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Iphone 4.0 official video

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Re: Iphone 4.0 official video

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brk wrote: post #4
disposable wrote: post #3

> Chemically strengthened to be 20 times stiffer and 30 times harder than plastic, the glass is ultradurable. ... though the battery is still non-removable, so the ultradurability of the glass is really a moot point.

Why is it still a moot point? Are you implying that the battery will go bad before the average users expected lifetime of the phone is reached?

Yep.

Their statement implies that with this glass the phone is going to stay usable longer than its existing revision. However Jobs himself said that the battery in the current iPhone is non-removable, because he expects everyone to upgrade before it reaches the end of its life.

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Post by enjo »

anigbrowl wrote: post #7
disposable wrote: post #3

> Chemically strengthened to be 20 times stiffer and 30 times harder than plastic, the glass is ultradurable. ... though the battery is still non-removable, so the ultradurability of the glass is really a moot point.

Well, not if you drop it on the pavement; though how it actually behaves in that situation remains to be seen.

I have to bet that broken glass is the #1 cause of iPhone failure... I've seen it probably 10-15 times in various places.

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Post by wmf »

disposable wrote: post #3

> Chemically strengthened to be 20 times stiffer and 30 times harder than plastic, the glass is ultradurable. ... though the battery is still non-removable, so the ultradurability of the glass is really a moot point.

iPhone batteries can be replaced, although at $80 it's probably wiser to just buy a new iPhone every two years. http://www.apple.com/support/iphone/service/battery/

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Post by hawk »

hn_aml wrote: post #5

The way they have made this video it looks as if they had come up with the definite cure to cancer, aids, etc ... I don't like it.

anybody else think its hilarious that this comment gets downvoted to oblivion?

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Post by pxlpshr »

davidmurphy wrote: post #16

I love how Apple focuses on emotion -- those family FaceTime videos were so moving. Intersection of Liberal Arts & Technology, indeed. Well done, Apple.

They did that back in 2004 when iChat AV was introduced, and AV didn't disrupt or shift habits away from traditional audio and text.

I think video conferencing is a great feature no doubt, but it's largely too intrusive for most people. Certainly making it more accessible and standardized will help some however, even amongst the most savvy early adopters (and MM+ of college students with MacBooks), video chatting has remained a niche.

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Post by crocowhile »

davidmurphy wrote: post #16

I love how Apple focuses on emotion -- those family FaceTime videos were so moving. Intersection of Liberal Arts & Technology, indeed. Well done, Apple.

I actually really don't like that. Reminds me of TV ads pasta barilla had in italy. Matter of taste, I guess.
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