitter test they mentioned that the iPhone did multi-tasking
>> so to get from the browser to the homescreen you double-tapped on the
>> home button but on the HTC Desire it was far more complicated. In fact
>> on the Desire or any other Android phone you press the home key once to
>> achieve the same thing.
>
>> Double tap = easy
>> Single press = complicated
>
>I've never had an Apple or an Android phone, so can't truthfully comment on
>that, but what you say still doesn't demonstrate an Apple fixation.
>
I wouldn't necessarily expect you to know that, but I would expect the
Gadget Show to.
It's not as if pressing the home fey rather than continually pressing
the back key to re-trace your steps is a hidden un-documented feature.
Maybe expecting a journalist to spend 10 mins reading the manual
before writing a review is asking too much. To be honest anyone
gadget-savvy would probably discover it themselves after a few mins
usage without reading the manual.
It may not demonstrate an Apple fixation but does question how
impartial their reviews are. Either they were incompetent enough not
to understand how to use the device properly or they were deliberately
trying to mislead and skew the result.
Felicity S.
> Ar wrote:
>> So a new series of the Gadget Show started yesterday, and they had the
>> new Apple iPhone up against a range of other phones, doing specific
>> stupid tests which somehow put the iPhone on top... again.
> You always keep quiet every time that other products win over Apple.
In this week's Gadget Show, they tested in-ear headphones; but instead
of choosing iPods for the music source, they used Cowon MP3 players.
BTW: There's nothing new about zombie movies, so Jason created a 'new
experience' with 360 degree projection - except that's how cameras began
*centuries* ago (camera is Latin for a vaulted room) with live pictures
projected onto a similarly shaped screen using a set of lenses.
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Pioneers of reciprocal carriage agreements on UMTM too!
It always has been the only way to make mobile telecoms
"work"...
...having been given a mobile phone by someone who knew
far better than I at the time the extent to which agencies
simply don't ring landlines any more unless they're really
pushed for staff, I've found I've not managed to totally rid
my life of it. Yet.
It has buttons to dial numbers in, and an earpiece and a
mic., and a screen, and a duplex transceiver with aerial,
and it's often cheaper and less hassle to use SMS texts.
But still, I did see an iPhone and get chance to play on
it awhile and yes, I wanted one. And an iPad. But I'm
still of the mind that by the time I manage to get into
the platform it'll have decent quality FMV and camera,
I'll be able to enter text at 60-100 wpm (even if it means
buying a keyboard), and I'll be able to get one with text-
and document-, photo-, movie- and audio-editing suites
I can use already.
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Felicity S.
> Felicity S. wrote:
>> Ar wrote:
>>> So a new series of the Gadget Show started yesterday, and they had the
>>> new Apple iPhone up against a range of other phones, doing specific
>>> stupid tests which somehow put the iPhone on top... again.
>> You always keep quiet every time that other products win over Apple.
> In this week's Gadget Show, they tested in-ear headphones; but instead
> of choosing iPods for the music source, they used Cowon MP3 players.
In this week's Gadget Show, they tested methods of drying out wet phones;
but instead of choosing Apple iPhones, they used Nokia Vodafones.
BTW: Throughout the piece, John referred to testing four phones; yet the
8-woman swim team clearly had far more than that, and when John gave more
phones a briefer dunking, you could see there were five in his net.
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Felicity S.
> Felicity S. wrote:
>> Felicity S. wrote:
>>> Ar wrote:
>>>> So a new series of the Gadget Show started yesterday, and they had the
>>>> new Apple iPhone up against a range of other phones, doing specific
>>>> stupid tests which somehow put the iPhone on top... again.
>>> You always keep quiet every time that other products win over Apple.
>> In this week's Gadget Show, they tested in-ear headphones; but instead
>> of choosing iPods for the music source, they used Cowon MP3 players.
> In this week's Gadget Show, they tested methods of drying out wet phones;
> but instead of choosing Apple iPhones, they used Nokia Vodafones.
In this week's Gadget Show, they were challenged to improve a hotel room
with various tech; first up was to control various facilities with a smart
phone; but instead of choosing an Apple iPhone, they used a Blackberry.
Then Jason tested the Top 5 mobile gaming tech; of course the iPad came
first with its large screen, but the iPhone & the iPod were both beaten
by the Nintendo DSi at number 3, and the Sony PSP Go at number 2.
Back to the hotel, and a cumbersome door key was replaced with a mobile
phone; the Apple iPhone wasn't able to do that, but the Nokia did.
Finally, they tried a new method of controlling the room by voice through
a laptop; but instead of choosing an Apple iMac, they used a Siemens.
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Jimmy
PMSL! What a load of fucking shit!
Felicity S.
> Felicity S. wrote:
>> Felicity S. wrote:
>>>> Ar wrote:
>>>> So a new series of the Gadget Show started yesterday, and they had
>>>> the new Apple iPhone up against a range of other phones, doing
>>>> specific stupid tests which somehow put the iPhone on top... again.
>>> You always keep quiet every time that other products win over Apple.
>>> In this week's Gadget Show, they tested in-ear headphones; but instead
>>> of choosing iPods for the music source, they used Cowon MP3 players.
>> In this week's Gadget Show, they tested some methods of drying out wet
>> phones; but instead of choosing Apple iPhones, they used Nokia Vodafones.
> In this week's Gadget Show, they were challenged to improve a hotel room
> with various tech; first up was to control various facilities with a smart
> phone; but instead of choosing an Apple iPhone, they used a Blackberry.
> Then Jason tested the Top 5 mobile gaming tech; of course the iPad came
> first with its large screen, but the iPhone & the iPod were both beaten
> by the Nintendo DSi at number 3, and the Sony PSP Go at number 2.
> Back to the hotel, and a cumbersome door key was replaced with a mobile
> phone; the Apple iPhone wasn't able to do that, but the Nokia did.
> Finally, they tried a new method of controlling the room by voice through
> a laptop; but instead of choosing an Apple iMac, they used a Siemens.
In this week's Gadget Show, lots of gadgets were tested 'to destruction'
including some smart phones and tablet PCs, several of which had not been
specially ruggedised... but they ignored the Apple iPhone and iPad.
Then they tested various wireless home music streaming systems, in which
the Apple AirPort Express was well beaten by the Sonos ZonePlayer S5.
Felicity S.
> Felicity S. wrote:
>> Felicity S. wrote:
>>> Felicity S. wrote:
>>>> Ar wrote:
>>>>> So a new series of the Gadget Show started yesterday, and they had
>>>>> the new Apple iPhone up against a range of other phones, doing
>>>>> specific stupid tests which somehow put the iPhone on top... again.
>>>> You always keep quiet every time that other products win over Apple.
>>>> In this week's Gadget Show, they tested in-ear headphones; but instead
>>>> of choosing iPods for the music source, they used Cowon MP3 players.
>>> In this week's Gadget Show, they tested some methods of drying out wet
>>> phones; but instead of choosing iPhones, they used Nokia Vodafones.
>> In this week's Gadget Show, they were challenged to improve a hotel
>> room with various tech; first up was to control various facilities with
>> a smart phone; but instead of choosing an iPhone, they used a Blackberry.
>> Then Jason tested the Top 5 mobile gaming tech; of course the iPad came
>> first with its large screen, but the iPhone & the iPod were both beaten
>> by the Nintendo DSi at number 3, and the Sony PSP Go at number 2.
>> Back to the hotel, and a cumbersome door key was replaced with a mobile
>> phone; the Apple iPhone wasn't able to do that, but the Nokia did.
>> Finally, they tried a new method of controlling the room by voice via
>> a laptop; but instead of choosing an Apple iMac, they used a Siemens.
> In this week's Gadget Show, lots of gadgets were tested 'to destruction'
> including some smart phones and tablet PCs, several of which had not been
> specially ruggedised... but they ignored the Apple iPhone and iPad.
> Then they tested various wireless home music streaming systems, in which
> the Apple AirPort Express was well beaten by the Sonos ZonePlayer S5.
In this week's Gadget Show, they tested 'gadgetty' ways to play football,
and Foosball HD on an Apple iPad was beaten by Sega FML on a Sony Vaio.
Apple score so far: WON 2, LOST 5, IGNORED 6
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Felicity S.
> Felicity S. wrote:
>> Felicity S. wrote:
>>> Ar wrote:
>>>> So a new series of the Gadget Show started yesterday, and they had
>>>> the new Apple iPhone up against a range of other phones, doing
>>>> specific stupid tests which somehow put the iPhone on top... again.
>>> You always keep quiet every time that other products win over Apple.
>>> Apple score so far: WON 2, LOST 3, IGNORED 4
>> In this week's Gadget Show, lots of gadgets were tested 'to destruction'
>> including some smart phones & tablet PCs, several of which had not been
>> specially ruggedised... but they ignored the Apple iPhone and iPad.
>> Then they tested various wireless home music streaming systems, in which
>> the Apple AirPort Express was well beaten by the Sonos ZonePlayer S5.
> In this week's Gadget Show, they tested 'gadgetty' ways to play football,
> and Foosball HD on an Apple iPad was beaten by Sega FML on a Sony Vaio.
In this week's Gadget Show, they tested cloud-based computing against hard
drive storage. The first two challenges were on desk-tops, yet for both the
Apple iMac was ignored. In a third challenge roaming the streets, Pollyanna
lost to Otis because an Apple iPad she borrowed couldn't handle Flash.
Also, Suzi tested the latest pay-as-you-go do-everything mobile phones, in
which the Apple iPhone failed to make the Top 5 since it's too expensive.
Apple score so far: WON 2, LOST 7, IGNORED 8
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Felicity S.
For this week's Gadget Show, the team faced a variety of game challenges,
in which they lost when using an iPad, but had wins on PS3s & Xboxes.
Apple score so far: WON 2, LOST 8, IGNORED 8
Fliss
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Felicity S.
> Felicity S. wrote:
>> Felicity S. wrote:
>>> Ar wrote:
>>>> So a new series of the Gadget Show started yesterday, and they had
>>>> the new Apple iPhone up against a range of other phones, doing
>>>> specific stupid tests which somehow put the iPhone on top... again.
>>> You always keep quiet every time that other products win over Apple.
>>> Apple score so far: WON 2, LOST 5, IGNORED 6
>> In this week's Gadget Show, they tested cloud-based computing against
>> hard drive storage. The first two challenges were on desk-tops, yet
>> for both the Apple iMac was ignored. In a third challenge roaming the
>> streets, Pollyanna lost to Otis because an Apple iPad she borrowed
>> couldn't handle Flash. Also, Suzi tested the latest pay-as-you-go
>> do-everything mobile phones, in which the Apple iPhone failed to make
>> the Top 5 since it's too expensive.
> For this week's Gadget Show, the team faced a variety of game challenges,
> in which they lost when using an iPad, but had wins on PS3s & Xboxes.
In this week's Gadget Show, Jon Bentley tested free satnav apps available
from the Android, Apple, and Nokia app-stores. The big winner was Ovi Maps
which is exclusive to Nokia, Google Maps Navigation for Android OS phones
was quite okay, and Skobbler on the Apple iPhone was severely beaten.
Skobbler's poor performance was made even worse because out of the three
smart phones tested, only the iPhone's GPS got lost in a built-up area.
Apple score so far: WON 2, LOST 10, IGNORED 8
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Felicity S.
> Felicity S. wrote:
>> Felicity S. wrote:
>>> Felicity S. wrote:
>>>> Ar wrote:
>>>>> So a new series of the Gadget Show started yesterday, and they had
>>>>> the new Apple iPhone up against a range of other phones, doing
>>>>> specific stupid tests which somehow put the iPhone on top... again.
>>>> You always keep quiet every time that other products win over Apple.
>>>> Apple score so far: WON 2, LOST 5, IGNORED 6
>>> In this week's Gadget Show, they tested cloud-based computing against
>>> hard drive storage. The first two challenges were on desk-tops, yet
>>> for both the Apple iMac was ignored. In a third challenge, Pollyanna
>>> lost to Otis because an Apple iPad she borrowed couldn't handle Flash.
>>> Also, Suzi tested the latest pay-as-you-go do-everything mobile phones,
>>> in which the iPhone failed to make the Top 5 since it's too expensive.
>> For this week's Gadget Show, the team faced a variety of game challenges,
>> in which they lost when using an iPad, but had wins on PS3s & Xboxes.
> In this week's Gadget Show, Jon Bentley tested free satnav apps available
> from the Android, Apple, and Nokia app-stores. The big winner was Ovi Maps
> which is exclusive to Nokia, Google Maps Navigation for Android OS phones
> was quite okay, and Skobbler on the Apple iPhone was severely beaten.
> Skobbler's poor performance was made even worse because out of the three
> smart phones tested, only the iPhone's GPS got lost in a built-up area.
In this week's Gadget Show, Jon Bentley demonstrated how to steer clear of
on-line bandits, for which he ignored the Apple iMac to use a Sony Vaio.
Apple score so far: WON 2, LOST 10, IGNORED 9
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Felicity S.
> Felicity S. wrote:
>> Felicity S. wrote:
>>> Felicity S. wrote:
>>>> Ar wrote:
>>>>> So a new series of the Gadget Show started yesterday, and they had
>>>>> the new Apple iPhone up against a range of other phones, doing
>>>>> specific stupid tests which somehow put the iPhone on top... again.
>>>> You always keep quiet every time that other products win over Apple.
>>>> Apple score so far: WON 2, LOST 7, IGNORED 8
>>> For this week's Gadget Show, the team faced a variety of game
>>> challenges, in which they lost when using an iPad, but had wins on
>>> PS3s & Xboxes.
>> In this week's Gadget Show, Jon Bentley tested free satnav apps
>> available from the Android, Apple, and Nokia app-stores. The big winner
>> was Ovi Maps which is exclusive to Nokia, Google Maps Navigation for
>> Android OS phones was quite okay, and Skobbler on the Apple iPhone was
>> severely beaten.
>> Skobbler's poor performance was made even worse because out of the three
>> smart phones tested, only the iPhone's GPS got lost in a built-up area.
> In this week's Gadget Show, Jon Bentley demonstrated how to steer clear of
> on-line bandits, for which he ignored the Apple iMac to use a Sony Vaio.
In this week's Gadget Show, Otis Deeley demonstrated the CoPilot satnav app
for various smart phones, but he ignored the Apple iPhone to use a Nokia.
Apple score so far: WON 2, LOST 10, IGNORED 10
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Felicity S.
> Felicity S. wrote:
>> Felicity S. wrote:
>>> Felicity S. wrote:
>>>> Ar wrote:
>>>>> So a new series of the Gadget Show started yesterday, and they had
>>>>> the new Apple iPhone up against a range of other phones, doing
>>>>> specific stupid tests which somehow put the iPhone on top... again.
>>>> You always keep quiet every time that other products win over Apple.
>>>> Apple score so far: WON 2, LOST 8, IGNORED 8
>>> In this week's Gadget Show, Jon Bentley tested free satnav apps
>>> available from the Android, Apple, and Nokia app-stores. The big
>>> winner was Ovi Maps which is exclusive to Nokia, while Google Maps
>>> Navigation for Android OS phones was quite okay, and Skobbler on
>>> the Apple iPhone was severely beaten. Skobbler's poor performance
>>> was made even worse because out of the three smart phones tested,
>>> only the iPhone's GPS got lost in a built-up area.
>> In this week's Gadget Show, Jon Bentley demonstrated how to steer clear
>> of on-line bandits, and he ignored the Apple iMac to use a Sony Vaio.
> In this week's Gadget Show, Ortis Deeley demonstrated the CoPilot satnav
> app for smart phones, but he ignored the Apple iPhone to use a Nokia.
In this week's Gadget Show, Ortis and Polly competed in a Monopoly style
race across London, using augmented-reality satnavs on their smart phones
to find the way. Contrary to what 'Ar' might claim, the show's producers
did not fix the race to help Polly with her Apple iPhone, they fixed the
race to help Ortis with his HTC phone giving him a 5 minute head start.
This was just as well since Ortis was delayed by losing his 3G signal,
enabling Polly to catch up - except the battery in her iPhone then died
after less than two hours use, so once again the Apple lost out.
Apple score so far: WON 2, LOST 11, IGNORED 10
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He said: I don't know. So he could use a carpool lane.
Felicity S.
> Felicity S. wrote:
>> Felicity S. wrote:
>>> Felicity S. wrote:
>>>> Ar wrote:
>>>>> So a new series of the Gadget Show started yesterday, and they had
>>>>> the new Apple iPhone up against a range of other phones, doing
>>>>> specific stupid tests which somehow put the iPhone on top... again.
>>>> You always keep quiet every time that other products win over Apple.
>>>> Apple score so far: WON 2, LOST 10, IGNORED 8
>>> In this week's Gadget Show, Jon Bentley demonstrated how to steer clear
>>> of on-line bandits, and he ignored the Apple iMac to use a Sony Vaio.
>> In this week's Gadget Show, Ortis Deeley demonstrated the CoPilot satnav
>> app for smart phones, but he ignored the Apple iPhone to use a Nokia.
> In this week's Gadget Show, Ortis and Polly competed in a Monopoly style
> race across London, using augmented-reality satnavs on their smart phones
> to find the way. Contrary to what 'Ar' might claim, the show's producers
> did not fix the race to help Polly with her Apple iPhone, they fixed the
> race to help Ortis with his HTC phone giving him a 5 minute head start.
> This was just as well since Ortis was delayed by losing his 3G signal,
> enabling Polly to catch up - except the battery in her iPhone then died
> after less than two hours use, so once again the Apple lost out.
In last week's (I've been abroad) Gadget Show, Jason & Ortis sought out
techy Christmas presents for girls. Jason looked at tablet PCs, in which
the Samsung Gt-P1000 Galaxy Tab beat the Apple iPad, since this fails to
provide support for Flash and cannot make voice and/or video calls.
It seemed at first that Apple was going to get a look-in when Ortis chose
the Tizi Mobile TV accessory for the iPhone; however both Polyanna & Susie
scorned this in favour of the Galaxy since this is superior to an iPad.
Apple score so far: WON 2, LOST 13, IGNORED 10
Fliss
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He said: Hey, that's good! She really looks...
You made her look beautiful.
He said: She *is* beautiful.
Felicity S.
> Felicity S. wrote:
>> Felicity S. wrote:
>>> Felicity S. wrote:
>>>> Ar wrote:
>>>>> So a new series of the Gadget Show started yesterday, and they had
>>>>> the new Apple iPhone up against a range of other phones, doing
>>>>> specific stupid tests which somehow put the iPhone on top... again.
>>>> You always keep quiet every time that other products win over Apple.
>>>> Apple score so far: WON 2, LOST 10, IGNORED 9
>>> In this week's Gadget Show, Ortis Deeley demonstrated the CoPilot
>>> satnav app for smart phones, but he ignored the Apple iPhone to use a
>>> Nokia.
>> In this week's Gadget Show, Ortis and Polly competed in a Monopoly
>> style race across London, using augmented-reality satnavs on their
>> smart phones to find the way. Contrary to what 'Ar' might claim, the
>> show's producers did not fix the race to help Polly with her Apple
>> iPhone, they fixed the race to help Ortis with his HTC phone giving him
>> a 5 minute head start.
>> This was just as well since Ortis was delayed by losing his 3G signal,
>> enabling Polly to catch up - except the battery in her iPhone then died
>> after less than two hours use, so once again the Apple lost out.
> In last week's (I've been abroad) Gadget Show, Jason & Ortis sought out
> techy Christmas presents for girls. Jason looked at tablet PCs, in which
> the Samsung Gt-P1000 Galaxy Tab beat the Apple iPad, since this fails to
> provide support for Flash and cannot make voice and/or video calls.
> It seemed at first that Apple was going to get a look-in when Ortis chose
> the Tizi Mobile TV accessory for the iPhone; however both Polyanna & Suzi
> scorned this in favour of the Galaxy since this is superior to an iPad.
In this week's Gadget Show, the boys took part in a winter cross-country
race; in which Jason navigating with the Navionics Ski: Europe 2011 app on
an iPhone, was beaten by Ortis using his Satsports Multi-Sports GPS.
Suzi Perry then reviewed her Top 5 apps of 2010; in which Apple's iMovie
especially designed for the iPhone 4, and Hipstamatic for any iPhone, were
both beaten by PingChat for the Blackberry. Her no.1 app was Angry Birds
which originated at iTunes last year, while 2010 is when the game exploded
following its release onto other platforms running under Android or Ovi.
Apple score so far: WON 2, LOST 16, IGNORED 10
Fliss
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Felicity S.
> Felicity S. wrote:
>> Felicity S. wrote:
>>> Ar wrote:
>>>> So a new series of the Gadget Show started yesterday, and they had
>>>> the new Apple iPhone up against a range of other phones, doing
>>>> specific stupid tests which somehow put the iPhone on top... again.
>>> You always keep quiet every time that other products win over Apple.
>>> Apple score so far: WON 2, LOST 10, IGNORED 10
>> In this week's Gadget Show, Ortis and Polly competed in a Monopoly
>> style race across London, using augmented-reality satnavs on their
>> smart phones to find the way. Contrary to what 'Ar' might claim, the
>> show's producers did not fix the race to help Polly with her Apple
>> iPhone, they fixed the race to help Ortis with his HTC phone giving
>> him a 5 minute head start.
>> This was just as well since Ortis was delayed by losing his 3G signal,
>> enabling Polly to catch up - except the battery in her iPhone then died
>> after less than two hours use, so once again the Apple lost out.
> In last week's (I've been abroad) Gadget Show, Jason & Ortis sought out
> techy Christmas presents for girls. Jason looked at tablet PCs, in which
> the Samsung Gt-P1000 Galaxy Tab beat the Apple iPad, since this fails to
> provide support for Flash and cannot make voice and/or video calls.
> It seemed at first that Apple would get a look-in when Ortis chose
> the Tizi Mobile TV accessory for the iPhone; however both Poly & Suzi
> scorned this in favour of the Galaxy since this is superior to an iPad.
> In this week's Gadget Show, the boys took part in a winter cross-country
> race; in which Jason navigating with the Navionics Ski: Europe 2011 app on
> an iPhone, was beaten by Ortis using his Satsports Multi-Sports GPS.
> Suzi Perry then reviewed her Top 5 apps of 2010; in which Apple's iMovie
> especially designed for the iPhone 4, and Hipstamatic for any iPhone, were
> both beaten by PingChat for the Blackberry. Her no.1 app was Angry Birds
> which originated at iTunes last year, while 2010 is when the game exploded
> following its release onto other platforms running under Android or Ovi.
In this week's Gadget Show, although the presenters chose the iPad as the
gadget of the year, this was the first win for Apple since last August.
Apple score so far: WON 3, LOST 16, IGNORED 10
Fliss
--
Felicity S.
> Felicity S. wrote:
>> Felicity S. wrote:
>>> Felicity S. wrote:
>>>> Ar wrote:
>>>>> So a new series of the Gadget Show started yesterday, and they had
>>>>> the new Apple iPhone up against a range of other phones, doing
>>>>> specific stupid tests which somehow put the iPhone on top... again.
>>>> You always keep quiet every time that other products win over Apple.
>>>> Apple score so far: WON 2, LOST 11, IGNORED 10
>>> In this week's Gadget Show, Jason & Ortis sought out techy Christmas
>>> presents for girls. Jason looked at tablet PCs, in which the Samsung
>>> Gt-P1000 Galaxy Tab beat the Apple iPad, since this fails to provide
>>> support for Flash and cannot make voice and/or video calls. It seemed
>>> at first that Apple would get a look-in when Ortis chose the Tizi
>>> Mobile TV accessory for the iPhone; however both Polly & Suzi scorned
>>> this in favour of the Galaxy since this is superior to an iPad.
>> In this week's Gadget Show, the younger boys took part in a winter
>> cross-country race; in which Jason navigating with the Navionics Ski
>> Europe 2011 app on an iPhone, was beaten by Ortis using his Satsports
>> Multi-Sports GPS. Suzi Perry then reviewed her Top 5 apps of 2010;
>> in which Apple's iMovie package especially designed for the iPhone 4,
>> and Hipstamatic for any iPhone, were both beaten by PingChat for the
>> Blackberry. Her no.1 app was Angry Birds which originated at iTunes
>> last year, while 2010 is when the game exploded following its release
>> onto other platforms running under Android or Ovi.
> In this week's Gadget Show, though the presenters chose the iPad as the
> gadget of the year, this was the first win for Apple since last August.
In this week's Gadget Show, four members of dance group Flawless tested
small MP3 players suited to vigorous exercise. Firstly, the Sony NWZ-W252
was eliminated as too hard to control whilst prancing around, then the Nu
Dolphin Touch was rejected since it kept falling off. This left both the
iPod Nano 6th Generation & the Sandisk Sansa Clip+ as equally useful, so
all nine dancers judged sound quality... and each preferred the iPod.
Apple score so far: WON 4, LOST 16, IGNORED 10
Fliss
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Felicity S.
> Felicity S. wrote:
>> Felicity S. wrote:
>>> Felicity S. wrote:
>>>> Ar wrote:
>>>>> So a new series of the Gadget Show started yesterday, and they had
>>>>> the new Apple iPhone up against a range of other phones, doing
>>>>> specific stupid tests which somehow put the iPhone on top... again.
>>>> You always keep quiet every time that other products win over Apple.
>>>> Apple score so far: WON 2, LOST 16, IGNORED 10
>> In this week's Gadget Show, though the presenters chose the iPad as the
>> gadget of the year, this was the first win for Apple since last August.
> In this week's Gadget Show, four members of dance group Flawless tested
> small MP3 players suited to vigorous exercise. Firstly, the Sony NWZ-W252
> was eliminated as too hard to control whilst prancing around, then the Nu
> Dolphin Touch was rejected since it kept falling off. This left both the
> iPod Nano 6th Generation & the Sandisk Sansa Clip+ as equally useful, so
> all nine dancers judged sound quality... and each preferred the iPod.
In this week's Gadget Show, the 'big news' was Steve Jobs unveiling Apple's
successor to the iPad, except this item was relegated to their website.
Then Ortis tested the Top 5 toys at the 2011 London Toy Fair, in which the
iPod accessory AppToyz AppGun was beaten by the iBall 3 puzzle game.
Apple score so far: WON 4, LOST 17, IGNORED 11
G Daeb
> Felicity S. wrote:
> > Felicity S. wrote:
> >> Felicity S. wrote:
> >>> Felicity S. wrote:
> >>>> Ar wrote:
> >>>>> So a new series of the Gadget Show started yesterday, and they had
> >>>>> the new Apple iPhone up against a range of other phones, doing
> >>>>> specific stupid tests which somehow put the iPhone on top... again.
> >>>> You always keep quiet every time that other products win over Apple.
> >>>> Apple score so far: WON 2, LOST 16, IGNORED 10
> >> In this week's Gadget Show, though the presenters chose the iPad as the
> >> gadget of the year, this was the first win for Apple since last August.
> > In this week's Gadget Show, four members of dance group Flawless tested
> > small MP3 players suited to vigorous exercise. Firstly, the Sony NWZ-W252
> > was eliminated as too hard to control whilst prancing around, then the Nu
> > Dolphin Touch was rejected since it kept falling off. This left both the
> > iPod Nano 6th Generation & the Sandisk Sansa Clip+ as equally useful, so
> > all nine dancers judged sound quality... and each preferred the iPod.
>
> In this week's Gadget Show, the 'big news' was Steve Jobs unveiling Apple's
> successor to the iPad, except this item was relegated to their website.
So they haven't featured the new 3D DS then yet?
If nothing else it boasts a feature that enables
people in rival gangs to shoot each other safely
using a more appealing and intuitive interface
than clunky, error-prone, reality. And scores
can be kept automatically.
I'd be happy enough with a phone that will play me
Radio 4 without my having to plug a minijack adaptor
in, or that useless piece of wire with a minijack on
the end that the Queen's own surveillance corps
(t/a British Telecom, t/a 02) use for mind control
and to homeopathically store the essence of your
mood during a conversation to contextualise any
ambiguous comments delivered as sarcasm, irony
or otherwise syntactically encrypted...
> Then Ortis tested the Top 5 toys at the 2011 London Toy Fair, in which the
> iPod accessory AppToyz AppGun was beaten by the iBall 3 puzzle game.
>
> Apple score so far: WON 4, LOST 17, IGNORED 11
>
> Fliss
>
> --
> He said: You guys need anything?
> She said: Yes, a tear in the space-time continuum
> so he can go back and say 'I love you'.- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -
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> So they haven't featured the new 3D DS then yet?
Why would they? You can't buy it here yet.
Felicity S.
> Felicity S. wrote:
>> Felicity S. wrote:
>>> Ar wrote:
>>>> So a new series of the Gadget Show started yesterday, and they had
>>>> the new Apple iPhone up against a range of other phones, doing
>>>> specific stupid tests which somehow put the iPhone on top... again.
>>> Apple score so far: WON 3, LOST 16, IGNORED 10
>> In this week's Gadget Show, four members of dance group Flawless
>> tested small MP3 players suited to vigorous exercise. First the Sony
>> NWZ-W252 was eliminated as too hard to control whilst prancing around,
>> then the Nu Dolphin Touch was rejected since it kept falling off. This
>> left both the iPod Nano 6th Generation & the Sandisk Sansa Clip+ as
>> equally useful, so all nine dancers judged sound quality... and each
>> preferred the iPod.
> In this week's Gadget Show, the 'big news' was Apple's successor to the
> iPad, except this item was relegated to their website. Then Ortis tested
> the Top 5 toys at the 2011 London Toy Fair, in which the iPod accessory
> AppToyz AppGun was beaten by the iBall 3 puzzle game.
In this week's Gadget Show, Jon & Polyana tested four top smartphones in a
series of challenges. Firstly the Blackberry Torch was eliminated because
its keyboard was too fiddly, and then the HTC HD7 was out due to its poor
camera. In a final battle the iPhone 4 was being outperformed by the rival
Nexus S when it suddenly died, for reasons which were not made clear.
Apple score so far: WON 5, LOST 17, IGNORED 11
Fliss
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Wayne Stuart
Presumably its battery ran dry. Those big 4 inch screens don't run on
fresh air y'know.
> Apple score so far: WON 5, LOST 17, IGNORED 11
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"Wayne Stuart" <m...@privacy.net> wrote in message
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> Presumably its battery ran dry. Those big 4 inch screens don't run on
> fresh air y'know.
>
what uk agency administers tv batteries?
in the us the regulations would have killed it, not the batteries
Vinson & Elkins L.L.P.
United States: Renewable Energy Across the Globe - Part 1: USA Regulatory
Framework
23 February 2011
Article by Boyd G. Carano, Mike Tomsu and Claire Wilby
Federal v State: Renewable Energy
Regulatory Framework
In the United States, regulation of the electricity sector and renewable
energy is split between the federal government and each of the 50 state
governments. With the exception of the majority of Texas, the rest of the
country (including California) is simultaneously governed by both Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission regulations and the state agency responsible
for the electric industry.
a.. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
b.. North American Electric Reliability Corporation
c.. Internal Revenue Service
d.. Department of Energy and Treasury Department
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is the independent agency that
regulates the interstate transmission of electricity within the United
States. Its role also covers the certification of the electric reliability
organization, the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC).
NERC has authority over the establishment and enforcement of reliability
standards for the bulk power system in the United States and the operation
by the independent system operators in the various reliability councils
operated within the United States. Below is a map of the eight reliability
councils operating in North America:
With the exception of licensing of hydropower projects, the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission generally has no authority over the construction or
siting of power generating plants and does not regulate the retail sale of
electricity to consumers, which falls to the individual state regulatory
commissions (to the extent that a particular state has not opted for
deregulation of its retail electricity market).
The Internal Revenue Service has jurisdiction over all federal tax matters.
This includes administration of all federal tax incentive programs for the
development of renewable energy. Finally, certain federal funding and grant
programs related to the renewables industry are administered by the
Department of Energy and/or the Treasury Department.
In the United States, individual states generally have the authority to
regulate the retail sale of electricity to consumers and to regulate the
services provided by electric utilities operating in their state. This
regulation of rates and services is typically performed by a state public
utility commission. The jurisdiction of the state public utility commission
typically also includes the power to license the construction and siting of
transmission lines and power generating facilities. In some cases,
individual states, through the adoption of state legislation, have
deregulated the generation of electricity as well as the retail sale of
electricity to consumers.
Texas v California: Renewable Energy
Regulatory Framework
In the United States, individual states generally have the authority to
regulate the retail sale of electricity to consumers and to regulate the
services provided by electric utilities operating in their state. This
regulation of rates and services is typically performed by a state public
utility commission. The jurisdiction of the state public utility commission
typically also includes the power to license the construction and siting of
transmission lines and power generating facilities. In some cases,
individual states, through the adoption of state legislation, have
deregulated the generation of electricity as well as the retail sale of
electricity to consumers. Below is an overview of the regulatory framework
of Texas and California, two leaders in U.S. renewable energy generation.
Felicity S.
> Felicity S. wrote:
>> Felicity S. wrote:
>>> Ar wrote:
>>>> So a new series of the Gadget Show started yesterday, and they had
>>>> the new Apple iPhone up against a range of other phones, doing
>>>> specific stupid tests which somehow put the iPhone on top... again.
>>> You always keep quiet every time that other products win over Apple.
>>> Apple score so far: WON 4, LOST 16, IGNORED 10
>> In this week's Gadget Show, the 'big news' was Apple's successor to the
>> iPad, except this item was relegated to their website. Then Ortis tested
>> the Top 5 toys at the 2011 London Toy Fair, in which the iPod accessory
>> AppToyz AppGun was beaten by the iBall 3 puzzle game.
> In this week's Gadget Show, Jon & Polyana tested four top smartphones in a
> series of challenges. Firstly the Blackberry Torch was eliminated because
> its keyboard was too fiddly, and then the HTC HD7 was out due to its poor
> camera. In a final battle the iPhone 4 was being outperformed by the rival
> Nexus S when it suddenly died, for reasons which were not made clear.
In this week's Gadget Show, Suzi Perry recommended App Inventor available
from Google for the Android phone platform, and totally ignored Apple.
Apple score so far: WON 5, LOST 17, IGNORED 12
Fliss
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