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iPhone 6: An edgy concept

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Re: iPhone 6: An edgy concept

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Post by DigitalJack »

chrisrhoden wrote: post #29
rayiner wrote: post #27

I don't understand the point of these mockups unless they have an actual prototype. It's easy to hand-wave about how great a product will be that can't be built. The borderless glass is probably a non-starter because of chipping. And why would you make an aluminum/carbon fiber composite? Aluminum and carbon fiber both serve the same purpose in a composite structure. You'd use something like a metal-matrix aluminum co…

It's really difficult for me to look at something like this as someone with even the barest of comprehensions as to how complicated some of this would be to even do, much less well enough that it would make sense to put in a consumer product this year. Oh, you're going to make the screen out of graphene? My mockups are exactly the same as yours, but instead of aluminum my case is made of diamond. I've solved the chip…

The point of imagination is that it is not limited by constraints. How can you envision the future if you are limited by the constraints of today?

Steve Jobs is quoted in the 80's as saying that they aspire to make a computer that is essentially today's macbook or ipad.[1] It most certainly was impossible at the time.

I sure like mine though.

You know what you get when you limit yourself to the constraints of right now? The IBM PC Jr.

[1] "Apple's strategy is really simple. What we want to do is we want to put an incredibly great computer in a book that you can carry around with you and learn how to use in 20 minutes. That's what we want to do and we want to do it this decade." http://lifelibertytech.com/2012/10/02/the-lost-steve-jobs-sp...

Re: iPhone 6: An edgy concept

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Post by gurkendoktor »

stfsbrb wrote: post #6

The icons in those home screen mockups look a heck of a lot better than the real ones: http://apple.com/ios/ios7

The home screen icons were the highlight for me. The hardware mockup is full of hyperbole, but the icon set seems very humble in contrast. It is much closer to Apple's established branding than the real (beta) iOS 7. This is the kind of icon set that could be introduced without making all existing icons seem out of place.

And it looks gorgeous on a black iPhone (mockup) because it's not as light.

Re: iPhone 6: An edgy concept

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Post by Moto7451 »

joeblau wrote: post #8

The design looks amazing, even though most people will probably have the device covered up with a phone cover. Also retina 2 sounds like i would need 3 versions of every image in my app which is getting to be a bit much.

It's already at three versions of many images if you're still supporting the iPhone 3G in addition to the Retina 3.5 and 4 inch screens.

Where possible I've moved my artwork flow from using PNGs for everything to translating PSD files into stretchable image slices and custom UIViews crafted in IB/Objective C via Core Image & Core Graphics. It's more time consuming at first but pays off in the end.

Re: iPhone 6: An edgy concept

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Post by b1daly »

Here's an idea. Make a phone with a case that is strong enough to withstand the drops that inevitably happen! Putting so much effort into cool looking things that have to be covered by dorky cases is an illustration of the irrational at the heart of tech fetishes.

Re: iPhone 6: An edgy concept

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Post by rayiner »

DigitalJack wrote: post #31
chrisrhoden wrote: post #29

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's really difficult for me to look at something like this as someone with even the barest of comprehensions as to how complicated some of this would be to even do, much less well enough that it would make sense to put in a consumer product this year. Oh, you're going to make the screen out of graphene? My mockups are exactly the same as yours, but instead of aluminum my case is made of diamond. I've solved the chip…

The point of imagination is that it is not limited by constraints. How can you envision the future if you are limited by the constraints of today? Steve Jobs is quoted in the 80's as saying that they aspire to make a computer that is essentially today's macbook or ipad.[1] It most certainly was impossible at the time. I sure like mine though. You know what you get when you limit yourself to the constraints of right n…

> The point of imagination is that it is not limited by constraints.

But there's no real imagination here either. It's just a thinner, lighter iPhone, made thinner and lighter using materials that don't exist. Genius!

As an aside, this is how Jony Ive works: http://www.objectifiedfilm.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2009/01....

Re: iPhone 6: An edgy concept

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Post by minor_nitwit »

aroman wrote: post #25
mynameisvlad wrote: post #13

That Magsafe Lightning concept would never work. Not only is there not enough space to fit powerful enough magnets, not only is the Lightning connector 8-pin, but one of the only reasons MagSafe even works is that laptops are strong enough to still be in the same place if tugged slightly. Your phone will now not only be tugged along with the cord, but will then disconnect more easily and fly across the room.

I disagree. Just build a strong magnet in there (as was suggested, maybe via the speaker). The advantage of the connector would not be the disconnect-on-trip feature, but rather convenience for plugging and unplugging. Namely, it's a lot easier to just have the cord snap it place magnetically than to futz around with the small metal tip[0]. You're assuming it'd either be too weak or too strong. They would calibrate i…

Or just use wireless charging and sync.

Re: iPhone 6: An edgy concept

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Post by minor_nitwit »

jrockway wrote: post #18

I love the idea of wrapping the display around the side of the phone and having touch sensors to detect when you're holding your phone. I have this problem where I'm holding the phone with one hand and trying to press something with my thumb. It doesn't register as a touch because part of my hand is contacting the front of the screen, causing my action to be interpreted as some sort of two-finger gesture. With accura…

I believe the ipad mini already has touch rejection of this sort.

Re: iPhone 6: An edgy concept

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Post by sbierwagen »

DigitalJack wrote: post #31
chrisrhoden wrote: post #29

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's really difficult for me to look at something like this as someone with even the barest of comprehensions as to how complicated some of this would be to even do, much less well enough that it would make sense to put in a consumer product this year. Oh, you're going to make the screen out of graphene? My mockups are exactly the same as yours, but instead of aluminum my case is made of diamond. I've solved the chip…

The point of imagination is that it is not limited by constraints. How can you envision the future if you are limited by the constraints of today? Steve Jobs is quoted in the 80's as saying that they aspire to make a computer that is essentially today's macbook or ipad.[1] It most certainly was impossible at the time. I sure like mine though. You know what you get when you limit yourself to the constraints of right n…

  The point of imagination is that it is not limited by constraints.
You're right. My imagination says I get an iPhone for free. No, wait! Not for free, Apple pays me $500 to take it! No wait, $500 million! $500 trillion! Wow, I'm the richest person in the world! Imagination is great!
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