I honestly think battery issues are across the board, so I personally would take VO out of the picture. some apps seem to use energy if they've been launched, I find this with those I use to connect to the web, I.E tweetaro, and some of the games. deactivating push when you don't need it helps and it would be nice to see the Iphone battery improve. But if I left my macbook running all day, I'd expect the battery to drain withing about four hours. lol. the speech sometimes becomes garbled, but a quick five press of the sleep/wake button fixes it immediately. I'm using mine effectively for day to day use, and now playing games on it which I could never do on the other phones I had. I'm happy with it, and only reach for my old phone if someone contacted me on there, seen as that contract is not up yet. lol :)
On Jul 14, 2009, at 7:54 PM, James Dietz wrote: > > Hey, > > As I'm eventually looking into getting an iPhone (by which I mean next > year when things may change once again) I'm glad to hear some of it's > shortcomings. (everything has shortcomings) Out of curiosity: how has > battery life been for voiceover users? I read that it you can get 8 > hours of continuous music-listening and something like 7 for web > browsing. Are these figures lowered because the device is speaking > nigh-constantly? I've already read about the speaker "problem" - that > where the speaker activates as soon as you move the iPhone out of > ear-proximity. Anything else people haven't been so pleased with? I'm > only trying to be negative because I've heard a lot about what the > iPhone does well, and when I tried it out for the few minutes last > weekend I did like it, but I'm interested in it's cons like I would be > with *any* device. > > On 7/14/09, Scott Bresnahan <b...@apple2.com> wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> I love the iPhone, but I have to disagree. I >> think both points have some merit. The iPhone is >> not for everyone.. >> >> 1. Multitasking is a short coming. It's like >> the Finder compared to the Multi-Finder in the >> Mac Plus days. Some technologies, ssh and irc >> come to mind, will not work well on the iPhone. >> We use a custom irc server to do real time IT >> troubleshooting across our applications, and I >> cannot keep my irc session alive while I use >> Safari. This is not the case on other phone >> platforms and is a valid argument. You can't say >> that remembering your preferences and place in an >> application is the same as background processing. >> >> 2. Although you may have memorized the keypad, >> it's not reasonable to assume everyone will or >> can. Which has a faster learning curve? The >> touch screen layout or the standard keypad? I >> say this only because part of the usefulness of a >> device lies not with the expert user, but with >> the casual user. Personally, most of my numbers >> are direct dials, so I don't have the memory for >> the keypad due to lack of practice and everyday >> use, but when I do need it, I struggle and yes, a >> tactile keypad would be easier.. That said, I am >> surviving. >> >> >> >> Finally, one more con on the iPhone is the >> battery. I can imagine several use cases where a >> spare battery that's not an add on power pack >> would be required for some users. The iPhone is >> designed for a certain work flow. certain >> patterns it is not good for. I understood these >> before I bought it, but don't dismiss them as the >> Almighty iPhone is God, cause it's not. >> >> That said, I suggest the iPhone to everyone I >> see. Although I warn my colleagues about the >> background and battery since I know that's an >> issue based on their work. >> >> --Scott >> >> >> address these comments. See my responses inline. >> >> On Jul 13, 2009, at 10:55 PM, william lomas wrote: >> >> 1. i can multi task on a symbian phone i can not on the iphone >> 2. the thought of having to keep closing >> application x to use application y will be >> frustrating for symbian users, since i can have >> the web and an sms window open at same time >> >> These are one thought broken into two points, so >> I will address them as one. This is not a fair >> assessment, or even an accurate one. While the iPhone does not >> technically >> perform multi-tasking, it proides the same functionality. You can >> quickly >> switch between apps on the iPhone, and iPhone apps are designed to >> remember >> where they were when you left them. >> The upshot of this is, therefore, that you get >> the illusion of multi-tasking with all its >> benefits, without the performance hit. This >> argument is a flawed one, that is based on a >> misunderstanding of the iPhone and its operation. >> >> >> 3. Using speech on a call on a symbian phone is >> in my view easier since if one dials numbers for >> an automated system, it is easier I think in my >> view, to type the number on a keypad, rather than >> having to mess around finding it on a dial pad etc >> >> >> The buttons on the iPhone's keypad are large and >> do not move around. I do not search for them >> anymore. It's a different experience, and it >> takes a small amount of practice. However, it is >> no harder or easier, once you have learned to use >> it properly, than a physical keypad. >> >> Josh de Lioncourt >> Šmy other mail provider is an owlŠ >> >> >> Twitter: <http://twitter.com/Lioncourt>http://twitter.com/Lioncourt >> Music: <http://stage19music.com>http://stage19music.com >> Mac-cessibility: <http://www.Lioncourt.com>http://www.Lioncourt.com >> Blog: >> <http://lioncourtsmusings.blogspot.com>http://lioncourtsmusings.blogspot.com >> GoodReads: <http://goodreads.com/Lioncourt>http://goodreads.com/Lioncourt >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> --Scott >> >>> >> > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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