OO is that channel still up! I'll hav e to look and laugh. I need it today!
S On Jul 13, 2010, at 7:15 PM, Nancy Miracle wrote: > The iPhone does not use ordinary glass. The surfaces are a product that is > called 'gorilla glass' that is made by Corning. The glass is probably > tougher than the steel. For an example, look at the YouTube feature titled > 'will it blend' in which a 4 is put in a blender. The glass is one of the > last pieces to go... > > Sent from my iPad > > On Jul 13, 2010, at 6:38 PM, Buddy Brannan <bu...@brannan.name> wrote: > >> Hey Brian, >> >> I'm told by an Apple guy that, while the iPhone is made of glass, it's not >> your ordinary garden variety glass, but the glass like the kind of glass in >> helicopter windshields. I don't think that will shatter with normal handling >> and dropping and things. >> -- >> Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA >> Phone: (814) 860-3194 or 888-75-BUDDY >> >> >> >> On Jul 13, 2010, at 7:23 PM, Bryan Smart wrote: >> >>> Well, I have an iPhone 4, am a left-handed person, and haven't had any >>> problems. >>> >>> Of course, I'm using an extremely thin hard plastic slip-case to protect my >>> $700, mostly glass, phone, as just about anyone reasonable would that >>> doesn't have a bottomless bank account. Yes, it looks nice, all glass and >>> stainless steel. It isn't real durable that way. I'd like something else, >>> but I like what it can do more than I dislike how it is made. And, besides, >>> I can fix its construction issues with a case. It's kind of like, do what >>> you gotta do to make the tech work for you, or else chill out on Symbian or >>> Windows Mobile, where the accessible apps are few and those OSes are >>> dropping accessibility support in about a year. As a blind guy, I can do so >>> much more with my iPhone than I could with any of my Nokias, so I can >>> overlook a flaw, particularly if it doesn't affect me. >>> >>> I know that, if you hold it just in the right way, without the case on, >>> that you can cause the signal strength to reduce. I could do that with my >>> Nokia E71, though, so don't know why it is such a big deal that it happens >>> on iPhone. >>> >>> If you don't like the iPhone, then more power to what ever choice suits >>> you. If you like the idea of the iPhone, then, I suggest that you go and >>> try one out for yourself. Most places will let you do a 30 day return if >>> you're not satisfied. You might find out that the majorly hyped supposed >>> problems aren't a problem for you, either. Since I haven't seen stories >>> about people returning their iPhones in droves, I'd say that there are >>> about 2,000,000 people by now that agree with me. >>> >>> Bryan >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>> [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Simon F >>> Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2010 3:56 AM >>> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>> Subject: RE: A warning about Digit-Eyes >>> >>> Yeah apple have done great things, that's why they don't appear to be >>> correcting The issue with the loss of signal on the iPhone 4, when it's is >>> held in a left hand and the signal is lost. >>> >>> When they fix this issue, they'll sell a lot more. >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>> [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Doug Lawlor >>> Sent: Tuesday, 13 July 2010 4:15 p.m. >>> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>> Subject: Re: A warning about Digit-Eyes >>> >>> Maybe an RFID reader will come in the next iPhone or some other idevice. I >>> think it is just amazing what Apple has done with these devices thus far. I >>> personally would like to see some sort of haptic feedback so we can get a >>> tactual sense of icons and controls. I know Apple is working on this. >>> Patents have been filed by Apple regarding methods for haptic feedback. >>> >>> Doug >>> >>> >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>> On 2010-07-12, at 5:40 PM, Scott Howell <scottn3...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Doug, I think this was something APple had explored and may eventually >>>> do. Apple has all sorts of ideas floating about. :) On Jul 12, 2010, >>>> at >>> 2:18 PM, Doug Lawlor wrote: >>>> >>>>> No RFID reader in iPhone 4 as far as I can tell. My knowledge is >>>>> limited >>> on this subject as well. It may depend on the scanner being used. >>>>> >>>>> Doug >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>>> >>>>> On 2010-07-12, at 6:44 AM, Scott Howell <scottn3...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hey Doug, >>>>>> >>>>>> We are probably straying a bit off topic for the list, but to answer >>> your question, I really do not know. It may be for capturing information >>> about a specific product, you would have to get pretty close. The distances >>> you refer too is more useful for warehouses, dockyards, and such. I am not >>> sure if the ability to read is based on the scanner or the RFID tag itself. >>> So, I think you can pretty much figure my knowledge is quite limited, other >>> than what I read. I do not know when Apple might put these readers in the >>> phone, but I thought it was to be included in version 4, but that I believe >>> did not happen yet. >>>>>> On Jul 11, 2010, at 10:10 PM, Doug Lawlor wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> That's interesting, RFID would be much better for identifying >>>>>>> products >>> because you would not have to point a device at the product in question to >>> identify it. Just get a reader in the general direztion of the of the >>> product and we should be able to identify it. As I understand it, the range >>> of RFID is quite large, something in the range of 30 feet. How do we >>> determine a product when we have a number of products in one area, a covert >>> full of cans and bottles, each presenting a signal that has a 30 foot >>> radius? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Doug >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On 2010-07-11, at 9:33 PM, Scott Howell <scottn3...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Doug, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I do not know how many products have them now, but I suspect more >>>>>>>> than >>> we know. For example, I recently learned that the recycle bins our county >>> provides us has a RFID chip imbedded in them. Apparently the data collected >>> from the chips let's the county know how often we put the bins out. 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