Comments on: Predictions: 6 Things We’ll See on the iPhone by the end of 2007 http://www.applegazette.com/iphone/predictions-5-things-well-see-on-the-iphone-by-the-end-of-2007/ Apple Gazette - An Apple Blog Fri, 19 Mar 2010 23:36:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Bryan http://www.applegazette.com/iphone/predictions-5-things-well-see-on-the-iphone-by-the-end-of-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-57800 Bryan Fri, 08 Feb 2008 21:29:23 +0000 http://www.applegazette.com/iphone/predictions-5-things-well-see-on-the-iphone-by-the-end-of-2007/#comment-57800 I expect to see World of Warcraft on the iPhone! I expect to see World of Warcraft on the iPhone!

]]> By: reinharden http://www.applegazette.com/iphone/predictions-5-things-well-see-on-the-iphone-by-the-end-of-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-18817 reinharden Tue, 03 Jul 2007 21:09:50 +0000 http://www.applegazette.com/iphone/predictions-5-things-well-see-on-the-iphone-by-the-end-of-2007/#comment-18817 With regards to comment #13 WiMax is several years and at least $10 billion investment in new infrastructure away from being a viable solution. First Mobile WiMax has to actually get finalized. Then a set of frequencies have to get standardized at least nationally if not internationally. Then someone has to spend several billion dollars building out a WiMax network. Give Google some time and they just might do it. But it's not happening anytime soon. Cell tower triangulation is only a partial solution because when you're out of an area with tower density you can't triangulate. In rural areas where you're talking to a single tower, it's often the case that you can only isolate the location to an approximate 20 mile circle surrounding the tower. You really need three towers to triangulate. There are some other techniques that involve data mining; however, as yet they're not designed to propagate the information back to the cell phone and they're certainly not designed to provide location on an continually updated basis. My desires are simpler: 1) Voice Dialing 2) Aggregated message display. I don't care whether my incoming communications are via email, via SMS, via iChat, or via Voicemail -- I just need to deal with them. So don't make me check 10 inboxes, SMS, and Voicemail. Give me one integrated list. reinharden With regards to comment #13

WiMax is several years and at least $10 billion investment in new infrastructure away from being a viable solution. First Mobile WiMax has to actually get finalized. Then a set of frequencies have to get standardized at least nationally if not internationally. Then someone has to spend several billion dollars building out a WiMax network. Give Google some time and they just might do it. But it’s not happening anytime soon.

Cell tower triangulation is only a partial solution because when you’re out of an area with tower density you can’t triangulate. In rural areas where you’re talking to a single tower, it’s often the case that you can only isolate the location to an approximate 20 mile circle surrounding the tower. You really need three towers to triangulate. There are some other techniques that involve data mining; however, as yet they’re not designed to propagate the information back to the cell phone and they’re certainly not designed to provide location on an continually updated basis.

My desires are simpler:
1) Voice Dialing

2) Aggregated message display. I don’t care whether my incoming communications are via email, via SMS, via iChat, or via Voicemail — I just need to deal with them. So don’t make me check 10 inboxes, SMS, and Voicemail. Give me one integrated list.

reinharden

]]> By: chark http://www.applegazette.com/iphone/predictions-5-things-well-see-on-the-iphone-by-the-end-of-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-18177 chark Fri, 29 Jun 2007 01:39:44 +0000 http://www.applegazette.com/iphone/predictions-5-things-well-see-on-the-iphone-by-the-end-of-2007/#comment-18177 1. What about Inkwell handwriting recognition or speech recognition? 2. iWork as web-based apps for free with a .Mac account 3. An Apple announcement about Wi-Max so the AT&T EDGE speed limitations become moot 4. Cell tower triangulation so GPS isn't necessary - same technology used for 911 location. 5. Voice memo/recording 6. Laser tape measure and interface to CAD software 7. Built-in OCR scanning using the camera 1. What about Inkwell handwriting recognition or speech recognition?
2. iWork as web-based apps for free with a .Mac account
3. An Apple announcement about Wi-Max so the AT&T EDGE speed limitations become moot
4. Cell tower triangulation so GPS isn’t necessary – same technology used for 911 location.
5. Voice memo/recording
6. Laser tape measure and interface to CAD software
7. Built-in OCR scanning using the camera

]]> By: wolff http://www.applegazette.com/iphone/predictions-5-things-well-see-on-the-iphone-by-the-end-of-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-18172 wolff Thu, 28 Jun 2007 23:07:23 +0000 http://www.applegazette.com/iphone/predictions-5-things-well-see-on-the-iphone-by-the-end-of-2007/#comment-18172 Your mention of recording videos is exactly right on. Apple is working on a whole platform for social (inter)networking. Vids, audio, text all to be shared from the iPhone, OSX, and Windows. It will be big. Think of their TM ...."MobileMe" Your mention of recording videos is exactly right on. Apple is working on a whole platform for social (inter)networking. Vids, audio, text all to be shared from the iPhone, OSX, and Windows.
It will be big.
Think of their TM ….”MobileMe”

]]> By: ohcyt http://www.applegazette.com/iphone/predictions-5-things-well-see-on-the-iphone-by-the-end-of-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-18160 ohcyt Thu, 28 Jun 2007 21:01:17 +0000 http://www.applegazette.com/iphone/predictions-5-things-well-see-on-the-iphone-by-the-end-of-2007/#comment-18160 @halfeatenfish: I think it could even work with regular 99ct iTunes songs; Apple controls the DRM embedded in the files and both the iPhone and iTunes software. Allowing downloads that are made with the iPhone to automatically copy to your Mac when you synch them should not be too hard. @ Michael: Nice list. Even though it's just speculation, your predictions are always interesting reads. You should talk to Apple with some of your ideas ;) @halfeatenfish: I think it could even work with regular 99ct iTunes songs; Apple controls the DRM embedded in the files and both the iPhone and iTunes software. Allowing downloads that are made with the iPhone to automatically copy to your Mac when you synch them should not be too hard.

@ Michael: Nice list. Even though it’s just speculation, your predictions are always interesting reads. You should talk to Apple with some of your ideas ;)

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