Comments on: APPLE PRETENDS TO INVENT: Video calling

By: jp

jp — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 07:17:09 +0000

and to reiterate my point, IN THE PHILIPPINES, a 3rd world country with people living in shacks along the railroad that knows how to do a video call in their primitive nokia 6630 phone by just going to their contacts, pick their friend’s number, press option and select video call. damn!

By: jp

jp — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 07:04:34 +0000

@patrick
http://www.gsmarena.com/nokia_6630-811.php
this was invented seven years ago, you can call anyone that has a phone with an attached front facing camera and is 3g able here in the philippines, without buddy list and everything that you have mentioned. come on, stop being a fanboy for a minute and see what you’ve been drinking. iFAG

By: Calgary Web Designer

Calgary Web Designer — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 20:12:23 +0000

Revisionist history is grand ain’t it?

By: LardFamine

LardFamine — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 23:54:21 +0000

iChat, facetime.. it’s all useless carp promising to help weird-folk save their marriages.

Does anyone else think of Steve Jobs when they watch QVC?

By: me

me — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 10:39:39 +0000

YOU TOO CAN HAVE A JAPANESE GIRLFRIEND

By: Jamie

Jamie — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 08:27:48 +0000

I was making video phone calls on my N95 a couple of years ago over the 3G network. My contacts showed who else had a video phone and it was a one button operation to make it work. I stopped using it pretty quickly though because you either have to have an ear piece in, or hold the phone out in front of you and shout in public, while everyone hears both sides of the conversation.
It’s a stupid idea for public use, and at home we’ve all got skype if we want it.

By: ediedi

ediedi — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 18:57:48 +0000

Apple’s marketing lately has really gone off the tracks. The iphone 4 promotional videos almost make me sick. Excessive marketing when the actual product fails to be anything special really is stupid. It almost seems that the speakers in the videos don’t really believe themselves what they say aynmore.

Just as stupid as calling the ipad ‘ipad’ without the article.

I think this type of marketing bulls*hit only makes people turn away from the brand (it did so for me).

By: GigerPunk

GigerPunk — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 18:52:19 +0000

So it’s been confirmed that iPhone users need a strapon, then?

By: Erk

Erk — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 18:28:34 +0000

Today the Health and Safety executive warned that too much FaceTime can lead to arm fatigue and users should limit their calls to less than a minute.

Apple responded with news of a new patented strap on telescoping iPhone holder. The device is strapped around the waist and shoulders and pressing a button will extend a holder to place the iPhone at the correct position to conduct FaceTime video calls.

By: MrMoth

MrMoth — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 17:10:03 +0000

Srsly, John/Patrick, this is great stuff. Please do keep it up.

Of course I’ve used a Mac. I used one all through university for design work and it was fine. It was fine. As is my Windows box, both my home and work one. They’re tools*, like all computers. Zealotry is ridiculous in these circumstances, which is why Apple kids are so funny. It’s like someone saying “Yes, but until you’ve used an actual STANLEY knife, you’re not really cutting. John F. Lundgren gave this amazing presentation, he’s introduced a safety lock so you won’t cut yourself. Your lame Black & Drecker never thought of that, did they?”.

Eee, I remember t’first time I commented here and someone accused me of being an Apple fanboy.

*You may have this for free.