If you purchase something, doesnt mean you made it...Originally Posted by DocNupe
Sigh....... who doesn't know about the Apple purchase and the GUI from Xerox? Do you know how much Apple paid for it, I do. Next topic, you keep your treo, ROFL at you, whatever, I will stick to having an iphone
. For the life of me I can't figure why you have so many unproductive post (almost 8k), but after reading your last 2 I know why. Why don't you try and post something useful, if you can...... Anyway thanks for contributing to the Mac Community and the topic of having an iphone as a car computer... Don't let the door hit you on the way out
And I dont use a treo, I use an HTC phone that does circles around other phones like yours. And I use OSX... Barely, but it is on my desktop and laptop, havent needed to in a while.
There is a difference between someone who can see things objectively and actually see the flaws like myself, and someone who uses it just because it is apple like yourself.
Where in my above analysis was I wrong? I wasnt, it is correct. You know that, so you came back with a personal insult because you know deep down inside you are wrong, but Jobs has you in a trance.
I am not bashing the iPhone because of made up flaws like the "$1200 price" or whatever it is, because yes that is a false statement. I am using the actual flaws and you dont like it.
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wow, i knew you couldn't drop it and move one.. Keep it up you might reach 10k post. I use things because I enjoy them, and the topic was USING AN IPHONE AS THE FOUNDATION OF A CAR PC' and yes it does work, actually works very well in my X5 and my 330i. Any further discussion about what you like or dislike use or don't use does not even belong on this thread.....
Since you edited, I will answer this.
Tiny Screen... You said yourself, 480x320. My second to last phone ran WM2003 so yeah it is an old one, had a full colour VGA capable screen that was crisp and clear. Why have a 17" LCD that only runs 800x600 when you can have a 12" screen with 1600x1200... Resoltuion makes it or breaks, it and in this case it breaks it.
Hardware is useless without software support. Unless you can somehow communicate with that GPS chip telepathically. And if you can, then hands down you win. I would buy any phone I could communicate with telepathically.
16Gb is pittence. I have flash drives bigger than that. I have 16Gb of 80's music alone. In the days of 1Tb drives, 16Gb is pretty damn low. It would be ok if you could upgrade it say with an expansion port.
Also I should make the point, that this entire thread is in reference to having an iPhone be a CarPC.
My post that you quoted out of context, was in reference to that.
In the context I meant originally:
3.5" non-VGA screen versus 7-10 inch VGA/SVGA/XVGA screen readily available in the car
GPS again is useless in the car without good software. Some PC programs do it well, and much better than the iPhone.
And 16Gb to store a full CarPC's worth of music, videos, nav maps (which are 4Gb by themselves) is just waaay to small to be functional.
Fusion Brain Version 6 Released!
1.9in x 2.9in -- 47mm x 73mm
30 Digital Outputs -- Directly drive a relay
15 Analogue Inputs -- Read sensors like temperature, light, distance, acceleration, and more
Buy now in the MP3Car.com Store
I only replied because you did... Fanboys of anything annoy me. Especially ones that cant see the truth.
Fusion Brain Version 6 Released!
1.9in x 2.9in -- 47mm x 73mm
30 Digital Outputs -- Directly drive a relay
15 Analogue Inputs -- Read sensors like temperature, light, distance, acceleration, and more
Buy now in the MP3Car.com Store
Truth????? A biased "subjective" assesment at best. But then again, you sound semi intelligent, maybe you should know the difference...
myminirocks I will post pics and a video later of my iphone install. I can play music through the Factory BMW sound system using the DICE link, the music is muted when a call comes in, the Picture stored in the address book allows me to see who is calling, and I use a Bluetooth headset to answer the call. As for the GPS part of it, I would give it a few months to see what comes from Tom Tom, and AT&T, as far as turn by turn. I can tell you that this was a very viable option as a car computer, for what I needed. In addition there is software that will allow voice commands to the phone through the bluetooth headset to Dial certain numbers, find locations on the GPS, and even change itunes tracks and play lists
What is subjective. I didnt put any opinion down other than "I dont like fanboys". All the stuff prior is still fact, and you havent answered.
I already asked a mod to move our posts to OT, because I am genuinely interested to try and understand what you see is so great.
I dont agree with some people, but I dont clam up and reject it. I try to understand what the big deal is. And you have failed at explaining anything thus far.
I am still interested...
Fusion Brain Version 6 Released!
1.9in x 2.9in -- 47mm x 73mm
30 Digital Outputs -- Directly drive a relay
15 Analogue Inputs -- Read sensors like temperature, light, distance, acceleration, and more
Buy now in the MP3Car.com Store
cya....
Take it to slashdot or something. Thread closed.
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