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So Apple has MacWorld while I'm here at CES. I checked out the announcements. The iPhone looks neat, but it isn't going to replace my Treo. Now, when are they going to release an iPod designed like that? They say the iPhone is a 'widescreen iPod' - but I don't want all the phone crap, give me a REAL widescreen iPod with the same interface and a 60/80GB drive! AppleTV is just what I said it was when it was announced, and people started going on about being a 'TiVo killer'. It is an Apple Media Center Extender, plain and simple. That doesn't mean it isn't good for what it is, but it is not a DVR, or anything like it. I don't see getting one. TiVo will have more broadband content offerings this year, and I already have those. And I'll probably be getting a SlingCatcher, which will also have options for broadband content - no PC/Mac needed. I was hoping for a real widescreen iPod. Guess I'll keep waiting. Tags: apple Current Location: Las Vegas, NV I am: tired Current Media: TV: CNN
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Part of it is that I've been using PalmOS for 9 years or so now, and I rather like it. I don't know if I'd like to learn a new OS. I've played with Windows Mobile and hated it. But Apple generally does a better job of UI design, so maybe I'd like it if I played with it. It seems interesting at least.
But the thing that turns me off the most is the virtual keyboard. I've used devices with a virtual keyboard before, and typing with no tactile feedback bugs me. I like the keyboard on my Treo, I can tell that I'm pressing the keys correctly because of the feel. Typing on an unyielding, smooth surface just hasn't been comfortable in the past. And I use my Treo for work and regularly write long email replies from it. So a good typing interface is important to me.
I do really like the overall design, and the 480x320 screen is nice. That's one of the things I miss about my Sony Clie NZ-90, which had a screen of that resolution. Though the Treo's 320x320 isn't shabby.
As far as communication goes, my Treo 650 is a Quad-band phone too, as is the new 680. The 650 is GSM/GPRS, but the 680 adds EDGE like the iPhone. (Doesn't look like either does UMTS/HSDPA. The iPhone has BlueTooth 2.0 - while the 650 is 1.1 and the 680 is 1.2. Not sure that's too big a deal.
The iPhone has WiFi, which is something the Treo is lacking. But, honestly, I don't miss it. When I'm using wireless data it pretty much means I'm out and about, and not somewhere with a hotspot. But I'm sure some would get use out of it.
The iPhone has radically more storage - 4GB/8GB - compare to 32MB (650) or 64MB (680). But the Treo has an SDIO slot, and the 680 can support 4GB and 8GB SDHC cards if you need that kind of storage.
The iPhones camera is certainly better - 2MP compared to .3MP. But I haven't used the camera on my phone in over a year. I have a 5MP camera that I use for photos. I had a 2MP camera on my NZ-90, and didn't use it much after I got over the novelty factor.
Now, all of that said, if they came out with an iPod based on this with at least 60GB (the size of my current iPod), I'd snap it right up. And if they came out with an iPhone that used a 60GB+ drive instead of the 4/8GB of Flash, I would seriously check it out. And if it worked OK, I'd replace my Treo and iPod. But I value having all of my music with me, and that's close to 50GB worth, so I would not replace my iPod with only 4/8GB.
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