Filed under: Hardware, Apple, iPhone, ipod shuffle
There's a story at Click2Houston (I would have embedded the video if I had that option) about iPhone users who have had their devices ruined by excessive exposure to sweat. Specifically, they've been bringing them to the gym to provide a soundtrack to their workouts. Of course, sweat leaks into the iPhone's two moisture sensors (one in the headphone jack, one in the docking port) and it stops working. From the article:"Both [customers] Keneker and Pittman use their iPhones at the gym to listen to music or use the calorie-counting fitness applications that actually come with the phone. They said Apple employees told them their sweaty palms are the likely culprit here."
There are no calorie-counting fitness applications that "...come with the phone." Sure, you can buy them in the App Store, but they're not built in. Also, Apple just so happens to make an iPod that was designed specifically as a workout accessory and it costs less than $80US. My guess is, if you can afford an iPhone, you can swing a shuffle -- or a case that blocks the dock port, which is a pretty accessible area for moisture.
I know it sucks to have your sweet iPhone ruined, but this was completely avoidable. Plus, aren't most phones with cameras banned from gyms?
All right, folks. Perhaps I was a bit too snarky. The lesson here is twofold. First, the iPhone is quite sensitive to moisture. The water sensors are placed towards the device's extremities, so even a sweaty palm can trigger them.
Secondly, with that in mind, be careful when using the iPhone in situations that may introduce liquids. We recommend using a low-cost case. --ed.
[Via CNET]
TUAWAttention world: The iPhone dislikes moisture originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Thu, 09 Apr 2009 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Attention world: The iPhone dislikes moisture
Filed under: Hardware, Apple, iPhone, ipod shuffle
There's a story at Click2Houston (I would have embedded the video if I had that option) about iPhone users who have had their devices ruined by excessive exposure to sweat. Specifically, they've been bringing them to the gym to provide a soundtrack to their workouts. Of course, sweat leaks into the iPhone's two moisture sensors (one in the headphone jack, one in the docking port) and it stops working. From the article:"Both [customers] Keneker and Pittman use their iPhones at the gym to listen to music or use the calorie-counting fitness applications that actually come with the phone. They said Apple employees told them their sweaty palms are the likely culprit here."
There are no calorie-counting fitness applications that "...come with the phone." Sure, you can buy them in the App Store, but they're not built in. Also, Apple just so happens to make an iPod that was designed specifically as a workout accessory and it costs less than $80US. My guess is, if you can afford an iPhone, you can swing a shuffle -- or a case that blocks the dock port, which is a pretty accessible area for moisture.
I know it sucks to have your sweet iPhone ruined, but this was completely avoidable. Plus, aren't most phones with cameras banned from gyms?
All right, folks. Perhaps I was a bit too snarky. The lesson here is twofold. First, the iPhone is quite sensitive to moisture. The water sensors are placed towards the device's extremities, so even a sweaty palm can trigger them.
Secondly, with that in mind, be careful when using the iPhone in situations that may introduce liquids. We recommend using a low-cost case. --ed.
[Via CNET]
TUAWAttention world: The iPhone dislikes moisture originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Thu, 09 Apr 2009 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
First 512 GB SSD
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The FTM12GE25H features 200MB/ s and 160 MB/s in reading and writing modes, respectively. If you are interested by such drive, we would advise you to wait for the first test and get prepare for a rather huge bill. The price of the product from the first reseller having this product in its catalog is 1449.99 USD. Thanks god it includes a 2 years warranty...
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The MP3 market is saturated ?
A recent survey by Piper Jaffray of American students tends to prove that the market of the MP3 players is close to saturation. The latest figures to date show that 92% of them have already a MP3 player. The remainder of the figures shows the dominance of Apple in this market:
- 86% have an iPod compared to 4% with a Zune and 2% with a Sony.
- 100% would buy a iPod if they wanted to buy a new MP3 player in the 12 next months
- 27% would not exceed $100 for this purchase, 34% would go up to $200, 29% up to $300 and 10% beyond that.
This last point appears to contradict the fact that Apple has saturated this market. There is an enormous potential of renewal of the iPod classic and nano towards the ipod touch that will become the reference for all those who do not want an iPhone or more particularly to pay the subscription price.
Apple acknowledges MacBook cracking issue
Apple is finally addressing the original MacBook’s cracking issue, even if the notebooks aren’t under warranty.
Anyone who’s owned one of the plastic white MacBooks will have dealt with the laptop’s cracking problem sooner or later. Whatever kind of plastic Apple used for the body casing seems to be particularly susceptible to hairlines cracks, even under normal usage.
Apple has been willing to replace palmrest cracks on a case-by-case basis (my own MacBook suffered from these) but until now Cupertino refused to address cracking on the bottom casing.
AppleInsider reports that the company sent out a bulletin to its authorized service providers in March that reverses its stance on refusing to address cracking issues. Both black and white plastic MacBooks can now be sent home to Apple for servicing, regardless of whether the laptop is covered by a warranty or not.
AppleInsider source reportedly claims that four additional areas now qualify for replacement. Apple is still asking its reps to carefully examine MacBooks to determine if the cracks occurred under normal usage or if they are due to dropping, which is not covered.
Even though Apple introduced the new unibody aluminium MacBook last fall, the company still sells the white plastic MacBook as a $999 budget option. We are unsure if these are covered as well.
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