harveylubin

Member since: Feb 16th, 2008

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The 4-inch iPhone display: Doing the math (TUAW.com)

Feb 16th 2011 2:25PM That's actually a great idea. I hope that Apple is on the same concept-track as this.

It would be really useful to finally have an iPhone with a 16:9 ration display. The "always-on multitasking tray" that can also be used for additional controls makes real sense. Also, with the keyboard shifted down slightly, more of what you are working on will be in view.

In landscape mode, and at the same pixel density as the iPhone 4, you would have a wider, more readable view of Web pages.

And, of course, with a 16:9 ration display, videos can be watched without cropping or letter-boxing (something I really hate about the current 3:2 iPhone display).

RapidWeaver 5.0: TUAW exclusive first look and promo code giveaway (TUAW.com)

Dec 1st 2010 12:41PM I'd like to design a movie review web site.

Sony takes aim at iPhone gaming in new PSP ad (Engadget)

Aug 18th 2010 1:21PM @axemachine: "What? You don't have a PSP for real gaming?"

There are some people who own PSPs, and are under the impression that it is a better gaming machine than the iPhone 4.

But just checking the facts, it’s hard to justify the claim that a PSP is a "better" gaming machine than the iPhone 4:

- PSP display resolution is 480 x 272 pixels, vs. the iPhone 4’s 960 x 640 pixels (less than 1/4 the resolution of the iPhone 4)

- PSP has a much slower CPU, 333MHz vs. the iPhone 4’s 1GHz CPU (only 1/3 the speed of the iPhone 4)

- PSP has a dimmer display than the iPhone 4

- PSP is less pocket-friendly than the iPhone 4

- PSP has no built-in storage (you need to carry around a bunch of game disks with you), while the iPhone 4 can store up to 32GB of games

- PSP has a much shorter battery life than the iPhone 4

- PSP is basically only a game player, while the iPhone 4 is a great game player that can also do many other functions (phone, GPS navigation, email, shoot photos & video, etc.).

With all of these areas where the iPhone is far superior to the PSP, it’s ludicrous to consider the PSP to be a “better” gaming machine than the iPhone 4.

The only other thing that PSP owners bring up is a differentiator (not an advantage)… that the PSP has many physical buttons instead of having a multi-touch interface.

But most people who have advanced to and use the multi-touch interface of the iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch find it much more intuitive and precise than having to use PSP’s more than 20 buttons. For iOS users, NOT having a overabundance of physical buttons is a BENEFIT.

But PSP users defend their less powerful, less useful devices, while denigrating the iOS devices that are far superior to their PSPs.

One more thing…

- There are less than 1,000 games available for the PSP.
- There are approximately 40,000 games available for iOS devices.

It’s would be futile to call the small amount of games available for the PSP as being better than the iPhone (which has more than 40 times that number).

Sony takes aim at iPhone gaming in new PSP ad (Engadget)

Aug 17th 2010 1:33PM @(Unverified)

Quoting me is no answer to my question at all.

Read the question, and then, if you have a good answer in response to the question I'd like to hear it.

Sony takes aim at iPhone gaming in new PSP ad (Engadget)

Aug 17th 2010 1:22PM @Gillz123 "and yet the PSP has better graphic and control buttons"

What's a graphic button?

Yes control buttons are physical, but people who have made the switch have adapted to onscreen controls, and find them more intuitive and precise.

Sony takes aim at iPhone gaming in new PSP ad (Engadget)

Aug 17th 2010 1:12PM @axemachine: "What? You don't have a PSP for real gaming?"

Can you please explain how a PSP with a much lower resolution display than the iPhone 4 (480 x 272 pixels vs. the iPhone 4's 960 x 640 pixels... less than 1/4 the resolution) and much slower CPU (333MHz vs. the iPhone 4's 1GHz CPU... only 1/3 the speed), makes the PSP a better gaming machine?

In addition, the PSP has a dimmer display, is less pocket-friendly, has no built-in storage, has a much lower battery life, and is basically just a game player and can't offer the many other functions of the iPhone 4.

Sony takes aim at iPhone gaming in new PSP ad (Engadget)

Aug 17th 2010 1:01PM @DanH

Can someone please explain how a PSP with a much lower resolution display than the iPhone 4 (480 x 272 pixels vs. the iPhone 4's 960 x 640 pixels... less than 1/4 the resolution) and much slower CPU (333MHz vs. the iPhone 4's 1GHz CPU... only 1/3 the speed), makes the PSP a better gaming machine?

In addition, the PSP has a dimmer display, is less pocket-friendly, has no built-in storage, has a much lower battery life, and is basically just a game player and can't offer the many other functions of the iPhone 4.

Exclusive: Dell Thunder prototype rumbles into the wild (video) (Engadget)

Aug 12th 2010 11:19AM @MastaQ
And it comes with Snow Leopard! (see the first photo in the gallery ;-))

Lookout's App Genome Project warns about sketchy apps you may have already downloaded (Engadget)

Jul 29th 2010 2:26PM @WhatDoIKnow

It's true that there are more libraries available for Java. But in real life, users are more concerned with the quality of the apps they use than the codebase that was used to develop them.

Lookout's App Genome Project warns about sketchy apps you may have already downloaded (Engadget)

Jul 29th 2010 11:08AM @Kerensky97 ":rolleyes:
Yes less third party code on apple could be a good thing. On the other hand it may be a sign that Apple doesn't allow developers to do anything out of their very restrictive bounds, and that Android developers have more freedom to "think outside the box" and improve on the platform."

(Without rolling my eyes back at you ;-)

Apple only restricts code that undermines security or functionality of it's products. All others are allowed after review.

To me that's a good thing. But if you prefer no one looking out for your security or user experience, then that's your choice.