Yeah, it's iPhone-ish in terms of UI, but who gives a crap? cheaper than the iphone + iriver build quality + linux based OS = Greatest thing ever.. I know I'd buy one.. If there were realeased in Australia, which nothing ever is!!
Also, before all the iPhone fanboys start going on about how it's a rip off, can I just say that apple really set a standard when it came to touch screen UI's, so it only makes sense that when it comes to early (or rather, not final) builds of touch screen OS's (like this one) the UI would be iPhone-esque. I'm guessing that in reality, the final release wouldn't look quite so iphone-ish, iriver really aren't known for being a rip-off brand..
I'm starting to see the light. I'm no longer getting angry at all the iPhone inspired devices. I'm actually extremely happy. Because I realized that mimicry is the highest form of flattery. The iPhone was the revolutionary product that set the industry in motion. If people can improve on the iPhone's design or interface, have at it. We all will enjoy whatever they can dream up.
First iriver product: 2000 First iPod: 2001 I think that makes it pretty clear. Yes, i know, the iMac had been along for a while before then, but i really don't think iriver's name was really inspired by the iMac, seeing as at the time apple weren't even making DAP's and seriosuly, why would a DAP company rip off the name of a computer?
Hows about you do a little research before you go around making dumbass comments about things you obviously don't understand, k?
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Yeah, it's iPhone-ish in terms of UI, but who gives a crap? cheaper
than the iphone + iriver build quality + linux based OS = Greatest
thing ever.. I know I'd buy one.. If there were realeased in
Australia, which nothing ever is!!
Also, before all the iPhone fanboys start going on about how it's a
rip off, can I just say that apple really set a standard when it came
to touch screen UI's, so it only makes sense that when it comes to
early (or rather, not final) builds of touch screen OS's (like this
one) the UI would be iPhone-esque. I'm guessing that in reality, the
final release wouldn't look quite so iphone-ish, iriver really aren't
known for being a rip-off brand..
I'm starting to see the light. I'm no longer getting angry at all the iPhone inspired devices. I'm actually extremely happy. Because I realized that mimicry is the highest form of flattery. The iPhone was the revolutionary product that set the industry in motion. If people can improve on the iPhone's design or interface, have at it. We all will enjoy whatever they can dream up.
If it works as good as it seems to look, I'll get one myself. I love iRiver stuff.
But (just asking) isn't the iPhones OS Unix based as well? It is supposed to be an offspring of OSX which is built on a Unix platform.
Eh, either way, if the price and carrier are right, I'll get one.
Interesting comment, Matt. "iriver really aren't known for being a rip-off brand.."
Where did the "i" come from?
No i'm not an ipod fan.
blackjacked:
First iriver product: 2000
First iPod: 2001
I think that makes it pretty clear. Yes, i know, the iMac had been along for a while before then, but i really don't think iriver's name was really inspired by the iMac, seeing as at the time apple weren't even making DAP's and seriosuly, why would a DAP company rip off the name of a computer?
Hows about you do a little research before you go around making dumbass comments about things you obviously don't understand, k?
And as for you not being an iPod fan, i call BS..
last time i checked Apple didn't have a copyright on the letter "i"