Okay, I don't know much (actually, near nothing) about the design and manufacture process of cell phones, but with a rumored release date in August, shouldn't the implementation of haptic technology for iPhone 2.0 have happened a while ago?
You're right, however just because we're hearing about it now, doesn't mean they haven't been exploring it for a while.
You do have to wonder though, at what point will all this battery draining technology get the axe? GPS, haptic feedback, 3G - it has to stop somewhere for now until battery tech catches up to the rest of the tech in the phone.
If they can figure out how to bring those three to the phone, more power to them - I'm getting one regardless. 3G is such a welcome addition.
"You do have to wonder though, at what point will all this battery draining technology get the axe?"
Agreed, if Apple offers this, I hope there is an option to turn it off. Although, I really don't think Apple is going to have GPS in the next phone. For one thing, it will increase the size of the iPhone and for another, if Apple was going to offer GPS, they wouldn't have made the partnership with SkyHook.
Look at the multitudes of other phones that have GPS, 3g and now a few have haptic, their battery life doesn't take too much of a hit, and some of them are smaller than the iPhone, so if 2.o doesn't have all three of those plus ipod whatever in a formfacto as small or smaller(read:thin) than the iphone 1, then its just poor designing
@ Greg: To which devices are you referring? I am yet to discover a device that balances GPS & 3G (let alone haptic or additional tech) with good battery life. While I would describe iPhone(1) as having a satisfactory battery performance, it is far from outstanding and the impact of (much needed) 3G & GPS on said battery life does concern me.
I'm sure all iP users agree 3G is much needed on the iP (and quite frankly a ridicul-arse omission in the first place), I just hope the battery doesn't suffer as a result.
On a related note, I wish the iP had the feature to select WiFi or network when using data related services (safari etc). I don't like to leave WiFi on all the time (as the battery suffers) but I similarly don't like having to fiddle around with preferences or services to enable wifi when I want to use it. If only safari popped up a menu like 'connect using network, Switch on and use wifi' and then disable wifi afterwards.
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derX @ Apr 26th 2008 12:25PM
Okay, I don't know much (actually, near nothing) about the design and manufacture process of cell phones, but with a rumored release date in August, shouldn't the implementation of haptic technology for iPhone 2.0 have happened a while ago?
Daniel Steinberg @ Apr 26th 2008 12:35PM
You're right, however just because we're hearing about it now, doesn't mean they haven't been exploring it for a while.
You do have to wonder though, at what point will all this battery draining technology get the axe? GPS, haptic feedback, 3G - it has to stop somewhere for now until battery tech catches up to the rest of the tech in the phone.
If they can figure out how to bring those three to the phone, more power to them - I'm getting one regardless. 3G is such a welcome addition.
clak @ Apr 26th 2008 12:44PM
@Daniel Steinberg
"You do have to wonder though, at what point will all this battery draining technology get the axe?"
Agreed, if Apple offers this, I hope there is an option to turn it off. Although, I really don't think Apple is going to have GPS in the next phone. For one thing, it will increase the size of the iPhone and for another, if Apple was going to offer GPS, they wouldn't have made the partnership with SkyHook.
But the 3G is definitely coming.
Greg Spruce @ Apr 26th 2008 6:05PM
@ Daniel
Look at the multitudes of other phones that have GPS, 3g and now a few have haptic, their battery life doesn't take too much of a hit, and some of them are smaller than the iPhone, so if 2.o doesn't have all three of those plus ipod whatever in a formfacto as small or smaller(read:thin) than the iphone 1, then its just poor designing
essexspam @ Apr 27th 2008 5:48PM
@ Daniel: I agree 100%
@ Greg: To which devices are you referring?
I am yet to discover a device that balances GPS & 3G (let alone haptic or additional tech) with good battery life.
While I would describe iPhone(1) as having a satisfactory battery performance, it is far from outstanding and the impact of (much needed) 3G & GPS on said battery life does concern me.
I'm sure all iP users agree 3G is much needed on the iP (and quite frankly a ridicul-arse omission in the first place), I just hope the battery doesn't suffer as a result.
On a related note,
I wish the iP had the feature to select WiFi or network when using data related services (safari etc). I don't like to leave WiFi on all the time (as the battery suffers) but I similarly don't like having to fiddle around with preferences or services to enable wifi when I want to use it.
If only safari popped up a menu like 'connect using network, Switch on and use wifi' and then disable wifi afterwards.
Phew - got my 2 cents..